tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28274720504976619402024-03-14T08:17:24.488+01:00CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESHRVATSKI CENTAR
OBNOVLJIVIH IZVORA ENERGIJECROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.comBlogger940125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-82385118119439670982024-03-10T08:35:00.000+01:002024-03-10T08:35:15.704+01:00European banks in Russia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTX8UXgaiDYn6ZUghC6BKBXbLjlw_2lc7SbETt6E1TwUNCxbdVI7XjlaSzX5Jz9i1Xrg6DJQM1wicOIHt0AUwHmC5DI8RDbNmVncPY_w8ufvUDf2YD5uFd4kwtuqLu8u7pvERFXEa0hLScjGMqnQlOSR0IOc4FX-C4W38CARCUVJdU_tl70MdzRNskVgLD/s1080/MONEY%20MARKET.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="1080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTX8UXgaiDYn6ZUghC6BKBXbLjlw_2lc7SbETt6E1TwUNCxbdVI7XjlaSzX5Jz9i1Xrg6DJQM1wicOIHt0AUwHmC5DI8RDbNmVncPY_w8ufvUDf2YD5uFd4kwtuqLu8u7pvERFXEa0hLScjGMqnQlOSR0IOc4FX-C4W38CARCUVJdU_tl70MdzRNskVgLD/w640-h360/MONEY%20MARKET.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">A banker is a professional who is responsible for managing the financial transactions of clients. Bankers provide financial advice to clients and help them with investments, loans, and other financial services. Bankers should have a good understanding of financial markets, banking regulations, and accounting principles. A few short weeks from now, we will be asked to place our trust in politicians at the ballot box. Sadly, this does not reflect a sudden surge in the popularity of the political parties. It has more to do with the fact that even those with the most sensitive political antennae are struggling to predict the outcome. As a result, people will believe that their vote is more likely to make a difference and, so the logic goes, be more eager to put their cross in the box. </span></b></p><p>Bankers, like politicians, too often lose sight of their purpose. The crash exposed some ugly truths about the way some big banks and bankers gained an overweening sense of entitlement and, over many years, systematically and cynically abused their position and customers. The covenant of trust between banks and their customers was broken. Hubris had indeed led to nemesis.</p><p>EU banks still operating in Russia are squirming to show they're abandoning their ever-more toxic client — but actions speak louder than words. Some banks pulled out of Russia a long time ago, but a lot of people didn't and now they've been caught with their pants down. Austria's top lender, Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), made €1.8bn in pre-tax profit in Russia last year. Following earlier briefings with German lenders, the US has threatened Austria's top bank with sanctions for doing business in Russia.</p><p>RBI is one of eight leading EU banks still in Russia. The others are Dutch lender ING, Germany's Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank, Hungary's OTP Bank, Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit, and Sweden's SEB. The US Treasury warned Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) that it risked "being cut off from the US financial system" if it was helping to fund Russia's military.</p><p>OTP Bank, which used to be on Ukraine's Sponsors of War list, posted a 125 percent increase in its Russia profit in 2023, pocketing €242m. It has 82 retail branches in Russia and employs 2,018 people there. The US Treasury didn't reply if Morris might come knocking on OTP Bank's door in Budapest in the future. </p><p>But US Treasury officials have also briefed German financiers on the new sanctions threat. Commerzbank does corporate banking for mostly German companies active in Russia. It doesn't disclose its Russian profit and employs about 130 people there. ING also does corporate banking in Russia, where its Moscow office employs some 270 people and manages €1.3bn of loans. The Dutch bank said it didn't feel at risk because it "complies with all international sanctions laws including UN, EU, and OFAC".</p><p>We trust people who are clear and open with us, with nothing to hide. In a similar vein, we trust people we can rely on, who dependably do what they say they will. We trust people who show they trust and respect us, and those prepared to act against their own self- or short-term interests on our behalf. Lastly, we respond to those whose values we share, who live by those values and don’t contradict them. Some are hoping that if they can keep their head down, the whole thing will blow over and they can have good business in Russia afterwards. Some are afraid of violating any Putin decree because they don’t want personal cases opened up against them. Some are just paralyzed by fear. These are not people who ever imagined, despite all the warnings, that they would be in the middle of this murderous war where they could get killed in the crossfire.</p><p><br /></p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-80493250557010100752024-02-15T13:04:00.003+01:002024-02-15T13:04:52.440+01:00Illegal immigration and mechanics of democratic government<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsFcgQ8sY8WtYC0aY7GFnnqG0AjgeiWzj0o4oUF8FnI7fLX1Hu1PD513XvPYr5BBWTA9ivpsgC7nK843DfDi4Pz-PXLPkM4JDRYwc5Ge6CMU6P7o4nRP418nA0QVgV51Ghu5Ez7k64eOO4yjU91IXfqriN3unTcwReViMk2arOEd4dpINy8DPQn5oL36G/s945/Electoral%20College.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="945" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsFcgQ8sY8WtYC0aY7GFnnqG0AjgeiWzj0o4oUF8FnI7fLX1Hu1PD513XvPYr5BBWTA9ivpsgC7nK843DfDi4Pz-PXLPkM4JDRYwc5Ge6CMU6P7o4nRP418nA0QVgV51Ghu5Ez7k64eOO4yjU91IXfqriN3unTcwReViMk2arOEd4dpINy8DPQn5oL36G/w640-h352/Electoral%20College.webp" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This year, the US has an agenda that includes some of the upcoming elections in Croatia too. Immigration experts are raising the alarm about how the increasing flow of migrants illegally crossing into the U.S. may significantly impact states' representation in the House of Representatives and Electoral College.</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, according to the Federation for American Immigration Reform, there are an estimated 16.8 million illegal immigrants living in the U.S. as of June 2023. Therefore, because every House seat represents 761,168 residents on average, the total number of illegal immigrants accounts for roughly 22 seats in the House.</p><p>The US presidential election takes place on 5 November. But it's possible the candidate with the most votes won't be the winner. This is because the president is not chosen directly by the voters, but by what's known as the electoral college. When Americans go to the polls in presidential elections they're actually voting for a group of officials who make up the electoral college.</p><p>The word "college" here simply refers to a group of people with a shared task. These people are electors and their job is to choose the president and vice-president. The electoral college meets every four years, a few weeks after election day, to carry out that task. The number of electors from each state is roughly in line with the size of its population. Each state gets as many electors as it has lawmakers in the US Congress (the House and Senate).</p><p>California has the most electors - 54 - while a handful of sparsely populated states like Wyoming, Alaska, and North Dakota (and Washington DC) have a minimum of three.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdJYd3zNLzVWlG_qZKTCaGwSOyzTXsmSIdUmk8Y_b6V72MmGwwg9uY7IFn4rqJFc0H8QSeqMpT50kjUrSpz_IfF53Fp5AiKZm_76gH_mVbpGcQ0OaKgLI829kG-JEvylYy6YLlr4wohN0PLbf7sYXQoW22gRKrRk_dMgyJKSVh_Q-gtK-HnR6eDmCAAxG/s960/House%20of%20Representatives.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdJYd3zNLzVWlG_qZKTCaGwSOyzTXsmSIdUmk8Y_b6V72MmGwwg9uY7IFn4rqJFc0H8QSeqMpT50kjUrSpz_IfF53Fp5AiKZm_76gH_mVbpGcQ0OaKgLI829kG-JEvylYy6YLlr4wohN0PLbf7sYXQoW22gRKrRk_dMgyJKSVh_Q-gtK-HnR6eDmCAAxG/w640-h360/House%20of%20Representatives.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are 538 electors in total. Each elector represents one electoral vote and a candidate needs to gain a majority of the votes - 270 or more - to win the presidency. Generally, states award all their electoral college votes to whoever won the poll of ordinary voters in the state. For example, if a candidate wins 50.1% of the vote in Texas, they are awarded all of the state's 40 electoral votes. Alternatively, a candidate could win by a landslide and still pick up the same number of electoral votes. It's therefore possible for a candidate to become president by winning a number of tight races in certain states, despite having fewer votes across the country.</p><p>There are only two states (Maine and Nebraska) that divide up their electoral college votes according to the proportion of votes each candidate receives. Most states consistently vote for the same party each election. This is why presidential candidates target specific "swing states" - states where the vote could go either way - rather than trying to win over as many voters as possible across the country. Every state they win gets them closer to the 270 electoral college votes they need.</p><p>It is possible for candidates to be the most popular candidate among voters nationally, but still fail to win enough states to gain 270 electoral votes. In 2016, Donald Trump had almost three million fewer votes than Hillary Clinton but won the presidency because the Electoral College gave him a majority. In 2000, George W Bush won with 271 electoral votes, although Democrat candidate Al Gore won the popular vote by more than half a million. Only three other presidents have been elected without winning the popular vote, all of them in the 19th Century: John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B Hayes, and Benjamin Harrison.</p><p>When the US Constitution was being drawn up in 1787, a national popular vote to elect a president was practically impossible (country size and tricky communications). So, the framers of the Constitution created the Electoral College, with each state choosing electors. Smaller states favored the system as it gave them more of a voice than a nationwide popular vote to decide the president.</p><p>The electoral college was also favored by southern states, where slaves made up a large portion of the population. Even though slaves didn't vote, they were counted in the US Census (as three-fifths of a person). Since the number of electoral votes was determined by the size of a state's population, southern states had more influence in electing a president than a direct public vote would have given them.</p><p>In some states, electors could vote for whichever candidate they prefer, regardless of who voters backed. But in practice, electors almost always vote for the candidate who wins the most votes in their state. If an elector votes against their state's presidential pick, they are termed "faithless". In 2016, seven Electoral College votes were cast this way, but no result has been changed by faithless electors. In some states, "faithless" electors can be liable for fines or prosecuted for their votes or abstaining.</p><p>In 2020, US voters became familiar with the concept of "fake electors" after pro-Trump Republicans in seven US states created their electors in a bid to overturn the election's results. In some cases, they created and signed official-looking documents or arrived at state capitals on 14 December - when electors across the country met to officially cast their votes. Some of those involved have faced prosecution and investigations are still ongoing. Federal prosecutors later described the effort as a "corrupt plan to subvert the federal government function by stopping Biden electors' votes from being counted and certified".</p><p>Shortly after taking office in January 2021, President Biden signed an executive order requiring the U.S. Census Bureau to factor in all residents, including noncitizens, as part of its decennial calculation of the U.S. population. As a result, the apportionment of House seats and, therefore, electoral votes for presidential elections, could be swayed as migrants continue to pour over the southern border.</p><p>Illegal immigration has all kinds of effects and among them is that it distorts the mechanics of democratic government, so their inclusion in the census count for purposes of apportionment is outrageous.</p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-15528156321628677052024-02-10T16:13:00.007+01:002024-02-10T16:13:58.419+01:00Super Bowl Stadium Powered by Renewable Energy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xuFfSjjvx3UM9I_8q3Adna0UPThTfjGCm6D8pwAqCpsA2ELGqRqm6GKbOgZ-EVly1zZAIm8H3T5ik7l6Vy_1wj4viFoldwqKm8tfgqziok4AT0ykZW9A-Beb0jbGm86WKn9VZ_PzmWwj5Dl-tp8nXpVsLy_wjPJ2-AAxBJgvvte34vdLkOpYs-DRjGyx/s960/Allegiant%20Stadium.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xuFfSjjvx3UM9I_8q3Adna0UPThTfjGCm6D8pwAqCpsA2ELGqRqm6GKbOgZ-EVly1zZAIm8H3T5ik7l6Vy_1wj4viFoldwqKm8tfgqziok4AT0ykZW9A-Beb0jbGm86WKn9VZ_PzmWwj5Dl-tp8nXpVsLy_wjPJ2-AAxBJgvvte34vdLkOpYs-DRjGyx/w640-h360/Allegiant%20Stadium.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Nevada gets 23% of its energy from solar and 37% of its energy from all renewable sources combined, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Rapidly shifting from fossil fuels to renewable sources is one key step in avoiding the worst effects of human-caused climate change.</span></b></p><p>Who doesn't love a good rematch? Sunday brings us a matchup of the NFL's most consistently dominant teams over the past five seasons, each of whom has something to accomplish with a victory.</p><p>When the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers face off in Las Vegas this Sunday, they'll be doing so under lights powered by renewable energy. This year's Super Bowl host, Allegiant Stadium gets 100% of its power from renewable sources.</p><p>Allegiant Stadium is a domed multi-purpose stadium located in Paradise, Nevada, southwest of adjacent Las Vegas. Opened in 2020, it is the home field of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Rebels college football team. The stadium also hosts the Vegas Kickoff Classic in early September and the Las Vegas Bowl in December. The stadium will host Super Bowl LVIII.</p><p>The stadium has a roll-in natural Bermuda grass field similar to the one at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, which is primarily used for NFL games. The main advantages of such a configuration is that it allows the natural playing surface to be exposed to natural sunlight when not in use and allows other events to be held at the facility without any risk of damage to the grass. Unlike the Arizona facility (which does not have a varsity tenant) Allegiant Stadium also has an artificial turf field, which is primarily used for college football games. This design was chosen because UNLV prefers to play on an artificial turf surface, and also due to concerns that the use of the grass field by two teams would cause excessive wear to the playing surface. The artificial turf is placed directly on the stadium's concrete floor and is rolled up and stored under the stadium when the tray is rolled in. </p><p>There are 2,700 parking spots surrounding the stadium and 6,000 in proximity to it. More than 35,000 parking spaces are located within a mile of Allegiant Stadium.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9e6GTu8jSab5pVjV3Qpb5N0nIeg5s0MUWZQeMEplXdRnUjh3182CDx41yQnpXdalAO_uoHKlf-pknNkVqkftRceVKIfa1D8irU0kH4Hjx9XzcFC5zkM7iWRGSeHU18mmveyAgLys-92C-VV0JxoW8xyZa0OpAVIL-IoBa8wlljA9_nQ-om1ft9yRUWmd0/s1648/Super.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="1648" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9e6GTu8jSab5pVjV3Qpb5N0nIeg5s0MUWZQeMEplXdRnUjh3182CDx41yQnpXdalAO_uoHKlf-pknNkVqkftRceVKIfa1D8irU0kH4Hjx9XzcFC5zkM7iWRGSeHU18mmveyAgLys-92C-VV0JxoW8xyZa0OpAVIL-IoBa8wlljA9_nQ-om1ft9yRUWmd0/w640-h360/Super.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>According to a press release from the Las Vegas Raiders, the stadium's main tenant, the stadium achieved that milestone in October. The team and the stadium's website don't spell out what renewable sources helped them achieve that goal, but more recent reporting says a big chunk of it comes from a Nevada-based solar installation. The Las Vegas Raiders have agreed to purchase power from the solar farm for 25 years, CBS reported.</p><p>Big-time sporting events at major stadiums are energy-hungry affairs. A stadium can require 5-10 megawatts of electricity during an event like an NFL game, enough to power around 5,000 homes. Covering that demand is certainly a step in the direction of sustainability.