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How *Not* To Do A Grid Reliability Study
Have you ever wondered how not to do a grid reliability study? Well, dear reader, today is your lucky day!
Eskom Backtracks on Pollution Pledge, Risking World Bank Ire
Eskom, the world’s biggest emitter of the toxin sulphur dioxide, presented a study that argues against the cost of installing equipment to limit emissions, risking a breach of a World Bank loan agreement and riling environmental activists.
China goes gangbusters building 52 big coal plants in 2025
It’s almost like China doesn’t give a toss about climate change, eh? Just quietly, while everyone was gushing tears over a two year extension to a fifty year old Australian plant, China added a gargantuan number of brand new coal plants.
Macron blames renewables for Spain’s blackouts, France drops renewable targets, expands nuclear
Wow. What a turnaround. President Macron, a man of The Blob, has come right out and blamed the Spanish Blackouts on renewables.
Coal to remain significant contributor
The South African coal mining sector is still a “vibrant and indispensable” component of the energy and raw material supply chain, owning to coal continuing to play a major role in the country’s economy. Coal accounts for about 80% of South Africa’s….
Trump orders Pentagon to buy electricity generated by Coal
United States President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to buy electricity generated by coal, his latest effort to boost demand for the fossil fuel amid its declining cost competitiveness and climate change concerns.