Data That Matters March 2021

Over a similar life-cycle, a fossil fuel vehicle will use about 17,000 kg of petroleum products that also need to Continue reading →

EV V Fossil Fuel Resources

It is obvious, and yet it is not. Electric vehicles use dramatically fewer resources and raw materials than typical fossil Continue reading →

Financial Institutions Retreating From Fossil Fuels

Lloyd’s of London is not alone. Financial institutions are retreating from investing in or insuring fossil fuel ventures. The stated Continue reading →

Past Peak Oil

It is possible that we’re past peak oil. Predicting the future is a necessary yet futile part of civilization. The Continue reading →

Geothermal Upside

Geothermal energy advocates are celebrating a dramatically improved estimate of the technology’s capacity. Ironically, fracking technology applied to geothermal energy Continue reading →

Solar Thermal Energy Storage

Solar energy is popular, particularly thanks to photoelectric panels that absorb photons (light) and release electrons (electricity.) That’s good news Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2017

Renewable energy has doubled in ten years with 161GW added in 2016. US productivity dropped by 0.2%, possibly through reduced Continue reading →

Wind Power Hits 50% In US

Other countries have reached periods when renewable energy has exceeded their electricity consumption. The US is broken into three main Continue reading →