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IEA WEO-2012 finds major shift in global energy balance but not onto a more sustainable path; identifies potential for transformative shift in global energy efficiency

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The WEO finds that the extraordinary growth in oil and natural gas output in the United States will mean a sea-change in global energy flows. barely rises in OECD countries, although there is a pronounced shift away from oil, coal (and, in some countries, nuclear) towards natural gas and renewables. Oil demand reaches 99.7

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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Russia’s energy resources are enormous and Europe’s dependence on them is deep and pervasive. Russia is the world’s second largest producer of crude oil, behind the United States and ahead of Saudi Arabia, and its second largest exporter, behind Saudi Arabia. percent stake in the enormous Sakhalin-2 oil and gas development.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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The energy stored within hydrogen has been imparted from electrical energy through the electrolytic hydrogen production process or more likely in the refinement of fossil fuels such as coal seam (methane) gas – both are energy intensive processes in themselves. . Again, the hydrogen pathway represents a stupid energy pathway.

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How Will EV Charging Powered by Renewable Energy Create a Greener World

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Renewable energy was the main source of energy before the discovery of oil, coal, and natural gas. Iceland, Norway, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, and Austria were the global leaders in hydroelectric as of 2019. It comes from natural sources that continuously regenerate, such as sunlight, wind, water (in motion), and geothermal.

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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Equinor used the same design for an 88-MW, 11-turbine array —the world’s largest, though probably not for long—completed this year in Norway. At that project, cables transfer the electricity to oil and gas platforms, rather than delivering the power back to shore. Equinor constructed floating wind farms in Scotland and Norway.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Part movie spaceship, part oil independence klaxon, the sound fills the cabin and certainly wont appeal to everyone. Sorry, but electrics and electric power plants are so efficient that CO2 emissions are less than gassers even when the electricity comes from coal - and a lot of electricity doesnt come from coal.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", 5/17/06 "Plugin hybrids have a lot of promise, especially to displace oil consumption. GM Press Release ). Bloomberg ).

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