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The New Geopolitics of Power: Whoever Controls Electrons Wins the Decade

For most of the last century, the world’s economic pecking order was decided by who controlled barrels of…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #barrelsofoil #datacenter #ElectricityGeneration #GasPrices #geopolitics #oilprices
https://www.europesays.com/2990528/

Blackouts and protests as Cuba says fuel has ‘run out’

Cuba was hit by worsening power outages on Thursday as the island’s communist government said oil reserves had…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #Communistgovernment #Cuba #EasternCuba #ElectricityGeneration #Energyshortages #havana #oilblockade #poweroutages #SecretaryofStateMarcoRubio
https://www.europesays.com/2989158/

A snapshot of the #ElectricityGeneration mix right now in #GreatBritain. There’s a fair bit of #Wind nationally which is producing about a third and a little more is being produced by #SolarEnergy. #FossilFuels, or #Gas, is only being required to provide an almost negligible amount, although that will have to pick up a bit at night.

https://grid.iamkate.com/

#Environment #RenewableEnergy #Renewables #UK

https://www.europesays.com/britain/15844/ Britain to scrap carbon tax on electricity generation as pressure mounts on bills #Britain #CarbonTax #ElectricityGeneration #ElectricityPrices #EnergyPrices

https://www.europesays.com/britain/4379/ Britain hits renewable power record in 2025, but fossil fuel use also up #Britain #ElectricityGeneration #GovernmentData #OffshoreWind #RenewablePower

https://www.europesays.com/britain/4295/ Renewables generated record share of UK electricity in 2025, data shows #Electricity #ElectricityGeneration #ElectricitySupply #gigawatts #MichaelShanks #RecordShare #TheUK #UK #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/africa/151745/ Power Minister Apologises to Nigerians Over Power Outages #AdebayoAdelabu #ElectricityGeneration #ElectricitySupply #FederalGovernment #GasSupply #Nigeria #PipelineMaintenance #PowerOutages #PowerSector #SeplatEnergy

https://www.europesays.com/iran/29793/ Iraq restores Iranian gas supplies at 5 million m3/day after Israeli strike on South Pars | Ukraine news #ElectricityGeneration #EnergyImports #IranianGasSupply #Iraq #IraqGas #IraqGasIranianGasSupplySouthParsStrikeEnergyImportsElectricityGeneration #News #SouthParsStrike

#BigTech including Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon signed a #pledge at the #WhiteHouse to cover the cost of new #electricitygeneration for their #datacentres. The “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” aims to address concerns about rising electricity costs for consumers due to data centre energy consumption. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/trump-meet-tech-giants-energy-pledge-ahead-midterms-2026-03-04/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

#BigTech including Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon signed a #pledge at the #WhiteHouse to cover the cost of new #electricitygeneration for their #datacentres. The “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” aims to address concerns about rising electricity costs for consumers due to data centre energy consumption. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/trump-meet-tech-giants-energy-pledge-ahead-midterms-2026-03-04/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

#BigTech including Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon signed a #pledge at the #WhiteHouse to cover the cost of new #electricitygeneration for their #datacentres. The “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” aims to address concerns about rising electricity costs for consumers due to data centre energy consumption. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/trump-meet-tech-giants-energy-pledge-ahead-midterms-2026-03-04/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

#BigTech including Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon signed a #pledge at the #WhiteHouse to cover the cost of new #electricitygeneration for their #datacentres. The “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” aims to address concerns about rising electricity costs for consumers due to data centre energy consumption. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/trump-meet-tech-giants-energy-pledge-ahead-midterms-2026-03-04/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

#BigTech including Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon signed a #pledge at the #WhiteHouse to cover the cost of new #electricitygeneration for their #datacentres. The “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” aims to address concerns about rising electricity costs for consumers due to data centre energy consumption. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/trump-meet-tech-giants-energy-pledge-ahead-midterms-2026-03-04/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Finnish firm to advise Estonia on its nuclear power station project | News

Finnish energy consultancy firm TVO Nuclear Services (TVONS) and Estonian company Fermi Energia have signed a framework agreement.…
#Estonia #EE #Europe #Europa #EU #Eesti #ElectricityGeneration #Energy #estonia #fermienergia #nuclearpower #nuclearpowerstationinestonia #smallnuclearreactor #SMR #Uudised
https://www.europesays.com/2785815/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/668466/ Solar Power Surges in Germany in 2025, Overtakes Lignite as Renewables Hold 56% Share of Electricity Generation, Fraunhofer ISE Data Shows #CleanEnergy #ElectricityGeneration #EU #Europe #FraunhoferISE #Germany #renewableenergy #SolarEnergy

