World:
¶ “Asia Sits At The Center Of The Global LNG Shock” • Global energy trade is in chaos as war at the Persian Gulf disrupts oil and LNG shipments, and pushes prices sharply higher. Asia may feel the greatest impact, as it relied heavily on imported fuel that went through the Strait of Hormuz. Some 80% of the LNG that traversed it was heading to Asia. [Euronews]
LNG carrier (Phil Parker, CC BY-SA 2.0)
¶ “Iran’s Strikes On Gulf Energy Sites Rattle Markets And Raise Recession Fears” • Tehran claims that it is only targeting US and Israeli interests. But the reality on the ground showed that its missiles and drones were also directed at the Gulf’s sprawling energy infrastructures that fuel the world’s largest economies and its global energy balances. [Euronews]
¶ “While Hinkley Nuclear Was Being Built, The UK Power Grid Decarbonized” • The news about the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant was predictable. The first reactor is expected to begin generating electricity five years behind schedule and at double the cost. Meanwhile, installed capacity of solar and windpower matches increases in grid demand. [CleanTechnica]
Rendering of power plant (gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0)
¶ “$500 Million To Be Invested In Mexican EV Chargers And EVs” • Just a little while ago, Canada announced 8,000 new EV chargers will be installed in the nation to the north of the US. Well, maybe it could be called an EV charger sandwich, because Mexico will be getting many new EV chargers too, courtesy of a $500 million investment. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Wars Like Ukraine And Iran Push Countries To Rethink How They Get Their Energy” • As geopolitics heat up and trading partners become less reliable, energy security takes precedence, regardless of cost. This trend was already happening; the war in Iran will only speed it up. Countries are more likely to rely on energy sources they can readily access at home. [TIME]
Wind turbines (Vidar Nordli-Mathisen, Unsplash)
¶ “Scottish Engineer Wins BC-Wind Gig” • Scottish engineering outfit Quoceant has been awarded a contract by Ocean Winds to provide engineering support for the 390-MW BC-Wind offshore off project in the Baltic Sea off Poland. Ocean Winds will review documentation, make engineering calculations for decisions, make structural models, and more. [reNews]
¶ “How An Iran Crisis Would Play Out In A World Powered By Renewables Instead Of Oil” • Imagine conflict with the US and Israel against Iran unfolding in a world powered mostly by wind, solar and batteries rather than oil and gas. In a world where most energy is local renewables, would such instability lead to costly food and a threat of inflation? [ZME Science]
Wind turbines (Colin Watts, Unsplash)
US:
¶ “US Lost 92,000 Jobs As Markets Roil And Gas Prices Surge” • The US lost 92,000 jobs in February, according to a report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The change nearly erased all of the job gains delivered a month earlier. The new jobs report arrived as markets roil and gasoline prices surge in response to the war with Iran. [ABC News]
¶ “Can Trump Stop The Surge In Oil Prices? Experts Weigh In” • US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took action on oil prices, but it did not appear to have muc effect. The Trump regime has other policy options for dealing with the price hike, analysts told ABC News, such as tapping the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve or ending the conflict. [ABC News]
Pumpjack (Jeff W, Unsplash)
¶ “ ’Energy Security’ Makes Us Less Secure” • Each year, the US each year spends over $81 billion to protect the global supply of oil, but that cost does not appear at the gas pump. The money is hidden in the defense budget, a subsidy making oil look about 28¢ per gallon cheaper than it actually is. Renewables don’t have that problem. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Wind on Oahu: A Modest but Valuable Complement to Solar” • Solar energy is the largest renewable resource for Oʻahu. But the wind resource is shaped by the trade wind climate of the central Pacific. Northeast trade winds dominate the weather on the island for much of the year, creating a steady flow across the surrounding ocean. [CleanTechnica]
Wind farm in Hawaii (Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “Washington Governor Ferguson Authorizes Carriger Solar And Battery Storage Development” • The US Government has shown what it will try to do to halt wind energy projects with no thought of how much has been put into them so far. By contrast, Washington Governor Ferguson authorized Carriger solar and battery storage development. [Energies Media]
¶ “Green Hydrogen Can Help US Farmers And Fix Wind Power’s Curtailment Problem, Too” • The green hydrogen industry has had its ups and downs. But solutions are emerging. One of them is taking shape here in the US, with the aim of helping farmers replace expensive imported ammonia fertilizer with a domestic product made locally. [CleanTechnica]
Ammonia fertilizer from green hydrogen (TalusAg image)
¶ “Committee Unanimously Rejects Bill Jeopardizing Home Rule Over Renewable Energy Regulation” • Maine’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously to reject a proposal that would override local ordinances on development of renewable energy. The bill was set to override municipalities’ home rule on renewable energy. [The Maine Wire]
¶ “Why Judges Need Climate Science Not Political Censorship” • According to Inside Climate News, the Federal Judicial Center took a chapter on climate science out from the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence under pressure from a group of Republican attorneys general. The manual is used to help judges understand difficult scientific evidence. [One Green Planet]
Have a charmingly easy day.
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