Internet data centers are fueling drive to old power source: Coal

https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/internet-data-centers-fueling-drive-150206807.html

#energy #datacenter

Utility-related fires are wreaking havoc across the United States. Since 2017, fires related to electricity transmission have burned at least 3 million acres.

New today: A closer look at the #Texas Panhandle fire, and why it's a grim preview of our near future. From our friends at Sierra Club magazine ... https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-panhandle-fire-climate-environment/

#wildfire #ClimateChange #environment #news #politics #USpol #weather #fire #drought #energy

The Epic Texas Panhandle Fire Is Just a Preview

Texas officials go to bat for oil and gas while the climate-fueled Smokehouse Creek Fire still rages.

^{Christopher Collins (The Texas Observer)}

For those of you who (rightly) think that a key element in the world's response to climate change would be the retiring of coal-fired energy capacity & the halt to new building of plant will be concerned by the current record on both.

While we fret (rightly) about oil & gas, we shouldn't forget that coal continues to be a major problem.

Once again our political leaders are making pious pronouncements, but doing too little for a green transition!

#energy #coal #politics

For anyone who still thinks that biofuels are going to be better than electrification, here's a couple of statistics from the World Resources Institute:

- Producing just 2% of the world's energy needs from liquid biofuel would require agricultural production to increase by another 30% by 2050.
- Even on the best lands, a hectare of modern solar voltaics can generate 40-100 times more usable energy than biomass

Here's how we use our land already.There just isn't room for that.

#climate #energy

How Genome Mapping Can Transform Sugarcane Into Green Fuel

https://scitechdaily.com/how-genome-mapping-can-transform-sugarcane-into-green-fuel/

#science #biology #genetics #botany #agriculture #farming #energy #environment #biofuels

How Genome Mapping Can Transform Sugarcane Into Green Fuel

Unveiling sugarcane's genome, scientists set the stage for innovative breeding and renewable carbon sourcing, heralding a new era in agricultural research and sustainability.

^{Mike O'Neill (SciTechDaily)}

The new thermal energy networks will utilize the same types of pipelines that traditionally carry planet-warming gasses to buildings, but they will carry water or other liquids that transfer heat from underground or other buildings to power heat pumps.

Utility scale district heating and cooling can save a lot of energy. Ground-source heat pumps can reduce energy consumption and emissions by up to 44% versus air-source heat pumps and 72% compared to standard air-conditioning equipment.
#Energy

#Saudi #energy minister pins Aramco’s oil capacity halt on #green transition

> Saudi’s state-controlled oil giant Aramco suspended its capacity expansion plans because of the green transition, Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman said Monday, stressing that the future of energy security lies with renewables.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/12/saudi-energy-minister-pins-aramcos-oil-capacity-halt-on-green-transition.html

#SaudiArabia #Aramco #oil #greenenergy #climatechange

Saudi energy minister pins Aramco's oil capacity halt on green transition

Saudi state-controlled Aramco suspended its capacity expansion plans because of the green transition, Saudi energy minister Abdulaziz bin Salman said Monday.

^{Ruxandra Iordache (CNBC)}

#Ukraine’s #AI - enabled #drones are trying to disrupt #Russia’s #energy industry. So far, it’s working

source: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/01/energy/ukrainian-drones-disrupting-russian-energy-industry-intl-cmd/index.html

Ukrainian source with knowledge of the operation told CNN that Tuesday’s attack was “one of the deepest operations into Russian territory.”

#war #news #warfare #technology

Another angle to show the size of the tree.

This is a very special tree with a lot of energy in the area.

#nature #Trees #Birds #mentalhealth #spirituality #Energy