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‘Natural’ gas not as good as solar – despite gas industry’s best efforts
Title of this item says it all, comprehensive analysis that gas isn’t likely to recover any lost respect by Dr Stephen Bygrave, CEO Beyond Zero Emissions >more> TheGuardian
Storage can replace gas in our electricity networks and boost renewables
Good review of the holy grail of eliminating dependency on CO2 power >more> TheConversation
Demise of gas in one chart
Fuss about gas being cheap is over. LNG export is predicted to triple price to our homes. But guessing gas price makes no sense until it’s compared with alternatives. For space heating, reverse cycle heat pump systems are now more than 600% … Continue reading
If mains gas is cheap, expect even more emissions
New report raises prospect of more, not less, emissions as the world rushes to more shale gas. Proponents have previously claimed that gas will displace coal. But this report finds that, if gas is cheap, consumption of energy will increase, … Continue reading
Coal fired power stations retiring in USA
Our new findings, published in Electricity Journal, show that nearly 59 gigawatts (GW) of coal power capacity are not cost competitive when compared with natural gas, and more than 71 GW are uneconomic when compared with wind power. In short, we estimated … Continue reading
Wind Power Proves Effective CO2 Saver
“The study looked at 87 of the country’s coal and gas plants and how they were run alongside Spain’s wind industry. Adjustments made by the fossil fuel plants as they compensated for variable wind strengths had little impact on the … Continue reading
Alinta fires up its coal, and fires off at wind
Not so reliable coal and gas, “800MW of capacity out of the system in just half an hour – 600MW from AGL’s Torrens Island plant and 200MW from Origin Energy’s Osborne plant” with 97% predictable wind. >read more> Renew Economy
Energy/Gas – not valid transition from coal
Here are some extracts from recent report from Climate Progress -Air sampling by NOAA over Colorado Finds 4% Methane Leakage, More Than Double Industry Claims … unless leakage rates for new methane can be kept below 2%, substituting gas for … Continue reading
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