The scientific bases for all U.S. state laws and proposed laws to go to 100% renewable, clean, 0-C, and/or 0-emissions & the
#GreenNewDeal
The only way to do any of these is with
#WindWaterSolar
This is quite spectacular
The largest electric vehicle on Earth, a monster dump truck, never has to recharge because it moves uphill empty but downhill full, and regenerative braking with a full load provides enough electricity for it to go uphill again.
Who says batteries can't replace natural gas for peaking, gap-filling?
“Big battery” in
#Australia
becoming a bigger nightmare for fossil fuel power generators as it saved consumers $76 million in 2019, an increase from $26 mil in 2018
@Tesla
@Teslarati
Costa Rica exceeds 98% renewable electricity generation for the eighth consecutive year
Meets 99.25% of production and 98.68% of demand with RE
#WindWaterSolar
#WWS
If this cost pans out, little barrier remains for the world to go to 100%
#WindWaterSolar
by 2035
Iron-air batteries ($20/kWh), about 1/5th-1/10th cost of lithium-ion batteries ($100-$200/kWh) for grid elec storage, set for commercial production in 2024.
Portugal just ran on 100%
#WindWaterSolar
for 6.2 days in a row, Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2023
"149 consecutive hours in which 'energy from renewable sources exceeded the industrial and household consumption needs across the country'"
@CanaryMediaInc
#WWS
At least one country now realizes how easy it is to replace fossils+nuclear
France legislates 10-nuclear-reactors-worth of solar to cover parking lots with more than 80 spaces within 3-5 yr
@electrekco
@ProfStrachan
@BrianVad
@ChristianOnRE
#WWS
Win-win
Building solar PV at a specific height above crops can reduce surface temperatures by up to 10 °C, vs panels on ground
Solar panels handle heat better when they’re combined with crops
@AnthropoceneMag
Hawaii Gets Its Last Shipment of Coal, Ever
It’s the end of a dirty era in
#Hawaii
. The state’s last-ever
#coal
shipment arrived in Oahu on Wednesday.
In 2014, the state pledged to get to 100% renewable energy by 2045, the first state to pledge
Batteries starting to replace fossil gas plants worldwide
"Giant batteries that ensure stable power..becoming cheap enough to make developers abandon projects for gas-fired generation"
1st half 2023 "68 gas projects put on hold or cancelled globally"
Given that scientists who study 100% renewable energy systems are unanimous that it can be done, why do we hear daily on twitter and everywhere else by those who don't study such systems that it can't be done?
Spain to become the first of the top five European countries to generate more than half of its electricity from renewable sources in 2023
#WindWaterSolar
#WWS
#NoMiraclesNeeded
This fact has not changed during the year.
We don't need miracle techs to address climate. We need to deploy, deploy, deploy existing techs as fast as possible.
‘No miracles needed’: Prof Mark Jacobson on how wind, sun and water can power the world
World's largest windfarm (1.53 GW), and built without subsidy, took just 2 years for construction and will be generating power before end of 2023.
Consists of 139 11-MW turbines with 200-m rotor diameter blades
@WindEurope
@USCleanPower
@SiemensGamesa
For lawmakers:
$35 billion buys either...
2.23 GW nuclear that takes 18 years between planning and operation or....
54.1 GW in wind that takes 1-3 years
-->wind provides 24.6x the peak output and 10x the annual output for the same money, and 15-17 years faster
'It's wild that this isn't getting more news coverage'
California has set a benchmark for renewable energy, with wind, solar & hydro providing 100% of the state's energy demand for a part of 25 out of last 32 days (& counting).
@the_cool_down_
About time!
UK bans ‘misleading’ fossil fuel ads that overemphasize renewables
"adverts from Shell, Repsol & Petronas were banned...for touting investments in renewables without mentioning the extent of each company’s polluting activities"
@ProfStrachan
The solution is simple:
Electrify everything (eliminate combustion);
Provide the electricity with
#WindWaterSolar
;
Deploy what we have as fast as possible;
Keep our eyes on the ball (don't get distracted with weak- or non-solutions).
Scotland to reach 100% renewables in time to host 2020 climate summit
It's only remaining fossil source now is one gas plant.
This will be superseded with Seagreen wind farm, which will power 1 million more homes
@renew_economy
Synthetic carbon capture and direct air capture are scams that increase CO2e, pollution, fossil mining & infrastructure & social cost and should not be used for any purpose
CCS is ‘no free lunch’, warns climate chief
There are now 7 countries representing 32.6 million people running on 95-113%
#WWS
(
#WindWaterSolar
) electricity
Iceland
Norway
Costa Rica
Albania
Paraguay
Uruguay
Tajikistan
and 2 others (55.1 million) there by 2020
Scotland
Kenya
Forget 100% clean, renewable
#WWS
electricity.
