Tag: grid batteries
Mea Culpa: Biomethanol Will Be A Major Shipping Fuel
For the past week I’ve been working with a team of deep and broad experts in decarbonization in the Netherlands. The transmission system operator TenneT invited me and other experts to assist them with their Target scenario for 2050 to enable them to plan for transmission upgrades and space requirements … [continued]
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Ember Claims Battery Storage And Solar Can (Almost) Do It All
June 21 is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Tomorrow, the days start getting shorter again. What better time for Ember, the clean energy advocacy folks, to release its latest battery report. Here’s the headline: “Batteries are now cheap enough to unleash solar’s full potential, getting … [continued]
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Ignoring Reality: Tony Blair Institute’s Dangerous Climate Mirage
Recently I published a scathing assessment of the recent Tony Blair Institute whitepaper which claimed net zero was dead and that only direct air capture and nuclear could save us. As a result, Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid invited me to join them on Redefining Energy to tear into Blair, … [continued]
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Beyond the Harbor: Electrifying Short-Sea Routes and Hybridizing Blue-Water Shipping
As ports around the world push forward on their decarbonization journeys, the final and perhaps most challenging frontier is decarbonizing the vessels themselves—not only within the harbor but throughout their voyages. This fourth and culminating phase of port electrification and decarbonization strategy tackles precisely this challenge, extending the benefits of … [continued]
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California’s Battery Storage Fire: Precursor Or Outlier?
A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant, not too far from San Francisco, on January 16, 2025, prompting the evacuation of approximately 1,500 residents and the temporary closure of Highway 1. No one was harmed in the incident. Given the massive growth in grid storage battery systems, … [continued]
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