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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 15h

What We Get Wrong About Energy Poverty
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What We Get Wrong About Energy Poverty

Five big mistakes

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 3d

Thoughts on the report by Sandia National Laboratories? "Utility Experience with Inverter-Based Resource Impacts on Transmission Protection" www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Invertor Based Resources: A Game Changer for Power Generation | Cristian Paduraru, P.E. posted on the topic | LinkedIn

This is an exceptional report, I highly recommend it, the perspective to replace the classic synchronous generator resources with Invertor Based Resources is scary.

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 3d

Have you read "Beyond LCOE"? www.catf.us/resource/bey...

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The Renewable Energy Honeymoon: starting is easy, the rest is hard - The Centre for Independent Studies | Aidan Morrison

Over the weekend I took the time to listen to two important videos from Michael Liebreich on the Cleaning Up Podcast. In them Michael calls for a 'pragmatic climate reset', whilst also arguing that th...

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 7d

Ebba Busch Sweden deputy PM threadreaderapp.com/thread/19208... & threadreaderapp.com/thread/19335...

Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 7d

July 7, EU announced 240 billion euros to 2050 in support of nuclear energy and stated "Nuclear energy has a significant role to play in building a resilient and cleaner energy system". Other announcements in Africa, Philippines, Indonesia, etc. Estonia abandons renewable targets, nuke priority

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 7d

Do anti-nukes not care about system costs? Or only care about the costs when the generators they like are producing? www.catf.us/resource/bey...

Beyond LCOE: A Systems-Oriented Perspective for Evaluating Electricity Decarbonization Pathways

This report explains why Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) fails to reflect the full complexity of electricity systems.

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 7d

An alternative that is price/performance parity. Produces 24x7x365, dispatchable and provides ancillary services to electricity grids.

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 7d

Any comments on this IEA report? "Filling the remaining supply gap to maintain today’s production through to 2050 would require annual discoveries of 10 billion barrels of oil and around 1 000 bcm of natural gas" www.iea.org/reports/the-...

Executive summary – The Implications of Oil and Gas Field Decline Rates – Analysis - IEA

The Implications of Oil and Gas Field Decline Rates - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 7d

It depends on how us Canadians define "transformative" in certain contexts and situations. 😉 I am confident most Canadians interpreted that comment differently than you did.

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 27d

Will the world fall in love with nuclear power once more? | grist.org/energy/will-...

Will the world fall in love with nuclear power once more?

Environmental journalist Marco Visscher discusses his book about the history of nuclear energy and why It would be "ridiculous" not to use it.

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 28d

Note what Blas' stated yesterday. www.iea.org/news/decline... & www.iea.org/reports/the-...

Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · Sep 12

Oh, I read the whole thing, the IEA being influenced by Trump admin may not sit well with some.

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · Sep 11

You use the IEA to say oil demand will peak by 2030, you may need to find a new source for that 2030 target "The use of oil and gas will continue to climb for decades, according to a draft of the International Energy Agency’s annual report. "

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · Sep 11

"The Myth of Peak Fossil Fuel Demand is Crumbling" www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

The Myth of Peak Fossil-Fuel Demand Is Crumbling

The use of oil and gas will continue to climb for decades, according to a draft of the International Energy Agency’s annual report.

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · Sep 10

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · Sep 10

Maybe he looked at the numbers, BESS contributed 0.00121% of electricity consumption in 2024 (see Volta Foundation). Global electricity consumption in 2024 was ~30,000TWh chrisbond.substack.com/p/battery-re...

Battery Reality

Thoughts on "The battery report 2024" Volta Foundation, 25 January 2025 accessed 29Jan2025

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · Sep 9

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A Giant Leap: Could BMW Save the German Automobile Industry?

Germany's automobile industry has been sliding deeper and deeper into crisis in recent years. But this week, BMW is presenting its new, ultramodern series of vehicles. It is a huge bet on the future. ...

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · Sep 3

This likely depends on how fast all 8.2 billion of us can achieve a good quality of life, as most of the global population does not have this. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#energytransition #decarbonization #electricity #sustainability #cleanenergy #nuclearenergy #futureofenergy | Ricardo Moreno - Innovator - Digital and XR Visionary

⚡ Electricity Consumption in the World’s Largest Economies – What the Numbers Tell Us ✔️ 🇨🇦 Canada leads globally in per-capita electricity use, staying above 15,000 kWh/person. Why? A mix of energy-i...

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · Sep 3

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#energytransition #decarbonization #electricity #sustainability #cleanenergy #nuclearenergy #futureofenergy | Ricardo Moreno - Innovator - Digital and XR Visionary

⚡ Electricity Consumption in the World’s Largest Economies – What the Numbers Tell Us ✔️ 🇨🇦 Canada leads globally in per-capita electricity use, staying above 15,000 kWh/person. Why? A mix of energy-i...

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · Sep 2

"...interesting to see what the IEA foresees about future oil demand (still peaking in 2030?), given policy switch. Will IEA back off from its frantic table-pounding for a rapid transition from fossil fuels to renewables?" Will most achieve a EU lifestyle? energymusings.substack.com/p/energy-mus...

Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · Sep 1

@markhamhislop.bsky.social Do thorough examinations, they don't necessarily agree, eg TX "I’ve collected over 7,400 hours (~10.2 months) of continuous hourly data beginning 00:00 on Oct 23, 2024 through to very recent complete data available from the EIA" chrisbond.substack.com/p/more-batte...

More Battery Reality in Texas

More than six months on from my previous TEX post, with more 'renewable' *capacity* plus batteries added, an update on ERCOT region power generation

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank you! For Lazard's LCOE report, be sure to read the bottom of page 7 which outlines the factors that are not examined within the scope of their reports, quite an extensive list. I include it in a slide in my presentation www.lazard.com/research-ins...

Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · Aug 24

If you don't have an expert specifically on Chinese electricity, here is the guy threadreaderapp.com/thread/19595...

Thread by @pretentiouswhat on Thread Reader App

@pretentiouswhat: Ok, I was asked by 5+ people to weigh in, so here we go. Quick answer: This is wrong. China currently has much more dispatchable capacity (MW) than peak load AND much more capability...

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · Aug 22

Watch the video linked within the article, you don't even need to understand the language, you'll get the point, 4 minutes of pure cinema gold! Science wins!! The anti-nuker tries a "scary" stunt that backfires miserably for him! 🤣 Taiwan's Nuclear Boomerang open.substack.com/pub/elementa...

Taiwan's Nuclear Boomerang

In a cross-post from Taipology, we take a look at Taiwan's upcoming Nuclear Referendum.

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