#Uruguay
, so far this year, has produced 113% (67.6% hydro, 41.8% wind, 3.7% PV) of its domestic electricity from
#WindWaterSolar
(and an additional 10% from biomass+thermal). Excess over 100% was exported
Battery cell prices plunge to $98.2/kWh, close to tipping point for end of internal-combustion-engine vehicles
When they drop to $80/kWh, vehicle battery packs will be ~$100/kWh, low enough to clobber ICEs
NCM811 may already be $82.6/kWh in China
Spain to close all 7 of its nuclear reactors between 2027 and 2035 and replace them with
#WindWaterSolar
renewables.
Will cost $22.4 billion to shut them down.
So much for "renewables increase natural gas"
The world's largest solar-battery plant will replace two natural gas plants.
Florida utility to close natural gas plants, build massive solar-powered battery
#WindWaterSolar
You can't beat this coal, gas, or nuclear:
World's biggest wind turbine (16 MW) installed in record-breaking 24 hours, reducing construction costs and providing clean power faster
“Vital breakthrough for scaling up offshore wind potential”
@ElectrekCo
Let the bans begin!
Austrian government bans the installation of natural gas boilers for air and water heating in new buildings starting in 2023
In addition, "any broken oil or coal heating systems may only be replaced by renewable heating systems"
#WWS
Gas can’t compete with wind, solar and storage, even in world’s biggest market
The latest levelized cost of energy assessment by Lazard confirms that wind & solar, even “firmed” by battery storage, still beat the fossil fuel competition
@renew_economy
"We are on the right track"
Almost 52% of Germany' gross electricity consumption will have been produced by renewable electricity in 2023.
An increase of 5% in one year
First time over 50%
Goal of 80% by 2030; 100% by 2035
This was unimaginable even 5 years ago
America's renewable energy sources have produced more electricity than coal every day for 40 days straight
#WWS
#WindWaterSolar
So, when anyone says "we need new nuclear," just reply
"investing the same money instead in solar PV produces 5.3 x the energy over 65 years"
That is due to the higher capital cost (15.7 x) and longer delays between planning + operation (17-20 y vs 1-3 y) of nuclear
@herrbrendan
$35 bil buys 35 GW of PV x 8760h/y x 23.2% CF in GA= 71.1 TWh/yr of PV
2.23 GW of nuc x 8,760h/y x 0.9 CF = 17.6 TWh/yr of nuc
-> Vogtle has cost Georgia 53.5 TWh/y going forward, and 71.1 TWh/y for the past 15 y since Vogtle was planned 2006+PV could have started 2008
Taiwan legislators require "all newly built, expanded, or altered structures that meet specific conditions to have rooftop solar panels incorporated into the building's design and installed"
World's largest EV battery maker says prices in 2024 will drop 50% to $56/kWh
This is gargantuan - and will accelerate EV cars, trucks, trains, ships, planes and BESS
Sit back and watch oil running for the exit by 2030
(chart via
@RockyMtnInst
)
Paraguay disconnects its last fossil fuel electricity generator from the grid
Now, it trulyproduces 100% clean, renewable electricity
Other countries at 100%
#WWS
#WindWaterSolar
History has been made.
"For the first time, an aircraft that carries paying passengers took off with an electric motor."
And the "fuel" cost was $6-$12 for electricity versus $300 if it were jet fuel.
@FortuneMagazine
"We have 95% of the technology we need already" to transition all energy economies of the world to clean, renewable
#WindWaterSolar
Electrifying everything will also reduce power demand by ~57%
Nuclear, biofuels & carbon capture will not help
Wow!
World CO2 emis did not rise Jan-Jun 2023 due to 12% growth in wind+solar, "the only two electricity sources that significantly increased in the global power mix"
Wind+solar produced 14.3% of world electricity H1 2023, a 1.5% increase
@windpower_m
For those who doubt 100%
#WindWaterSolar
is possible, here is proof it works in world's harshest climate
Antarctic station runs only on solar, wind electricity+insulation
Antarctica's 1st 0-emis research station shows sustainable living possible anywhere
Okay, this is crazy
Today, California met 148.3% of demand with
#WindWaterSolar
& 122.7% of demand with solar alone at 14:15
CA met >100% of demand with
#WWS
for 9.25 hours
And the 24-h average WWS was 85.4% of demand
The 36th of 44 days with WWS>100%
This is just the start
Common sense
Los Angeles Will Require All New Buildings To Be Electric-Only in 2023
-Induction cooktops instead of gas stoves
-Heat pumps instead of traditional heat and air conditioning
-No fireplaces or outdoor fire pits that burn gas
Breaking. Norway’s $1trillion oil fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, is to plunge billions of dollars into wind and solar power projects.
