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Let's start by calling this lawsuit out as astroturfing in it's purest form. This a faux concern that contradicts the actual science about threats to whale populations in our oceans. Get ready for a 🧵. We're coming in hot. #energytwitter 1/
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Thanks to outstanding reporting from @curious_founder we know this Nantucket group is being backed by professional fossil-fuel-funded astroturfer David Stevenson. It's a cynical attempt to stop the 1st commercial #offshorewind project in the U.S. 2/
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Whale advocates from the New England Aquarium & the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life responded with a giant "who dey?" when this Nantucket group appeared on the scene. And, YES, they have even more ties to fossil & nuclear power backers. 3/
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Looking forward to what should be an interesting discussion on the #EnergySecurityStrategy and whether it will deliver clean, affordable energy for British consumers #BeesleyLectures 
Chair @UKERCHQ’s opens the lecture by noting that #EnergySecurity has gone up the political agenda not just in 🇬🇧 but across Europe, noting in particular political developments in 🇩🇪 over coal & LNG vs nuclear power #BeesleyLecture
Returning to the 🇬🇧, Maclean ponders the fate of the #EnergySecurityBill, and whether BEIS Minister Schapps will continue Rees-Moggs planned review of the Bill #BeesleyLecture
Starting now: @BOEM hearing about the future of offshore drilling in the Gulf & U.S. oceans.
We’re calling on @Interior @POTUS to #ProtectOurCoast and stop drilling leasing as soon as possible. Join us to hear from advocates, community leaders & more for #NoNewLeases.
We’re calling on @Interior @POTUS to #ProtectOurCoast and stop drilling leasing as soon as possible. Join us to hear from advocates, community leaders & more for #NoNewLeases.
@BOEM @Interior @POTUS Peter, a Texas resident is talking about how hot the summer’s been in San Antonio--and how that means we need to tackle #climatechange with renewable energy such as offshore wind, not offshore drilling.
@BOEM @Interior @POTUS Now, our national partner @EnvAm’s Ian Giancarlo is highlighting how transporting oil to shore can lead to spills--like last year’s Huntington Beach spill. We need #NoNewLeases so we can stop investing in this dirty, dangerous infrastructure.
As we face yet another #heatwave in MA, let’s talk about this NEW #ClimateLaw that @MassGovernor Baker just signed. This is a major step to help protect our communities from the devastating impacts of #ClimateChange. Here’s why: 1/13
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Why do we need more climate laws & policies on top of our Global Warming Solutions Act and Next Generation Roadmap law? While these two laws set mandatory goals to slash climate damaging pollution, we need other laws and policies to dictate HOW to accomplish these goals. 2/13
The new law sets a target of installing enough #OffshoreWind to power 2.5 million homes by 2027 and various other policies to make #CleanEnergy easier to supply to MA residents. 3/13
#Hydrogen production via electrolysis needs a large number of full-load hours to be economical, and #offshorewind promises just that.
But there is a caveat - and new evidence.
Let me explain… 🧵 👇
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But there is a caveat - and new evidence.
Let me explain… 🧵 👇
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Europe will need a lot of #hydrogen for those no-regret applications that really require it to become climate-neutral:
in industry, in long-haul aviation & shipping, in the power sector as seasonal storage for backing up renewables & in heat grids.
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in industry, in long-haul aviation & shipping, in the power sector as seasonal storage for backing up renewables & in heat grids.
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Offshore wind is expected to contribute substantially to meeting Europe‘s #hydrogen needs and it promises high full-load hours.
For example, the IEA assumed
~3500 to 5300 full-load hours in its 2021 report.
And there are many other similar estimates.
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For example, the IEA assumed
~3500 to 5300 full-load hours in its 2021 report.
And there are many other similar estimates.
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Russische #gasexit:
Volgens @CREG_be zal uitrol #energiebesparing, warmtepompen, #hernieuwbare energie “meerdere decennia” duren.
Onderschat CREG potentieel?
-> Versnelling WP, EE, HE stopt BE import RU gas sneller dan verlenging nucleair.
Draadje.
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Volgens @CREG_be zal uitrol #energiebesparing, warmtepompen, #hernieuwbare energie “meerdere decennia” duren.
