Category: Alternative Subsidy

We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans

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The Physics Behind the Spanish Blackout

When a grid failure plunged 55 million people in Spain and Portugal into darkness at the end of April, it should have been a wake-up call on green energy. Climate activists promised that solar and wind power were the future of cheap, dependable electricity. The massive half-day blackout shows otherwise. The nature of solar and wind generation makes grids that rely on them more prone to collapse—an issue that’s particularly expensive to ameliorate. […]

Grids need to stay on a very stable frequency—generally 50 Hertz in Europe—or else you get blackouts. Fossil-fuel, hydro and nuclear generation all solve this problem naturally because they generate energy by powering massive spinning turbines. The inertia of these heavy rotating masses resists changes in speed and hence frequency, so that when sudden demand swings would otherwise drop or hike grid frequency, the turbines work as immense buffers. But wind and solar don’t power such heavy turbines to generate energy. It’s possible to make up for this with cutting-edge technology such as advanced inverters or synthetic inertia. But many solar and wind farms haven’t undergone these expensive upgrades. If a grid dominated by those two power sources gets off frequency, a blackout is more likely than in a system that relies on other energy sources.

Green energy manufacturer can’t afford the cost of energy;

A major supplier to Britain’s green energy industry is set to close after its Japanese owner failed to clinch a rescue deal for the company and its 250 workers.

Wigan-based Electric Glass Fiber UK (EGFU), which is owned by Nippon Electric Glass (NEG), makes vital components used in wind turbines and electric cars. Its closure puts net zero supply chains under threat.

We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars

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Canada’s EV mandate must be repealed, Ford Canada CEO says

Ford Canada CEO Bev Goodman said June 10 that Canada’s zero-emission vehicle mandate must be repealed as the consumer appetite for electric vehicles falls dramatically short of government requirements.

“The targets on full battery-electric vehicles need to be aligned with what customers want, and customers have spoken,” she said at the Canada Automotive Summit, hosted in Vaughan, Ont., by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association.

We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars

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GCaptain;

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a fire on board the 600-foot car carrier Morning Midas carrying hundreds of electric vehicles approximately 300 miles off the coast of Alaska.

The vessel departed from Yantai, China on May 26 with destination Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico where it was expected on June 15. According to shipping database Equasis the 2006 Morning Midas is owned by Hawthorn Navigation Inc. out of London with management by Zodiac Maritime Limited.

Zodiac Maritime has confirmed the vessel is loaded with around 3,000 vehicles, 800 of which are electric vehicles. Smoke was initially seen emanating from a deck carrying electric vehicles, according to the statement.

Related: The decommissioned buses are said to be a mixture of electric-powered and gas buses in that lot, but it’s unclear which are burning currently burning.

(h/t Joe, Kenji)

We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars

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Ford EV sales “fall off a cliff”.

The left spent the last 20 years pushing electric cars as a moral imperative. Once the batsignal went out that was okay to torch and vandalize Musk’s cars because they don’t like the cut of his jib, that also signaled that earlier moral imperative has been concluded. Why would anyone go through the headache of owning an electric car when its true believers hate one of its most prominent manufacturers?

We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars

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Related: Barack Obama’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Power Plant has officially failed and will begin shutting gone operations early 2026

Our Chinese-Installed Governor In Ottawa

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Mark Carney has a brother.

Andy Lee (2023);

The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) is touted as an “independent philanthropic organization” according to its website, spending £618,739,409 (approximately $1.05 billion CAD) on charitable causes in 2021 according the Government of the United Kingdom’s website. A behemoth of an entity with billions of dollars in assets, it is one of the largest philanthropy-based organizations in the world, parented by The Children’s Investment Fund Management, which naturally has a holding company located in the Cayman Islands. It was founded in 2002 by billionaire activist hedge fund manager Sir Christopher Hohn. The charity was managed by Hohn’s wife before being handed over to a CEO, who is now Kate Hampton, a main player in the formation of the 2016 Paris Accords, which pledged to, among other things, keep the rise in global temperature below 2°C (but preferably under 1.5°C) to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change.

Kate Hampton, a WEF Young Global Leader, also sits as a Council Member on the [China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development]. The CIFF’s involvement with this CCP-led environmental “think-tank” doesn’t end there though. Lei Hongpeng of CIFF works with her, acting as a Special Advisor to the organization. The charity is seemingly intricately involved with the CCICED, co-hosting conferences held by Energy Foundation China (EFC) to discuss pressing matters such as “China’s Role in Global Climate Governance.” Energy Foundation China is led by CEO and President Professor Ji Zou, another WEF member who negotiated the Paris Accords, who coincidentally also sits as a Special Advisor to the CCICED. Energy Foundation China was formerly a part of the Energy Foundation, an organization operating under the direction of the vast umbrella of the Chinese government. It’s Beijing location is reportedly registered with the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, an entity tasked with a broad array of domestic national security activities, and answers to the National Development and Reform Commission, a department aforementioned in this article as being formerly run by Vice-Chairman Xie Zhenhua, who now leads the CCICED. The incestuous overlapping nature of the members of these bodies cannot be understated, nor are they fully explored in this article. EFC has a rather simplistic mandate as noted by Influence Watch: to assist the People’s Republic of China to become “the world leader in clean energy production,” particularly in the areas of wind and solar energy generation. The unreliables, that is. The ones that China desperately wants to provide us with. Do we see where this is going?

