Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories Georgia’s Clean Energy Outpaces Fossil Fuels with New Nuclear Boost September 22, 2024 Stu Turley For the first time ever, the U.S. state of Georgia has more clean power than hydrocarbon fueled power in its grid. Unit 3 and Unit 4 at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia, have started commercial […] Heavy […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Is driving electric now more expensive than petrol or diesel? September 23, 2024 Mariel Alumit Britain’s public charging network is facing criticism for high costs, making electric vehicle (EV) driving potentially twice as expensive as using petrol or diesel cars. The UK now has over 12,500 rapid and ultra-rapid charging […] Austria election […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Oil Is Not Out of the Woods Yet September 18, 2024 Stu Turley Crude oil prices revived this week with WTI recovering to $70 per barrel. This week, the climb is being fueled by the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is later today expected to announce the first rate […] Relying on electricity interconnectors […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Oil Majors and Traders Vye for Shell’s South African Assets September 8, 2024 Stu Turley Shell is divesting from its downstream operations in South Africa, attracting interest from major oil traders and national oil companies. Saudi Aramco, ADNOC, Trafigura, and other major players are in the race to acquire Shell’s […] Trump pledges […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Ukraine Strikes 2 More Oil Depots Deep Into Russian Territory August 28, 2024 Stu Turley The Ukrainian military claimed on Wednesday to have downed a Russian fighter jet over eastern Ukraine as Russia stepped up retaliation in Ukraine’s occupied eastern region shortly after Kyiv set another Russian oil depot on […] What’s Good […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Renewables Accounted for 14.6% of Global Energy Consumption in 2023 August 27, 2024 Mariel Alumit ENB Pub Note: The term “Renewable Energy” is a marketing term. Wind and solar cannot be even considered renewable nor sustainable as they require oil and gas to even exisit. Renewable energy’s share of […] Visualizing the […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Winter squeeze: Average energy bills could jump to £1,714 August 19, 2024 Mariel Alumit Energy bills across Britain might increase by 9% this winter, reaching an average of £1,714 a year for the typical household‘s gas and electricity. Consultancy Cornwall Insight has released its final forecast for the energy […] House Hearing Reveals […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories When will the world hit peak oil? Elon Musk\’s Grok 2.0 is becoming a useful tool, and funny. Stu Turley First, I want to let you know that I am very nervous about AI and its impact on humanity and our freedoms. That being said, I asked Grok 2.0 a few […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Biomass power station produced four times emissions of UK coal plant, says report August 9, 2024 Mariel Alumit The Drax power station was responsible for four times more carbon emissions than the UK’s last remaining coal-fired plant last year, despite taking more than £0.5bn in clean-energy subsidies in 2023, according to a report. The North […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories BRICS Officially Announces Financial System Similar to SWIFT July 26, 2024 Stu Turley The BRICS alliance is looking to bypass the Western SWIFT system and replace it with its own financial mechanism. The creation of a new financial messaging system similar to SWIFT will allow BRICS to reshape […] Potential increase in gas […]
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