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Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 4/4/2023 China is leading the world in the completion of renewable energy projects. In 2022, China added almost as many renewable energy projects to the grid as the rest of the world combined, according to the Global Energy Monitor (GEM). GEM is a non-profit organization that tracks energy projects and fuel … Read more
Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 4/1/2023 Zondits was recently in Florida covering a national clean energy conference when we learned that the retailer Take a Nap (TAN) was stockpiling gas cook stoves in anticipation of federal government restrictions. For reasons that will become clear, TAN operates much like a speakeasy, but Zondits had a line on … Read more
Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 4/1/2023 Gasoline and diesel retailer Finite Fuels, LTD has introduced a gasoline gift card that can be purchased with renewable energy credits. The card, which is available in $25 and $50 denominations, can be used at thousands of gasoline stations that sell Finite Fuels’ generic brand products. Francis Fable, the CEO … Read more
Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 4/1/2023 In what seems like science fiction, a noted astrophysicist has published a hypothesis that repositioning the Earth’s orbit may be the only remaining way to combat climate change. Dr. Giovanni Dubiosi, a prize-winning professor emeritus from Southern North Dakota University in announcing his findings, states, “We must face the reality … Read more
Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 3/30/2023 Iconic British manufacturer, Rolls-Royce, plans to install a nuclear reactor on the moon. The firm has announced that they have secured £2.9m (approximately $3.5m U.S.) in funding for the project and intends to have the reactor operational by 2029. In 2022, the U.S. announced similar efforts in supporting three firms, … Read more
Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 3/27/2023 “Apple is forcing its ESG bull**** on its users. Don’t let them dictate how you use your $1000 phone,” tweets one angry consumer. Another tweets, “I only want to charge when coal and oil are being used to generate electricity.” Those tweets are in reaction to the news that newer … Read more
Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 3/9/2023 In a clear sign that power grid issues are becoming a concern to more than just “energy wonks,” CNBC, the widely read internet journal and broadcast network is publishing a multi-part series on problems associated with the grid and the nation’s climate change goals. The series titled, Transmission Troubles, makes … Read more
Mark D’Antonio, Zondits staff, 3/1/2023 Zondits spoke with Mark D’Antonio, an industry expert in clean technology approaches to decarbonizing the built environment. I’m in the process of designing a net zero home with solar, battery storage, electric appliances, and heat pumps for heating and hot water. I will also have an EV charger system. I … Read more
Mark D’Antonio, Zondits staff, 2/28/2023 There is a growing mantra amongst climate change advocates to “electrify everything”; predicated on the assumption that the power generation mix will increasingly become cleaner as fossil fuel use declines and is replaced with low-carbon sources. The residential sector is one segment targeted to be “electrified” with burgeoning technologies such … Read more
Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 2/21/2023 “The battle has just begun. Stay tuned.” What’s that about? The 2024 election? Spy balloons? Vaccines? Heck no, it’s about how we choose to heat our homes. That statement comes from a consultant with the National Oilheat Research Alliance. There is a battle brewing over the growing heat pump market … Read more