News & Articles on Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuels ares not renewable, obviously. They are listed here for organizational reasons. I don’t write about fossil fuels–as a rule. However, fossil fuels and those who promote them are not going away quietly. Thus, I felt it necessary to include the topic to distinguish articles that are not about nuclear power or renewable energy.
Renew Economy: How wind displaced coal in Spain
By
Giles Parkinson
Goldman Sachs says Spain is a good example of how increases in renewable energy production has to be offset by a lower average load among fossil fuel plants. “Rising generation from solar plants in particular (whose output often coincides with the time of peak power demand) can result in lower peak power tariffs, undermining the profitability of many conventional power plants,” it says.
The implication for climate change and peak fossil fuel of the continuation of the current trend in wind and solar energy production
By
Mark Leggett and David Ball
The study finds that the peak fossil fuel risk will start to be critical by 2020. If however the future growth rate of wind and solar energy production follows that already achieved for the world mobile phone system or the Chinese National expressway network the peak fossil fuel risk can be prevented completely. For global warming, the same growth rate provides significant mitigation by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels to zero by the early 2030s.
Sharp decline in 2012 [Danish] CO2 emissions
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Danes are consuming more renewable energy and less fossil fuels and emitting less CO2, 2012 energy statistics show. . .
Independent: Billionaires secretly fund attacks on climate science
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Audit trail reveals that donors linked to fossil fuel industry are backing global warming sceptics . . .
Iceland–an Example of the High Penetration of Renewables in the Modern Era
By
Paul Gipe
Iceland’s famous for its breathtaking scenery, its geysers, its Blue Lagoon–and for sitting astride the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Among energy wonks, Iceland is also well known for using its abundant renewable energy, and especially for tapping the volcanic roots of the island in developing its geothermal resources. . .
Is the Unthinkable Possible: Feed-in Tariffs for Coal and Nuclear?
By
Paul Gipe
Conservative State of Indiana First Out of the Gate with Coal Gas Tariff–British Nuclear Tariffs Expected Shortly . . .
