nick_horslen
@nick_horslen
Business owner, triple bottom liner, trustee, mentor and coach, father, husband, brother. Give me science, evidence, peer reviews for breakfast dinner and tea.
An Unscientific American. @michaelshermer sifts through the wreckage of the once-great magazine Scientific American. quillette.com/2024/11/21/an-…
🇩🇪 GERMANY: 552g CO2/kWh 🔴 using 37% Coal, 22% Wind and 20% Gas. 🇬🇧 UK: 279g CO2/kWh 🔴 using 49% Gas, 18% Wind and 14% Nuclear. Provided by @ElectricityMaps, data is about live consumption for the past hour as of 27/11/24 07:42 Berlin's time.
I assume this is correct just wonder how often, how much, how come
British utility Octopus CEO says the U.K. spent yesterday ~£20 million paying wind generators not to produce (curtailment was needed due to high wind during a winter storm)
German utility execs who champion the Energiewende are starting to panic after this month's shocking 12-day wind drought. RWE CEO Markus Krebber posted a desperate plea for more "secure" power supplies this morning on LinkedIn. The situation is coming to a breaking point.
Looking at German electricity this week you could be forgiven for forgetting they've spent FIVE HUNDRED BILLION € on a renewable energy "transition" They're just straight up fossil powered! With high costs, high carbon, and a shrinking economy. I labeled it for you below.
Bad climate policies -> Germany in crisis “Deindustrialisation is a real risk” president of Federation of German Industries Even FT agrees partly because of "high energy costs" Real German electricity costs (households+industry) 245% of costs in 2000 x.com/BjornLomborg/s…
Bad climate policies -> Germany in crisis “Deindustrialisation is a real risk” president of Federation of German Industries Even FT agrees partly because of "high energy costs" Real German electricity costs (households+industry) 245% of costs in 2000 iea.org/data-and-stati…
The president of the National Academy of Sciences, Marcia McNutt, has published welcome an essay promising to remain politically neutral and mitigate the political polarization of science. Some notable quotes from the article: "[S]cientists need to better explain the norms and…
This months menu: Coal sandwich with a slice of lignite and spread evenly with thickly gas
As Germany attempts to negotiate with Putin, they've had almost no wind or solar power this entire month. Built 166 GW of wind and solar and are getting next to NOTHING from in November. Whatever Gods German energy ministers pray to for good weather, they need new ones.
As Germany attempts to negotiate with Putin, they've had almost no wind or solar power this entire month. Built 166 GW of wind and solar and are getting next to NOTHING from in November. Whatever Gods German energy ministers pray to for good weather, they need new ones.
Nice to see NZ in the #fusion race. The investments world wide are a great sign of what’s still to come. Nuclear fusion start-up claims milestone with unconventional reactor via @FT on.ft.com/3YZSWrZ
Looking at German electricity this week you could be forgiven for forgetting they've spent FIVE HUNDRED BILLION € on a renewable energy "transition" They're just straight up fossil powered! With high costs, high carbon, and a shrinking economy. I labeled it for you below.
Germany's governing coalition has now collapsed. They were bad stewards of their country's energy supply. The leading opposition party says they will investigate turning back on the nuclear plants that recently closed. Here are three graphs showing why nuclear should return.
German coalition government may not survive the night. From trusted sources in Berlin. Fallout from election of Trump, who asking other things is Germany's most famous energy critic. Here is the chance needed to save Germany's nuclear plants.
This week, legendary Jefferson Airplane singer Grace Slick turned 85 years old. Here is performing "White Rabbit" at the historic Woodstock Festival in 1969.
🇩🇪 GERMANY: 562g CO2/kWh 🔴 using 36% Coal, 22% Gas and 14% Wind. 🇬🇧 UK: 330g CO2/kWh 🔴 using 61% Gas, 14% Nuclear and 11% Wind. Provided by @ElectricityMaps, data is about live consumption for the past hour as of 29/10/24 19:36 Berlin's time.
Kate Bush in support of War Child. Well worth watching. youtu.be/gXUkSiV4Jzs?si…
KATE BUSH full interview 25/10/2024 Little Shrew / Snowflake youtu.be/j9V3Mlck-Mo?si… via @YouTube
🇫🇷 FRANCE: 19g CO2/kWh 🟢 using 73% Nuclear, 16% Hydro and 7% Wind. 🇩🇪 GERMANY: 444g CO2/kWh 🔴 using 31% Coal, 29% Wind and 14% Biomass. Provided by @ElectricityMaps, data is about live consumption for the past hour as of 19/10/24 20:33 Berlin's time.
I rented a $17k lens to photograph the recent starship launch in detail. When I aligned and stitched all the photos I took together, it made a unique video showing the entire event from launch to catch. I hope to ride on Starship one day.
🇩🇪 GERMANY: 443g CO2/kWh 🔴 using 31% Coal, 29% Wind and 16% Biomass. 🇬🇧 UK: 233g CO2/kWh 🔴 using 39% Gas, 28% Nuclear and 20% Wind. Provided by @ElectricityMaps, data is about live consumption for the past hour as of 19/10/24 08:34 Berlin's time.
Huge news! EU ministers have agreed to back nuclear energy to accelerate “low-emissions technologies” at the COP29 climate summit next month, **including Germany**