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[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

How the "business as usual" climate scenario known as RCP8.5 became "implausible" to the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Pielke shares his insights on natural decarbonisation through greater efficiency. Roger Pielke Jr. https://t.co/pSHAEQqzPQ

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

More wind will not make our electricity cheaper but it will make it unreliable.

[Ireland's Energy Mix @XEnergyIreland]

From one of the founders of Eirgrid itself, and a member of Ireland's Academy of Engineering (IAE)

On Wind & Solar:

"While the fuel is free, the system required to manage it is eye-
wateringly expensive"

https://t.co/etYDDm3Mws

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

"Ireland’s high electricity prices are a choice—the result of a small, isolated system attempting a complex energy transition without an honest conversation about the costs of backup and grid stability." https://t.co/fLSCduioTy

[Ireland's Energy Mix @XEnergyIreland]

From one of the founders of Eirgrid itself, and a member of Ireland's Academy of Engineering (IAE)

On Wind & Solar:

"While the fuel is free, the system required to manage it is eye-
wateringly expensive"

https://t.co/etYDDm3Mws

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

Global Warming False Alarm: The Bad Science Behind the United Nations' Assertion that Man-made CO2 Causes Global Warming https://t.co/ICZqe2uUZA

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

Recurring theme in "Energy transition":
Technology is often deployed far ahead of the practical infrastructure needed to support it,
leading to unbelieveable wastage. https://t.co/wI8L3RyI73

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

Lars Schernikau debunks the myth that battery storage can easily fix the intermittency of wind and solar power

[Watts Up With That @wattsupwiththat]

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.. 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝟯𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂
Energy economist and commodity trader Dr. Lars Schernikau debunks the myth that battery storage can easily fix the intermittency of wind and solar power. With decades in the energy sector, he highlights how the "net zero" narrative overlooks harsh realities grounded in physics and economics.

Building a 50 GWh utility-scale lithium-ion battery system, enough for a city like New York for just a few hours, demands about 35 million tons of raw materials. That's roughly 700,000 tons per GWh, involving mining and processing ores like lithium and cobalt. Compare that to coal: a 1-ton battery stores 100 kWh but requires 70 tons of materials—equivalent to the energy in just 40 kg of coal or 20 liters of oil. It's an astonishing inefficiency.

Safety is another major concern. A 1 GWh battery holds energy comparable to 900 tons of TNT, leading to risks like thermal runaway, fires, and explosions in real-world incidents. Yet, we're pushing ahead with more installations despite these dangers.

In terms of duration, a 1 GWh system can power Berlin for 30 minutes or Germany for under a minute at peak demand. Scaling up for a week-long wind and solar drought would need over 10 TWh of storage—plus, batteries degrade 3-7% annually and last only 10-13 years, making long-term reliance impractical.

The energy cost to manufacture batteries is staggering: 450 GWh input for 1 GWh output capacity, yielding a poor Energy Return on Investment (EROI). This ignores the full costs, as metrics like Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) fail to account for backup and integration expenses.

Dr. Schernikau raises tough questions: Are we progressing or regressing with these "green" solutions? Will they truly benefit the environment? It's time to judge based on facts, not hype.

To read the full article go to https://t.co/eJ84VR2FCS

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

Unimaginable to think that batteries are the solution to the problem of intermittency of solar and wind power. Lars Schernikau

[Paige Zanco @PaigeZanco]

Energiexpert Dr. Lars Schernikau: Det lyder simpelt… indtil du laver regnestykket.

• 1 GWh batteri = 700.000 tons minede materialer
• Kræver 450 GWh at bygge (450 gange dens kapacitet)
• Lagrer lige så meget som 400 tons kul
Timer med lagring. Massiv minedrift, nedbrydning og risici.

Det løser ikke ustabiliteten, det multiplicerer ødelæggelsen.

'Batterier er et miljømæssigt mareridt'.