Solar Power Surges in Germany in 2025, Overtakes Lignite as Renewables Hold 56% Share of Electricity Generation, Fraunhofer ISE Data Shows https://www.byteseu.com/1680420/ #CleanEnergy #ElectricityGeneration #Europe #FraunhoferIse #Germany #renewableenergy #SolarEnergy

UK’s first offshore wind farm marks milestone https://www.byteseu.com/1609591/ #Blyth #CriticalRole #ElectricityGeneration #GreatBritain #MichaelShanks #OffshoreWindFarm #PAMedia #UK #UnitedKingdom #WindSpeeds

There is consternation amongst many about the cost of #Energy, particularly #Electricity in the #UK. However, it should be noted that the price of electricity per MWh has dropped by £19.20 per MWh since the beginning of the year, Also, looking at prices over the past ten years, there were truly outrageous betwee 2021 and 2023 when, at one point, prices peaked at £580 per MWh. Compared to that, the trend recently has been quite steady.

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/electricity-price

#UK #ElectricityGeneration

Here's How #Japan Is Turning #Footsteps Into #Electricity

By Samyak Goswami, Aug. 16, 2025 6:15 pm EST

Excerpts: "While Japan's implementation of #piezoelectric tiles is new, the underlying technology itself dates back to the late #19thCentury. The Curie brothers discovered that pressing substances like quartz, topaz, sugarcane, and more induced a voltage across the substance, known as the piezoelectric effect. The converse is also true, as piezoelectric materials also change shape or vibrate when an electric current is passed through them. Due to these properties, piezoelectric substances find use in numerous applications like quartz watches, sonars, and electricity-producing sidewalks. Common kitchen lighters, too, use a piezoelectric material to produce their characteristic spark from the pressure applied to the trigger.

"Piezoelectric substances generally produce a low voltage that depends on various factors. Japan's implementation of the piezoelectric sidewalk generated around 0.1W of power when a 60kg person stepped on a tile, back in 2008. The power from one footstep isn't substantial, but the figure quickly grows when millions of people take a step in crowded places like Tokyo's Shibuya Station. Moreover, the technology has evolved, and more efficient tiles can generate up to 30W of power with each step."

[...]

"The biggest roadblock that has limited piezoelectric tiles to niche applications is the high upfront cost associated with them. The cost depends on their efficiency and can range from $50 to $100. Installing a wide network of such tiles over a large area can quickly shoot up the initial investment. However, research shows that crowded areas such as subway stations are best suited for piezoelectric tiles, despite the high cost. A 2017 research even claimed that these tiles can result in up to 99.93% lower cost of electricity over the tile's lifespan, taking Cairo's busting Elshohadaa station as an example.

"That said, low power output is another big factor that makes piezoelectric tiles economically unfeasible. Conventional renewable energy sources, like solar panels, have evolved over time and can generate more electricity at a much lower cost. Additionally, power generation takes a nosedive in lightly populated areas, restricting the technology to only a few busy spaces. Moreover, higher maintenance costs and frequent repairs due to enormous stress in crowded areas are other factors stopping piezoelectric tiles from becoming mainstream. That said, a high-output tile with greater durability could make its adoption economically feasible in the future."

Read More: https://www.slashgear.com/1937672/how-japan-generating-electricity-with-piezoelectric-sidewalks-explained/

#SolarPunkSunday #SolarPunk #FootTraffic #ElectricityGeneration #19thCenturyTechnology #TechnologyAdaptation

Here's How #Japan Is Turning #Footsteps Into #Electricity

By Samyak Goswami, Aug. 16, 2025 6:15 pm EST

Excerpts: "While Japan's implementation of #piezoelectric tiles is new, the underlying technology itself dates back to the late #19thCentury. The Curie brothers discovered that pressing substances like quartz, topaz, sugarcane, and more induced a voltage across the substance, known as the piezoelectric effect. The converse is also true, as piezoelectric materials also change shape or vibrate when an electric current is passed through them. Due to these properties, piezoelectric substances find use in numerous applications like quartz watches, sonars, and electricity-producing sidewalks. Common kitchen lighters, too, use a piezoelectric material to produce their characteristic spark from the pressure applied to the trigger.

"Piezoelectric substances generally produce a low voltage that depends on various factors. Japan's implementation of the piezoelectric sidewalk generated around 0.1W of power when a 60kg person stepped on a tile, back in 2008. The power from one footstep isn't substantial, but the figure quickly grows when millions of people take a step in crowded places like Tokyo's Shibuya Station. Moreover, the technology has evolved, and more efficient tiles can generate up to 30W of power with each step."