</p><p>But an event like the Super Bowl has a footprint that expands beyond the stadium's walls. While electric power generated from fossil fuels is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, transportation is the largest and accounts for 28% of US emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Air travel to and from the game is part of an aviation industry that accounts for 2% of global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions, according to the International Energy Agency.</p><p>A win for the Chiefs would confirm them as a dynasty. The list of teams to win three Super Bowls in five years isn't long. the mid-1970s "Steel Curtain" Steelers, the mid-1990s Cowboys built by Jimmy Johnson, the Patriots with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick managed to pull it off twice in two different decades. That's it. A victory would put the Chiefs among the greatest five-year runs in league history, full stop.</p><p>The 49ers might believe they would be the dynasty if a few things had broken their way. They led the Chiefs by 10 points with seven minutes to go in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LIV, only for Patrick Mahomes to carry Kansas City back. In the 2021 NFC title game, the Niners had a 10-point lead on the Rams to start the fourth quarter, but Jaquiski Tartt dropped an arm punt and the offense went cold at the wrong time. In the 2022 NFC title game, down to their third-string quarterback in rookie sensation Brock Purdy, the 49ers went into Philadelphia and lost Purdy to a serious elbow injury in the first quarter, which led to a 31-7 rout.</p><p>Five months ago, the season began with a Chiefs loss. Will it end with one? Who doesn't love a good rematch? </p><p><br /></p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-3463397623448996702024-02-01T23:27:00.005+01:002024-02-03T09:35:15.277+01:00Digresija o mentalnom zdravlju moje nacije<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEKKWmDxSBpWozapPbClo4XmnxCcJqqVen_If2WCBMNrjktHpyrheSvPyLbz0PhI_hEOEBsboYbAB51U_7slPy3myN2ckEDi7ks1D-JmIJyeZssPV_0PHQOA-INp6aBOP3TC78O6RybulpE9qa-q4XVvSJ8qu74uf7ANm3rspNAzK4f7Jje8rja8mQ4sO/s1141/Hrvatski%20jezik.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEKKWmDxSBpWozapPbClo4XmnxCcJqqVen_If2WCBMNrjktHpyrheSvPyLbz0PhI_hEOEBsboYbAB51U_7slPy3myN2ckEDi7ks1D-JmIJyeZssPV_0PHQOA-INp6aBOP3TC78O6RybulpE9qa-q4XVvSJ8qu74uf7ANm3rspNAzK4f7Jje8rja8mQ4sO/w485-h640/Hrvatski%20jezik.jpg" width="485" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Prošlo je 180 godina od povijesnog govora Ivana Kukuljevića Sakcinskog na hrvatskom jeziku. Hrvatski političar, povjesničar i književnik bio je jedan od nositelja ilirskog pokreta, hrvatskog nacionalnog preporoda. Zalagao se za uvođenje hrvatskoga jezika umjesto latinskog kao službenoga te je bio prvi zastupnik koji je na materinskom jeziku progovorio u Hrvatskom saboru 2. svibnja 1843. godine. </span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Mentalna higijena polazi od pretpostavke kako socijalna sredina utječe na mentalno zdravlje. Mentalna higijena (psihohigijena), granično je područje kliničke psihologije koje se bavi sprječavanjem psihičkih poremećaja i očuvanjem duševnoga zdravlja. Proučava čimbenike koji održavaju mentalno zdravlje i mjere kojima se ono poboljšava, potiče dobro osjećanje i volja za životom, te otklanjaju i izbjegavaju čimbenici koji dovode do psihičkih bolesti ili pogoršavaju duševnu kvalitetu života.</p><p><br /></p><p>180 godina kasnije, prema podacima sa stranica hrvatskog Sabora, <b>protiv zakona</b> kojim se potvrđuje da je hrvatski jezik službeni jezik u Hrvatskoj i jedan od službenih jezika Europske unije, kao i to da je u svojoj ukupnosti i cjelovitosti temeljna sastavnica hrvatskog identiteta i hrvatske kulture. glasali su zastupnici Mirela Ahmetović, Barbara Antolić Vupora, Boška Ban Vlahek, Arsen Bauk, Erik Fabijanić, Sabina Glasovac, Peđa Grbin, Branko Grčić, Siniša Hajdaš Dončić, Mišel Jakšić, Boris Lalovac, Andreja Marić, Anka Mrak-Taritaš, Dalija Orešković, Katarina Peović, Marijana Puljak i Martina Vlašić Iljkić. Suzdržani su bili Domagoj Hajduković, Marin Lerotić, Vesna Nađ, Željko Pavić, Ivana Posavec Krivec, Sanja Udović, Davorko Vidović, Franko Vidović i Nikšta Vukas. Za provedbu zakona glasalo je 95 zastupnika, uz ovih 17 protiv, bilo je tu i 10 suzdržanih.</p><p>Mentalna higijena usmjerena je na uklanjanje patogenih čimbenika koji štete duševnomu zdravlju pojedinca i zajednice, te na poboljšanje zdravlja, u čem nalazi veze sa životom i praksom, povezujući se s kulturnim utjecajima, prosvjetom, ekonomijom, zdravstvom, urbanizacijom, a ulazi i u područje ekologije te, u širem smislu, antropologije. To je povezivanje interdisciplinarno, proizlazi iz shvaćanja da je zdravlje stanje fizičkoga i emocionalnoga dobrog osjećanja i da stvaranje uvjeta za dobro osjećanje poboljšava mentalno zdravlje. </p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Primjer 1. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski Hrvatskom saboru 2. svibnja 1843.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p>Preuzvišeni Gospodine Grofe i Bane, Presvetli Velmože! Slavni stališi i redovi!</p><p>Kao što svaki pravi Harvat i Slavonac, tako sam i ja s velikom zaisto radostju i unutrašnjim uzhitjenjem razumio, da slavni stališi i redovi ovih kraljevinah žele: podignutje katedrah za narodni naš jezik i literaturu, (kako ja mislim) ne samo u Akademii nego u celom Distriktu Akademie Zagrebačke čim bez dvojbe to steći žele, da svi izobraženii stanovnici kraljevinah naših svoj maternji jezik dobro i izvarstno nauče. Nu, pitam ja s poniznim dopuštenjem: na kakovu će korist i svarhu biti učenje našega jezika kakovim uspehom kakovom posledicom kakovim trudom učit će ga stanovnici domovine naše, ako sa znanjem njegovim nikada nikakovo dobro skopčano nebude; ako po njem nitko ništa zaslužiti si nebude mogao; i ako mi nikad niti pomisliti nećemo, da ga u javni život uvedemo Zaisto će on bez toga, kao i do sada ostati u tmini, šnjim će se zabavljati samo oni, koji baš za to vremena imali budu, u ostalom neće ga opet veća strana naroda znati, a oni, koji se javnim životom bave, i koji su u javnih službah stavljeni sasvim će ga zanemariti kao i do sada; podignutje pako naših katedrah i učionah neće na drugo služiti, nego na zasleplenje domorodacah i tudjinah.</p><p><br /></p><p>Znam ja, da mi kako smo ovde sakupljeni s veće strani naš jezik dobro neznamo, i da se u celoj našoj domovini osobe obadvojeg spola, koje u svom maternjim jeziku dobro govoriti, čitati i pisati znadu, lahko na parste prebrojiti bi mogle; a šta je tomu uzrok nego to: da ga mi u javnom životu i poslovih nigde neupotrebljavamo, i š njim se samo tako zabavljamo, kao gizdavi gospodar svojim plaćenim slugom.</p><p><br /></p><p>Još nezna veća strana naroda našega, kakova je to višnja slast i milina svojim prirodjenim materinskim jezikom govoriti moći i smeti, to samo on iskreno ćutiti može, koj je duže vremena medju tudjemi narodi u tudjih daržavah stanovati i živiti morao. Mi naš jezik čuvamo još uvek samo za družinu i za naše kmetove. U občinski život i u poslove uveli smo u onih još barbarskih vremenah, kad su na celom svetu jedini jezik latinski za izobraženi i izdelani daržali, taj jezik; u družtveni život i familiu našu uvuko se je s vremenom jezik nemački i promenio našu prirodjenu narav i način mišljenja otacah naših; u Primorju pako učinio je isto jezik talianski. Šta smo mi stigli po tom, nego to: da smo se odtudjili sami sebi, da smo se odcepili od susedne jednorodne bratje naše, i da mnogi od naroda našega niti neznaju od kojega su naroda i koji puci po rodu, po karvi, i po jeziku k nama spadaju!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Mi gledamo svaki dan, kako domovina naša sve dublje i dublje propada, kao imanje one detce, koja pod više tutorah stoje, svaki od ovih tutorah stavi si nešta u žep, svaki si nešta prisvoji, najposle neće ostati detci ništa.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mi smo malo Latini, malo Nemci, malo Taliani malo Magjari i malo Slavjani a ukupno (iskreno govoreći) nismo baš ništa! Martvi jezik rimski, a živi magjarski, nemački i latinski – to su naši tutori, živi nam groze, martvi darži nas za garlo, duši nas, i nemoćne nas vodi i predaje živima u ruke. Sada imamo još toliko sile u nami suprotstaviti se martvomu, za mala nećemo moći nadvladati žive, ako se čvarsto na naše noge ne stavimo, to jest, ako naš jezik u domovini neutvardimo i njega vladajućim neučinimo. Susedi naši, osobito Magjari, neće već odstupljivati od svojega jezika, i iz priateljstva i uljudnosti prema nas ili iz drugoga kakvoga uzroka, neće ga zaista zamenjivati s ikojim drugim najmanje martvim, nu to i potrebovati hoteti od njih, bi značilo toliko: kao orlu hoteti svezati krila, da k nebu nepoleti; njihova stalnost i jedinost u jeziku nadvladati će zaisto našu nestalnost, neslogu i mešariu.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Tko može jednomu narodu zabraniti, da svojim prirodjenim jezikom govori...</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Čuli smo mi jučer preuzvišenu gospodu Bana i Biskupa pred sakupljenimi slavnimi stališi i redovi ovih kraljevinah izjaviti se, da ćedu oni u velikom saboru ugarskom i magjarski govoriti, ako time stvari i domovini našoj hasniti budu mogli, mi se nismo protivili tomu, niti se protiviti želimo; nama je drago da su i preuzvišena ta gospoda toga mnenja, da Harvati i Slavonci u javnom životu nemoraju uvek kod jezika latinskog ostati, i njihova misao veseli nas zaisto tim više, budući da se ufati i nadati možemo, da oni s vremenom u Harvatskoj i Slavonii k Harvatom i Slavoncem harvatskoslavonski će govoriti, ako bude jedanput naš jezik u javni život uveden. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nu čitam ja u očiuh od mnogih ovde nazočnih tu misao: da mi to dopuštenje, da se naš materinski jezik u javni život i u poslove uvede, nikad i nikad zadobiti nećemo! A ja pitam slobodnim duhom: tko može celomu jednomu narodu, ako je taj i Bog zna, kako malen, nu ako istinitu i krepku volju ima, zabraniti, da svojim prirodjenim jezikom govori, da ga na parvo mesto stavi, i po tom narodnost svoju digne, tko može i srne slobodnomu narodu, kao što su konštitucialni Harvati i Slavonci, to zaprečiti. Ima li sile na svetu, koja ono, što Bog komu poda, uze ti sme ili pako, kojoj stvari drugo opredeljenje podati, nego joj ga Bog poda, a na što su jezici narodah odlučeni, to će svaki izmedju nas znati, ja mislim na taj cilj najviše, da se š njima narodi od drugih odlikuju, da se š njima služe, i da svaki narod svoj jezik nad svimi drugimi štuje, ljubi i uzvisuje. Vodimo dakle i mi već naš jezik k njegovomu cilju, i daržimo se u tom primera ostalih narodah europejskih koji svi martvi jezik s živimi zameniše, i po tom k narodnomu svo¬jemu razvitju najviše doprinesoše; pogledajmo samo na susedne puke, koji s nama pod jednim žezlom austrianskim stoje, svaki od njih Nemac, Talian i Magjar postavio je svoj jezik na parvo mesto, samo mi ponizni i krotki Slavjani, kojih u Carstvu 17 milionah ima, samo mi plašljivi Harvati i Slavonci, koji u domovini našoj s nikakvimi drugimi puci smešani nismo, bo¬jimo se našega jezika, volimo služit tudjemu, tudjoj volji, i činimo samo ono, što se drugim lepo i krasno vidi, i što je drugim hasnovito.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ili je možebiti jezik slavnih predjah naših od providnosti nebeske, ili od kakvog prokletstva na to osudjen da uvek u robstvu i kod prostog puka prebiva da uvek u blatu kopa i da nikad u visinu poletiti nesme. Kuda toliki drugi jezici od našega manje mili i sladki, manje bogati i izdelani, manje krepki i silni, kroz toliko vekovah već lete i uzdaržavaju se. Pitam ja sve izkrene Harvate i Slavonce: što im na to sarce veli. Je da li je naš jezik, jezik najprostranii i najdalje razšireni u celom svetu, za večnu tminu, ili za jasnu bistru svetlinu stvoren ako je za parvo odhitimo ga onda, što hitrie za na veke u vekoviti grob! zaboravimo ga sasvime, nepodižimo nikakovih učionah i katedrah za njega, nego ogarlimo sa svom silom parvi živi, koj nam se nudi, bio taj aziatski ili europejski; možebiti da ćemo šnjime barem u tudjem kipu sretnii postati ali ako je za svetlost stvoren, a tko bi o tom i dvojio, moramo ga čistiti od svake tmine, koja ga sad još krije, moramo se samo za njega skarbiti, samo š njim najviše zabavljati se, i kao majka dete svoje nad svimi drugimi stvari ljubiti ga! On nam mora biti parvi sarcu našemu, on mora biti parvi i duhu našemu! Š njim i po njem moramo nesretnu našu domovinu i nesretni naš narod sretnimi učiniti! U njem neka nam se zakon daje i razglašuje, on neka bude trublja od buduće naše sreće i slave!</p><p><br /></p><p>Mi smo potomci onih predjah koji su u staro vreme maternji svoj jezik na toliko ljubili, da su ga već u 9. stoletju izpovednici tako vere katoličke kao i garčke u istu carkvu uveli i njega time u svetu s najstariim garčkim i latinskim usporedili, a u domovini svojoj nad njimi ga uzvisili; mnogo ih je to truda stalo, nu oni su stalnostju svojom sve teškoće nadvladali, i još sada se velika strana našega naroda s njime u carkvi služi! Mi smo sini majke slave, koja je svojom detcom sav svet oplodila i koja samo zato tako duboko u tmini i potlačena leže, jer im je jezik potlačen; pokažimo dakle da smo vredni biti potomcima takovih predjah, da smo vredni sinovi takove majke, i da ono, što nas i jezik naš tlači, razdrobiti želimo, hoćemo, i možemo!!!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ko svoj može biti, tudj neka ne bude...</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Naš narod proslavio se je mnogo putah u Istorii junačtvom, smionstvom i postojanstvom, pomislimo samo na vremena Alexandra velikoga maćedonskoga, na slavne domaće naše vladare Ograna, Dušana i Krešimira, na branitelje od Metulja i Siska, na boj Grobnički, na rat sedmoi tridesetoletni, te na najnovii francuzki; u sva ta bojna vremena proslavio se je naš narod telesnom silom, i nadvladao puke kopjem u ruci, ali sada je nastalo 19. izobraženo stoletje, u kojem se puci duhom i umom medju sobom bore, trebalo bi dakle, da ih i time nadvladamo ili barem da se s njimi usporedimo, nu kako ćemo to učiniti, kad je duh naroda našeg, narodni naš jezik, u lancih, i kad se potlačen svagde tudjemu klanjati mora; radimo dakle složno i krepko, da se barem u domovini njemu drugi već jedared klanjali budu. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nemojmo se u tom obziru strašiti svake sene, koja nam grozi; nemojmo se bojati, da ćemo po tom ustav naš ili konštituciu našu i municipalna prava naša izgubiti, ona će time samo bolje ustanoviti i utvarditi se; nesvadjajmo se u domovini našoj kao bratja radi jedne stvari, koja nam svim jednako draga, jednako sveta biti mora, nego čuvajmo hrabro i bratski ono do zadnje kaplje karvi, što je naše; samo tako možemo u Harvatskoj i Slavonskoj ostati Harvati i Slavonci, a u svetu slobodni, nezavisni narod. Nemislimo, da jezik naš nije jošte prikladan zato, da ga u javne poslove uvedemo: ta on je bio prie 800 godinah jezik diplomatički harvatskih i sarbskih kraljevah, a kasnie i turskoga carstva, on je tako bogat, tako izdelan, tako blagozvučan, kao što je malo samo jezikah na svetu; on poseduje u ostalih slavjanskih narečjih neizcarpivo blago: zašto bi dakle bojali se i oklevali uvesti ga u javni život; zašto bi se bojali reći, da mi želimo, da nam se zakoni i zapovedi pišu u krasnom našem materinskom jeziku, kad se to nisu plašili učiniti drugi narodi, ko jim je jezik mnogo surovii i siromašnii "Ko svoj može biti, tudj neka ne bude!" </p><p><br /></p><p>Carni oblaci puni dažda i grada vise nad nami i domovinom našom, silne velike vode obkoljivaju nas od svih stranah, i groze nam strašnom poplavicom, kako se možemo mi od nje osloboditi, nego ako jame i kanale kopali budemo, po kojih se vode odcede, i ako tvardi most sagradili budemo, po kojem ćemo na suhom preko njih projti i od svake pogibelji izbaviti se; taj most je naš materinski jezik! Ako smo ga doma ustanovili, utvardili i podigli, neimamo se već strašiti ništa od nijedne strane od njedne stvari!