Energy

Could the world really become net zero by 2040 ?

The opinion from a respected UN’s High-Level Climate Action Champion got me thinking : could the world be Net Zero by the 2040s ?

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Le défi gigantesque de la sobriété énergétique

Selon RTE, la consommation d’électricité baisse en France. C’est encourageant mais aussi trompeur. C’est l’occasion pour moi d’un peu de réflexion.

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IEA finally acknowledges the exponential growth of renewables

The International Energy Agency is forecasting exponential growth of renewable energy sources, with capacity doubling in the next five years.

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Ukrainian Hospitals and Clinics need Solar PV, Energy Storage

With diesel generators being sent by the hundreds to Ukraine, I believe solar PV and energy storage solutions would be a better solution.

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Despite progress, COP27 is yet another failure

This year’s UNFCC climate talks achieved little compared to what is needed. But some progress actually took place

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Parc photovoltaique en Alpes de Haute-Provence

La France doit (et peut) accélerer sur le solaire photovoltaïque

Après mon article d’introduction sur le biogaz, en voici un autre expliquant pourquoi je suis un grand défenseur du solaire photovoltaique. Alors qu’Emmanuel Macron a été réélu Président et dit vouloir accélérer la transition énérgétique, cette source d’énergie est la plus facilement déployable ainsi que la moins chère. Au niveau mondial, le photovoltaïque est en

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Energy sobriety / frugality is critical to the energy transition

We need to invest as much time, money and resources in cutting and slashing our energy demands as we put into renewables.

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Wind and solar are now cheaper than fossil fuels

For years, grid parity – the time when solar and wind would be cost-competitive with fossil fuels and nuclear – was the holy grail of renewables energy, a target to reach in a distant future. But the future is now. 

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How the Middle East is turning to the sun for energy

When one thinks of the Middle East nowadays, oil comes to mind. But with solar photovoltaic booming right now all around the region and beyond, this might not be the case in twenty or thirty years.

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