[...]

"The biggest roadblock that has limited piezoelectric tiles to niche applications is the high upfront cost associated with them. The cost depends on their efficiency and can range from $50 to $100. Installing a wide network of such tiles over a large area can quickly shoot up the initial investment. However, research shows that crowded areas such as subway stations are best suited for piezoelectric tiles, despite the high cost. A 2017 research even claimed that these tiles can result in up to 99.93% lower cost of electricity over the tile's lifespan, taking Cairo's busting Elshohadaa station as an example.

"That said, low power output is another big factor that makes piezoelectric tiles economically unfeasible. Conventional renewable energy sources, like solar panels, have evolved over time and can generate more electricity at a much lower cost. Additionally, power generation takes a nosedive in lightly populated areas, restricting the technology to only a few busy spaces. Moreover, higher maintenance costs and frequent repairs due to enormous stress in crowded areas are other factors stopping piezoelectric tiles from becoming mainstream. That said, a high-output tile with greater durability could make its adoption economically feasible in the future."

Read More: https://www.slashgear.com/1937672/how-japan-generating-electricity-with-piezoelectric-sidewalks-explained/

#SolarPunkSunday #SolarPunk #FootTraffic #ElectricityGeneration #19thCenturyTechnology #TechnologyAdaptation

Here's How #Japan Is Turning #Footsteps Into #Electricity

By Samyak Goswami, Aug. 16, 2025 6:15 pm EST

Excerpts: "While Japan's implementation of #piezoelectric tiles is new, the underlying technology itself dates back to the late #19thCentury. The Curie brothers discovered that pressing substances like quartz, topaz, sugarcane, and more induced a voltage across the substance, known as the piezoelectric effect. The converse is also true, as piezoelectric materials also change shape or vibrate when an electric current is passed through them. Due to these properties, piezoelectric substances find use in numerous applications like quartz watches, sonars, and electricity-producing sidewalks. Common kitchen lighters, too, use a piezoelectric material to produce their characteristic spark from the pressure applied to the trigger.

"Piezoelectric substances generally produce a low voltage that depends on various factors. Japan's implementation of the piezoelectric sidewalk generated around 0.1W of power when a 60kg person stepped on a tile, back in 2008. The power from one footstep isn't substantial, but the figure quickly grows when millions of people take a step in crowded places like Tokyo's Shibuya Station. Moreover, the technology has evolved, and more efficient tiles can generate up to 30W of power with each step."

[...]

"The biggest roadblock that has limited piezoelectric tiles to niche applications is the high upfront cost associated with them. The cost depends on their efficiency and can range from $50 to $100. Installing a wide network of such tiles over a large area can quickly shoot up the initial investment. However, research shows that crowded areas such as subway stations are best suited for piezoelectric tiles, despite the high cost. A 2017 research even claimed that these tiles can result in up to 99.93% lower cost of electricity over the tile's lifespan, taking Cairo's busting Elshohadaa station as an example.

"That said, low power output is another big factor that makes piezoelectric tiles economically unfeasible. Conventional renewable energy sources, like solar panels, have evolved over time and can generate more electricity at a much lower cost. Additionally, power generation takes a nosedive in lightly populated areas, restricting the technology to only a few busy spaces. Moreover, higher maintenance costs and frequent repairs due to enormous stress in crowded areas are other factors stopping piezoelectric tiles from becoming mainstream. That said, a high-output tile with greater durability could make its adoption economically feasible in the future."

Read More: https://www.slashgear.com/1937672/how-japan-generating-electricity-with-piezoelectric-sidewalks-explained/

#SolarPunkSunday #SolarPunk #FootTraffic #ElectricityGeneration #19thCenturyTechnology #TechnologyAdaptation

Here's How #Japan Is Turning #Footsteps Into #Electricity

By Samyak Goswami, Aug. 16, 2025 6:15 pm EST

Excerpts: "While Japan's implementation of #piezoelectric tiles is new, the underlying technology itself dates back to the late #19thCentury. The Curie brothers discovered that pressing substances like quartz, topaz, sugarcane, and more induced a voltage across the substance, known as the piezoelectric effect. The converse is also true, as piezoelectric materials also change shape or vibrate when an electric current is passed through them. Due to these properties, piezoelectric substances find use in numerous applications like quartz watches, sonars, and electricity-producing sidewalks. Common kitchen lighters, too, use a piezoelectric material to produce their characteristic spark from the pressure applied to the trigger.