You can pick up the Lee thread here (newly developing).

Hindenburg: the Sequel

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Grounded.

At Monday’s Airbus Summit 2025 in Toulouse on the sustainability of the aviation sector, the company’s CEO provided several details about the nature of its hydrogen aircraft project. Originally slated to enter service in 2035, the aircraft was postponed with no specific timeline in mind.

This is expected to represent at least a five to ten year delay. The delay enables Airbus to establish whether the project itself is still feasible while allowing time for new technology to develop to facilitate the aircraft’s construction.[…]

The project was initially launched in 2020. The aircraft, named ZEROe, is part of Airbus’ plan to “bring a hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft to market.” The hydrogen fuel cell technology was selected in 2025 as the preferred means for the future plane.

Airbus’ official statement at the time read that it remained “committed to the goal of bringing a commercially viable, hydrogen-powered aircraft to market” but noted that “development a hydrogen ecosystem – including infrastructure, production, distribution and regulatory frameworks – is a huge challenge requiring global collaboration and investment.”

Related: The “colossal fail” label came because it turns out that when [Toronto] city hall made the decision in 2019 to go electric with the purchase of two new ferries — urgently needed partial replacements for the current fleet of four ancient, often-broken boats — they, well, forgot something kind of important.

Net Zero: Sooner Or Later, You Run Out Of Other Peoples’ Energy

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At WUWT;

After decades of quietly footing the bill for Europe’s grand energy experiments, it appears Norway has finally decided to walk off the stage — or at the very least, slam the door shut on a few cross-border power cables on the way out.

The political crisis rocking Oslo isn’t just about domestic squabbles or ideological posturing. It’s about energy — more specifically, the growing realization that Norway, with its hydro-rich grid, has become the unwilling battery pack for Germany’s failed energy transition. Or as the Germans call it, Energiewende.

And like all grand social experiments conducted with other people’s money, the Norwegians are understandably losing patience. […]

With baseload capacity gutted and dispatchable plants (i.e., fossil fuels) scorned, Germany has become a dangerously energy-dependent neighbor. When the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow, Berlin plugs into the north — namely Norway — and expects the lights to stay on.

And for years, they have. At Norway’s expense.

Fly The Net Zero Skies

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CNN:

• Heathrow closed: London’s Heathrow Airport is completely shut down because of a power outage due to a large fire nearby, causing massive disruption at one of the world’s busiest travel hubs. The fire is now under control, but Heathrow’s backup power supply was also affected.

• Thousands impacted: Heathrow’s closure is expected to affect more than 1,300 flights. An airline analytics firm estimated that “upwards of 145,000” passengers could be impacted, and Heathrow is warning of significant disruption in the coming days. Trains around Heathrow have also been disrupted.

Of course: Heathrow had diesel generators for emergency back-up if the grid went down. Sadly they removed the back-up a few weeks ago in order to meet Green Energy targets.

We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans

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If no one will pay for their wind energy, how will they pay for their yachts?

The United States is preparing to withdraw from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), a collaborative effort designed to assist developing nations in moving away from coal and adopting cleaner energy sources. As per the media reports, the decision, which comes after the initiative was first declared in 2021 at the United Nations climate talks in Glasgow, will see the USA end its support for energy transition programs in Vietnam, Indonesia, and South Africa.

According to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter, the USA is expected to pull back from its substantial financial commitments to these countries. In total, USA pledges for Indonesia and Vietnam exceed USD 3 billion, while its commitment for South Africa stands at USD 1.063 billion as part of a larger USD 11.6 billion package. These funds were intended to help these nations reduce their reliance on coal and invest in renewable energy infrastructure.

Whistles In The Graveyard

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Bloomberg;

Less than a year after launching a hedge fund dedicated to the green energy transition, its founder says there’s currently no financial gain to be had from investing in renewable power.

“The whole sector — solar, wind, hydrogen, fuel cells — anything clean is dead for now,” said Nishant Gupta, founder and chief investment officer at London-based Kanou Capital LLP.

Against a barrage of political headwinds in the US, a war-fueled energy crisis and stubbornly high interest rates, large parts of the clean-energy industry are stalling. In the past year, the S&P Global Clean Energy Index has lost 20%, a period during which the S&P 500 Index gained 16%. And with the Trump administration shredding climate policies in the world’s largest economy, many green investors are taking a timeout.

We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars

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Bad news for battery plants.

Nikola (NKLA.O) said on Wednesday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and would pursue a sale of its assets, the latest electric-vehicle maker to stumble after grappling with tepid demand, rapid cash burn and funding challenges.

The development ends a challenging journey, which included several leadership changes, plummeting share values and short-seller allegations.[…]

Phoenix, Arizona-based Nikola, delivered its first vehicle in December 2021. A series of fire incidents involving its electric trucks in 2023 resulted in a recall of all its vehicles and raised safety concerns.

Nikola ramped up production of its hydrogen-powered trucks in 2024, but still lost hundreds of thousands of dollars on every vehicle sold as fleet operators were reluctant to invest in electric truck adoption amid high borrowing costs.

We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars

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A school district in Democrat Maine got new EV busses through The EPA’s ‘Clean school bus program’…

Made in Canada: Lion Electric has filed for bankruptcy.

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