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

Experience and theory both show that wind and solar farms do not decrease emissions. On the contrary they indirectly increase emissions. https://t.co/ssvoXXcCnM

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

Emissions reduction will not impact climate. The good news is that climate change is not a threat - in fact the benefits of warming far outweigh any downside.

[Bjorn Lomborg @BjornLomborg]

The Paris Agreement is often lauded as the solution to climate change. Yet, it will barely cut 1% of what’s needed to get to 1.5°C.

Read more on Paris in my peer-reviewed article: https://t.co/CC0h7JKIKv

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

Germany is not the only EU country to shut down its nuclear plants, nor the only one to regret it. Belgium has gone through the same insane cycle. Watch from 16 min 20 s:
https://t.co/eVUlw12LLZ

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

Climate prophet or fear mongering charlatan?

[Vincent J. Curtis @VincentJCurtis1]

@_ClimateCraze The credibility of Dr. Hanson disappeared (along with that of Algore's) many decades ago.

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

Brilliant humour.

[Matt Cartoons @MattCartoonist]

My latest cartoon for tomorrow's @Telegraph

Buy a print of my cartoons at https://t.co/ILFJjPmckx

Original artwork from https://t.co/CVzTP7rF2f

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

In the rush to push through the Green agenda and Net Zero, there was a lack of joined up thinking. New technologies need to be proven effective and viable before being given the green light. It should not really be necessary to point this out!

[Net Zero Watch @NetZeroWatch]

A Labour-led council has scrapped plans for a fleet of electric bin lorries after a trial found too many “faults” with the electric models. Wakefield council said that electric bin lorries “were not practical for heavy-duty, stop-start urban routes” and that the borough had “insufficient” charging infrastructure for a battery-powered fleet. After the trial, the council has decided to replace its ageing diesel-powered fleet with new diesel lorries, rather than zero-emission models.

#CostOfNetZero

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

We are in a time of unusually stable temperatures today. Glad You Asked: Ice Ages – What Are They And What Causes Them? By Sandy Eldredge and Bob Biek https://t.co/uUroqaTpGT

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

2/2) It was reinforced by the 1979 Iranian revolution and continues to be neglected, even openly dismissed, by certain political elites.
https://t.co/BlcB03YBIS

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

1/2) The Strait of Hormuz’s Bitter Lesson for the European Union. Humanity remains structurally dependent on oil. This reality, was highlighted during the 1973 oil shortage https://t.co/BlcB03YBIS

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

"People are living in a fool’s paradise...you’re looking at the worst energy crisis since the Second World War" - John Fitzgerald, ESRI https://t.co/DNV4t4H0Ws

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

Scandals like Climategate, and why real science still fights back

[Watts Up With That @wattsupwiththat]

𝟮𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗨𝗪𝗧: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗨𝗽 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 &𝗮𝗺𝗽; 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 - 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘁 #𝗜𝗖𝗖𝗖𝟭𝟲
Big Tech and climate gatekeepers have spent years trying to silence Watts Up With That, from Google delisting to personal threats and ad blocks. Yet, we've exposed how over 1,200 temperature stations are poorly sited, skewing global warming claims. And that's just the start—Anthony Watts' 20-year keynote dives into the battles, scandals like Climategate, and why real science still fights back. You need to see this.

Read the full article:
https://t.co/iYbeFjkR1s

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

Intermittent, Non-Synchronous energy will NOT drive the grid, and will not produce cheap electricity.

[Andy @AndyPhalanx30]

The High Costs Of Mad Miliband’s 'Cheap' Renewable Energy Push

https://t.co/1I4ptkDlZv via @ccdeditor

[Climate Intelligence @ClimateIntel001]

One warehouse of Uranium can power a country like Japan for five years…. Implications of the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz….
Rick Rule:
The Press Says the Persian Gulf Is 20% of World Oil — It's Actually 50% [of global exports] https://t.co/JULXMwjM72