Hacker NewsJul 17, 2024
China installing the wind / solar equivalent of 5 nuclear power stations a week
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-07-16/chinas-renewable-energy-boom-breaks-records/104086640
#ycombinator #solar_power #wind_power #renewables #nuclear #energy_transition #decarbonise #climate_change #china_energy_transition
China is installing the wind and solar equivalent of five large nuclear power stations per week

While Australia debates the merits of going nuclear and frustration grows over the slower-than-needed switch to solar and wind power, China's renewables rollout is breaking all the records.

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 Hacker NewsJun 3, 2024
Fusion tech finds geothermal energy application
https://spectrum.ieee.org/geothermal-energy-gyrotron-quaise
#ycombinator #electricity_generation #energy_transition #geothermal_energy #nuclear_fusion #greenhouse_gases #fusion #magnetic_fields
Fusion Tech Finds Geothermal Energy Application

<p>MIT spinoff eyes microwave drills as route to robust geothermal rewards</p>

IEEE Spectrum
 Hacker NewsJun 3, 2024
Microwave Drills from Nuclear Fusion Tech Find Geothermal Energy Application
https://spectrum.ieee.org/geothermal-energy-gyrotron-quaise
#ycombinator #electricity_generation #energy_transition #geothermal_energy #nuclear_fusion #greenhouse_gases #fusion #magnetic_fields
Fusion Tech Finds Geothermal Energy Application

<p>MIT spinoff eyes microwave drills as route to robust geothermal rewards</p>

IEEE Spectrum
Bert Ernste • NL | BRDec 29, 2023

World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say (The Guardian)

“Not only did governments fail to stem global warming, the rate of global warming actually accelerated.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/29/world-will-look-back-at-2023-as-year-humanity-exposed-its-inability-to-tackle-climate-crisis

#climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #energy #energy_transition #carbon_footprint #global_warming #fossil_fuel #extreme_weather #storms #floodings #flash_floods #forest_fires #wildfires #heat_waves #cop28

World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say

Disastrous events included flash flooding in Africa and wildfires in Europe and North America

The Guardian
Bert Ernste • NL | BRDec 25, 2023

Why AI is a disaster for the climate (The Guardian)

The technology consumes electricity at a colossal rate.

So maybe the best hope for the planet would be for generative AI to topple down the slippery slope into Gartner’s “trough of disillusionment”.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/23/ai-chat-gpt-environmental-impact-energy-carbon-intensive-technology

Quotes from the article: https://diasp.nl/posts/3914572

#artificial_intelligence #ai #chatgtp #computing #energy #energy_transition #carbon_footprint #climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #global_warming

Why AI is a disaster for the climate

Amid all the hysteria about ChatGPT and co, one thing is being missed: how energy-intensive the technology is

The Guardian
 Hacker NewsDec 21, 2023
Nuclear energy is more expensive than renewables, report finds
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-21/nuclear-energy-most-expensive-csiro-gencost-report-draft/103253678
#ycombinator #CSIRO #GenCost #Nuclear_Energy #Renewable_energy #Wind_power #Pumped_Hydro #Energy_transition #AEMO
Nuclear energy is more expensive than renewables, CSIRO report finds

Renewable energy provides the cheapest source of new energy for Australia, a new draft report from the CSIRO and energy market operator has found.

ABC News
 Hacker NewsDec 21, 2023
Nuclear energy is more expensive than renewables, CSIRO report finds
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-21/nuclear-energy-most-expensive-csiro-gencost-report-draft/103253678
#ycombinator #CSIRO #GenCost #Nuclear_Energy #Renewable_energy #Wind_power #Pumped_Hydro #Energy_transition #AEMO
Nuclear energy is more expensive than renewables, CSIRO report finds

Renewable energy provides the cheapest source of new energy for Australia, a new draft report from the CSIRO and energy market operator has found.

ABC News
 Hacker NewsSep 30, 2023
Shell employees urge CEO to rethink shift from renewables in rare letter
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/09/28/deep-concern-shell-employees-urge-ceo-to-rethink-shift-from-renewables-in-rare-letter
#ycombinator #energy_transition #employees #Shell #net_zero #Fossil_fuels #renewable_energy
Shell employees express ‘deep concern’ over renewables regression

In an open letter 'liked' by hundreds of colleagues, two employees criticised the fossil fuel giant’s lack of leadership in the energy transition.

euronews
Show threadEdgar HertwichJun 7, 2023

Aggravating factors:
1. Reduced #nuclear power production because of maintenance and phase-out.
2. Reduced hydropower production because of drought.

Alleviating factors:
1. Increased #solar, #wind power thanks to the #energy_transition
2. Fossil spare capacity because of fossil phase out.

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Wonkette Headline BotMay 30, 2023

Oh No, National Review Discovered Dems' Fiendish Plan To Keep Planet Habitable! https://www.wonkette.com/oh-no-national-review-discovered-dems-fiendish-plan-to-keep-planet-habitable

#National_review #Noah_rothman #Climate_change #Global_warming #Energy_transition #Denis_leary #Science #Climate_science #Climate_denial #Appliances #Gas_stoves #Modern_convenience #Culture_war #A_doktor_of_rhetoric #Methane_gas #Natural_gas #Palo_alto #Cultural_resentment #Similes #Electric_vehicles #Clean_energy

Oh No, National Review Discovered Dems' Fiendish Plan To Keep Planet Habitable!

2023's stupidest culture war battle, now in summer reruns.

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