Energy Security is significantly impacted by issues with approvals. As the Energy Transition progresses, the time it takes to get large renewable projects approved has lengthened considerably. As approval times lengthened, projects became more exposed to inflation of costs where economics were threatened. Some auction prices were too low to […]
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Decarbonisation needs increased Electrification, but many hundreds of billions of dollars of international grid investment is needed (and years of permitting, sometimes unsuccessful) and many developing nations may not even have suitable national grids. In order to help meet climate goals, a potential more timely and economic solution is the […]
As discussed last week in last week’s posts on the Energy Transition, increased Electrification is required to support Decarbonisation. Not discussed very much in the press are Electrical Grid Challenges, but some articles are beginning to appear as writers get more informed. Without addressing these challenges quicker and without orders […]
A range of heat transfer systems to access heating and cooling With higher costs for energy required for heating or cooling, other options than the use of electricity or carbon based fuels are available. Shallow Geothermal Energy involves extracting heat or cooling from the relatively shallow subsurface using heat pumps. […]