(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Renewable Tuesday, 9/5: Faster! More! [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-09-05 The world is simultaneously breaking records for renewable energy growth and capacity, and ignoring the opportunity to do far more. Nobody can keep up with the whole firehose of new information, and also the lesser stream of disinformation, on sun, wind, storage, and more. For this post I just stuck a ladle into the edge of the stream for a few hours, and picked out the best bits that came my way to share with you. x NEW ANALYSIS: Over the first 6 months of the year 17 EU countries generated record shares of power from renewables: Wind generation ⬆️ 5% Solar generation ⬆️ 13% Fossil generation collapsed in the first half of 2023. Coal ⬇️ 23% Gas ⬇️ 23%@EmberClimate… pic.twitter.com/HfKXjAt5YC — Jan Rosenow (@janrosenow) August 30, 2023 There is more startling news on renewables and other Global Warming solutions than ever, because there is more startling profit potential in renewables and so on than ever. x Incredibly, more money will be deployed on solar ☀️ in 2023 than oil 🛢️ https://t.co/yQ5GR0helj pic.twitter.com/7m2Siyzily — Science Is Strategic (@scienceisstrat1) September 4, 2023 x "In June, @IEA was forced to upwardly revise its EU renewables forecasts by 38%" driven by an acceleration in residential and commercial solar installations": EU blindsided by "spectacular" solar rollout, with 23 countries slated to reach targets by 2027https://t.co/EIbEM7VCo5 pic.twitter.com/ZBCFk0TVNr — Assaad Razzouk (@AssaadRazzouk) September 2, 2023 Good News x BREAKING: In a huge win for the planet, 18 jurists from the UN have found that children can sue their own countries over climate change under a treaty called the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children are now leading a powerful global shift in the law on climate.🙏👊 pic.twitter.com/JzwIZlFpEq — Steven Donziger (@SDonziger) August 30, 2023 Hawaii quit coal one year ago, here’s how its been going HONOLULU — One year ago, Hawaii shut down its one remaining coal plant, with a plan to replace its electricity only with renewable energy projects. That milestone broke new ground in the clean energy transition because no other state had attempted to eliminate coal without building new fossil gas plants. Hawaii sought to show that renewables and batteries are ready to take over from the most carbon-emitting power plant fuel. It’s worth taking stock of that journey; so far, the seas have been choppy, even before the Maui tragedy. But the undertaking has demonstrated how small-scale clean energy can solve problems when big clean energy projects fall behind. Geothermal energy: Are we entering a golden age? Washington state to go 100% clean energy by 2045 x With a Crippled Energy Grid, Puerto Rico Turned to Solar Power. (Spoiler: It's Working) After Hurricane Maria devastated the island, residents launched community-based solar projects to keep the lights on. Activists call it an "energy insurrection."https://t.co/aWijWReTLq — Denise Oliver-Velez 💛 (@Deoliver47) September 4, 2023 x Also, if you consider all of the materials *ever* needed for the renewable energy transition, it’s less than one year’s mining for fossil fuels. And 75% of that is steel. Renewables and batteries use far, far less materials than fossil fuels. Period. pic.twitter.com/MP84qnB6vg — Dr. Jonathan Foley (@GlobalEcoGuy) September 2, 2023 x South Korea is looking to quadruple solar power from factory rooftops and parking lots: https://t.co/UQ4rbzvNmD Shouldn't every roof and parking lot get a solar upgrade? We have the solutions. #ActOnClimate #climate #renewables pic.twitter.com/5hcOTZCNyf — Mike Hudema (@MikeHudema) August 30, 2023 x This French start-up uses both solar and wind power in a single unit. It can generate 40% more energy than a regular panel and provide energy 24hrs a day. We have so many solutions to this crisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate#climate #energy #renewables pic.twitter.com/PZS6sLkAIF — Mike Hudema (@MikeHudema) September 4, 2023 x 🤓 on the last day of winter, australia's national electricity market reached a record annual average of 37.5% (3/8ths!) renewables. (gas 5.0%, coal 57.4%.) • lowest winter gas usage since 2004 • lowest winter coal usage since records began. source: https://t.co/i5xFiigQJa pic.twitter.com/SLlGkSBSlH — 💧simon holmes à court (@simonahac) August 31, 2023 x A China-aided solar power demonstration village project recently got the acceptance certificate in Koniobla and Karan villages in #Mali . With the completion of the project, tens of thousands of local residents has improved the living standards. pic.twitter.com/F62G7Wzx6l — CIDCA (@cidcaofficial) August 30, 2023 Now, if we can convince China not to build coal-fired plants anywhere outside of China…Inside China, the demand for coal is solely a function of lack of grid connectivity from wind and solar out West to population centers back east. x One way to avoid NIMBY & land-use battles: build solar power along highways. https://t.co/BoVD0fEPbq — David Roberts (@drvolts) August 31, 2023 x African Development Bank is funding the 30MW Dekemhare Solar Power Plant, the 1st of its kind in Eritrea. The Bank is also engaged in the establishment, upgrading, & renovation of workshops & other national development programs.