“Battery storage is now cheap enough to unleash India’s full solar potential”
“Our thought experiment shows that solar and batteries can already meet 90% of India’s electricity demand at a competitive levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) of INR 5.06/kWh ($56/MWh).”
- [And in the long run, several times the current demand (but still only 90% of the time)…]
#Climate #Energy #Solar #Batteries #India #SouthAsia #Renewables #ClimateSolutions
Germany Power Prices Turn Deeply Negative on Renewables Surge
#HackerNews #Germany #Power #Prices #Renewables #Negative #Energy #Transition
Having a good laugh at #dmitryPeskov complaining about attacks on energy infrastructure.
Seriously though, only #renewables can withstand a military attack – be it of #Russia or of #Israel. Just compare the #Ukraine (which runs on #fossilFuels) to #Lebanon (where there's a #solar panel on every roof, and where the military is extremely weak).
Heinberg:
"The current sharp spike in diesel fuel prices is likely to be a significant drag on the construction and installation of renewables—as well as to increase the cost of food and most other things. People tend to forget that, despite all the solar panels and wind turbines, the heavy work of the global economy is still mostly being done by diesel fuel."
20 Years after «The Oil Depletion Protocol».
https://www.15-15-15.org/webzine/2026/04/04/20-years-after-the-oil-depletion-protocol-an-interview-with-richard-heinberg/
Byproducts, some positives of the USA’s demented approach to other countries. In this case, China is stepping up with solar technology.
Will Trump go down as a president who indirectly championed renewables as a byproduct of his tantrums?
@abcfeeds of course it’s not. We have enough methane gas but sell it overseas so we now don’t have enough. If we find more oil we don’t have enough refineries so we will sell it overseas. It’s all a con to get us to allow more exports that we give away to the fossil billionaires. At least tax the buggers!
The only way out is to reduce our fossil fuel consumption.
#fossilfuels #renewables #ElectrifyEverything
Why India Is Turning Old Vehicles Into Electric Ones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlGxk4jHC2Q
Delhi is one of the most polluted cities in the world, with vehicles responsible for nearly half of its air pollution. But instead of replacing millions of cars and trucks, a new approach is gaining attention: converting existing vehicles into electric ones.
At workshops near the Indian capital, old diesel trucks are being retrofitted with electric powertrains — extending their lifespan while cutting emissions and costs. The process is faster and significantly cheaper than buying new electric vehicles.
But can retrofitting scale fast enough to make a real impact? And could this approach offer a blueprint for other megacities struggling with pollution and the cost of electrification?
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Lats (314 ppm)
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don Elías (como los buses) 🥨