Tag: renewables
Renewables And Fossil Fuels In Times Of War
The US/Israel war against Iran is upending energy and financial markets. The escalating attacks have reignited a longstanding debate: Is the combination of renewables and fossil fuels pragmatic as a broad national energy mix, or is it, more clearly, a threat to national security? Last fall, President Xi Jinping announced … [continued]
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Oʻahu’s Real Energy System: Stripping Away Aviation, Shipping, & Military Demand
Energy discussions about Hawaiʻi often begin with the largest numbers on the chart. Aviation fuel, maritime bunkering, and military logistics dominate many of the data tables that describe the state’s energy system. When those numbers are placed on a single chart, the scale of the challenge appears enormous and the … [continued]
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Hawaiʻi’s Energy Reality: Population, Petroleum, and the Island Divide
In my previous assessments of Hawaiʻi’s energy system, I examined specific infrastructure decisions such as proposed LNG imports and the role of legacy petroleum assets. Those analyses focused on timing, economics, and the risk of locking in fossil pathways that do not align with the state’s statutory commitment to 100% … [continued]
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The New War of the Currents
Why standardising bidirectional charging is key to enabling vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and driving Europe’s next energy revolution. More than a century ago a fierce technological and marketing battle raged between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla to establish the standard for electrical power distribution. One favoured Direct Current (DC), the other Alternating … [continued]
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Despite Political Rhetoric, Conservative Support for Solar Is Solidifying. Here’s Why.
The energy debate in Washington is loud and partisan. Despite the anti-clean energy rhetoric coming from this administration, conservative voters are telling a much different story. They support expanding solar because it lowers costs, strengthens American manufacturing, and delivers energy security. A recent poll from Fabrizio, Lee & Associates, chief … [continued]
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