Most of The World Could Be 100% Powered With Renewables by 2050

[Media_Truth]

Actually Australia has had a lot of growth in renewables. But instead of listening to a blogger, let's look at what Andrew Smith has to say. He is the Global Head of Energy, Specialised & Acquisition Finance at National Australia Bank.

Australia’s renewable energy boom to continue in 2019 | Business Research and Insights

“There’s a tremendous opportunity for further deployment of renewables in Australia, and the reason I say that is, due to our historic reliance on ageing coal-fired generation we have one of the most carbon-intensive electricity grids in the world.

“Fundamentally, utility-scale wind and solar projects are the cheapest new entrant and we continue to see innovation leading to further cost declines” Smith said

 

[Jack Hays]

[h=2]Renewables — the $300 billion dollar vested interest that hardly anyone mentions[/h]
Imagine there was a $300 billion dollar industry that depended almost entirely on a pagan belief that cars cause storms, and coal caused floods. Imagine this industry produced nothing that consumers would voluntarily buy unless the government banned cheaper options. Now imagine how much money these investors might be willing to donate to lobby groups, Superpacs, and activists in koala suits. Purely hypothetically…
Global clean energy investment[1] totaled $332.1 billion in 2018, down 8% on 2017. Last year was the fifth in a row in which investment exceeded the $300 billion mark, according to authoritative figures from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Global investment in renewable energy, 2018 | Bloomberg.
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With 100% of their income at risk of evaporating if the voters pick the wrong person, or if public faith in the pagan religion starts to wane, these investors have a reason to create a PR campaign that called anyone who questioned the faith an idiot denier, funded by fossil fuels, out of touch, old, white and unfashionable.
Fossil Fuels, on the other hand, wouldn’t need to worry. They’ve tried the solar and wind research already. They know how uncompetitive they are and how people will be using coal and oil for decades to come.
Imagine if every time someone said “fossil fuel funded”, someone else said, “or a target of a $300 billion investment industry 100% dependent on government rules and a pagan belief?”
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[Jack Hays]

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[Lord of Planar]

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But our lefties here still praise China because their authoritarian masters of the AGW dogma tell them to.

 

[Media_Truth]

[h=2]Renewables — the $300 billion dollar vested interest that hardly anyone mentions[/h]
Imagine there was a $300 billion dollar industry that depended almost entirely on a pagan belief that cars cause storms, and coal caused floods. Imagine this industry produced nothing that consumers would voluntarily buy unless the government banned cheaper options. Now imagine how much money these investors might be willing to donate to lobby groups, Superpacs, and activists in koala suits. Purely hypothetically…
Global clean energy investment[1] totaled $332.1 billion in 2018, down 8% on 2017. Last year was the fifth in a row in which investment exceeded the $300 billion mark, according to authoritative figures from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Global investment in renewable energy, 2018 | Bloomberg.
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With 100% of their income at risk of evaporating if the voters pick the wrong person, or if public faith in the pagan religion starts to wane, these investors have a reason to create a PR campaign that called anyone who questioned the faith an idiot denier, funded by fossil fuels, out of touch, old, white and unfashionable.
Fossil Fuels, on the other hand, wouldn’t need to worry. They’ve tried the solar and wind research already. They know how uncompetitive they are and how people will be using coal and oil for decades to come.
Imagine if every time someone said “fossil fuel funded”, someone else said, “or a target of a $300 billion investment industry 100% dependent on government rules and a pagan belief?”
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Thanks for posting that excellent graph which shows the amazing renewable trends. This article summarizes what to expect in the near future:

https://www.iea.org/renewables2018/

Renewables will have the fastest growth in the electricity sector, providing almost 30% of power demand in 2023, up from 24% in 2017. During this period, renewables are forecast to meet more than 70% of global electricity generation growth, led by solar PV and followed by wind, hydropower, and bioenergy. Hydropower remains the largest renewable source, meeting 16% of global electricity demand by 2023, followed by wind (6%), solar PV (4%), and bioenergy (3%).

 

[Media_Truth]

But our lefties here still praise China because their authoritarian masters of the AGW dogma tell them to.

China is a case of a relatively poor country becoming prosperous. China is currently installing more renewables than any other country. But you are correct, when you say that their coal consumption is also rising. Your "dogma" comment is false. They are being criticized throughout the world for increasing coal power. If you did any reading, you would understand that.

