The Chinese energy crisis is spilling over into Europe: Is the U.S. next?

Brits are reportedly panic buying gasoline due to an ongoing energy crisis that is spilling out of China into Europe – and from there into the United States, potentially. As natural gas prices in Europe and Asia soar, protests are breaking out all over the place. The story is that India and China are both seeing shortages of coal, … Continue reading The Chinese energy crisis is spilling over into Europe: Is the U.S. next?

Soaring natural gas prices shutting down fertilizer plants that provide carbon dioxide to food suppliers, resulting in worsening food shortages

A fertilizer company called CF Industries Holdings Inc. has suspended operations at two plants in the United Kingdom due to soaring natural gas prices, which is negatively impacting the nation’s food sector. One of the byproducts of fertilizer production is carbon dioxide (CO2), which is used in the production of beer, bread, and carbonated drinks like soda water. Without … Continue reading Soaring natural gas prices shutting down fertilizer plants that provide carbon dioxide to food suppliers, resulting in worsening food shortages

NextEra will use solar power to produce green hydrogen

NextEra Energy will use solar power from its principal subsidiary Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) to produce green hydrogen through a 20-megawatt electrolysis system. The hydrogen will then be used to replace some of the natural gas burned at FPL’s Okeechobee Clean Energy Center in Florida. Unlike blue hydrogen, which is created from fossil fuel sources, … Continue reading NextEra will use solar power to produce green hydrogen

If green energy is so amazing, why is California’s power grid about to crater?

Promises of total independence from fossil fuel energy in the “green”-leaning Golden State are being broken, as grid operators throughout California are now having to ask customers to use as little energy as possible during peak hours in order to keep the electricity grid from completely collapsing. Reports indicate that, due to a persistent “heat dome” that’s … Continue reading If green energy is so amazing, why is California’s power grid about to crater?