@AfDB_Group pic.twitter.com/hTVNPTkvkB — 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐄𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 🌐 (@NationalEr_Int) September 1, 2023 Baby steps for economic toddlers. Soon enough they will be skateboarding all around the neighborhood. x “In 2010, Lebanon had zero solar panel installations. Now, in 2023, we have more than 150,000 projects and officially generate over 1000 megawatts per month,” | Tamooda https://t.co/ApmHIg0OiG — shorkk (@shorkk_food) September 4, 2023 1000 MW/month is a bogus measure. It turns out to be 1 GW continuous. Why Lebanon Is Having a Surprising Solar Power Boom Disinformation There is still a startling amount of denial and deceit in the darker corners of the financial world. Feel free to 👇👇😂😂👇👇 x Lies, damned lies, & statistics. See The Solutions Project at Stanford, which says that we need about 0.74% of total land area in the US for wind & solar.https://t.co/XIZe0M2AfA Kite & Key co-founder Troy Senik is a member of the perjuring, hate-mongering Federalist Society. https://t.co/wg48YjmZoy — Mokurai Delusion Fighter 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 (@Mokurai) September 5, 2023 New York Post: Why wind and solar power are running out of juice, by Jonathan Lesser. Yup, that’s Murdoch’s Post all right. Lies, damned lies, and statistics. Jonathan Lesser is an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute. As president of Continental Economics, Lesser has more than 30 years of experience working for regulated utilities, for government, and as a consultant in the energy industry. And that’s the Manhattan Institute, purveyors of denialist lies, etc. x In stark contrast, the only Florida town virtually unscathed by Hurricane Ian embraced solar power👇 pic.twitter.com/UjH0zvMrQn — Nidia (@NidiaGraceBlue) August 26, 2023 x Just not so. German nuclear replaced with renewables. All of it. German solar & wind generated 14% more electricity last year than 19 nuclear power plants did in 2001. France imported significant volume of German power last winter. pic.twitter.com/smxccfnFcn — Dr Paul Dorfman (@dorfman_p) September 3, 2023 x In 2020, renewables in the U.K generated 135 terawatt hours of our electricity. 20% more than gas. 25 times more than coal. The 2020 *increase* in renewable energy's share of U.K electricity was equivalent to building four nuclear plants. It's 'old fashioned' to invest in… https://t.co/STdrTwhf3r — Jon Burke 🌏 (@jonburkeUK) August 30, 2023 x Yet another “false flag” environmental campaign brought to by fossil fuel interests. Whenever you see a critique of renewables, EVs, batteries, and so on, you can bet that Big Oil is helping to spread this misinformation to you… https://t.co/Xfo47nSrvb — Dr. Jonathan Foley (@GlobalEcoGuy) August 28, 2023 Bad News Foolish Fossils in AU Government x The facts and the network operator say there’s no need to extend the life of coal power stations, but Chris Minns says he’ll spend taxpayer dollars to prop up big coal instead of getting on with the transition to renewables.https://t.co/2cYggDcOQ3 — Matt Kean MP (@Matt_KeanMP) September 3, 2023 Energy Efficiency is Too Woke for Florida Politico: DeSantis tell Biden: Keep your IRA Money The governor is blocking Biden’s IRA benefits from Floridians. There’s not much Dems can do about it. The Inflation Reduction Act makes Florida eligible for some $350 million in energy efficiency incentives. Because DeSantis wants to harm the “woke Libruls” so much he will turn down cash aimed at saving citizens real money on their bills. And the planet, too. BTW a hundred-year-old oak tree fell on the FL governor’s mansion during Hurricane Idalia. x 100 year old oak tree falls on the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee — Mason, Madison, Mamie and I were home at the time, but thankfully no one was injured. Our prayers are with everyone impacted by the storm. pic.twitter.com/l6MOE8wNMC — Casey DeSantis (@CaseyDeSantis) August 30, 2023 Nuclear [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/5/2190451/-Renewable-Tuesday-9-5-Faster-More Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/