"Piezoelectric substances generally produce a low voltage that depends on various factors. Japan's implementation of the piezoelectric sidewalk generated around 0.1W of power when a 60kg person stepped on a tile, back in 2008. The power from one footstep isn't substantial, but the figure quickly grows when millions of people take a step in crowded places like Tokyo's Shibuya Station. Moreover, the technology has evolved, and more efficient tiles can generate up to 30W of power with each step."

[...]

"The biggest roadblock that has limited piezoelectric tiles to niche applications is the high upfront cost associated with them. The cost depends on their efficiency and can range from $50 to $100. Installing a wide network of such tiles over a large area can quickly shoot up the initial investment. However, research shows that crowded areas such as subway stations are best suited for piezoelectric tiles, despite the high cost. A 2017 research even claimed that these tiles can result in up to 99.93% lower cost of electricity over the tile's lifespan, taking Cairo's busting Elshohadaa station as an example.

"That said, low power output is another big factor that makes piezoelectric tiles economically unfeasible. Conventional renewable energy sources, like solar panels, have evolved over time and can generate more electricity at a much lower cost. Additionally, power generation takes a nosedive in lightly populated areas, restricting the technology to only a few busy spaces. Moreover, higher maintenance costs and frequent repairs due to enormous stress in crowded areas are other factors stopping piezoelectric tiles from becoming mainstream. That said, a high-output tile with greater durability could make its adoption economically feasible in the future."

Read More: https://www.slashgear.com/1937672/how-japan-generating-electricity-with-piezoelectric-sidewalks-explained/

#SolarPunkSunday #SolarPunk #FootTraffic #ElectricityGeneration #19thCenturyTechnology #TechnologyAdaptation

Here's How #Japan Is Turning #Footsteps Into #Electricity

By Samyak Goswami, Aug. 16, 2025 6:15 pm EST

Excerpts: "While Japan's implementation of #piezoelectric tiles is new, the underlying technology itself dates back to the late #19thCentury. The Curie brothers discovered that pressing substances like quartz, topaz, sugarcane, and more induced a voltage across the substance, known as the piezoelectric effect. The converse is also true, as piezoelectric materials also change shape or vibrate when an electric current is passed through them. Due to these properties, piezoelectric substances find use in numerous applications like quartz watches, sonars, and electricity-producing sidewalks. Common kitchen lighters, too, use a piezoelectric material to produce their characteristic spark from the pressure applied to the trigger.

"Piezoelectric substances generally produce a low voltage that depends on various factors. Japan's implementation of the piezoelectric sidewalk generated around 0.1W of power when a 60kg person stepped on a tile, back in 2008. The power from one footstep isn't substantial, but the figure quickly grows when millions of people take a step in crowded places like Tokyo's Shibuya Station. Moreover, the technology has evolved, and more efficient tiles can generate up to 30W of power with each step."

[...]

"The biggest roadblock that has limited piezoelectric tiles to niche applications is the high upfront cost associated with them. The cost depends on their efficiency and can range from $50 to $100. Installing a wide network of such tiles over a large area can quickly shoot up the initial investment. However, research shows that crowded areas such as subway stations are best suited for piezoelectric tiles, despite the high cost. A 2017 research even claimed that these tiles can result in up to 99.93% lower cost of electricity over the tile's lifespan, taking Cairo's busting Elshohadaa station as an example.

"That said, low power output is another big factor that makes piezoelectric tiles economically unfeasible. Conventional renewable energy sources, like solar panels, have evolved over time and can generate more electricity at a much lower cost. Additionally, power generation takes a nosedive in lightly populated areas, restricting the technology to only a few busy spaces. Moreover, higher maintenance costs and frequent repairs due to enormous stress in crowded areas are other factors stopping piezoelectric tiles from becoming mainstream. That said, a high-output tile with greater durability could make its adoption economically feasible in the future."

Read More: https://www.slashgear.com/1937672/how-japan-generating-electricity-with-piezoelectric-sidewalks-explained/

#SolarPunkSunday #SolarPunk #FootTraffic #ElectricityGeneration #19thCenturyTechnology #TechnologyAdaptation

Fossil Fuels Rise in Europe and U.S. Despite Soaring Clean Energy

Power generation from clean energy rose globally in the first half of the year, led by the renewables…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #CA #Canada #China #CleanEnergy #coal #electricitygeneration #energytransition #Europe #fossilfuels #naturalgas #Science #UnitedStates #windpower
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/20513/

Nuclear option: Indonesia seeks to grow energy, cut emissions | National https://www.byteseu.com/1048525/ #Coal #ElectricPower #ElectricityGeneration #Energy #EnergySources #EnergyTechnology #Indonesia #NaturalResources #NuclearEnergy #NuclearPower #NuclearReactor #NuclearTechnology #partners/afp #Power(physics) #SmallModularReactor #SustainableTechnologies