Bottom line - China continues to prosper, and along with that prosperity is more power from all sectors. It is arguably the world's new number one economy. Some think the US still holds that position, but most experts agree that if they do, it won't be for long.

China is making a global power play, and the US response is coming up short

China is making a global power play, and the US response is coming up short

China is expanding trade with Europe with their new rail line. These freight trains are just starting to roll daily. The good news is that rail is much more efficient, from a BTU-expended standpoint.

China's First Freight Train To The U.K. Rolls Into London : The Two-Way : NPR

With the new service, London is now the 15th European city to be linked with China by rail — and the BBC reports China is planning another 20 European routes. The U.K. route was announced by the state-run China Railway Corporation, and it is operated by the Yiwu Timex Industrial Investment Company.

Hey, but we have Trump. He is going to fix the China situation. Right?

 

[longview]

China is expanding trade with Europe with their new rail line. These freight trains are just starting to roll daily. The good news is that rail is much more efficient, from a BTU-expended standpoint.

China's First Freight Train To The U.K. Rolls Into London : The Two-Way : NPR

With the new service, London is now the 15th European city to be linked with China by rail — and the BBC reports China is planning another 20 European routes. The U.K. route was announced by the state-run China Railway Corporation, and it is operated by the Yiwu Timex Industrial Investment Company.

Hey, but we have Trump. He is going to fix the China situation. Right?

The land route is interesting, but two weeks, the actual transport time should be closer to 4 days,
which means a great deal of time was spent moving containers from one type of train to another.
Automation and consistent gauges could cut the time down by many days.
I do wonder how the efficiency of rail stacks up against water shipping?
Energy efficiency in transport - Wikipedia
it is kind of difficult to weed out, but it looks like the container ship is
74 kJ per tonne-km at a speed of 45 kmh (24 knots)
while the global number for trains is
150 kJ/tkm (kilojoule per tonne kilometre)
We also have to consider that the land route is about 40% longer than the sea route, and that the sea route
is likely about a week longer.
Still an interesting article.

 

[Media_Truth]

The land route is interesting, but two weeks, the actual transport time should be closer to 4 days,
which means a great deal of time was spent moving containers from one type of train to another.
Automation and consistent gauges could cut the time down by many days.
I do wonder how the efficiency of rail stacks up against water shipping?
Energy efficiency in transport - Wikipedia
it is kind of difficult to weed out, but it looks like the container ship is
74 kJ per tonne-km at a speed of 45 kmh (24 knots)
while the global number for trains is
150 kJ/tkm (kilojoule per tonne kilometre)
We also have to consider that the land route is about 40% longer than the sea route, and that the sea route
is likely about a week longer.
Still an interesting article.

It makes sense that sea shipments would require less energy per ton than land shipments. There is little friction energy loss. That said, usually, with sea shipments, there are also land journeys, to get the goods to the port.

 

[Lord of Planar]

China is a case of a relatively poor country becoming prosperous. China is currently installing more renewables than any other country. But you are correct, when you say that their coal consumption is also rising. Your "dogma" comment is false. They are being criticized throughout the world for increasing coal power. If you did any reading, you would understand that.

Bottom line - China continues to prosper, and along with that prosperity is more power from all sectors. It is arguably the world's new number one economy. Some think the US still holds that position, but most experts agree that if they do, it won't be for long.

China is making a global power play, and the US response is coming up short

China is making a global power play, and the US response is coming up short

China is expanding trade with Europe with their new rail line. These freight trains are just starting to roll daily. The good news is that rail is much more efficient, from a BTU-expended standpoint.

China's First Freight Train To The U.K. Rolls Into London : The Two-Way : NPR

With the new service, London is now the 15th European city to be linked with China by rail — and the BBC reports China is planning another 20 European routes. The U.K. route was announced by the state-run China Railway Corporation, and it is operated by the Yiwu Timex Industrial Investment Company.

Hey, but we have Trump. He is going to fix the China situation. Right?

My God.

If we had solar and wind as cheap when we were building our infrastructure, we would have used more too.

The logistics makes it impractical for us to replace as fast as new projects.

Get real. This isn't utopia.

Saying we fall short is just political propaganda.

