Every country with an eye on the future is switching to new-age nuclear power generation, joining plenty of other that have had the benefits of safe, reliable and affordable nuclear power for generations. The French long-ago set the benchmark, with a disorderly queue forming across Europe to join them as nuclear energy superpowers. Then there’s … Continue reading Failed Wind & Solar Transition Heralds Shift to New-Age Nuclear Power
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Oil & Gas Producers Making Massive Profits From Intermittent Wind & Solar
Oil and gas producers are making a killing thanks to chaotically intermittent wind and solar, providing fuel to run gas and diesel generators as so-called ‘backup’. Mike Holly apparently doesn’t like monopolies and has a set against hydrocarbons. However, he makes a fair point targeting oil and gas producers making a killing every time wind … Continue reading Oil & Gas Producers Making Massive Profits From Intermittent Wind & Solar
Weather Rules: Calm Nights Keep Killing Wild Wind & Solar Transition Claims
Talk a big game and you’d better be prepared to back it up. The wind and sun cult have been telling us that we’re well on our way to wind and solar powered future, for years now. But the prevalence of calm nights says otherwise. Over the last 6 months, the sun has been setting … Continue reading Weather Rules: Calm Nights Keep Killing Wild Wind & Solar Transition Claims
Wind & Solar ‘Transition’ Really Means Burning Way More Gas
Before ideologues launched their grand wind and solar 'transition', gas was rarely used to generate power if coal, nuclear or hydro sources were available. Gas-fired electricity, in the main, was simply too expensive, by comparison with coal-fired power. Coal-fired generators are designed to run around-the-clock. Wind turbines and solar panels only run according to the … Continue reading Wind & Solar ‘Transition’ Really Means Burning Way More Gas
Gas Demand Driven By Need to ‘Back Up’ Wind & Solar Using Fast-Start Gas Turbines
Before the obsession with intermittent wind and solar took hold, gas was rarely used to generate electricity if coal, nuclear or hydro sources were available. Gas-fired electricity, in the main, was simply too expensive, by comparison with coal-fired power. Coal-fired generators are designed to run around-the-clock. Wind turbines and solar panels only run according to … Continue reading Gas Demand Driven By Need to ‘Back Up’ Wind & Solar Using Fast-Start Gas Turbines
Inconvenient Truths: Sunset & Calm Weather Mean Wind & Solar Can Never Power Us
No country has ever powered itself entirely on wind and solar; no country ever will. And the reason is very simple: sunset and calm weather. Pressed on the inherent intermittency of wind and solar, the acolyte starts muttering about “storage” as if it were a thing. It isn’t and, for reasons of physics and economics, … Continue reading Inconvenient Truths: Sunset & Calm Weather Mean Wind & Solar Can Never Power Us
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