Home batteries get New Zealand over power shortage

https://venera.social/display/85a863ed-8666-418c-1543-76c966694203

Solar is now being installed faster than any technology in history | RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-is-now-being-installed-faster-than-any-technology-in-history/ “In 2023, #solar PV and #wind comprised about 80% of global generation capacity additions (and 99% in Australia). This is compelling market-based evidence that solar PV and wind are the best options for new #ElectricityGeneration capacity. New solar capacity is being installed faster than anything else in history“ #RenewableEnergy

Battery Recycling Shatters the Myth of EV Battery Waste - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/battery-recycling-shatters-the-myth-of-ev-battery-waste?embedded-checkout=true

#EVs
#Batteries
#Recycling
#Mining
#ElectricityGeneration

Renewable energy sources accounted for a record 60% share of metered electricity generation in December 2023
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-meg/meteredelectricitygenerationdecember2023/?utm_source=MA&utm_medium=MA&utm_campaign=MEGDec23

#CSOIreland #Ireland #Environment #Energy #Climate #Electricity #ElectricityGeneration #MeteredElectricity #EnergyUse

"The #UnitedStates power sector may top 100 million tonnes of CO2 this month as utilities deploy record volumes of gas to generate #electricity.

#Heatwaves have boosted demand for power-hungry air conditioners just as low rainfall and wind speeds have cut supply of hydro and wind power. This has forced utilities to raise the proportion of #gas in #ElectricityGeneration mixes to multi-year highs this month."

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-gas-fired-power-emissions-scale-record-highs-2023-08-24/

More good news on the carbon-free energy generation front - a commercial scale geothermal plant!

https://www.engadget.com/breakthrough-geothermal-tech-produces-35-megawatts-of-carbon-free-power-210032356.html

#CarbonNeutral #ClimateChange #GeothermalEnergy #ElectricityGeneration

There were 439 #nuclearreactors in operation in some 30 countries around the world.#Germany's last 3 #nuclearpower stations will be #shutdown #permanently by midnight on Saturday as part of a plan for fully #renewable #electricitygeneration by #2035. The decision to quit nuclear power definitively was made after Japan's 2011 #Fukushima #disaster sent #radiation spewing into the air and terrifying the world. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/atomic-angst-over-germany-closes-last-nuclear-plants-2023-04-14/ #ClimateCrisis #energy #pollution

#England’s tallest #WindTurbine prepares to rise against the odds | #WindPower | The Guardian

I presume that the geographical qualification means that some other country of the #UK (Scotland and off-shore, I’m guessing) has larger #turbines.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/09/england-tallest-wind-turbine-bristol

#Renewables #RenewableEnergy #ElectricityGeneration

Looking at the data for #electricity demand for the #UK over a period of months, it seems like it rarely dips below 30 GW or much above 40 GW. With the introduction of large numbers of #ElectricVehicles, I expect that demand to rise significantly but if car batteries are also used partly for domestic use then it may smooth out peak demand out. More #WindFarms and other sustainable sources will needed as well as #NuclearPower for the base load.

#ElectricityGeneration #Renewables #RenewableEnergy

Morning Mastodon,

This shot shows sluice gates that sit between the #RiverTrent and the #AttenboroughNatureReserve gravel pit lakes. Shot in #BlackAndWhite with a #SlowShutter to create the movement blur in the water.

Every time I walk past these I wonder at the missed opportunity for #ElectricityGeneration

WA, Australia - Power on the Brink

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-06/power-on-the-brink-as-indian-coal-loan-turns-toxic/101612696?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

#ElectricityGeneration #ElectricityNews #AustralianNews

#NuclearFusion heat record a ‘huge step’ in quest for new #energy source | #NuclearPower | The Guardian

Interesting development but still a long way to go.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/09/nuclear-fusion-heat-record-a-huge-step-in-quest-for-new-energy-source

#UK #ElectricityGeneration

World’s largest #nuclear #fusion project begins assembly in #France | #Environment | The Guardian

I hope it can be shown to be profitable.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/28/worlds-largest-nuclear-fusion-project-under-assembly-in-france

#Engineering #Technology #Energy #ElectricityGeneration

Harvesting Energy From Ambient Moisture - Generating electricity out of thin air is the fantasy for our modern technology dependant world, b... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/04/11/harvesting-energy-from-ambient-moisture/ #electricitygeneration #powergeneration #techhacks #humidity #science