 

[longview]

My God.

If we had solar and wind as cheap when we were building our infrastructure, we would have used more too.

The logistics makes it impractical for us to replace as fast as new projects.

Get real. This isn't utopia.

Saying we fall short is just political propaganda.

I remember a discussion about bringing solar electricity to remote Indian villages that had not had any
electricity before. It was an enormous improvement, because for some hours during the day they could run
pumps, refrigerators, and charge batteries for limited nighttime lighting.
It was not like modern grid electricity, but a vast improvement over what they had before.

 

[Lord of Planar]

I remember a discussion about bringing solar electricity to remote Indian villages that had not had any
electricity before. It was an enormous improvement, because for some hours during the day they could run
pumps, refrigerators, and charge batteries for limited nighttime lighting.
It was not like modern grid electricity, but a vast improvement over what they had before.

That too. When we were developing, say in the 1800's if such improvements were available, we would be all in.

Not today. We are to used to our 24/7/365 power on demand. We would never agree to go backwards.

 

[Jack Hays]

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[Greger]

And what about batteries or some other storage, for the times of no sunlight and dead wind patterns?

Who's crystal ball says we will have adequate storage means by then?

Mine says that storage will be improved but not yet up to covering every possibility for power usage during low wind/sun/tide. Fortunately we will still have some natural gas plants online to make up the difference.

 

[Lord of Planar]

Mine says that storage will be improved but not yet up to covering every possibility for power usage during low wind/sun/tide. Fortunately we will still have some natural gas plants online to make up the difference.

The problem is that forcing plants designed to run primary, into being backup, makes them more expensive to operate too.

 

[Jack Hays]

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[h=1]Swedish Power Shortages Because of Renewable Energy[/h][FONT=&quot]Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Grant Griffiths – Sweden was a zero carbon nuclear energy leader, but nowadays reliable zero carbon nuclear is the wrong kind of zero carbon electricity. Sweden’s Lack of Electricity Capacity Is Threatening Growth A shift toward renewables is overwhelming the nation’s grid, leaving a potential Olympic Games in 2026 relying on reserve generators. …
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[Media_Truth]

My God.

If we had solar and wind as cheap when we were building our infrastructure, we would have used more too.

The logistics makes it impractical for us to replace as fast as new projects.

Get real. This isn't utopia.

Saying we fall short is just political propaganda.

The article wasn't discussing renewable energy by itself. It was talking about the Chinese economy vs the US economy.

 

[Media_Truth]

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If Sweden had any problems, like the High Schooler mentions, they sure got through them.

[Event] Swedish Energy Strategy 2019; Towards 100% renewable energy : GlobalPowers

Renewable energy could be power generated from water, wind or the sun, or any other source that is replenished through a natural process. By 2040 Sweden aims to use 100 per cent renewable energy. Already in 2012 the country reached the government’s 2020 target of 50 per cent – and the share of renewable energy used keeps growing.
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Rikstag will receive a bill that will discourage the purchase and the operation of commercial non-eletric cars. It will include tariffs, carbon taxes, oil taxes, and incentives for purchasing and operating an electric vehicle.

To help jump start the Electric cars in Sweden, Vattenfall will construct 120 electric charging stations all over Sweden, to help make electric cars a common sight.

 

[Jack Hays]

If Sweden had any problems, like the High Schooler mentions, they sure got through them.

[Event] Swedish Energy Strategy 2019; Towards 100% renewable energy : GlobalPowers

Renewable energy could be power generated from water, wind or the sun, or any other source that is replenished through a natural process. By 2040 Sweden aims to use 100 per cent renewable energy. Already in 2012 the country reached the government’s 2020 target of 50 per cent – and the share of renewable energy used keeps growing.
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Rikstag will receive a bill that will discourage the purchase and the operation of commercial non-eletric cars. It will include tariffs, carbon taxes, oil taxes, and incentives for purchasing and operating an electric vehicle.

To help jump start the Electric cars in Sweden, Vattenfall will construct 120 electric charging stations all over Sweden, to help make electric cars a common sight.