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Na koncu činim pozorne stališe i redove tih kraljevinah, da nisam od one u galop tarčeće stranke, koja odmah i taki sve i sva steći želi; poznam ja dobro one velike predsude, onaj mali obškurantizam, i onu neizmemu nemarnost, koja u domovini našoj vladaju, i koja čine, da se sve tudje domaćemu i svaki tudji jezik materinskomu predpostavlja, zato sam ja samo toga mnenja, da bi slavni stališi i redovi na to jedankrat već misliti počeli, kako da svoj jezik tudjemu predpostave, i njega u javni život uvedu, i da se u molbi za podignutje katedrah narodnoga jezika ta klauzula prida, da mi te katedre zato molimo; budući da mislimo svremenom naš jezik polag primera drugih europejskih narodah u javni život i u poslove uvesti, i martvi živim zameniti; jer ako mi na to nikada niti pomisliti nećemo ostat ćemo kao i do sada ne narod nego sena naroda, a u Europi medju narodi, koji se svi živimi jezici služe, kao zapušteni mali otok na moru, i umreti ćemo zaista prie ili posle s martvim jezikom i mi, i to umreti kao onaj čovek, koi u celom svojem živlenju za uzdaržanje svog života baš ništa radio nije!!!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski (1816.-1848.)</b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Primjer 2. </span></b></p><p>Na početku Domovinskoga rata, 30. kolovoza 1991., Vlado Gotovac održao je govor pred tadašnjim Zapovjedništvom 5. vojne oblasti u Zagrebu. Obratio se u tom trenutku generalima JNA koji su se još nalazili u zgradi Zapovjedništva, majkama koje su se okupile sa zahtjevom da se njihovi sinovi, koji su u jugoslavensku vojsku otišli služiti vojni rok prije početka rata, puste svojim kućama i, naposljetku, obratio se hrvatskomu narodu – kako onda, tako i danas:</p><p><br /></p><p>»Oni imaju obraza da, zaposjevši sve naše svete građevine, naše zadužbine, govore o svom posjedu u Hrvatskoj! Oni nam prijete da će na odlasku sve uzeti, sve odnijeti. Oni nam kažu da će iza sebe ostaviti samo pustoš. Pa mi znamo da će otići jedino s onim što će ukrasti jer nikada ništa drugo nisu ni imali. (…) Oni će, prijete, uzeti sve. A pitam ja tu gospodu: gdje su i čime su stekli pravo na bogatstvo koje je Hrvatska stjecala tisuću godina? Koji su njihovi gradovi? Koji su njihovi dvorci? Koje su njihove palače? Neka slobodno uzmu sve što je njihovo. A mi dobro znamo da oni ništa nemaju! Oni se ne boje uništavanja jer se njima nema što uništiti! (…) Mi imamo svoje gradove, mi imamo svoju kulturu, mi imamo svoju domovinu, svoju naciju. Neka nas puste na miru!«</p><p><b>Vladimir "Vlado" Gotovac (Imotski, 18. rujna 1930. – Rim, 7. prosinca 2000.), hrvatski pjesnik, esejist, filozof, disident i političar.</b></p><p>Taj Gotovčev govor smatra se biserom u povijesti hrvatskoga govorništva i bilo bi ga poželjno promatrati i analizirati u kontekstu trenutka u kojem je izgovoren. Stoga je neshvatljivo i civilizacijski poražavajuće kada jedan takav govor nakon više od 30 godina od svoga nastanka i nakon više od četvrt stoljeća od završetka Domovinskoga rata može tako precizno i tako jasno opisivati sadašnji trenutak u kojem ni Jugoslavije, ni Komande, ni generala u njoj više nema, ali je zato ostala ta, očito, vječna potreba posezanja za onim što pripada drugomu. </p><p>Za kraj, obveznici službene uporabe hrvatskoga jezika su tijela državne vlasti, tijela državne uprave, tijela jedinica lokalne i područne (regionalne) samouprave i pravne osobe koje imaju javne ovlasti, odnosno sva javnopravna tijela u Hrvatskoj. Zakon o hrvatskom jeziku važan je korak u isticanju vrijednosti i očuvanju bogatstva hrvatskog jezika u njegovoj punini i raznovrsnosti, bilo da je riječ o hrvatskom standardnom jeziku ili o hrvatskim narječjima (čakavsko, kajkavsko i štokavsko). Hrvatski je jezik u svojoj ukupnosti jedna od temeljnih sastavnica hrvatskog nacionalnog identiteta i hrvatske kulture. On je nematerijalno kulturno dobro i dragocjeno naslijeđe koje pripada svima nama. Stoga se o njemu hrvatska država dužna skrbiti onako kako to rade najbolje uređene države koje drže do svoje kulture. Ovo je bilo malo poduža digresija. Toliko i hvala. </p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-85453295961829848372024-01-28T11:13:00.003+01:002024-01-28T11:13:53.424+01:00John Titor's scary vision for the US future<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uqHmvFgTI3M4G2UWX4PUGQ7HUIvBMOCeH3-hnM4TxjfZr0dAPol2bGvg8_9rhWB61osrAqPEArNGEqFWj90-bG89jUTyZvrQigS5yBScxoma8StRh_f-ZK1zhcBT_U7KyWyxqgfwr9JfQuRVAqVAODbQFty01gdaRLwIofBjdifMN23jfiYwC3M4qrF5/s990/Texas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="990" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uqHmvFgTI3M4G2UWX4PUGQ7HUIvBMOCeH3-hnM4TxjfZr0dAPol2bGvg8_9rhWB61osrAqPEArNGEqFWj90-bG89jUTyZvrQigS5yBScxoma8StRh_f-ZK1zhcBT_U7KyWyxqgfwr9JfQuRVAqVAODbQFty01gdaRLwIofBjdifMN23jfiYwC3M4qrF5/w640-h640/Texas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>"Greetings," Titor wrote in November of 2000 on an obscure site called the Time Travel Institute Forum. "I am a time traveler from the year 2036." Over the next four months, Titor described life in 2036. Gave us a glimpse into our future. The most immediate of Titor's predictions foretold a civil war in the United States having to do with "order and rights". As a result, the United States would split into five regions based on a variety of factors, including differing military objectives. That story is the kind of piece that can take you down an Internet wormhole that you emerge from and say "Did I really just spend two days on that?"</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Now multiply that by 10 and back to 2024. Large groups of concerned Americans are traveling toward the southern border to demand action from the Biden administration to fix the "wide open" flood of illegal migrants. A clash between Texas and the Biden administration over who controls the Texas-Mexico border continues to escalate this week as federal officials once again demanded the state give Border Patrol agents access to a park that is a popular corridor for migrants to enter the United States illegally.</p><p> </p><p>"We the People are resolute to stand to send a peaceful, lawful, and clear message to all city, state, and federal politicians and immigration enforcement officials who are enabling tens of thousands of illegal entrants, criminals, and known terrorists from over 160 countries worldwide to cross daily into our country along our southern border!" the press release said. </p><p><br /></p><p>The current stand-off has sparked fears among right-wing circles that President Joe Biden could try to federalize the National Guard, and the troops could be forced to choose between loyalty to the state and their country. The Texas National Guard is technically part of the US military, which ultimately reports to the president, but they take orders from the state governors except in exceptional circumstances.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Supreme Court this week sided with the administration when it granted an emergency appeal to allow agents to keep cutting border wire set up by Texas after a lower court had blocked such moves. However, Border Patrol currently has "no plans" to remove the wire unless in an emergency. Gov. Greg Abbott says ten other states have sent the National Guard to the Texas border, and others will follow. Abbott says he is “prepared” for a conflict with federal authorities.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called for a "national divorce" between red and blue states amid the escalating standoff over migration at the Texas border. Twenty-five Republican governors released a joint statement in support of Abbott on Thursday, praising him for "stepping up to protect American citizens from historic levels of illegal immigrants, deadly drugs like fentanyl, and terrorists entering our country." The dispute has inflamed loose talk of civil war and resistance from conservative media and politicians. </p><p><br /></p><p>The clause of the Constitution that Abbott references provides that “no State shall ... engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.” One thing that immediately stands out after reading this language is that it does not authorize any state to do anything. Rather, this clause is a prohibition on certain state actions; it forbids states from waging “War” except in limited circumstances. It is very odd to read a provision of the Constitution that limits state power as giving a state the power to violate federal law. Texas’ border stance challenges the federal government’s authority and goes against historical precedent. It is essential to ensure that the Constitution’s principles are upheld and that the rule of law is respected as the situation unfolds. </p><p>John Titor, so far, withstands the test of time. </p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-79560519711641642002024-01-15T11:26:00.003+01:002024-01-15T12:05:48.413+01:00US Building Energy Codes Program<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdzbOgalMMDrUbvW8BjcbmoGo4cr4ZMTxu7eFQe0i1X1eiWiUFH9DtkrPCD8sb9BLNnBZXnZpnJcyp2w2QW0iqtzKDXz0ULOUpU4Wdj2usyb_sXWlSNBDDDJS_tI27wd416aJU8H2Q8Ca5QmWpRjVyWw3RGvTUe33w83LDSapsEN8RUgZ1ZYh5BBGKRVb/s720/Screenshot_20231006_095350_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdzbOgalMMDrUbvW8BjcbmoGo4cr4ZMTxu7eFQe0i1X1eiWiUFH9DtkrPCD8sb9BLNnBZXnZpnJcyp2w2QW0iqtzKDXz0ULOUpU4Wdj2usyb_sXWlSNBDDDJS_tI27wd416aJU8H2Q8Ca5QmWpRjVyWw3RGvTUe33w83LDSapsEN8RUgZ1ZYh5BBGKRVb/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231006_095350_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Building Technologies Office (BTO) supports the development and implementation of residential and commercial building energy codes by engaging with government and industry stakeholders, and by providing technical assistance for code development, adoption, and compliance. Through advancing building codes, we aim to improve building energy efficiency and to help states achieve maximum savings. For more information, visit energycodes.gov.</span></b></p><p>A few months ago, we discussed what building energy codes are, and more recently we looked at how they are developed and what role the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plays in that process. Today, we are going to take a look into the next step—how codes are adopted.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKZu1uq_wVA_lutCQb8sUh6ScPm05uWC1HLsVbei9ruVPMcepLdqDv2xkCSGIg-Jo6oQodmVvual0TA1PcKRC4jmT8HteXo-MZNd1N79EyQeQ_vzhP8HhHJbs31TDLH8O75V-h_L2TjLACdfG3nlj6LubrGTg-f-jYXEW4rPI7D98xUntPUl3_WDSepdl/s714/Screenshot_20231006_095510_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="714" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKZu1uq_wVA_lutCQb8sUh6ScPm05uWC1HLsVbei9ruVPMcepLdqDv2xkCSGIg-Jo6oQodmVvual0TA1PcKRC4jmT8HteXo-MZNd1N79EyQeQ_vzhP8HhHJbs31TDLH8O75V-h_L2TjLACdfG3nlj6LubrGTg-f-jYXEW4rPI7D98xUntPUl3_WDSepdl/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231006_095510_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">The Building Energy Codes Program</b></div><p>Assesses the savings impacts of model energy codes, calculating energy, cost, and carbon savings</p><p>Coordinates with key stakeholders to improve model energy codes, including architects, engineers, builders, code officials, and a variety of other energy professionals</p><p>Reviews published codes to ensure increased energy savings, such as the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and Standard 90.1</p><p>Tracks the status of energy code adoption across the U.S. and provides technical assistance to states implementing updated codes</p><p>Provides a variety of educational and training resources and assists states working to measure and improve code compliance</p><p>Administers a Help Desk to assist individual code users with questions about energy codes.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9o_999QiNoABw69axn9vZEQ9-aPK-MRJiNlQIaGg2RFmLI9HoLx2tPqUF7j1jlL1_tXRa2PbapyTkVL9du9rsO83kr4gGRTVxJpviXipDcKrNeVuXKYeEmNWmEJMe_K-egSgbrb_0fgkG80lzxnC5-hAxi-1GSX5RxR3mmx-bu0XZh3LXdsQBrVVYJP42/s718/Screenshot_20231006_095452_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="718" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9o_999QiNoABw69axn9vZEQ9-aPK-MRJiNlQIaGg2RFmLI9HoLx2tPqUF7j1jlL1_tXRa2PbapyTkVL9du9rsO83kr4gGRTVxJpviXipDcKrNeVuXKYeEmNWmEJMe_K-egSgbrb_0fgkG80lzxnC5-hAxi-1GSX5RxR3mmx-bu0XZh3LXdsQBrVVYJP42/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231006_095452_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">First, here are a few key points:</span></div><p></p><p>Building codes are state laws. The U.S. does not have a national building code or energy code; instead, states or local governments can choose to adopt one of the national model energy codes, a modified version of the model code, or their own state-specific code.</p><p>Energy codes are just one of many building codes, such as fire, electrical, structural, or plumbing.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhxjTZx5Xm00Miam9hzMXvW4HhREgOMElcww83kXXl8LehSZq6E2FSKWwEUSkhP0teLp1TmovRjkc46DP6N8Q5aStl71mY5YMRwVk1LBSaNCFR4j7135Z2sKtF-sqKbGuzz0JQUKEcOX_tASYEJBivZP62lkSe1J4haJCvBhjnMfknWZhiDAmToWZg-wh/s720/Screenshot_20231006_095441_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="720" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhxjTZx5Xm00Miam9hzMXvW4HhREgOMElcww83kXXl8LehSZq6E2FSKWwEUSkhP0teLp1TmovRjkc46DP6N8Q5aStl71mY5YMRwVk1LBSaNCFR4j7135Z2sKtF-sqKbGuzz0JQUKEcOX_tASYEJBivZP62lkSe1J4haJCvBhjnMfknWZhiDAmToWZg-wh/w400-h395/Screenshot_20231006_095441_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Energy codes are different than appliance and equipment standards. Energy codes cover the building itself—for example, the walls/floors/ceiling insulation, windows, air leakage, and duct leakage. Appliance and equipment standards cover the things that go into the buildings. However, there is some overlap, particularly in lighting.<p></p><p>Now, here are the three key primary components of the energy codes process and DOE’s role within them. It’s important to know that DOE’s Building Energy Codes Program is statutorily directed to participate in each of these phases.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1. CODE DEVELOPMENT</b></p><p>How it works: National model energy codes are developed by two private organizations, ASHRAE and the International Codes Council. ASHRAE develops the model commercial energy code, known as 90.1. The International Code Council developed the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which contains chapters for both residential and commercial buildings. Any interested party can participate in the development processes by submitting proposals to change the code and commenting on others’ proposals. The code cycle is continuous, with new codes being developed every three years. Final versions of each new edition are determined by a vote of the 90.1 committee members for ASHRAE and by the International Code Council membership for the IECC.</p><p><br /></p><p>DOE’s role: DOE participates in both the ASHRAE and ICC development processes, but has no special status. DOE develops and submits code change proposals that strive to make cost-effective, energy-efficient upgrades to current model codes. After each new model code is published, DOE also must determine if the new version saves energy relative to the old version.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>2. CODE ADOPTION</b></p><p>How it works: Most codes are adopted at the state level, though, in about 10 states they are adopted by cities. State adoption can occur directly by legislative action, or through regulatory agencies authorized by the legislature. Cities adopt codes through their mayors, councils, or committees depending on their form of government. Once adopted, the code becomes law within a particular state or local jurisdiction.</p><p><br /></p><p>DOE’s role: DOE provides technical assistance to state and local governments to support their adoption processes. DOE responds to state and local requests and it also develops customized reports for every state detailing the benefits of upgrading to the current model codes. To ensure that its information is used effectively, DOE works with the Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations (REEOs) and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) who have connections in almost every state and often participate directly in the adoption processes. DOE support also includes tracking state adoption status, coordinating activities among stakeholders, and technical analysis.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>3. CODE COMPLIANCE</b></p><p>How it works: The key to realizing the full savings potential of building energy codes is by ensuring that builders are complying with them. Design and construction professionals are most likely to comply with the code when they are given education and training, particularly after a new code is adopted. Enforcement is almost always done by building permit office staff at the local (city) level who typically review plans first to ensure they are compliant and then conduct field inspections to verify that the plans are being followed during construction.