Onderschat CREG potentieel?
-> Versnelling WP, EE, HE stopt BE import RU gas sneller dan verlenging nucleair.
Draadje.
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Reductie gasvraag op korte termijn tov rechtstreekse RU import naar BE:
- Trend isolatie, warmtepompen en zon/wind
- Gedrag (thermostaat)
- Versnelling EE, WP, PV/wind
- Verlenging bio centrale Max Green >2023
- Trend isolatie, warmtepompen en zon/wind
- Gedrag (thermostaat)
- Versnelling EE, WP, PV/wind
- Verlenging bio centrale Max Green >2023
Evtl 2GW verlenging nucleair komt nadien. Idem uitbouw 2de zone offshore wind met 3,5GW.
Oorlogsinspanning gasexit is dus combinatie van inspanningen, en moet juiste prioriteiten leggen. Met elk beleidsniveau dat eigen competenties max. inzet.
Oorlogsinspanning gasexit is dus combinatie van inspanningen, en moet juiste prioriteiten leggen. Met elk beleidsniveau dat eigen competenties max. inzet.
A 1 Gigawatt floating wind farm off the coast of Morro Bay in Central California (~halfway between LA and SF) sounds like the kind of change we need.
United States and our allies need to lead the way to a predominantly #RenewableEnergy Future!
United States and our allies need to lead the way to a predominantly #RenewableEnergy Future!
European oil majors still not going Green fast enough to fight Climate Change effectively and meet the 2030 and 2050 climate goals, but at least they're trying...
France's Total is now TotalEnergies, and in 2021 planned to invest 20% in renewable energy
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France's Total is now TotalEnergies, and in 2021 planned to invest 20% in renewable energy
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Denmark's Dong (Danish Oil and Natural Gas) 😏 was rebranded as Orsted in 2017
Norway's Statoil changed its name to Equinor in 2018
these European Energy majors seem to be stepping up on Renewables, now where are the US's Exxon, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips?
Norway's Statoil changed its name to Equinor in 2018
these European Energy majors seem to be stepping up on Renewables, now where are the US's Exxon, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips?
Getting the whole world to #netzero #GHGs rapidly is going to be incredibly difficult. But given how strong and organized the #climateopposition is, we must distinguish #thesignalfromthenoise on which pathways are the most likely to succeed. A 🧵 on how I think about this 1/14
2/ First, we cannot rely on social and lifestyle change governed by new paradigms like degrowth to deliver in time for this #climatedecade. But if the movement delivers small reductions in energy or meat consumption, we need it jackrabbithomes.org/can-we-save-th…
3/ #Technologyandpolicy (and politics) need to do the heavy lifting. Can they deliver? Yes, but to effectively channel our efforts and fight off the opposition, we need to distinguish between main courses, side dishes and poison pills (frequently buried in the side dishes)
The partnership behind the UK’s biggest #OffshoreWind supply-chain success story has been revived, and together we have already begun working on a huge sequel for the people for Scotland.
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In this eight-minute film: 1/8
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In this eight-minute film: 1/8
🏭 Lorraine Allen tells how @SiemensGamesa's wind turbine blade factory in Hull grew from our Hornsea Zone collaboration, and now supports 1,000 direct jobs. 2/8
🚢 Iain Sinclair, of @Global_Energy_, describes this as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to truly transform Scotland’s supply chain” with the Port of #Nigg at its heart. 3/8
Long🧵on the provisions of #BuildBackBetter on all things #electricity & #grid. The act starts w/ ~3bn in loans for electric co-ops @NRECANews, incl. projects w/ #batteries. Co-ops have been very involved in @ENERGY-funded R&D & are now enabled to bring results to practice! 1/
It is funny that in my postdoc work @CMU_ECE & @NRECANews w/ @eeregov funding, we actually studied the added value of #battery to #photovoltaics for residential customers' energy cost savings: energy.gov/eere/solar/pro… & [1],[3], [4] here panay1ot1s.com/publications-s… 2/
Another ~10bn to co-ops for loans until 2031 to improve #resilience & #reliability w/ investments in #renewables & #transmission . Co-ops 'own' transmission lines & this money can motivate adjacent upgrades. Also critical that #renewables & #transmission appear together here! 3/
We commissioned @LCPEnergy to look at a cost-effective pathway to decarbonise electricity in GB ⚡️
The report proposes five steps which could save £48bn by 2050 and save an additional 7.5mtCO2 by 2035.