@guardianeco
@Clara_Vondrich
@billmckibben
California just went 9.25 hours using only renewable energy
"The state now has nearly 47 gigawatts of solar, both on rooftops and in farms. Rooftop solar helps reduce demand from the grid, since homeowners can use that power directly"
@FastCompany
Germany plows ahead toward its goal of 100% renewable electricity:
Adds 11.7 GW of solar and 2.46 GW of onshore wind and 0.229 GW of offshore wind during first 10 months of 2023
#WindWaterSolar
#WWS
#NoMiraclesNeeded
And yet the lights stayed on...
Portugal generated 103% of its electricity consumed from renewables for full month of March
Daily variation of RE during March was 86-143% of consumption
Hydro 55%
Wind 42%
Other RE 6%
@qz
#WWS
#WindWaterSolar
This all-electric hydrofoil ferry saves energy by going airborne and "barely makes a sound as it glides over a metre above water"
Carries 30 passengers at 30 knots, reducing "energy per passenger-km by 95%" vs diesel ships transporting passengers
We have 95% of the technologies we need for a 100% transition of the whole U.S.. by 2035, with 80% by 2030. The main barriers are social and political, not technical or economic.
1 solar PV panel produces 20x the energy as a
#biofuel
crop on the same land
1 solar panel drives an
#electriccar
80x the distance that ethanol or biodiesel grown on same land drive a car
#California
farmers planting solar panels as water supplies dry up
Here's a first.
Fully-electric, solar-powered 600-unit apartment complex, where each unit has its own battery controlled by the utility, which uses it as a virtual power plant.
100 electric-car chargers to boot.
@FastCompany
#WWS
#WindWaterSolar
We found that the overall upfront cost to replace all energy in the 145 countries, which emit 99.7 percent of world CO2, is about $62 trillion. However, due to the $11 trillion annual energy cost savings, the payback time for the new system is less than six years.
On top of that, a
#WindWaterSolar
energy system reduces cost per unit energy by another 12% , resulting in a 63% lower annual energy cost worldwide. Adding health and climate cost savings gives a 92% reduction in social costs of
#WWS
relative to the current system
This is not an anomaly.
It is the new reality.
The percentages will only increase each year
Once again, California exceeds 100% of demand on its main grid with
#WindWaterSolar
This is the 30TH OF THE PAST 38 DAYS that
#WWS
supply has exceeded demand for 0.25-6 h per day.
'It's wild that this isn't getting more news coverage'
California has set a benchmark for renewable energy, with wind, solar & hydro providing 100% of the state's energy demand for a part of 25 out of last 32 days (& counting).
@the_cool_down_
The chance of a gasoline or diesel passenger vehicle catching fire is 20-80 times that of a battery-electric passenger vehicle (BEV) catching fire.
Only 393 recorded BEV fires out of 30 mil BEVs (0.0013% rate) versus 0.08% rate for fossil vehicles
Is carbon capture essential to fighting climate change?
No. CCUS is a scam. It increases CO2, air pollution, fossil mining & infrastructure and is entirely a tool to keep the fossil industry alive
@OpentoDebateOrg
Actual data
Many people ask what a Green New Deal entails.
We are calling for a wartime-level, just economic mobilization plan to get to 100% renewable energy ASAP.
To read more, check out - that’s our resolution text. Read Section
#6
for our detailed scope & scale.
New study shows steep decrease in renewable energy costs with no signs of slowing
"the cost of solar power has dropped 87% and battery storage by 85% in the past decade"
@Yahoo
He's got the right idea
“When I am president,...We will pass a
#GreenNewDeal
that gets us to 100% renewable energy by no later than 2030 and complete decarbonization by 2050”
@BernieSanders
vows to follow in
#NewZealand
's footsteps if elected president
First time ever
California reaches 98.5%
#WindWaterSolar
during a summer day (& 20 GW
#WWS
produced)
15:40 June 25, 2023
Solar-66.95%
Wind-19.87
Geothermal-3.96
Small hydro-1.69
Large hydro-4.62
Batt-1.40
Tot-98.49%
>80% WWS for 9.75 h
>95% for 1 h
Using Direct Air Capture to solve climate crisis is "complete nonsense." It increases CO2, air pollution, fossil mining & fossil infrastructure.
Planting trees decreases CO2
Bill Gates Says Planting Trees to Solve Climate Crisis Is 'Complete Nonsense'
Remarkable savings made possible by clean energy transition: 'Reliable and inexpensive'
"the study found that the 145 countries looked at could reduce their annual energy costs by 61% by fully transitioning to clean, renewable energy"
Its about time people making false and defamatory claims about scientific work are brought to justice
US climate scientist
@MichaelEMann
wins $1m in defamation lawsuit
11-seat electric plane preparing for first test flight
506-mile (814-km) range
820-kWh battery pack (56% of takeoff weight)
Cruise speed 253 mph (407 km/h)
low noise
@EviationAero
#WWS
#WindWaterSolar
Breaking!
G7 ministers agreed to cut natural gas consumption and increase electricity from renewable sources while phasing out fossil-fuels faster and building no new coal-fired plants
G7=Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, US, EU
@G7