USA Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has driven a huge investment in battery factories, hydrogen, wind and solar farms, battery storage and other emission reduction technologies.
Renewable Energy
Renewable energy discussion
PV Panels Supply Booming
The IRA USA within 12 months has driven over 100GW of production capacity with announcments and operating factories. Along with China and India production pv panels are booming.
India PV Manufacturing Targets
India is making investment to be the second largest solar panel PV manufacturer with a target of 110GW by 2026. Making progress with 38GW in March 2023.
Hydropower Reductions
Hydro has been the mainstay of renewable energy but droughts from climate change has reduced the energy produced by 250TWh – Spains electric demand.
Heat Pumps For Energy Savings
Heat pumps or air conditioners were invented in the early 1900’s and now are the most cost effective for heating and cooling. Replace gas heat systems with heat pumps reduces energy demand by 3 times.
Ethanol Worse than Gasoline for Global Warming
Is ethanol worse than gasoline for global warming? Turns out it is worse! A recent publication showed that corn ethanol compared with petroleum products increased: So while it is clear ethanol mixtures for gasoline is bad policy, ethanol continues to be used in transportation due to the large influence of agriculture in energy policy. In …