Blowout Week 124
This week’s Blowout features one of the storage options for intermittent renewable energy – the electric vehicle that discharges back into the grid. Nissan and Enel are about to launch a 100-vehicle...
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As reported in Blowout week 146 the EU is drafting legislation to mandate the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in new homes while Germany and the Netherlands are considering...
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This week we begin with Trump' plans for Nigel Farage and continue with the Obama administration's rush to push more regulations through, Saudis pull out of oil talks with Russia, oil potential in...
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The irrepressible Elon Musk is at it again. Having just got South Australia back on track he has now turned his attention to the U.S., which he claims can ultimately be 100% powered by a solar panel...
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In this week's Blowout we return to South Australia’s retail electricity prices, which according to recently-published data are indeed the highest in the world – with New South Wales, Queensland and...
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Which is the world’s largest energy company? Exxon? Shell? Neither; they come ninth and twenty-third. The winner? Russia’s Gazprom. Read all about it in this week’s feature story. Follow-up stories...
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Have you ever wondered how you are going to charge your EV during a blackout? This week’s feature story tells you. We continue with more US oil to Asia; the Israel-Italy natural gas pipeline; Chinese...
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For our lead story this week we return to the UK, which is reviewing the question of whether its 80%-by-2050 emissions reduction target will be enough to meet its Paris commitments and whether it...
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In this week's feature story we return to Tesla's Big South Australian Battery, which is reportedly performing so well that any additional fast-frequency battery storage projects in SA will not be...
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