See the full report, published today, here: sse.com/news-and-views…
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The report proposes five steps which could save £48bn by 2050 and save an additional 7.5mtCO2 by 2035.
See the full report, published today, here: sse.com/news-and-views…
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The first step is to ‘go big on offshore wind’ 💚
This will bring a system cost benefit of £7.3bn between 2021 and 2050 due to the reduced CapEx costs of #offshorewind compared to nuclear.
Read more: sse.com/news-and-views…
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This will bring a system cost benefit of £7.3bn between 2021 and 2050 due to the reduced CapEx costs of #offshorewind compared to nuclear.
Read more: sse.com/news-and-views…
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Step two is additional low-carbon thermal generation in the form of gas with #CCS and #hydrogen to complement the high levels of #renewables.
This will provide firm capacity and a system cost benefit of £7.5bn.
Read more: sse.com/news-and-views…
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This will provide firm capacity and a system cost benefit of £7.5bn.
Read more: sse.com/news-and-views…
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As federal action on climate change is deadlocked, again, states have moved ahead.
Still, major obstruction efforts slow, stop, or even reverse progress.
Just up @ERSS: who’s working to slow #climate legislation in MA? w/lessons for other states /1
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Still, major obstruction efforts slow, stop, or even reverse progress.
Just up @ERSS: who’s working to slow #climate legislation in MA? w/lessons for other states /1
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S22…
Open access! Here's a thread with some key findings. /2
First, states are remarkable venues for social science of #climate struggles: 50 contexts, with different dependencies on #fossilfuel extraction, #vulnerability, and cultural/political context. Industries and activists battle on 50 different stages with different rules. (RPSs)/3
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Truly amazing global #smartenergysystems news!
Power 2 X upscaled big time before expected time.
- 1 GW electrolysis connected to #offshorewind from 2026
- 600.000 tons of green ammonia
- #districtheating for about 9.000 households in @EsbjergKommune and @vardekommune
Truly amazing global #smartenergysystems news!
Power 2 X upscaled big time before expected time.
- 1 GW electrolysis connected to #offshorewind from 2026
- 600.000 tons of green ammonia
- #districtheating for about 9.000 households in @EsbjergKommune and @vardekommune
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- Europe's biggest green ammonia plant. Gigantic European upscaling potential.
- saves 1.5 mio tons of CO2 (most likely to be accounted in the Dutch carbon books)
- game changer in size and first mover in that scale, within the five biggest globally
- Europe's biggest green ammonia plant. Gigantic European upscaling potential.
- saves 1.5 mio tons of CO2 (most likely to be accounted in the Dutch carbon books)
- game changer in size and first mover in that scale, within the five biggest globally
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- flexible ~50 percent operation time ensures completely green electricity
- can completely replace fossil fuel (natural gas) based fertilizer in Danish agriculture
- the upscaling means fast track for other power2X products: methanol, DME, plastics
- flexible ~50 percent operation time ensures completely green electricity
- can completely replace fossil fuel (natural gas) based fertilizer in Danish agriculture
- the upscaling means fast track for other power2X products: methanol, DME, plastics
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has released the public redacted bids submitted under its 12 TWh/year Zero Carbon Energy RFP. Going to sift through them today and provide some highlights. #procurement #cleanenergy #offshorewind #nuclear #hydro #solar
1/ Background: On July 31, 2018, DEEP issued the final RFP for Zero Carbon Energy, soliciting proposals for up to 12 TWh/year of qualified zero carbon energy and associated environmental attributes. Proposals were due September 14. dpuc.state.ct.us/DEEPEnergy.nsf…
2/ Background: Eligible resources included New England nuclear power generating facilities (i.e., Millstone and Seabrook), existing and incremental hydropower, zero carbon Class I resources (i.e., solar, onshore/offshore wind), and paired & co-located energy storage.