</p><p><br /></p><p>DOE’s role: DOE develops and regularly updates software (REScheck and COMcheck) to simplify and clarify compliance with model energy codes and standards, as well as a number of state-specific energy codes. DOE also develops education and training materials that are available free and used by governments, organizations, and trainers across the country.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFvU5U4E1ZBvK2wPDWC5cjNvAWAuFC186v6WnxVQ73AU5meOpTp_TwHtjBkWadENnIXWdNJnRn40LVbawnv0-9GcL2N_z3kMOHZC_rsiAK6qQP538D_0YY0ROKzn395f_ZIo0LExUzeUdbSiggt6PYxbdyH8cQsqgp7jCVuFHuqhxIaLvay2hza9fBWz1/s721/Screenshot_20231006_095423_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="715" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFvU5U4E1ZBvK2wPDWC5cjNvAWAuFC186v6WnxVQ73AU5meOpTp_TwHtjBkWadENnIXWdNJnRn40LVbawnv0-9GcL2N_z3kMOHZC_rsiAK6qQP538D_0YY0ROKzn395f_ZIo0LExUzeUdbSiggt6PYxbdyH8cQsqgp7jCVuFHuqhxIaLvay2hza9fBWz1/w396-h400/Screenshot_20231006_095423_Instagram.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p>DOE has also developed an affordable methodology for states and cities to determine energy and dollar savings opportunities associated with increased energy code compliance in single-family homes. Field studies based on the methodology have already been implemented in nine states with more underway. The data that comes from these studies helps focus education and training programs and provides a basis for utilities and states to determine whether such programs will be cost-effective. DOE is currently developing a parallel methodology for the commercial sector.</p><div><div>Building energy codes set minimum energy efficiency levels, but those savings are never realized unless states and localities actually adopt them. State adoption usually occurs through either legislative action or through regulatory agency actions. In some states, codes are adopted by local governments (“home rule”), generally through an action of the city or county. In all cases, once the code is adopted, it becomes law within the adopting jurisdiction. While adoption procedures are set by individual states, federal statute provides specific timelines for states to review and/or update their energy codes (based on the model codes), and to submit code adoption certifications to DOE. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are almost as many ways to adopt a code as there are states, but the following sections describe processes most commonly used around the country.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpe96OYZBl8QYIkp2EcXfrAagtj5zlE6kR9xkvhMxBSGxq6-sIapsktIDuRiVTX0Ffnfnsd6gmmy9pZxvSLtAmT3IVFk0upC-qlF6k4SH4McxsPqpgYyuBPcdpJ4zBAqfeActj8VIqCgUou-TijOY0atM81adzHqSiGO-zGWbszPXXNMhzOG6TZwDSBwub/s726/Screenshot_20231006_095411_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="710" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpe96OYZBl8QYIkp2EcXfrAagtj5zlE6kR9xkvhMxBSGxq6-sIapsktIDuRiVTX0Ffnfnsd6gmmy9pZxvSLtAmT3IVFk0upC-qlF6k4SH4McxsPqpgYyuBPcdpJ4zBAqfeActj8VIqCgUou-TijOY0atM81adzHqSiGO-zGWbszPXXNMhzOG6TZwDSBwub/w391-h400/Screenshot_20231006_095411_Instagram.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">FEDERAL GUIDANCE</b></div></div><div><br /></div><div>How it Works: Federal statute directs DOE to review each newly published edition of the model energy codes and to issue a determination as to whether the updated codes would result in increased energy efficiency in residential and commercial buildings. When a code results in increased energy efficiency (based on DOE’s review), the statute then requires states to review and/or update their building energy codes based on the new model codes. States are given two years to accomplish this process and certify their new code based on the updated model code. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>STATE GOVERNMENTS</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Legislative Actions: A legislature can adopt a new energy code by title (e.g. the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code) or, more commonly, by directing either a one-time administrative action (“the Building Codes Department will adopt a new energy code by December 31”) or by putting in place an ongoing process. In Maryland, for example, there is a permanent law that requires the state to adopt each new version of the national model code within 18 months of when it is published. In Washington, however, a state law passed in 2009 that requires that energy codes reduce building energy use by 70% by 2031. Like all legislation, there is a process of hearings, public commentary, and revisions followed by a formal vote, and ending with an approved bill being signed into law by the governor.</div><div><br /></div><div>Regulatory Action: Each state that adopts statewide building codes has an agency charged with administering them. To begin the adoption of a new code, the state agency typically releases a public notice of its intent, which includes the name of the code being considered, and often convenes a selected group of representative stakeholder interests. In almost all cases, the public then has the opportunity to review the proposed code and formally submit proposals to modify it. These proposals are heard by and voted on by either agency staff or a committee composed of representative stakeholders (such as builders, tradespeople, architects and engineers, product manufacturers, and efficiency advocates) selected by the agency, the legislature or the governor. This phase largely mimics the national code development process (described in our previous post). The results of this process are then incorporated into a revised code that the agency staff or committee votes to formally adopt. The adoption process may require a variety of approvals from other state agencies, the legislature, or the executive branch to become official. Overall, the regulatory process is lengthier than legislative action but may allow greater opportunity for local citizen participation.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>LOCAL GOVERNMENTS</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Home-rule states vary in the authority given to local governments. The range of options are:</div><div><br /></div><div>No statewide code is adopted and the local government can select any code (e.g. Colorado, Arizona, and Wyoming).</div><div>Statewide code is adopted and local government may adopt that code as-is or may make only strengthening amendments (e.g. Maryland, Texas, the Washington state commercial code).</div><div>Regardless of how it is done, the actual process mirrors the just-described regulatory process with the city council or mayor’s office either convening a committee or directing the local building department to adopt a new code. In all of the above cases – legislative, regulatory, or local – the adoption process stipulates an effective date for the new code, usually one to six months after the adoption date, which is the point at which newly permitted buildings need to comply with the requirements of the new code. The time between the adoption date and the effective date allows building officials and design and construction professionals to become familiar with the new requirements.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>DOE’S ROLE: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE</b></div><div><br /></div><div>How it works: The DOE’s Building Energy Codes Program is directed by statute to help states adopt the most recent version of the national model energy codes. DOE does not typically participate directly in state and local code adoption processes; instead, it provides technical assistance to states and local governments to aid their processes. This includes a variety of useful services, such as:</div><div><br /></div><div>Analysis of code improvements and amendments, associated energy and cost savings, and economic and environmental benefits of upgrading to new codes.</div><div>Coordination with affected national, state, and local interests to encourage code adoption, including an annual energy codes conference to promote the sharing of information and dissemination of resources across states and other stakeholders.</div><div>Free compliance tools to assist with code implementation – REScheck™ and COMcheck™ – based on the most recent editions of the model codes. These programs are widely used by builders and code officials to check compliance and are explicitly referenced by some state codes.</div><div>Code Review and Analysis: DOE reviews newly published model codes and issues guidance as to whether they will increase energy efficiency. Following this, DOE conducts a variety of energy and cost analyses to assess the savings associated with codes. DOE also assists states in evaluating their codes, helping adapt the model codes to their individual needs, providing state-level savings analysis, and other forms of support to ensure codes are well-understood and cost-effective to home and business owners. In addition, DOE receives and tracks state certifications indicating that they’ve reviewed and/or updated their codes based on the model energy codes, as directed by federal statute.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tracking Energy Code Adoption: The DOE tracks energy code adoption and implementation across the United States and reports the status by state for both residential and commercial codes. This provides transparency and a better understanding of what is happening across the U.S. in building energy codes. Individual profiles include the impact codes within each state, the current code version and any state modifications, as well as information on the responsible government agencies and primary contacts for a particular area. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq6ftpETi6Toa7R4JGvaHgN1Fp6aLqRDfZHuQ-JCoecG32Peme949cZZ5R_599qYgbLZto3TVz0IDx4Qp8KX6K_HXptgedJzeWvob7HltAwb_NgYFjwGp9zW8yo3d2IMQmjOgeMM5vOrmkhOYPaeUoG4V1zBBoUbFWoJF-36KklZdDfmJNR-PSMTd5N9U/s719/Screenshot_20231006_095432_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="719" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq6ftpETi6Toa7R4JGvaHgN1Fp6aLqRDfZHuQ-JCoecG32Peme949cZZ5R_599qYgbLZto3TVz0IDx4Qp8KX6K_HXptgedJzeWvob7HltAwb_NgYFjwGp9zW8yo3d2IMQmjOgeMM5vOrmkhOYPaeUoG4V1zBBoUbFWoJF-36KklZdDfmJNR-PSMTd5N9U/w400-h400/Screenshot_20231006_095432_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For more information on DOE’s support for building energy codes and code adoption, visit the Building Energy Codes Program website at www.energycodes.gov. </div><div>Zeljko Serdar, CCRES Team</div></div>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-14300403552739733532024-01-02T11:01:00.001+01:002024-01-04T18:21:24.458+01:00New Year’s Resolutions - Energy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPxL7pue3J6CbmoT9yyZu4LVtyeGdC6EeA1ygBDgf8VQxozT6Dvo8RDtbxCly49nk-qwfr7cWM7w_fSSnmwcb1PQqoCbTwYyntu4sEnmU3Xc-3x8ICwtMXv_2VfCml2UgAAx15pea0kmr-uzBL-P3H1oH84Eewfnrj11eEjaR1EMR_let9J1Fnjx3-YhK/s2640/20221007_120324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="2640" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPxL7pue3J6CbmoT9yyZu4LVtyeGdC6EeA1ygBDgf8VQxozT6Dvo8RDtbxCly49nk-qwfr7cWM7w_fSSnmwcb1PQqoCbTwYyntu4sEnmU3Xc-3x8ICwtMXv_2VfCml2UgAAx15pea0kmr-uzBL-P3H1oH84Eewfnrj11eEjaR1EMR_let9J1Fnjx3-YhK/w640-h288/20221007_120324.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">As the confetti from New Year’s Eve celebrations settles, it is only fitting that we prepare our 2024 New Year’s Resolutions. Our resolutions are often about a change we wish to see in ourselves, but what about making them around the change we wish to see in our homes and our world? Making energy efficiency and sustainability part of your New Year’s resolutions opens a pathway to savings, community resilience, and a safer, healthier Earth for future generations to call home. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Consumption of oil, gas, and coal has been growing, and all three fuels hit new record highs in 2023. But, at the same time, renewable energy has been booming. Production from wind and solar power worldwide in 2023 was about 55% higher than in 2020. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Nonetheless, it's worth noting that despite the recession fears that marked much of the last year, a U.S. recession hasn't materialized so far. Oil demand in the U.S. and globally has been quite good too. I want to point out that the oil prices aren't meager compared to the pre-pandemic years. Natural gas may be low and many U.S. gas-focused producers are generating negative cash flow, but many oil investments remain profitable. I wrote a lot throughout the year about the performance differentiators, but even in the onshore services space factors such as gas vs. oilier basin exposure, the proportion of private vs. public clients or fleets contracted long-term vs. participating in the spot market would matter a lot.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Turning to 2024, I will first lay out my macro expectations.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>A solar slowdown, relief for OPEC+, the rise of blue hydrogen, and other trends to watch out for in the year ahead. Even though total global solar capacity will continue to grow rapidly over the coming decade, the pace of growth in annual installations will start to slow in 2024 compared to the rates seen in recent years. If our forecast for 2023 holds, the average annual growth in capacity installations over 2019-23 was 28%, including 56% growth in 2023. By contrast, annual average growth from 2024-28 will be about zero, including a few years with contractions. Growth in the global solar market is following a typical S-curve. Over the last few years, growth has climbed rapidly up the steepest part of the curve. Starting in 2024, the industry will be past the inflection point, characterized by a slower growth pattern. The global solar market is still many times larger than it was even a few years ago, but it’s natural for an industry to follow this growth path as it matures. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_Qk8g752GFmXkPfVeDb1i5MhQkOF41Z8yJAufrBQHNK0YQVkrGQ2gHXjCvcc2xrEakwoKoLzELCOxgklTErGKvWqsc09j70BqDWdB6f72HZWomCKQVQCXorhepO9cYJdwsVrr7EOuQgkUar8J1cECzdXiBeY2nZigeu_pl6S4lOrtwCQ1v89r7ByG6hZ/s4000/20220726_132417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_Qk8g752GFmXkPfVeDb1i5MhQkOF41Z8yJAufrBQHNK0YQVkrGQ2gHXjCvcc2xrEakwoKoLzELCOxgklTErGKvWqsc09j70BqDWdB6f72HZWomCKQVQCXorhepO9cYJdwsVrr7EOuQgkUar8J1cECzdXiBeY2nZigeu_pl6S4lOrtwCQ1v89r7ByG6hZ/w640-h288/20220726_132417.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Not every region is currently in the same place along the S-curve. Africa and the Middle East, for example, have a long way to go before they hit their growth inflection points. But two major markets are driving this global growth pattern: Asia Pacific, dominated by China, and Europe. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>No U.S. recession or at best a very modest one.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Continued deceleration in inflation but not down to the coveted 2%; probably down to 3% with some upside risk in 2024 H2;</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Fed and other central banks cut a bit, though, pushing up commodities.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Weaker dollar/stronger emerging markets. In the conclusions of the first Global Stocktake at COP28, countries acknowledged that the remaining global carbon budget is shrinking rapidly, with a risk of overshooting the 1.5 °C goal. That means hundreds of billion tonnes of carbon dioxide will need to be removed or captured and stored to get the world back on course for no more than 1.5 °C of warming by 2100. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Geoengineering techniques can be used to enhance the carbon absorption capacity of the planet, and to reflect sunlight back into space, helping to keep the earth cool. For example, aerosols or other chemicals can be released a few kilometers up into the atmosphere, thus reflecting more sunlight away from the planet’s surface. I believe that in 2024, governments and scientific institutions will come together to study this fascinating subject more deeply and discuss the pros and cons of pursuing it. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>In the energy space, I expect an average of $70-$80 crude oil (OIL). Some push-pull between geopolitical risks and OPEC's spare capacity while U.S. shale production growth moderates. The ambitions for low-carbon hydrogen around the world, reflected in government policies and corporate project development, are quite remarkable. As is a 108 - mtpa global project pipeline that skews 80% to green hydrogen, made from electrolyzing water. However, the rate of project maturation for electrolyzer hydrogen will remain slow as developers struggle to overcome key obstacles. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjh7gtgsTYk8RqghO5atukmzpC3DJ0Ymx2lVDNjPyCVn2Wv-tZ87JNGrNNqmHhcq3MnN-492qpK44jZvBmbSGVUgTomOrnpjlMo-3gt4DzT5VLqUBOySkJrKcd-oQV7oPx1zkDUBr9z4-LW_pVHKpNFvcC6RzD6yorjX9RO3jGIaMK8qSIxPNG-LZIojK/s4000/20220710_203724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjh7gtgsTYk8RqghO5atukmzpC3DJ0Ymx2lVDNjPyCVn2Wv-tZ87JNGrNNqmHhcq3MnN-492qpK44jZvBmbSGVUgTomOrnpjlMo-3gt4DzT5VLqUBOySkJrKcd-oQV7oPx1zkDUBr9z4-LW_pVHKpNFvcC6RzD6yorjX9RO3jGIaMK8qSIxPNG-LZIojK/w640-h288/20220710_203724.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Two of the most important challenges that green hydrogen projects will face are achieving competitive costs and securing firm commitments from off-takers. Projects with credible counterparties and those targeting hydrogen as a feedstock in existing applications are most likely to move ahead. Those targeting new applications will struggle to achieve costs that compete with traditional fossil fuels. Blue hydrogen projects will also move slowly through the project development cycle, but more will achieve FID as they benefit from competitive economics and scaling more quickly. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>More downside for U.S. natural gas in 2024 H1 as we are already halfway through the winter with no major events so far.</b></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sustained international and offshore capex, with flat U.S. activity and single-digit growth in Canada. A quote often misattributed to Albert Einstein is that nuclear power is "one hell of a way to boil water". It was actually coined in 1980, after the Three Mile Island reactor accident that helped to turn the tide of public opinion against atomic energy. In 2024, however, nuclear power is set to win widespread support as a key solution to the world's energy crisis, for the first time in over half a century. Nuclear power has faced and still faces, challenges of public acceptability and economic competitiveness against renewables and fossil fuel generation. But it is the only reliable, dispatchable, small physical-and-material footprint, plug-and-play zero-carbon solution for power generation. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>That is all from me and the rest of the Croatian Center of Renewable Energy Sources (CCRES) team for 2023. Many thanks to all of you for reading last year. Have a great holiday, and we will be back again and again in 2024. Happy working and trading in the new year, and feel free to share in the comments where you see the most upside going into 2024. Zeljko Serdar</b></span></p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-11964181961844504892023-12-18T21:10:00.004+01:002023-12-19T08:09:10.087+01:00Merry Christmas to all.<p><b><br /></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8eD5oZIGDryob3nieZekYKKwubr865enUlIm2on6q2SXFFhKmjk5BHm49HVhM1Igp5UklAcoWTMznMX-Tk6YeMQX_4r5o0Biq_aMtTrGWy4Cg1fY9-uh3ZvpJeUM34vg__KoATflb2yG-vZuP46wmmO7ADwt5vfluz9xLllGVnt6IjpUW7dEX9v4eYrF/s5664/prijaelj.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4248" data-original-width="5664" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8eD5oZIGDryob3nieZekYKKwubr865enUlIm2on6q2SXFFhKmjk5BHm49HVhM1Igp5UklAcoWTMznMX-Tk6YeMQX_4r5o0Biq_aMtTrGWy4Cg1fY9-uh3ZvpJeUM34vg__KoATflb2yG-vZuP46wmmO7ADwt5vfluz9xLllGVnt6IjpUW7dEX9v4eYrF/w640-h480/prijaelj.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>People blame God for everything but do nothing to do what He says. They get lost in their own worlds of work, home life, entertainment, etc, and when a bad thing happens … they blame God for it. Nobody reads The Book anymore, nobody has a clue what He requires of us. We abandoned God long ago, so why would He suddenly help us? By the way, these things have to happen, the prophecy speaks about it in the Bible. WORST times are yet to come. We are sinners and a punishment is upon us. So go ahead blame God.</b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJwhDhSVtcdVc3BMlpDAxCjAV1RSAv4aqOpWkRtHE0oUKDGf7JrBH3Bzti8ZwrvQrZk2zU_8qdB0kWds_ZAH08fD4lVaiwYK4mx2ycw6IlnA6i0c6Z24jDTsV_5LExTsLROruu53fVz_MwM-E-zqSjwdj5a_ZuWVemMcOxum0dh1wROLcJ0iq44wAM59Z/s5664/prijatelj%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4248" data-original-width="5664" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJwhDhSVtcdVc3BMlpDAxCjAV1RSAv4aqOpWkRtHE0oUKDGf7JrBH3Bzti8ZwrvQrZk2zU_8qdB0kWds_ZAH08fD4lVaiwYK4mx2ycw6IlnA6i0c6Z24jDTsV_5LExTsLROruu53fVz_MwM-E-zqSjwdj5a_ZuWVemMcOxum0dh1wROLcJ0iq44wAM59Z/w640-h480/prijatelj%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In December of 1946, Strand Magazine published “A Christmas Sermon for Pagans” by C. S. Lewis. Anyone who has read Lewis extensively will recognize many of the themes within this short essay, primarily that the journey to Christianity for a post-Christian may quite possibly include a short passage through paganism (paganism as it really is, not as we sometimes foolishly imagine it). From the essay: “If the modern post-Christian view is wrong—and every day I find it harder to think it right—then there are three kinds of people in the world. (1) Those who are sick and don’t know it (the post-Christians). (2) Those who are sick and know it (Pagans). (3) Those who have found the cure. And if you start in the first class you must go through the second to reach the third. For (in a sense) all that Christianity adds to Paganism is the cure. It confirms the old belief that in this universe we are up against Living Power: that there is a real Right and that we have failed to obey it: that existence is beautiful and terrifying. It adds a wonder of which Paganism had not distinctly heard—that the Mighty One has come down to help us, to remove our guilt, to reconcile us”</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">To date, this piece has not been included in any published collection of Lewis essays. It was only discovered several years ago. I have a copy and thought all Lewisians would enjoy seeing the essay and reading a transcription (included below).</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Merry Christmas to all. Thanks be to God that because of King Jesus, we need never lament that it is always winter and never Christmas. Rather, it is always Christmas, always Immanuel, always God-with-us, no matter what the weather.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-4019" data-attachment-id="4019" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 Pro Max","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1671720756","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="csl-csfp-1-2" data-large-file="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-1-2.jpg?w=636" data-medium-file="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-1-2.jpg?w=206" data-orig-file="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-1-2.jpg" data-orig-size="1807,2635" data-permalink="https://crystalkirgiss.com/2022/12/23/c-s-lewis-a-christmas-sermon-for-pagans/csl-csfp-1-2/" height="1023" sizes="(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px" src="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-1-2.jpg?w=702" srcset="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-1-2.jpg?w=702 702w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-1-2.jpg?w=1404 1404w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-1-2.jpg?w=103 103w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-1-2.jpg?w=206 206w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-1-2.jpg?w=768 768w" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: bottom;" width="702" /></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-4021" data-attachment-id="4021" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 Pro Max","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1671720723","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="csl-csfp-2-2" data-large-file="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-2-2.jpg?w=636" data-medium-file="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-2-2.jpg?w=199" data-orig-file="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-2-2.jpg" data-orig-size="1860,2800" data-permalink="https://crystalkirgiss.com/2022/12/23/c-s-lewis-a-christmas-sermon-for-pagans/csl-csfp-2-2/" height="1023" sizes="(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px" src="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-2-2.jpg?w=680" srcset="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-2-2.jpg?w=680 680w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-2-2.jpg?w=1360 1360w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-2-2.jpg?w=100 100w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-2-2.jpg?w=199 199w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-2-2.jpg?w=768 768w" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: bottom;" width="680" /></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-4022" data-attachment-id="4022" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 Pro Max","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1671720743","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="csl-csfp-3-1" data-large-file="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-3-1.jpg?w=636" data-medium-file="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-3-1.jpg?w=207" data-orig-file="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-3-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1910,2763" data-permalink="https://crystalkirgiss.com/2022/12/23/c-s-lewis-a-christmas-sermon-for-pagans/csl-csfp-3-1/" height="1024" sizes="(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px" src="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-3-1.jpg?w=708" srcset="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-3-1.jpg?w=708 708w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-3-1.jpg?w=1416 1416w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-3-1.jpg?w=104 104w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-3-1.jpg?w=207 207w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-3-1.jpg?w=768 768w" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: bottom;" width="708" /></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-4023" data-attachment-id="4023" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 Pro Max","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1671720774","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.1","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="csl-csfp-4-1" data-large-file="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-4-1.jpg?w=636" data-medium-file="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-4-1.jpg?w=204" data-orig-file="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-4-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2230,3287" data-permalink="https://crystalkirgiss.com/2022/12/23/c-s-lewis-a-christmas-sermon-for-pagans/csl-csfp-4-1/" height="1024" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px" src="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-4-1.jpg?w=695" srcset="https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-4-1.jpg?w=695 695w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-4-1.jpg?w=1390 1390w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-4-1.jpg?w=102 102w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-4-1.jpg?w=204 204w, https://crystalkirgiss.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/csl-csfp-4-1.jpg?w=768 768w" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: bottom;" width="695" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“A Christmas Sermon for Pagans” by C. S. Lewis</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Strand magazine, Vol. 112, Issue 672, December 1946 </p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Writing religion for sceptics has made C. S. Lewis a best-seller. His books on Christianity—chief among them “The Screwtape Letters”—sell better, and read more easily, than most crime stories. This sermon is a characteristic piece of writing by the Oxford don who has become the most entertaining missionary of our time.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">//</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When I was asked to write a Christmas sermon for Pagans I accepted the job lightheartedly enough: but now that I sit down to tackle it I discover a difficulty. Are there any Pagans in England for me to write to?</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I know that people keep on telling us that this country is relapsing into Paganism. But they only mean it is ceasing to be Christian. And is that at all the same thing? Let us remember what a Pagan or Heathen (I use the words interchangeably) really was.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A “Heathen” meant a man who lived out on the heath, out in the wilds. A “Pagan” meant a man who lived in a Pagus or small village. Both words, in fact, meant a “rustic” or “yokel.” They date from the time when the larger towns of the Roman Empire were already Christianised, but the old Nature religions still lingered in the country. Pagans or Heathens were the backward people in the remote districts who had not yet been converted, who were still pre-Christian.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">To say that modern people who have drifted away from Christianity are Pagans is to suggest that a post-Christian man is the same as a pre-Christian man. And that is like thinking that a woman who has lost her husband is the same sort of person as an unmarried girl: or that a street where the houses have been knocked down is the same as a field where no house has yet been built. The ruined street and the unbuilt field are alike in one respect: namely that neither will keep you dry if it rains. But they are different in every other respect. Rubble, dust, broken bottles, old bedsteads and stray cats are very different from grass, thyme, clover, buttercups and a lark singing overhead.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now the real Pagan differed from the post-Christian in the following ways. Firstly, he was religious. From the Christian point of view he was indeed too religious by half. He was full of reverence. To him the earth was holy, the woods and waters were alive. His agriculture was a ritual as well as a technique. And secondly, he believed in what we now call an “Objective” Right or Wrong. That is, he thought the distinction between pious and impious acts was something which existed independently of human opinions: something like the multiplication table which Man had not invented but had found to be true and which (like the multiplication table) he had better take notice of. The gods would punish him if he did not.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">To be sure, by Christian standards, his list of “Right” or “Wrong” acts was rather a muddled one. He thought (and the Christians agreed) that the gods would punish him for setting the dogs on a beggar who came to his door or for striking his father: but he also thought they would punish him for turning his face to the wrong point of the compass when he began ploughing. But though his code included some fantastic sins and duties, it got in most of the real ones.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And this leads us to the third great difference between a Pagan and a post-Christian man. Believing in a real Right and Wrong means finding out that you are not very good. The Pagan code may have been on some points a low one: but it was too high for the Pagan to live up to. Hence a Pagan, though in many ways merrier than a modern, had a deep sadness. When he asked himself what was wrong with the world he did not immediately reply, “the social system,” or “our allies,” or “education.” It occurred to him that he himself might be one of the things that was wrong with the world. He knew he had sinned. And the terrible thing was that he thought the gods made no difference between voluntary and involuntary sins. You might get into their bad books by mere accident, and once in, it was very hard to get out of them. And the Pagan dealt with this situation in a rather silly way. His religion was a mass of ceremonies (sacrifices, purifications, etc.) which were supposed to take away guilt. But they never quite succeeded. His conscience was not at ease.