Green Energy, and the German Grid, from: Kiev Is Burning

[rmgill]

I really need to get a Lister Cycle Diesel genset built. 

[Colin]

On 12/11/2023 at 11:55 AM, rmgill said:

I really need to get a Lister Cycle Diesel genset built. 

The sweet sound of "Tonk,tonk,tonk,tonk,tonk,tonk,tonk,tonk

[rmgill]

Exactly!
 

 

[sunday]

Those were a hobby of @T19

[BansheeOne]

On 11/5/2023 at 10:22 PM, BansheeOne said:

100 percent capacity of national gas storage reached today, a couple days earlier than last year. Prices are half of last winter, and below the last pre-war one, too. Unless there's a combination of a cold winter and sudden economic boom, we should be okay. Again.

While winter has been somewhat colder than the last so far, notably with lots of snow in early December, there has been no major impact on gas storage. Stocks dropped faster than last year in the first half of the month, but much slower in the second. The last days of the year are shaping up to be quite warm again with double-digit daytime highs in Celsius, so they're actually increasing a bit now; going back on 91 percent capacity compared to 89 the same time twelve months ago.

Prices about 30-40 Euro per MWh, still half of the last pre-war winter during the preparatory Russian maneuvering, and well within the 25-50 Euro variance in the last eight months. Looks like we can put paid to all the warnings that the second winter without direct Russian gas deliveries would be the more difficult one, the statements we might still need to throttle down for demand elsewhere in Europe which were hyped just a couple months ago, etc. Of course demand remains low in part due to a slow economy, itself affected by energy prices still being higher than anytime in the last decade.

[Strannik]

And when German heavy industry will close down/relocate things will be even easier.

Just think of that!

 

[urbanoid]

Japan may restart the largest NPP in the world, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, with ~8000MW capacity.

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Japan lifts operational ban on world's biggest nuclear plant

TOKYO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear power regulator on Wednesday lifted an operational ban imposed on Tokyo Electric Power's (9501.T), opens new tab Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant two years ago, allowing it to work towards gaining local permission to restart.

Tepco has been eager to bring the world's largest atomic power plant back online to slash operating costs, but a resumption still needs consent from the local governments of Niigata prefecture, Kashiwazaki city and Kariwa village, where it is located.

When that might happen is unknown.

With capacity of 8,212 megawatts (MW), the plant has been offline since 2012 after the Fukushima disaster a year earlier led to the shutdown of all nuclear power plants in Japan at the time.

In 2021, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) barred Tepco from operating Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, its only operable atomic power station, due to safety breaches including the failure to protect nuclear materials and missteps that saw an unauthorised staff member accessing sensitive areas of the plant.

Citing improvements in the safety management system, the NRA on Wednesday lifted a corrective action order that had prevented Tepco from transporting new uranium fuel to the plant or loading fuel rods into its reactors - effectively blocking a resumption.

Following the decision, Tepco said it would continue its efforts to regain the trust of the local community and society at large, while Japan's chief cabinet secretary said the government would do its part to aid the process.

"The government will seek the understanding and cooperation of Niigata prefecture and local communities, emphasising 'safety-first'," Yoshimasa Hayashi, the government's top spokesperson, said.

Resources-poor Japan is eager to bring more of its nuclear power plants online to reduce its reliance on imported fossil fuels such as liquefied natural gas (LNG).

The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ) forecast last week that Japan's LNG imports would decline to 58.5 million metric tons in the 2024/25 fiscal year from an estimated 64 million tons this year. The fall factors in the anticipated restarts of a few more nuclear reactors and an increase in renewable energy sources.

Shares in Tepco had soared after the NRA indicated early this month that it would consider lifting the operational ban after conducting an on-site inspection and meeting with the company's president.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/worlds-biggest-nuclear-plant-japan-resume-path-towards-restart-2023-12-27/

[JWB]

The American revolt against green energy has begun (msn.com)

[JWB]

A Bill Gates company is about to start building a nuclear power plant in Wyoming (msn.com)

[Stuart Galbraith]

On 12/20/2023 at 9:05 PM, rmgill said:

Exactly!
 

 

I live just down the road from where they built those. You wouldnt believe the amount that used to turn up at vintage shows near there. Well, perhaps you would, they never wore out.

[sunday]

 

[BansheeOne]

Well with the official end of winter, the Ministry of Economy also has declared the energy crisis to be over. Gas prices still at 25-30 Euro per GWh from a winter peak of 55, though that's what is has periodically been before - throughout 2008, 2012-13, in the second half of 2018; and of course in mid-2021 after the start of the Russian throttle games with a winter peak of 65 during the run-up to the Ukraine War, then to an all-time high of 235 at the height of the crisis. Should drop further towards the rough average of 20 during the pre-crisis years until summer; and if it doesn't exceed the current level considerably next winter, the economy should be okay in the long term.

[Ivanhoe]

https://abc13.com/fighting-jays-solar-farm-guy-texas-fort-bend-county-tx-hailstorm/14559628/
 

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Instead of collecting rays, panels from the Fighting Jays Solar Farm in Guy were hammered by hail. SkyDrone13 captured thousands of rows of shattered panels - damage more concerning to Kaminski than what happened to his home.

Experts said that most of the time, large solar farm panels are made of compound cadmium telluride.

This is something Kaminski is worried about because he uses well water.

"That's what we take a shower with, we drink with," Kaminski explained. "It could be in our water now."

 

 

[lucklucky]

 

[JWB]

 

New Jersey Terminates Ocean Wind Projects Amidst Environmental Concerns (msn.com)

[JWB]

Green grid fail

 

[JWB]

More fail

 

[JWB]

The above tweet assumes the panels will last that long:

 

[JWB]

Nebraska, USA: A single hailstorm reduced a multimillion dollar solar park into a pile of toxic debris, in a matter of minutes. 

https://x.com/wideawake_media/status/1848628085567959367

 

[JWB]

This is green?

[Stuart Galbraith]

Mr Fusion is your friend.

[JWB]

I thought green= safe?

 

[urbanoid]

Based froggies

https://x.com/HopfJames/status/1902050724089044993

 

 

[sunday]

Rational and reasonable, more than based, I would say.

[urbanoid]

And a neighbouring country, an ok(ish) decision, but could have been better.

https://x.com/HopfJames/status/1902409953006207473