Saudi Arabia’s per capita oil consumption is higher than the U.S. and most developed countries Continue reading
Category Archives: Baseload Energy
Saudi Arabia May Run Out of Oil to Export by 2030
Posted in Baseload Energy, Development, Nuclear power, Oil and gas
Tagged peak oil & gas
Aus: Brown profits and Green fury from carbon tax plan
THE Orwellian name of the Gillard government’s carbon tax policy – Clean Energy Future – makes its aim of shifting electricity generation from the dirtiest power stations to the cleanest quite plain. Consumers are entitled to feel somewhat mystified that brown-coal generation – the highest carbon polluter – is largely unaffected by carbon emissions policy. Continue reading
Aus: Billions in carbon compensation pits brown coal against black
THE nation’s dirtiest brown-coal power stations face a savage backlash from less-polluting coal facilities in NSW and Queensland, which are demanding that a $5.5 billion compensation package for the carbon price be radically revised after Labor’s backflips on key planks of the carbon policy. Continue reading
Posted in Baseload Energy, Cap & Tax, Coal
Tagged anti coal, carbon scam, carbon tax, government cash grab, hot air scam, really stupid idea
Saudi Arabia Could Become a Net Oil Importer by 2030
Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest exporter of crude oil, however if things do not change it could well become a net importer by 2030 according to a new study by Citigroup, the international financial conglomerate. Continue reading
¥50 trillion for renewables needed to end nuke power
The nation will have to invest at least ¥50 trillion in renewable energy by 2030 if nuclear power is completely phased out, the government estimated Tuesday.
It also predicted that households would see their monthly energy bills, including gas and other sources, nearly double if the phaseout goal is to be reached by 2030, rising to as high as ¥32,243 on average, compared with ¥16,900 in 2010. Continue reading
Thirst for Energy Shapes Japan’s Ties
Russia and Japan are poised to seal an agreement this weekend that could lead to a liquefied-natural-gas shipping terminal in this far eastern city, in the latest sign of how Japan’s heightened quest for energy is shaping its relations with the rest of the world. Continue reading
Posted in Baseload Energy, Development, LNG, Nuclear power
Tagged international trade, irrational fears
Aus: Govt breached faith on power stations: Greens
The tinkerbells are always upset when reality intrudes. Continue reading
Aus: Carbon payout to biggest polluters in doubt
Oh gosh oh darn. We don’t throw away a lot more of taxpayers’ money to shut down some of our cheapest and most reliable electrical generators? Oh the devastation… Continue reading
Posted in Baseload Energy, Cap & Tax, Coal
Tagged anti coal, co2 emissions, dioxycarbophobia, really stupid idea
The U.S. Drought and Electricity Generation
Well, its official – the U.S. government has acknowledged that the U.S. is in the worst drought in over 50 years, since December 1956, when about 58 percent of the contiguous U.S. was in moderate to extreme drought. Continue reading
James Conca: Germany — Insane Or Just Plain Stupid?
After the tsunami destroyed the Fukushima plants, Germany moved quickly to shut eight nuclear power plants, and made plans do away completely with their nuclear capability. Continue reading
Andrew Holland: Energy Policy Needs to Look at Both Supply and Demand
Last week, Governor Romney released his plan for “Energy Independence” that promises to “increase domestic energy production and increase partnership with Mexico and Canada to gain energy independence by 2020.” Briefly, the plan proposes to increase domestic fossil fuel production by opening new areas to exploration and by reducing regulatory barriers to the building of new power plants. Continue reading
Posted in Baseload Energy, Development, Economics, Energy efficiency
The Burst Pipe-Dream Of Energy Saving
Policy-makers are calling for oil and electricity to be used ever more efficiently. But scientists say that measures like banning light bulbs and home insulation are as good as useless to help reduce energy consumption. Continue reading
Posted in Baseload Energy, Energy efficiency
Luboš Motl: German offshore wind turbines: hiding all the disadvantages
Most of the otherwise rational German nation was scared by the Fukushima non-disaster and decided to close all of its nuclear power plants by 2020 or so. Continue reading
Posted in Baseload Energy, Clean energy, Nuclear power
Tagged energy infrastructure, Wind power
A Late Bet on Coal May Not Pay Off
The Prairie State Energy Campus, a vast new coal-fired power plant and mine that is now approaching completion in downstate Illinois is likely to be one of the last of its kind in this country, given that new Environmental Protection Agency regulations bar plants that put out as much carbon dioxide as conventional coal plants. Continue reading
Power Failures: Germany Rethinks Path to Green Future
Germany’s energy revolution is the government’s only major project — but the problems keep piling up. The pace of grid expansion is sluggish, and electricity costs for consumers are rising. The environment minister wants to fundamentally alter the way green energy is subsidized, but will it mean putting the brakes on the entire project? Continue reading
Elias Hinckley: 5 Reasons Why Good Energy Projects Don’t Get Financed
Most energy projects never get beyond the development process. There are many reasons for this, but failure to obtain financing has derailed an increasing number of projects over the past few years. Continue reading
Posted in Baseload Energy, Development, Economics
Dropping water levels raise power plant questions
Drought conditions are draining a reservoir used to cool the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant, but officials of the eastern Kansas plant say there are no worries about safety or the ability to provide electricity to customers. Continue reading
German offshore wind sector needs more than just new law: executives
Changing regulations will not be enough to make Germany’s planned offshore wind expansion work, executives and industry experts say, arguing the industry needs to find other ways to support one of the main pillars of the country’s energy shift. Continue reading
Posted in Baseload Energy, Nuclear power
Tagged energy infrastructure, really stupid idea, Wind power
Greens see red after French minister hints at nuclear U-turn
French Greens reacted angrily on Monday after a government minister described nuclear power as the “energy of the future,” casting doubt on a commitment to slash the country’s number of reactors. Continue reading
Posted in Baseload Energy, Nuclear power
Tagged energy infrastructure, really stupid idea, solar power, Wind power
Green energy to hit Germans’ bills: Vattenfall
Germany’s energy strategy will cost consumers dearly as costs for new renewable power generation units and networks must be passed on, the head of the German unit of Swedish state-owned energy group Vattenfall was quoted saying on Monday. Continue reading
Posted in Baseload Energy, Clean energy, Coal, Nuclear power
Tagged energy infrastructure, energy subsidies, natural gas, solar power, Wind power
