Blowout Week 221
This week we again feature Tesla's Big South Australian Battery (BSAB), which Tesla claims is not getting paid for 30-40% of the energy it delivers to the grid. Stories to follow include: OPEC and...
View ArticleBlowout Week 224
This week's lead story features the UK, where nuclear power plants are now apparently being considered as balancing facilities for wind and solar. Hard to follow up on that, but we do our best with...
View ArticleA brief review of the New England electricity sector
New England's transition to renewable electricity is complicated by differences between the generation mixes in and the renewables targets set by its six component states. New England's approach to...
View ArticleBlowout Week 226
This week we feature the impact of renewable energy on electricity prices. The question is, if renewables are so cheap why are electricity rates increasing? To follow: OPEC achieves 150% production cut...
View ArticleShort-term energy storage with “Gravitricity”– iron versus ion
"Gravitricity" stores and releases energy by hanging a weight in an abandoned mine shaft and raising or lowering it to balance changes in electricity demand. The technology is about as simple as it...
View ArticleBlowout Week 228
The big news this week is Trump's re-imposition of sanctions on Iran, which will cut Iran's oil production to the point where, combined with cratering oil production from Venezuela, it could cause...
View ArticleThe Cook Islands go solar
Like a number of other remote island communities, The Cook Islands have decided to get rid of expensive diesel power and go to 100% solar within the next few years. To do this they are constructing...
View ArticleBeyond The Spin of Green Energy Storage
Guest post by Diarmuid Foley who provides a detailed overview of technical initiatives to accommodate ever-higher levels of variable renewable energy onto the Irish grid whilst maintaining grid...
View ArticleBlowout Week 234
This week we feature OPEC, which has agreed to raise production without specifying by exactly how much. The market, however, appears to regard this outcome as favorable and oil prices are up. We follow...
View ArticleNow Spain proposes to go 100% renewable
The list of countries, states, cities and towns that have announced ambitious plans to go 100% renewable continues to grow. The latest entrant is Spain, which according to the Guardian plans to switch...
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