I second Hans' comments entirely. IEA has their prejudices. So too, it seems, does IRENA.
two more (short) notes: 1. German End-Use Energy TWh/a = 2260 (Jacobson) / 1790 (ISE 85%) => Jacobson is 26%…
100% clean and renewable wind, water, and sunlight (WWS) all-sector energy roadmaps for 139 countries of the world (summary paper)(xlsx-spreadsheets)
The 139 nation report seems to be a preliminary document, and, not surprisingly, has little information per country. Using the…
"bioenergy tends to be treated as the ‘bad guy’ of renewable energy sources." Not without reason. Biofuels have EROEIs around…
The Polish government wants to subsidize the national coal prices: http://www.reuters.com/article/poland-coal-idUSL8N13T2YO20151204 Where do they store the coal and for how…
About 17% of the hard coal power capacities weren't available (unplanned outage) reading the 1st of December: https://blog.stromhaltig.de/2015/12/rhein-dampfkraftwerk-karlsruhe-voruebergehend-nicht-verfuegbar/#comment-1946 Nature strikes…
re. updates: The month of July showed a level outcome for atomic power and PV power - 5.07 TWh each.…
Just a back of envelope comparison: Cost of MWh from PV in Germany: 100 € +-20% in 2015. * Cost…
What if coal plants with CCS are part of the equation? Power from these coal plants will be more expensive,…