Clark Williams-Derry

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#Energy #finance nerd. #Oil, #gas, #coal, #renewables, #enegystorage. Analyst for Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
Here's a fun read from yesterday I had missed. What happens if Musk fails to make Twitter's next interest payment on the massive debt load he's encumbered the company with.... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/looming-twitter-interest-payment-leaves-elon-musk-with-unpalatable-options/
Looming Twitter interest payment leaves Musk with unpalatable options

Purchased for $44 billion, company is likely worth as little as $15 billion today.

Ars Technica
EU Market Outlook for Solar Power 2022-2026 - SolarPower Europe

SolarPower Europe

Since I'm new to spore.social, I figured I'd do another #introduction post.

Hello! I'm Jacquelyn (she/her). I'm a scientist researching the past, present, and future of Earth's #climate and #biodiversity. I'm also a science communicator, a professor at UMaine, and a podcaster (Warm Regards, and Jax & Phoebe Make a Planet).

In addition to my work and advocacy, I'm a dungeon master who loves video and tabletop board games, natural history, books, and hiking.

#inro #introductions

"Not a single [independent study] says hydrogen is going to be cheaper & more cost-effective than deploying the other solutions, like heat pumps and district heating."

This is what I told the Times when they interviewed me for this article.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hydrogen-or-heat-pumps-how-will-we-heat-our-homes-in-the-future-mw075r7jl

Hydrogen or heat pumps: how will we heat our homes in the future?

Trial village locals fear being left out in the cold when demand for new technology hots up

The Times

Merry Christmas everyone - it's that magical wintery time again!

Yes, it's where a slight increase in coal output in the UK relative to the past months gets framed as a long-term return to coal power and a failure of the climate transition, by specifically ignoring the yearly trends over the past decade and a half.

Merry "coal is coming back" month to all who celebrate in the UK :)

And cheers to Jan Rosenow for reminding me I needed to update these graphics!

IEA lays out a roadmap for the EU to avoid gas shortages in 2023.
New supply gets lots of attention, but vast majority of the work will be done by conservation, efficiency, and renewables. https://www.iea.org/news/how-the-european-union-can-avoid-natural-gas-shortages-in-2023?utm_content=buffer8b3de&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter-ieabirol&utm_campaign=buffer
How the European Union can avoid natural gas shortages in 2023 - News - IEA

How the European Union can avoid natural gas shortages in 2023 - News from the International Energy Agency

IEA
Solar power expected to surpass coal in 5 years, IEA says

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Financial Times

RT @[email protected]

NEW

Climate-sceptic tweets have surged since @[email protected]'s Twitter takeover

• UN's @[email protected] "alarmed" at "out-and-out climate change denial"
• @[email protected]: “Climate denial on Twitter was already a dumpster fire... it had a litre of gas thrown on it"

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/climate-sceptic-tweets-surge-after-musks-twitter-takeover-5mtvnwqzb

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/adamvaughan_uk/status/1598965873846296576

Climate-sceptic tweets surge after Musk’s Twitter takeover

The number of tweets mentioning the term “climate scam” have surged following Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, in what one senior UN official called an “alarm

The Times

Freeport #LNG has yet again delayed its restart, this time until the end of the year -- about two weeks beyond its previous estimate. Astonishing that a single explosion has roiled US and global gas markets for months...

https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/lng/120122-freeport-lng-delays-restart-target-to-end-of-year-amid-us-regulatory-hurdles

Freeport LNG delays restart target to end of year amid US regulatory hurdles

Freeport LNG delayed its restart target until the end of the year, about two weeks beyond its previous estimate, as it works with US regulators to secure all approvals necessary to resume production,

S&P Global Commodity Insights
@drvolts Watching what is happening on Twitter it is obvious that Musk is using the outrage over his censorship of left-wing tweets and promotion of far right trolls as an audience building strategy for his version of Twitter.