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Today’s energy bottleneck may bring down major governments
In this post, I try to explain the energy bottleneck the world is facing because of an inadequate supply of diesel and jet fuel, and the effects such a bottleneck may have. The world’s self-organizing economy tends to squeeze out what it considers non-essential parts when bottlenecks are hit. Strangely, it appears to me that some central governments may be squeezed out. Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged diesel, dissipative structure, green energy, jet fuel
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Eight Pitfalls in Evaluating Green Energy Solutions
Does the recent climate accord between US and China mean that many countries will now forge ahead with renewables and other green solutions? I think that there are more pitfalls than many realize. Pitfall 1. Green solutions tend to push … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives to Oil, Energy policy, Financial Implications
Tagged electric grid, EROEI, green energy, oil prices, renewables, solar PV, wind energy
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