More good news on the carbon-free energy generation front - a commercial scale geothermal plant!

https://www.engadget.com/breakthrough-geothermal-tech-produces-35-megawatts-of-carbon-free-power-210032356.html

#CarbonNeutral #ClimateChange #GeothermalEnergy #ElectricityGeneration

There were 439 #nuclearreactors in operation in some 30 countries around the world.#Germany's last 3 #nuclearpower stations will be #shutdown #permanently by midnight on Saturday as part of a plan for fully #renewable #electricitygeneration by #2035. The decision to quit nuclear power definitively was made after Japan's 2011 #Fukushima #disaster sent #radiation spewing into the air and terrifying the world. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/atomic-angst-over-germany-closes-last-nuclear-plants-2023-04-14/ #ClimateCrisis #energy #pollution

As the share of #RenewableEnergy in #ElectricityGeneration increases, it is a good time to push for #Electrification, particularly #Heating. #HeatPumps are the low-hanging fruit to pick.

#DayOff jaunt to #NationalTrust #Cragside. Beautiful managed landscape and fascinating #ElectricityGeneration

#England’s tallest #WindTurbine prepares to rise against the odds | #WindPower | The Guardian

I presume that the geographical qualification means that some other country of the #UK (Scotland and off-shore, I’m guessing) has larger #turbines.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/09/england-tallest-wind-turbine-bristol

#Renewables #RenewableEnergy #ElectricityGeneration

Looking at the data for #electricity demand for the #UK over a period of months, it seems like it rarely dips below 30 GW or much above 40 GW. With the introduction of large numbers of #ElectricVehicles, I expect that demand to rise significantly but if car batteries are also used partly for domestic use then it may smooth out peak demand out. More #WindFarms and other sustainable sources will needed as well as #NuclearPower for the base load.

#ElectricityGeneration #Renewables #RenewableEnergy

UtilityDive: "Electricity prices surged 14.3% in 2022, double overall inflation" Consumer Price Increase data released Jan. 12 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate consumers paid 14.3% more yr over yr, compared to overall 6.5% rise in prices. It reached 15.07¢ per kilowatt-hr, + is projected to reach 15.45¢ per kWh this yr + add another penny in 2024. "Year-over-year price inflation for electricity peaked at 15.8% in August, according to the BLS." And energy costs are regressive, hitting low-income consumers harder than the affluent. The Inflation Reduction Act is expected to help fund energy efficiency improvements, but it is still heavily tax incentive-focused + of no help to renters + the poor. "More than 20 million families, or about one of six in the U.S., were behind on their utility bills as of Nov. 7, according to NEADA, which represents the state directors of the federal government’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program." The average amount owed up to about $788. Coming on to help stabilize generation are renewables such as wind + solar — main contributors to growth in U.S. electricity, projected to rise to 24% this yr + 26% in 2024. The U.S. Energy Information Administration argues that concurrently natural gas will be reduced to 37% of the mix by 2024 + coal down to 17%. The faster we get away from fossil fuels the better. #electricitygeneration #climatechange

Morning Mastodon,

This shot shows sluice gates that sit between the #RiverTrent and the #AttenboroughNatureReserve gravel pit lakes. Shot in #BlackAndWhite with a #SlowShutter to create the movement blur in the water.

Every time I walk past these I wonder at the missed opportunity for #ElectricityGeneration

It seems that an #introduction is a must. I’m a #computerengineer working in the #electricitygeneration. #Wife & #mum of two extremely #talented #teenagers, one has set their sites on being an #actor the other a #propmaker, both currently studying at #rcsjuniors. Thank goodness they don’t get their #talent from me. #Dogmum to two #cairnterriers and wondering where it all went wrong with the #spoiled #puppy.

WA, Australia - Power on the Brink

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-06/power-on-the-brink-as-indian-coal-loan-turns-toxic/101612696?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

#ElectricityGeneration #ElectricityNews #AustralianNews

#NuclearFusion heat record a ‘huge step’ in quest for new #energy source | #NuclearPower | The Guardian

Interesting development but still a long way to go.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/09/nuclear-fusion-heat-record-a-huge-step-in-quest-for-new-energy-source

#UK #ElectricityGeneration

World’s largest #nuclear #fusion project begins assembly in #France | #Environment | The Guardian

I hope it can be shown to be profitable.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/28/worlds-largest-nuclear-fusion-project-under-assembly-in-france

#Engineering #Technology #Energy #ElectricityGeneration