Make it 20 days straight and 49 of the past 57 days where #WindWaterSolar supply has exceeded California grid demand for 0.25-9.92 h per day.

Today's peak: 124.5% of demand

During the past 14 days+nights, #WWS has supplied an AVERAGE of 75.6% of demand

In other words, California doubled its grid battery storage in one year!!!

Yet another record on April 30:

Peak discharge rate of grid batteries passed 7 GW, reaching 7.046 GW at 7:55 PM

That's >7 nuclear reactors worth of discharge.

Previous record was 6.758 GW set Apr. 29

New record is just over twice the peak from April 30, 2023, 3.512 GW.

Canada's billion-dollar bet on #carboncapture at Boundary Dam 3 has been a bust. The technology has badly underperformed and the CO2 that is captured has been used for enhanced oil recovery, which has likely led to an increase in global CO2 emissions.

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And the 90%-95% CO2 capture efficiency claims by industry, academics, pundits are jokes

'CCS installation at Boundary Dam 3 coal plant an “underperforming failure”, achieving only a 57% capture rate after 9 years'

IEEFA.org The Energy Mix AukeHoekstra Prof. Peter Strachan

This happens when useless techs that increase CO2, pollution & fossil mining are promoted

CCS Project Cancelled, Another Failing as Industry Navigates Bad Week
theenergymix.com/one-ccs-projec… The Energy Mix

Reality
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jac…

IEEFA.org Robert Howarth mike andrade

The speed of solar output growth in California

@Grid_Status

Nice graph of the growth of batteries in California

@Grid_status

Amazing reduction in April fossil gas use on California's grid in just one year!

Due to increase in utility PV (increasing supply), rooftop PV (decreasing demand) and batteries (shifting PV supply from day to night)

Grid Status

May 2 was the 19th day straight and 48th of 56 where #WindWaterSolar supply exceeded demand on California's grid (for 7.75 h, peaking at 125.3% of demand)

Over 56 days/nights, WWS Averaged 4.13 hours/day > 100% of demand

Full stats here:
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jac…

And the streak rolls into May.

For the 18th day in a row and 47th of past 55, California #WindWaterSolar supply exceeded 100% of demand, for 8.67 h on May 1, peaking at 130.6%.

Over the 55 days, WWS exceeded demand 4.1 h/day on avg and the 24-h avg WWS supply has been 62.3%

Let's go big on clean energy. A great way to ensure we get 100% of the energy all day is to include offshore wind into our portfolio. 100% for Offshore Wind brings clean energy to the grid when the sun is not shining.

This is the clearest news summary of scientific and cost data that I have ever heard.

Thank you Heather Waldman

Data reveals big milestones for California's wind, water and solar power production kcra.com/article/milest… kcranews California ISO Stanford ENERGY Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

New paper quantifies huge India onshore wind potential at different heights up to 200 m, accounting for exclusions at 10-m resolution AND quantifies co-located solar potential

Enough wind to power India for all purposes 2x in 2050

Congrats Anna-Katharina von Krauland, PhD

cell.com/cell-reports-s…

And the streak rolls into May.

For the 18th day in a row and 47th of past 55, California #WindWaterSolar supply exceeded 100% of demand, for 8.67 h on May 1, peaking at 130.6%.

Over the 55 days, WWS exceeded demand 4.1 h/day on avg and the 24-h avg WWS supply has been 62.3%

In Europe we keep discussing about electric cars…

In China they know electrification is the winner and are focusing on electrifying everything, even shipping!

This electric container will serve a commercial route starting as soon as NOW…

techtimes.com/articles/30409…

Five Things the “Nuclear Bros” Don’t Want You to Know About Small Modular Reactors

1. SMRs are not more economical than large reactors
2. SMRs are not generally safer
3. SMRs do not reduce waste problem
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blog.ucsusa.org/edwin-lyman/fi… Union of Concerned Scientists Edwin Lyman

For those wanting to get into the weeds re: what happens when a CO2 pipeline breaches, this is really good.

Spoiler: people asphyxiate, cars don’t run, and the weeds die too 1/2

Analysis of CO2 Plume Dispersion Modeling for One Earth Pipeline in Illinois pipelinefighters.org/news/analysis-…

A 'wind energy atlas' shows the potential to meet the demand for all of India's energy needs. 🗺

Research by Anna-Katharina von Krauland, PhD and Mark Z. Jacobson maps out what's needed to power the country with 100% renewable energy by 2050.🌬

Read more👇
cell.com/cell-reports-s…

#globaldevelopment

Another new record yesterday (Tue Apr. 30)

Batteries provided 4.83% of California's electricity output in the 24-h average (prev record 4.62%), which means they provided ~10% of all nighttime electricity, shifting it from the excess daytime #WindWaterSolar generation.