Tag Archives: energy transition

Back to the Stuttering Transition – One Scale Down from Sovereign States: British Columbia

Posted on May 5, 2015 by climatechangefork

One of the lessons that I learned at the Vancouver conference was to start thinking a bit smaller when talking and writing about the global energy transition. From the beginning, I have referred to this as a stuttering energy transition … Continue reading →

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Assessment – Spring 2015 – Earth Day

Posted on April 21, 2015 by climatechangefork

Tomorrow is Earth Day and my wife’s birthday – time to celebrate. It’s also time for the spring assessment of the blog. Everything is blossoming around me and seems to be awakening from a very cold winter. Last week I … Continue reading →

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The Stuttering Energy Transition and the Sharp Drop in Oil Price

Posted on January 13, 2015 by climatechangefork

Economically, the recent global event that has attracted everybody’s attention is the sharp and major decline in oil prices. Figure 1 shows the decline. I am writing this blog on Friday, January 9th, and the price of Brent Crude is … Continue reading →

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Stuttering Energy Transitions: Germany – Storage

Posted on December 30, 2014 by climatechangefork

As I have mentioned before, electric utilities must necessarily store electricity in order to keep up with the fluctuations in consumer demands (July 29 – August 12 blogs). For example, all around the world (where people are connected to electrical … Continue reading →

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Stuttering Energy Transitions: Germany – Producers

Posted on December 23, 2014 by climatechangefork

As I discussed in the in the last blog, the feed-in tariff that was introduced as a key element in the German energy transition has resulted in the Germans paying among the highest electricity rates in the world. It was … Continue reading →

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Stuttering Energy Transitions: Germany – Consumers

Posted on December 16, 2014 by climatechangefork

The German Renewable Energy Act (German: Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz, EEG) was designed to encourage cost reductions based on improved energy efficiency from economies of scale over time. The Act came into force in the year 2000 and was the initial spark behind … Continue reading →

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Stuttering Energy Transitions: Germany

Posted on December 9, 2014 by climatechangefork

2015 is knocking at the door. I just got The Economist’s “The World in 2015” special issue both in print and digital form. It’s full of numbers, predictions and stories. Most of its numbers and predictions are optimistic extrapolations of … Continue reading →

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First Post

Posted on April 22, 2012 by climatechangefork

It’s with excitement and some trepidation that I write my very first blog post today. As a trained scientist, it really isn’t in my nature to write short blips about weighty subjects like climate change. But I’ve taken up this … Continue reading →

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Back to the Stuttering Transition – One Scale Down from Sovereign States: British Columbia

The Stuttering Energy Transition and the Sharp Drop in Oil Price

Stuttering Energy Transitions: Germany – Storage

Stuttering Energy Transitions: Germany – Producers

Stuttering Energy Transitions: Germany – Consumers

Stuttering Energy Transitions: Germany

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