Sweden’s Lack of Electricity Capacity Is Threatening Growth
A shift toward renewables is overwhelming the nation’s grid, leaving a potential Olympic Games in 2026 relying on reserve generators.
By Jesper Starn
3 May 2019, 14:00 GMT+10
Global trade wars and weakening export markets are not the only potential dampers on Sweden’s growth. There’s also a homegrown problem: a lack of power capacity.
The dire situation stems from the closing of the nation’s oldest reactors and a shift to wind at a time when the grid is already struggling to keep up with demand in major cities. The shortage, which impacts the nation’s main urban areas, is threatening everything from the rollout of a 5G network in the capital to investments in giant data halls and new subway lines. It could even derail Stockholm’s bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

It’s a stark change from the decades of cheap, surplus electricity that propelled the Nordic region’s biggest economy into one of the richest and most industrialized nations in the world. Now, electricity supplies in urban areas can’t keep up and that could exacerbate a slowdown already impacted by global uncertainty and Brexit.
“Citizens and companies are worried, irritated and even angry,” said Jonas Kamleh, a strategist for the City of Malmo, the nation’s third biggest. “How could this situation arise in the engineering nation of Sweden?”
The answer is a very ambitious green agenda. Sweden is halfway through a plan to replace the output from four reactors in the industrial south with thousands of wind turbines in the north. But grid connections, some dating back to the 1950s, aren’t up to scratch so the power isn’t shipped to where it’s really needed. And to make matters worse, city demand is surging at a faster-than-expected pace because of the electrification of everything from transport to heating.

 

[Jack Hays]

It is unfortunate that Mitch Daniels did not run for President in 2012.


[h=3]A genuine Big Idea that could fix the border problem[/h]
Scientists are proposing an “energy-water corridor” along the boundary with Mexico.

• Mitch Daniels

 

[Bergslagstroll]

If Sweden had any problems, like the High Schooler mentions, they sure got through them.

[Event] Swedish Energy Strategy 2019; Towards 100% renewable energy : GlobalPowers

Renewable energy could be power generated from water, wind or the sun, or any other source that is replenished through a natural process. By 2040 Sweden aims to use 100 per cent renewable energy. Already in 2012 the country reached the government’s 2020 target of 50 per cent – and the share of renewable energy used keeps growing.
...
Rikstag will receive a bill that will discourage the purchase and the operation of commercial non-eletric cars. It will include tariffs, carbon taxes, oil taxes, and incentives for purchasing and operating an electric vehicle.

To help jump start the Electric cars in Sweden, Vattenfall will construct 120 electric charging stations all over Sweden, to help make electric cars a common sight.

Also for example that Swedish rank second place on Forbes best country for Business list.

Best Countries for Business List

While Denmark that got 40 percent of electricity from windpower and in total 68 percent from renewables in 2018 is on seventh place.

As Wind Turned Down A Notch, Solar Soared -- 2018 Renewable Energy Report Denmark | CleanTechnica

Also companies like Facebook are locating to Sweden because of the cheap and reliable access to electricity.

Facebook Data Center Investment in Sweden Nears US$1B | Data Center Knowledge

 

[Checkerboard Strangler]

It is unfortunate that Mitch Daniels did not run for President in 2012.


[h=3]A genuine Big Idea that could fix the border problem[/h]
Scientists are proposing an “energy-water corridor” along the boundary with Mexico.

• Mitch Daniels

I like it!

 

[nekrodev]

It is unfortunate that Mitch Daniels did not run for President in 2012.


[h=3]A genuine Big Idea that could fix the border problem[/h]
Scientists are proposing an “energy-water corridor” along the boundary with Mexico.

• Mitch Daniels

this guy is a ****ing hack, but the plan that he's talking about isn't all bad.

Here's the original article so you can read more about it without the ridiculous political garbage he's attached to it - Bold Plan? Replace the Border Wall with an Energy–Water Corridor - Scientific American Blog Network

 

[Jack Hays]

this guy is a ****ing hack, but the plan that he's talking about isn't all bad.

Here's the original article so you can read more about it without the ridiculous political garbage he's attached to it - Bold Plan? Replace the Border Wall with an Energy–Water Corridor - Scientific American Blog Network

The original plan was linked in Daniels's article.

 

[Media_Truth]

The original plan was linked in Daniels's article.

Did he publish a book on LuLu.com?

 

[Jack Hays]

Did he publish a book on LuLu.com?

Daniels's article was published in the Washington Post. It was based on a plan published in Scientific American.