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now the post-Christian view which is gradually coming into existence—it is complete already in some people and still incomplete in others—is quite different. According to it Nature is not a live thing to be reverenced: it is a kind of machine for us to exploit. There is no objective Right or Wrong: each race or class can invent its own code or “ideology” just as it pleases. And whatever may be amiss with the world, it is certainly not we, not the ordinary people; it is up to God (if, after all, He should happen to exist), or to Government or to Education, to give us what we want. They are the shop, we are the customers: and “the customer is always right.”</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now if the post-Christian view is the correct one, then we have indeed waked from a nightmare. The old fear, the old reverence, the old restraints—how delightful to have waked up into freedom, to be responsible to no one, to be utterly and absolutely our own masters! We have, of course, lost some fun. A universe of colourless electrons (which is presently going to run down and annihilate all organic life everywhere and forever) is, perhaps, a little dreary compared with the earth-mother and the sky-father, the wood nymphs and the water nymphs, chaste Diana riding the night sky and homely Vesta flickering on the hearth. But one can’t have everything, and there are always the flicks and the radio: if the new view is correct, it has very solid advantages. </p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But is it? And if so, why are things not going better? What do you make of the present threat of world famine? We know now that it is not entirely due to the war. From country after country comes the same story of failing harvests: even the whales have less oil. Can it be that Nature (or something behind Nature) is not simply a machine that we can do what we like with?—that she is hitting back?</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Waive that point. Suppose she is only a machine and that we are free to master her at our pleasure. Have you not begun to see that Man’s conquest of Nature is really Man’s conquest of Man? That every power wrested from Nature is used by some men over other men? Men are the victims, not the conquerors in this struggle: each new victory “over Nature” yields new means of propaganda to enslave them, new weapons to kill them, new power for the State and new weakness for the citizen, new contraceptives to keep men from being born at all.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As for the ideologies, the new invented Wrongs and Rights, does no one see the catch? If there is no real Wrong and Right, nothing good or bad in itself, none of these ideologies can be better or worse than another. For a better moral code can only mean one which comes nearer to some real or absolute code. One map of New York can be better than another only if there is a real New York for it to be truer to. If there is no objective standard, then our choice between one ideology and another becomes a matter of arbitrary taste. Our battle for democratic ideals against Nazi ideals has been a waste of time, because the one is no better than the other. Nor can there ever be any real improvement or deterioration: if there is no real goal you can’t get either nearer to it or farther from it. In fact, there is no real reason for doing anything at all.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It looks to me, neighbours, as though we shall have to set about becoming true Pagans if only as a preliminary to becoming Christians. I don’t mean that we should begin leaving little bits of bread under the tree at the end of the garden as an offering to the Dryad. I don’t mean that we should dance to Dionysus across Hampstead Heath (though perhaps a little more solemn or ecstatic gaiety and a little less commercialised “amusement” might make our holidays better than they now are). I don’t even mean (though I do very much wish) that we should recover that sympathy with nature, that religious attitude to the family, and that appetite for beauty which the better Pagans had. Perhaps what I do mean is best put like this.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If the modern post-Christian view is wrong—and every day I find it harder to think it right—then there are three kinds of people in the world. (1) Those who are sick and don’t know it (the post-Christians). (2) Those who are sick and know it (Pagans). (3) Those who have found the cure. And if you start in the first class you must go through the second to reach the third. For (in a sense) all that Christianity adds to Paganism is the cure. It confirms the old belief that in this universe we are up against Living Power: that there is a real Right and that we have failed to obey it: that existence is beautiful and terrifying. It adds a wonder of which Paganism had not distinctly heard—that the Mighty One has come down to help us, to remove our guilt, to reconcile us.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">All of the world men and women will meet on December 25th to do what is a very old-fashioned and, if you like, a very Pagan thing—to sing and feast because a God has been born. You are uncertain whether it is more than a myth. Well if it is, then our last hope is gone. But is the opposite explanation not worth trying?</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333a42; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Who knows but that here, and here alone, lies your way back not only to Heaven, but to Earth too, and to the great human family whose oldest hopes are confirmed by this story that does not die?</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #333a42; font-family: Noto Serif, Georgia, Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Merry Christmas.</span></span></p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-83539584076790248292023-12-13T14:22:00.001+01:002023-12-14T13:02:46.791+01:00Inflation Reduction Act provisions related to renewable energy<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTsUrRYzactM0iM5igXQFR4V0IKf-zI23VhgArCknBey2IOyAbBl1Rmy_Dj291iBtB-9M2w60d6ZrSHOQc2cytUBgoGdO4fiwDtTrUMbt0-9gIUMJFEd1D8Gc7XvaP70JmemuVHpzelQc5PZSZq4jhqLr81x-6qanILdEBlgjjX-4_Z6kjQHuA1axtKHR/s4000/20230929_084931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTsUrRYzactM0iM5igXQFR4V0IKf-zI23VhgArCknBey2IOyAbBl1Rmy_Dj291iBtB-9M2w60d6ZrSHOQc2cytUBgoGdO4fiwDtTrUMbt0-9gIUMJFEd1D8Gc7XvaP70JmemuVHpzelQc5PZSZq4jhqLr81x-6qanILdEBlgjjX-4_Z6kjQHuA1axtKHR/w640-h288/20230929_084931.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">U.S. wind and solar power generators are projected to produce more electricity than coal next year for the first time, according to a new outlook released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Tuesday. Solar additions are expected to reach 23 gigawatts this year and 37 gigawatts in 2024, leading to a 15 percent increase in generation in 2023 and a projected 39 percent increase next year, according to EIA. The solar industry has projected it could see a jump of 32 gigawatts, or more than 50 percent in year-over-year growth, in new installations thanks to incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act. That output from the two renewable sources will surpass the production of coal-fired power in 2024 by nearly 90 billion kilowatt hours as a wave of new solar and wind projects come online.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is the most significant climate legislation in U.S. history, offering funding, programs, and incentives to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy and will likely drive significant deployment of new clean electricity resources. Most provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 became effective 1/1/2023.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Inflation Reduction Act incentives reduce renewable energy costs for organizations like Green Power Partners – businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, and state, local, and tribal organizations. Taking advantage of Inflation Reduction Act incentives, such as tax credits, is key to lowering GHG emission footprints and accelerating the clean energy transition.’</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here’s how the Inflation Reduction Act's new direct pay and transfer options allow more organizations to utilize clean energy tax credits for equipment placed in service on or after January 1, 2023, and through December 31, 2032:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The direct pay option allows certain non-taxable entities to directly monetize certain tax credits for entities such as state, local, and tribal governments, rural electric cooperatives, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and others to directly monetize specific tax credits including many renewable energy credits such as the ITC ) and the PTC. Applicable entities may elect to treat these tax credits as refundable payments of tax. Such entities are eligible to receive a direct payment from the IRS for any amount paid more than their tax liability for credits.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Inflation Reduction Act also allows eligible taxpayers who are not tax-exempt entities to transfer all or a portion of certain tax credits, including the ITC and PTC, to an unrelated party.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which marked its first anniversary in August, is driving investment in clean energy with a broad range of tax incentives.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A total of 280 clean energy projects have been announced across 44 US states in the IRA’s first year, representing $282 billion of investment.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Companies discussing the IRA along with hydrogen fuel and infrastructure on earnings calls indicated a strong potential to invest, with 70% of mentions including a target or project numbers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When the Biden administration marked the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in mid-August this year, it rolled out some big numbers to demonstrate the impact of the legislation. In response to the act’s clean-energy and climate provisions, companies had announced more than $110 billion in new clean-energy manufacturing investments since the IRA became law, according to the White House. That includes over $70 billion in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain and about $10 billion in solar manufacturing. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The IRA has been surrounded by big claims—and intense criticism—from the start. When he signed the bill into law in 2022, President Biden hailed it as “the biggest step forward on climate ever.” To spur investment, the IRA relies on a package of tax incentives intended to accelerate the deployment of clean energy as well as clean vehicles, buildings, and manufacturing. These include tax credits for investment in renewable energy projects and facilities that generate clean electricity. The law provides tax breaks for the manufacturing of components for solar and wind energy, inverters, battery components, and critical minerals. It also sets out production tax credits for renewable and clean electricity as well as power from qualified nuclear facilities. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Republicans have leveled a wide range of criticisms at the law, which passed both houses of Congress in party-line votes. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, for example, has called the IRA a “reckless taxing and spending spree” that will have “no meaningful impact on the world's climate.” Other critics charge that the IRA benefits foreign companies in countries such as China. In particular, the law's incentives for the purchase of EVs have faced pushback, and not just from Republicans. Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat who co-sponsored the IRA but has criticized the administration's implementation of the law, said he would oppose a rush to mass adoption of EVs while China controls the supply of critical minerals required for their production. </span> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgPT2mYAlgwwacea_HvcZt3x-_d4n4WtgUDHNbCVR8f2mkxIBLygfM7JeKA6iiTK_M5teL-j2cErafgZv2BvkmpIY2kRub8x6AMl6vXg2at6q7qFDebIqrmwRAZ1yiwuWSc4X16N5HKBZRKUXq47unrTBVFI756bR39z3SjcDDMyhdqsl84fkbIGolqQ2/s4000/20230929_085219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgPT2mYAlgwwacea_HvcZt3x-_d4n4WtgUDHNbCVR8f2mkxIBLygfM7JeKA6iiTK_M5teL-j2cErafgZv2BvkmpIY2kRub8x6AMl6vXg2at6q7qFDebIqrmwRAZ1yiwuWSc4X16N5HKBZRKUXq47unrTBVFI756bR39z3SjcDDMyhdqsl84fkbIGolqQ2/w640-h288/20230929_085219.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>One year after the launch of the IRA, we drilled down into the data to understand the investment response underlying the official optimism. What we found was that—so far at least—the reality is living up to or even exceeding expectations. Analysis based on public announcements tracked by the American Clean Power Association (ACP), Climate Power, and E2 show that 280 clean energy projects were announced across 44 US states in the IRA’s first year. These projects represent $282 billion in investment and are expected to create nearly 175,000 jobs. </p><p><br /></p><p>To find out which companies are talking about the IRA and what future projects they may be considering, we also examined earnings calls using Natural Language Processing. Solar energy was the clean-energy topic most often mentioned in combination with the IRA on these calls, followed by carbon capture and storage, and batteries and energy storage. The evidence of the IRA’s impact is mounting, but if the law is to achieve the goals set out by its supporters, challenges will have to be overcome. These include delays in connecting renewable energy projects to the grid and the potential for rising project costs, which could in turn push up the IRA's final price tag. </p><p><br /></p><p>Estimating the total bill for the IRA is difficult because most of the spending under the law comes in the form of uncapped tax breaks, meaning the cost will increase as more companies and households take advantage of the incentives. Initial cost estimates tended to range between $370 billion, a figure cited regularly by the White House,11 to $391 billion, calculated by the Congressional Budget Office. </p><p><br /></p><p>The IRA’s potential to boost US development and production of clean-energy technology critical to the sustainable energy transition has been widely touted since its inception. The law provides the most supportive regulatory environment in clean-tech history, potentially driving results including the first large-scale deployment of green hydrogen and carbon capture, according to Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research (GIR). The IRA’s incentives could potentially help the US gain a larger share of the global clean-tech market, where China now dominates the manufacturing and trade of most technologies. </p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-73897073107488044272023-11-25T16:17:00.001+01:002023-11-25T16:17:22.687+01:00How is the mix of fuels used to produce electricity in the United States changing?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFf-i1qGjnMX_udzaIllsMvQLAvu9zsuJe-mxUk5-XgePlStepS7s-V1ioxsH7dl7nPgvPup1T1KqaJvFZEw3IBwI1mPRUpJboozlMHwXtunuv5p5aXFgmWjLtFjMUMNEdgkHmjtb840W9BpUHZR7rTnfxHkU3SOKEPIiGConSwy2jTjmti1kTiPuUAnw/s2640/20220922_094133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="2640" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFf-i1qGjnMX_udzaIllsMvQLAvu9zsuJe-mxUk5-XgePlStepS7s-V1ioxsH7dl7nPgvPup1T1KqaJvFZEw3IBwI1mPRUpJboozlMHwXtunuv5p5aXFgmWjLtFjMUMNEdgkHmjtb840W9BpUHZR7rTnfxHkU3SOKEPIiGConSwy2jTjmti1kTiPuUAnw/w640-h288/20220922_094133.