One framing issue that the Energiewende may have is that it arose as or became a movement about electricity supply.…
On Selling the energy transition based on values
[…] a recent post, Craig Morris took a critical look at US linguist’s recommendations for “framing” […]
On Clean energy or renewable energy? The label matters!
[…] After strong growth in 2015, there were only minor changes in the share of renewables last year. In fact,…
On Renewable energy production stagnates in Germany in 2016
An interesting item - congrats on digging it out! On site can't work for steel. One tonne of steel needs…
On Why auctions? Germany to cut renewables growth in half
Who controls permitting in Germany: the federal government, Länder, or local government? Inmost places, it's a land-use issue, and decisions…
On Why auctions? Germany to cut renewables growth in half
"Coal use is peaking .." No. It's well past the peak (ca. 2012) and falling: 3% in 2014 and 2015…
On China’s citizens overwhelmingly want renewable energy
[…] – Global coal power: capacity keeps going up, utilisation goes down: […]
On Global coal power: capacity keeps going up, utilisation goes down
[…] several years now, China has been proving its critics wrong–coal use is peaking, and it has been agile in…
On Has China’s coal use peaked? Here’s how to read the tea leaves
PS The legal frame work for plug-and-play installation ("Guerilla PV") is in good progress, we can expect a solar storm…
On Why auctions? Germany to cut renewables growth in half
The British steel mills are going RE, maybe they plan use their own on-site generators: http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/Tata-Steel-agrees-to-sell-speciality-unit/article17278822.ece The same is done…
On Why auctions? Germany to cut renewables growth in half