Tag: energy
Four new generators arrive in United States Virgin Islands to strengthen St. John power reliability
Four new standby generators providing 10 megawatts of additional backup generation capacity arrived in the United States Virgin Islands this week, marking another step in the ongoing effort to modernize the territory's energy infrastructure and improve reliability for St. John residents. The four Cummins 2.5-megawatt generator sets arrived Wednesday following shipment from Alabama and are...
Fertilizer, Nitrogen, and Food Security
How natural gas, ammonia production, concentrated trade, and farm economics connect energy shocks to food supply.
National Press Club address: Chris Bowen on batteries, EVs and the missing middle
Chris Bowen's National Press Club speech leaned on one Melbourne suburb's battery and EV uptake to make a bigger point, backed by numbers on EV sales, home batteries and a new solar policy for business.
Enilive Signs Binding Agreement to Acquire OIL! Fuel Service Stations from Prax
ROME, July 23, 2026 — In a market where everyone is sprinting toward “pure” electric plays, Enilive is taking a different, more pragmatic approach. They are betting on the dirt—or rather, the pavement. The company, via its Enilive Deutschland GmbH subsidiary, announced a binding agreement to acquire 100% of OIL! Tankstellen GmbH, a massive network […]
.plan-26-29: Perfect weather, imperfectly measured, precisely predicted
My first viva in Law, a TESSERA stall at the House of Lords, downscaling the weather with embeddings, moving terabytes onto Source Cooperative, the Pembroke garden party, and a from-scratch shell makes progress.
my month in hell
note: this was written and published on my old blog, originally on 7/7/2023 I never have and never will be big on social media. I don't really have that look, that joke hit rate, or that charisma. But I finally found a comfy little section to live in. Until it was burned down. For the...
National Press Club address: Sovereign Power, a public energy builder for Australia's industrial future
Michael Wright and Alison Pennington on the case for a new Commonwealth entity to build, own, and operate renewable generation assets to supply Australian industry at cost
Energy Realism
There is no free, unlimited energy
The Iran economic shock is coming. How to protect yourself
https://youtu.be/Oi265I48MdI?si=xFJEEFLBd3XMjGUg "Here's me in the UK, which is probably the least prepared country in the world for an energy price crisis, right? Massively dependent on imported energy, hasn't built up its own energy storage, doesn't have an enormous amount of reserves of energy like other countries like Japan or Korea have, which it probably should...
National Press Club address: Birol on the worst energy shock in history
The IEA's Fatih Birol on the worst energy shock in history (and where Australia sits)
Open Letter: Britain Can Make Its Own Energy. It Is Time to Start.
An open letter to the UK government regarding the current energy crisis and how we can avoid catastrophe.
The Weekly Planet #18. China Shock, Part 2: Renewable Energy
When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived at the COP30 climate summit in Belém this November, he stepped out of a Chevrolet - the lone American vehicle in a fleet of Chinese electric and hybrid cars assembled to shuttle world leaders through the Amazonian city. The symbolism was unmistakable. As delegates gathered to negotiate emissions reductions, Chinese EVs from BYD and Great Wall Motor hummed quietly through streets once choked with exhaust, while the United States, for the first time in three decades, sent no senior representative to the talks. The world's clean energy transition is accelerating, but it is increasingly being conducted in Chinese.
The Daily Planet #110: The China Shock, Part 11
It's clear that renewables will not lead to a common human goal of addressing climate change; in fact, renewables might be a better hedge against foreign sources of energy than for climate action. In this world, China is both a supplier of energy technologies and an adversary worth hedging against.
The Daily Planet #109: The China Shock, Part 10
China is the world's largest consumer of coal, burning nearly half of the global total in 2024. This massive use is driven by its huge economy, high electricity demand, and abundant domestic coal resources. China generates about a third of the world's electricity, with coal as the dominant source. Despite rapid growth in renewable energy, China's increasing electricity needs mean it is not on track to meet its carbon intensity targets set for 2030.
The Daily Planet #106: The China Shock, Part 7
A decade after the Paris climate accord was signed, political support in the West is weakening, with the U.S. having withdrawn again under President Trump and Europe and Canada hesitating due to the costs and political challenges of climate policies. Despite this, the global transition to clean energy is accelerating, largely propelled by China's emergence as a clean-tech powerhouse. China's massive investments in manufacturing solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles have dramatically lowered the costs of these technologies, making clean energy competitive with fossil fuels in many markets without heavy subsidies.
Australia's energy debate, distilled: Bowen vs O'Brien at the National Press Club
Energy Minister Chris Bowen and Shadow Minister Ted O'Brien debated energy policy at the National Press Club.
Solar Cart Documentation
This post is a work in pr
Adapters, Unplugged
They're big, clunky, and annoying, but AC adapters are a fact of life in consumer electronics. Why? Let's just say Thomas Edison's getting his comeuppance.
You Can't Drink Saltwater
We’re getting better at converting saltwater to drinkable freshwater, but the environmental costs of the desalination process aren’t cheap.
Plug It In, Plug It In
Want to charge your phone in a new country? Better bring an adapter with you. Why are power outlets so frustrating? Blame bad decisions made decades ago.