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="carousel blue_top" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(24, 155, 215) rgb(227, 229, 230) rgb(227, 229, 230); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 4px 1px 1px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8013px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 1.75em 0px 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="bx-wrapper" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 539px;"><div class="bx-window" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 539px;"><ul id="slider1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; left: -1617px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 99999px;"><li id="b4" style="border: 0px; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 320px !important; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 539px; zoom: 1;"><img alt="U.S. working natural gas in storage" src="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/images/Fig27.png" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 539px;" /></li><li class="pager" id="b1" style="border: 0px; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 320px !important; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 539px; zoom: 1;"><img alt="West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil price" src="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/images/Fig1.png" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 539px;" /></li><li class="pager" id="b2" style="border: 0px; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 320px !important; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 539px; zoom: 1;"><img alt="U.S. diesel and crude oil prices" src="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/images/Fig12.png" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 539px;" /></li><li class="pager" id="b3" style="border: 0px; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 320px !important; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 539px; zoom: 1;"><img alt="Henry Hub natural gas price and NYMEX confidence interval" src="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/images/Fig22.png" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 539px;" /></li><li class="pager" id="b4" style="border: 0px; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 320px !important; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 539px; zoom: 1;"><img alt="U.S. working natural gas in storage" src="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/images/Fig27.png" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 539px;" /></li><li id="b1" style="border: 0px; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 320px !important; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 539px; zoom: 1;"><img alt="West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil price" src="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/images/Fig1.png" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 539px;" /></li></ul></div></div><div class="thumbs" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 30px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; text-align: center; top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 538.667px;"><a class="pager-link pager-1" href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/" style="background-image: url("/global/images/icons/thumb_off.png"); border: 0px; color: #007eb5; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 11px;">1</a><a class="pager-link pager-2" href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/" style="background-image: url("/global/images/icons/thumb_off.png"); border: 0px; color: #007eb5; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 11px;">2</a><a class="pager-link pager-3 pager-active" href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/" style="background-image: url("/global/images/icons/thumb_on.png"); border: 0px; color: #007eb5; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 11px;">3</a><a class="pager-link pager-4" href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/" style="background-image: url("/global/images/icons/thumb_off.png"); border: 0px; color: #007eb5; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 11px;">4</a></div></div><div class="span-14" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8013px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 550px;"><h1 style="border-bottom-color: rgb(218, 218, 218); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 26px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 16px 0px 6px; vertical-align: baseline;">Forecast Overview</h1><ul style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 1.5em 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>Global oil supply.</strong> We forecast global liquid fuels production will increase by 1.0 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2024. Ongoing OPEC+ production cuts will offset production growth from non-OPEC countries and help maintain a relatively balanced global oil market next year. Although the conflict between Israel and Hamas has not affected the physical oil supply at this point, uncertainties surrounding the conflict and other global oil supply conditions could put upward pressure on crude oil prices in the coming months. We forecast the Brent crude oil price will increase from an average of $90 per barrel (b) in the fourth quarter of 2023 to an average of $93/b in 2024.</li></ul><ul style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 1.5em 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>U.S. gasoline consumption.</strong> U.S. gasoline consumption declined by 1% in 2024 in our forecast, which would result in the lowest per capita gasoline consumption in two decades. An increase in remote work in the United States, improvements in the fuel efficiency of the U.S. vehicle fleet, high gasoline prices, and persistently high inflation have reduced per capita gasoline demand.</li></ul><ul style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 1.5em 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>Natural gas inventories.</strong> We estimate that U.S. natural gas inventories totaled 3,835 billion cubic (Bcf) feet at the end of October, 6% more than the five-year (2018–2022) average. We forecast U.S. natural gas inventories will end the winter heating season (November–March) 21% above the five-year average with almost 2,000 Bcf in storage. Inventories are full because of high natural gas production and warmer-than-average winter weather, which reduces demand for space heating in the commercial and residential sectors. We forecast the Henry Hub spot price to average near $3.20 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in November, down from a price of almost $5.50/MMBtu a year earlier.</li></ul><ul style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 1.5em 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>Coal markets.</strong> U.S. coal exports have returned to pre-pandemic levels, driven by record-high global coal demand stemming primarily from Europe and Asia. We forecast that exports will rise to 97 million short tons (MMst) in 2023, because of increases in both steam and metallurgical coal exports. We expect steam coal exports to rise by 6 MMst compared with 2022 to 45 MMst in 2023 and metallurgical coal exports to increase by 6 MMst to reach 52 MMst over the same period. Despite this increase in coal exports, we expect U.S. production to fall by more than 100 MMst in 2024 due to reduced demand from the electric power sector. The decline in electricity generation from coal will be offset by an increase in electricity generation from renewable resources.</li></ul><ul style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 1.5em 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>OPEC production capacity.</strong> Despite rising OPEC spare production capacity in 2023 and in 2024, we lowered our estimate of Iraq’s spare capacity by about 0.4 million b/d compared with last month’s STEO. We removed Iraq’s total production capacity assets in northern Iraq that relied on the northern Iraq-to-Türkiye pipeline for access to global markets. The pipeline has been out of commission since March 2023.</li></ul><br /><br /><table class="notables" style="border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.8013px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.2em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 550px;"><thead style="background-color: #00405d; border: 0px; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;" width="70%">Notable Forecast Changes</th><th class="thyear" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">2023</th><th class="thyear" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">2024</th></tr></thead><tfoot style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 9.60096px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: middle;"><p style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The current STEO forecast was released on November 7.<br />The previous STEO forecast was released on October 11.</p></td></tr></tfoot><tbody style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="seriesname" style="border: 0px; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>OPEC surplus crude oil production capacity </strong>(current forecast) </span><span class="units" style="border: 0px; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(million barrels per day)</span></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">3.7</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">4.3</td></tr><tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td class="seriesprevious" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px 5px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Previous forecast</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">4.1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">4.9</td></tr><tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td class="serieschange" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(227, 229, 230); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px 5px 20px; vertical-align: top;">Percentage change</td><td class="serieschangevalue" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(227, 229, 230); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">-10.0%</td><td class="serieschangevalue" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(227, 229, 230); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">-12.0%</td></tr><tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: top;"><strong>U.S. coal power demand (current forecast)</strong> (million short tons)</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">384</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">356</td></tr><tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td class="seriesprevious" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px 5px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Previous forecast</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">473</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">342</td></tr><tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td class="serieschange" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(227, 229, 230); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px 5px 20px; vertical-align: top;">Percentage change</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(227, 229, 230); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3.1%</em></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(227, 229, 230); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4.0%</em></td></tr><tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: top;"><strong>U.S. coal production (current forecast)</strong> (million short tons)</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">585</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">480</td></tr><tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td class="seriesprevious" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px 5px 15px; vertical-align: top;">Previous forecast</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">581</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">465</td></tr><tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td class="serieschange" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(227, 229, 230); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px 5px 20px; vertical-align: top;">Percentage change</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(227, 229, 230); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">0.7%</em></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(227, 229, 230); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3.2%</em></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can find more information in the <a href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/pdf/compare.pdf" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">detailed table of forecast changes</a>.</p></div><h1 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(218, 218, 218); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 16px 0px 6px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></h1><a class="enlarge-image" href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/report/BTL/2023/02-genmix/supp1.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8013px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="data visualization of the top six energy sources used for U.S. electricity generation" src="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/report/BTL/2023/02-genmix/supp1.svg" style="border: none; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="540px" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8013px;"></span><div class="source" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 12.1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>Data source: </strong>U.S. Energy Information Administration, <a href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Short-Term Energy Outlook</em></a>, February 2023<br /><strong>Data values: </strong><a href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/data/browser/#/?v=22&f=A&s=0&start=2018&end=2024&id=&ctype=linechart&maptype=0&linechart=NGEPGEN_US~CLEPGEN_US~NUEPGEN_US~WNEPGEN_US~SOEPGEN_US~HVEPGEN_US&map=" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">U.S. electricity generation</a><br /><strong>Note: </strong>The six energy sources shown accounted for at least 98% of annual electricity generation from the electric power sector during this time period.</span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8013px;" /><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We expect that new renewables capacity—mostly wind and solar—will reduce electricity generation from both coal-fired and natural gas-fired power plants in 2023 and 2024. Renewable generation capacity additions in our STEO are less uncertain than other forecasts because we survey this information monthly. However, the electricity actually generated from both renewable and nonrenewable sources varies based on weather conditions and market dynamics. It’s this aspect of our STEO electricity generation forecast where most of the uncertainty lies.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wind and solar accounted for 14% of U.S. electricity generation in 2022. In our February <a href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Short-Term Energy Outlook</em></a>, we forecast that wind and solar will rise slightly, accounting for 16% of total generation in 2023 and 18% in 2024. Electricity generation from coal falls from 20% in 2022 to 17% in both 2023 and 2024. Natural gas accounted for 39% of electric power sector electricity generation last year, and we forecast its share to be similar in 2023 and then fall to 37% in 2024.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Electricity generation from renewable energy sources has been growing steadily in the United States over the past decade. Last year, electric power generation from all types of renewables accounted for <a href="https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=53779" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">nearly one-quarter of total generation</a> by the U.S. electric power sector.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 14px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Renewables' output tends to follow capacity additions</em></h2><a class="enlarge-image" href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/report/BTL/2023/02-genmix/supp2.