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in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: solar power, wind power
By Paul Homewood Dr Lars Schernikau exposes the harsh reality about grid-scale batteries: My first moped when I was fourteen, back in East Berlin, had no starter battery. The only way to get it running was to kickstart it which, back then, seemed perfectly normal. Batteries were expensive and heavy. My current […]
The Battery Storage Delusion
04 Aug 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - USA Tags: solar power, wind power
The Department of the Interior (DOI) moved to deal another blow to the green energy industry Friday, announcing that it will consider energy projects’ capacity density and the environmental impacts before permitting them, singling out wind and solar.
Trump Admin Moves To Curb ‘Environmentally Damaging’ Green Energy Projects
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in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: wind power
By Paul Homewood https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-difference-cfd-allocation-round-7-administrative-strike-prices-methodology-note As we know, the new Administrative Strike Prices for offshore wind are well above wholesale market prices, which have been trundling along at between £70 and £80/MWh for the last year or so:
New Offshore Wind Is Now Twice The Price Of Gas
22 Jul 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: British politics, climate activists, solar power, wind power
By Paul Homewood London: 17 July 2025 For immediate release Net Zero Watch: Clean Power 2030 projects risk becoming stranded assets Reform’s Richard Tice has written to green energy bosses warning them that a Nigel Farage-led government would terminate green subsidy contracts associated with Labour’s Clean Power 2030 agenda. He argues that the […]
Clean Power 2030 projects risk becoming stranded assets
30 Jun 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, fiscal policy, global warming Tags: solar power, wind power
The Senate dealt a series of blows to solar and wind energy in the latest version of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill — taking a page out of House Republicans’ playbook to crack down on green energy tax credits enacted under former President Joe Biden.
‘Outright Massacre’: Senate GOP Takes Sledgehammer To Biden’s Green Energy Subsidies
20 Jun 2025 1 Comment
in development economics, economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: solar power, wind power
Those that aspire to net-zero are condemning Africa to extreme poverty. Those that promote African access to fossil fuels, want Africans to have the chance to rise up.
G-7: Africans Deserve Real Electricity
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in applied price theory, economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, industrial organisation Tags: solar power, wind power
by Planning Engineer (Russ Schussler) Part 3 of this series examines power markets, promoted by policymakers (FERC) and industry advocates to lower costs through competitive bidding and merit-order dispatch. While markets can optimize resource allocation in many sectors, they struggle to deliver affordability and reliability in electricity systems dominated by intermittent renewables. This post first […]
Why “cheaper” wind and solar raise costs. Part III: The problem with power markets
12 Jun 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: Germany, solar power, wind power
By Frank Bosse at Klimanachrichten (Translated, edited by P. Gosselin) “Too much electricity is also a danger.” With that headline, Germany’s “n-tv” surprised its readers on Pentecost Sunday. Attentive readers of “Klimanachrichten” already knew this beforehand: The past holiday weekend was a stress test for our electricity grid: The sun is very high, provides a…
Germany’s Renewable Energy Overcapacity Is Pushing The Power Grid To The Limit
28 May 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: solar power, Spain, wind power
Now, in the aftermath of this blackout that could have been much worse, Spain has significantly increased its reliance on natural gas-fired power plants to stabilize its electricity grid. This strategic shift is the direct result of concerns about the grid’s ability to handle high levels of renewable energy, particularly solar and wind, which accounted for a substantial share of generation during the outage.
Spain Boosts Natural Gas Capacity After Renewable Energy’s Failure Led to Historic Blackout
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in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: Netherlands, wind power
By Paul Homewood Now the Dutch are having trouble finding anyone willing to build offshore wind farms without massive subsidies, as Reuters report: The Netherlands will postpone tenders for two offshore wind farms with a total capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW) due to a lack of interest from potential bidders, the Dutch government […]
Dutch Cancel Offshore Wind Auction Due To Lack Of Interest
25 May 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: British politics, wind power
By Paul Homewood The Telegraph is reporting that the National Grid boss, John Pettigrew, is advising Miliband to reject zonal pricing, because it is a unneeded distraction.
National Grid Boss Admits Electricity Prices Will Rise To Pay For Net Zero
23 May 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: solar power, wind power
by Planning Engineer (Russ Schussler) Wind and solar power are often touted as the cheapest sources of electricity in many regions, capable of delivering low-cost energy for the vast majority of the time. At first glance, this might suggest that an energy mix heavily weighted toward renewables would be the most economical choice. However, this […]
Why “cheaper” wind and solar raise costs. Part I: The fat tail problem
17 May 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: France, solar power, wind power
The French are finding out that combining nuclear power with unstable wind and sun is not a good idea and is a risk to the power grid.
Expert Assessment Warns Expansion Of Wind And Solar Energy Jeopardizing French Power Grid Stability
Spain recently had to learn a similar lesson in a most painful manner.
15 May 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: British politics, solar power, wind power
Britain’s rush to Net Zero could leave it vulnerable to months-long blackouts, as reliance on intermittent renewables strains the grid, escalating costs and jeopardising energy security. The Telegraph has more.
Britain Could Face Months-Long Blackouts Because of Net Zero
12 May 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: solar power, wind power
By Paul Homewood https://gridwatch.co.uk/ At midday today, solar power was supplying 11.2 GW out of a total demand of 28.27 GW. (This is after adding back solar, which normally appears as a reduction in demand, because it is embedded generation). Mad Miliband plans to triple the current solar capacity of 16 GW by 2030. […]
What Happens When There Is Too Much Solar Power
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