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8013px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="two-panel data visualization showing the relationship between generating capacity and electricity generation from wind, hydro, and solar" src="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/report/BTL/2023/02-genmix/supp2.svg" style="border: none; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="540px" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8013px;"></span><div class="source" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 12.1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>Data source: </strong>U.S. Energy Information Administration, <a href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Short-Term Energy Outlook</em></a>, February 2023<br /><strong>Data values: </strong><a href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/data/browser/#/?v=25&f=A&s=0&start=2018&end=2024&map=&linechart=~HVEPCAP_US~SOEPCAPX_US~WNEPCAPX_US&maptype=0&ctype=linechart&id=" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">U.S. generating capacity</a>, <a href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/data/browser/#/?v=22&f=A&s=0&start=2018&end=2024&id=&ctype=linechart&maptype=0&linechart=NGEPGEN_US~CLEPGEN_US~NUEPGEN_US~WNEPGEN_US~SOEPGEN_US~HVEPGEN_US&map=" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">U.S. electricity generation</a></span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8013px;" /><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The increase in renewables generation is being driven primarily by investment in new solar and wind generating capacity. The U.S. electric power sector operated about 73 gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity at the end of 2022. Power generators are <a href="https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=55419" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">reporting plans to expand solar capacity</a> by 43% (32 GW) in 2023, which would be the largest percentage increase in solar capacity since 2016. Solar capacity will increase an additional 30% (31 GW) in 2024.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We expect U.S. wind capacity to increase 5% in each of the next two years, 6 GW in 2023 and 7 GW in 2024. Many solar and wind projects tend to come online in December, so these capacity additions tend to have the most impact on generation in the following year.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We compile information about existing and future capacity on our <a href="https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory</em></a>, which is based on our monthly survey. When companies report plans for future capacity on these surveys, the projects are generally already in the development process. Although projects <a href="https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=53400" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">may experience delays</a>, the majority of projects reported as future builds eventually come online.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We forecast coal generation to decline this year because the power sector is starting out in 2023 with about 5% (11 GW) less coal-fired capacity than at the beginning of 2022. U.S. natural gas-fired capacity rose by 3 GW over the past year, but that represents a less than 1% increase. Unlike electricity generation from renewable sources, generation from natural gas and coal are more affected by relative fuel costs.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 14px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sources of uncertainty: weather and fuel costs</em></h2><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Two leading factors that make our electricity forecasts especially uncertain are future weather and fuel costs. Our forecast uses <a href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/data/browser/#/?v=28&f=A&s=0&maptype=0&ctype=linechart" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">temperature outlooks</a> from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Temperatures directly affect <a href="https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=52678" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">overall electricity demand</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Electricity demand typically peaks in the summer when homes and businesses use air conditioning. Over the last 10 years, July 2020 saw the most monthly population-weighted U.S. <a href="https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/units-and-calculators/degree-days.php" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">cooling degree days</a> at 397 cooling degree days; the most <a href="https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/units-and-calculators/degree-days.php" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">heating degree days</a> were in January 2014, at 971 heating degree days. Electricity demand increases less during winter months because about 40% of U.S. households use electricity for their primary space heating needs.</p><a class="enlarge-image" href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/report/BTL/2023/02-genmix/supp3.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8013px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="data visualization of the relationship between temperature and electricity demand" src="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/report/BTL/2023/02-genmix/supp3.svg" style="border: none; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="540px" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8013px;"></span><div class="source" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 12.1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>Data source: </strong>U.S. Energy Information Administration, <a href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Short-Term Energy Outlook</em></a>, February 2023<br /><strong>Data values: </strong><a href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/data/browser/#/?v=22&f=M&s=0&start=201301&end=202412&maptype=0&ctype=linechart&id=&linechart=~TOEPGEN_US&map=" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">U.S. electricity generation</a>, <a href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/data/browser/#/?v=28&f=M&s=0&start=201801&end=202412&maptype=0&ctype=linechart&id=&linechart=ZWCDPUS~ZWHDPUS&map=" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Weather data</a></span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8013px;" /><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Variability in weather also leads to uncertainty in renewable generation. Our forecast assumes historically typical operating conditions for wind and solar, but weather conditions can cause output from both sources to vary significantly. Similarly, variations in precipitation can lead to uncertainty in hydropower generation. In 2021, California’s drought caused the state’s <a href="https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=51839" style="background: inherit; border: 0px; color: #007eb5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: inherit; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">hydropower output to fall 48% below the previous 10-year average</a>. More recently, precipitation along the West Coast increased snowpack, which will likely lead to higher-than-normal hydroelectric generation in California this year.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Natural gas prices are one of the primary factors that determine generation levels from existing coal and natural gas-fired power plants. Natural gas prices have also been one of the most uncertain aspects of the STEO forecast. In the past two months, the daily spot price of Henry Hub natural gas ranged from $7.20 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in mid-December to $2.65/MMBtu at the end of January.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In our current outlook, we forecast the Henry Hub price to rise slightly throughout 2023, from $3.05/MMBtu in February to $4.11/MMBtu in December. However, if natural gas prices are higher than we expect, natural gas-fired generation could decline and coal generation could remain relatively flat. </p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b>The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment. </b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b>The U.S. Energy Information Administration is committed to its free and open data by making it available through an Application Programming Interface (API) and its open data tools. EIA's API is multi-faceted and contains the following time-series data sets organized by the main energy categories.</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: none !important; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; color: #717171; text-align: right;">U.S. Energy Information Administration</span><br style="background-color: #f6f6f6; color: #717171; text-align: right;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; color: #717171; text-align: right;">1000 Independence Ave., SW</span><br style="background-color: #f6f6f6; color: #717171; text-align: right;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; color: #717171; text-align: right;">Washington, DC 20585</span></span></b></p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-89946607637900098592023-11-08T10:25:00.004+01:002023-11-08T10:25:39.580+01:00HAARP experiments caused artificial aurora over Croatia this weekend.<p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROLIqIs8iVECRxIuS3iBuGz8G-xmqwH0wdfqyW2ipWdOioTTsqJDgVGRerrNtoHnUDYBRSl_kZk5GKRUmUA80qlQAgdM8z0L1UFbapoCBUHuOJuIB1MwYn_VyXhGdYO8W4c1VTPiTLw4k5U2hQ4OpBi1OMABZKQymuE6sQhPCHf5sIkJC7Wjb4CzXgmAQ/s768/Neobi%C4%8Dna%20pojava%20na%20hrvatskom%20nebu%203.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROLIqIs8iVECRxIuS3iBuGz8G-xmqwH0wdfqyW2ipWdOioTTsqJDgVGRerrNtoHnUDYBRSl_kZk5GKRUmUA80qlQAgdM8z0L1UFbapoCBUHuOJuIB1MwYn_VyXhGdYO8W4c1VTPiTLw4k5U2hQ4OpBi1OMABZKQymuE6sQhPCHf5sIkJC7Wjb4CzXgmAQ/w616-h640/Neobi%C4%8Dna%20pojava%20na%20hrvatskom%20nebu%203.webp" width="616" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Here, if no one wants to tell you, I will. HAARP experiments caused artificial aurora over Croatia this weekend.</span></b></span></p><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Watchers of the night sky along much of Croatia catch a red splotch of light up high over the weekend. Though it might look like the aurora, the red “airglow” in the ionosphere is a byproduct of a rare, four-day-long set of experiments at the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program — or HAARP — in Gakona.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Each day, the airglow could be visible up to 300 ... miles from the HAARP facility,” according to a statement from the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">By creating an artificial aurora with equipment on the ground, researchers hope to learn more about the natural aurora.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">HAARP is composed of instruments designed to study the ionosphere, the area roughly 50 to 400 miles above Earth, separating the livable surface of the planet from space.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">High-frequency radio pulses will excite electrons in the ionosphere, artificially mimicking the same phenomenon that causes the northern lights naturally from solar energy kicked off by the sun.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">UAF and several out-of-state research programs are conducting the experiments. “Scientists will investigate ionosphere mechanisms that cause optical emissions,” according to the statement. “And they’ll investigate how satellites can use plasma waves in the ionosphere for collision detection and avoidance.”</span><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyca-3iQzpAaj6J4XCsVMuNnA9JlKmsXa0e_TUAfV3VCuQwaPhZk_9x8ekayG6hZzhYUKh_fY5nLoRz1c0chhvkvMSafwi6GDo6a3uwiT1Tawn5tUA3ZCjQnKRxF4hs86vKWg4VehGhX4LBjihHLP3ks5lDtwnDMdG02RRD6L0j1-V-zHKaoGgbn08UCV-/s1280/Neobi%C4%8Dna%20pojava%20na%20hrvatskom%20nebu%202.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyca-3iQzpAaj6J4XCsVMuNnA9JlKmsXa0e_TUAfV3VCuQwaPhZk_9x8ekayG6hZzhYUKh_fY5nLoRz1c0chhvkvMSafwi6GDo6a3uwiT1Tawn5tUA3ZCjQnKRxF4hs86vKWg4VehGhX4LBjihHLP3ks5lDtwnDMdG02RRD6L0j1-V-zHKaoGgbn08UCV-/w640-h480/Neobi%C4%8Dna%20pojava%20na%20hrvatskom%20nebu%202.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">One application of the research is developing a new method for tracking “space junk,” the remnants of man-made objects like old launch vehicles or bits of spacecraft trapped in Earth’s orbit, according to Paul Bernhardt, HAARP’s chief scientist.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Traditionally, space debris is observed with satellite and ground sensors that use optics and ranging radars. These methods, however, cannot detect many smaller debris. University scientists have suggested a novel technique for locating space debris by measuring the electric fields that surround them while in motion,” Bernhardt said.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The HAARP site is about 200 miles northeast of Anchorage and about 230 miles southeast of Fairbanks, two of the state’s main population centers.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">A much smaller version of the experiment took place in 2017, with researchers using ground equipment to stimulate an artificial aurora “the size of a thumbnail at arm’s length,” according to a university publication.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">“The angle of visibility for anyone wanting to look for it will depend on a person’s distance from HAARP,” the Geophysical Institute said in this week’s statement. “Because of how the human eye operates, the airglow might be easier to see when looking just to the side.”</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Clear skies make for the best viewing. If visible, it will look like a broad airglow cloud,” said HAARP Director Jessica Matthews.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Though the experiments have a tentative schedule, Matthews cautioned they are subject to ionospheric and geomagnetic conditions and could be rescheduled or canceled if those are not met.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_jsurMM9-b9TonLlAZYDBlLlKQytIE2RZ6kC3LEo-8QwxXJN3QmUaC0XFAqkhGqWkAv4PKTGRb53jMR302hJ39L20M_0VRBgr4IVYB6wtVRWoGEBxM0efMl_gS-vAWXGwfhj0QGLpyPE6XoqvN1A_7M7JSUSsQe8YmlwC6pS78TP3K1A3u8BkAsQitH2/s768/Neobi%C4%8Dna%20pojava%20na%20hrvatskom%20nebu..webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_jsurMM9-b9TonLlAZYDBlLlKQytIE2RZ6kC3LEo-8QwxXJN3QmUaC0XFAqkhGqWkAv4PKTGRb53jMR302hJ39L20M_0VRBgr4IVYB6wtVRWoGEBxM0efMl_gS-vAWXGwfhj0QGLpyPE6XoqvN1A_7M7JSUSsQe8YmlwC6pS78TP3K1A3u8BkAsQitH2/w640-h360/Neobi%C4%8Dna%20pojava%20na%20hrvatskom%20nebu..webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The work is part of a $9.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to learn more about the upper atmosphere and geospace.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Initially developed by the U.S. military, HAARP has long been the subject of conspiracy theories. After control of the facility was transferred to the University of Alaska in 2015, officials there began hosting an annual open house event in the hopes of dispelling those notions. For everyone else who puts their head in the sand, keep following the mainstream media. </span><span class="xv78j7m" spellcheck="false" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Željko Serdar</span></div>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-73908296445341584992023-10-25T17:57:00.000+02:002023-10-25T17:57:01.400+02:00Wi-Fi Routers can now track Humans<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhBSqPsRqgqCqFfi86UvklDriwBgySwaMB1qKxEWpU4mATzpNgUEfzQMO0iwHQbocatrFGYyhTkzG14mYvH-76lmYQi4e6Rqh6VTv2Ytfng3sL14a8pBTUo18xUcM8OKGLMlirQK9GVjfbIkiJct4EMmDE9AbhKPL4NC08FqdEklkCpajzSHGiGtbJZcS/s4000/20230816_185327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhBSqPsRqgqCqFfi86UvklDriwBgySwaMB1qKxEWpU4mATzpNgUEfzQMO0iwHQbocatrFGYyhTkzG14mYvH-76lmYQi4e6Rqh6VTv2Ytfng3sL14a8pBTUo18xUcM8OKGLMlirQK9GVjfbIkiJct4EMmDE9AbhKPL4NC08FqdEklkCpajzSHGiGtbJZcS/w640-h288/20230816_185327.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Smile and wave at the camera.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings new ways of merging technologies in ways we never thought possible.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Is nothing truly safe anymore? With this discovery, potentially anyone with an adequately trained AI could look inside your home. If this nefarious character had access to your Wi-Fi router, you could be spied on within the confines (and privacy) of your own home.</span></b></p><p>In recent years, the field of artificial intelligence has witnessed remarkable advancements, with researchers exploring innovative ways to utilize existing technology in groundbreaking applications. One such intriguing concept is the use of WiFi routers as virtual cameras to map homes and detect the presence and locations of individuals, akin to an MRI machine. This revolutionary technology harnesses the power of AI algorithms and WiFi signals to create a unique, non-intrusive way of monitoring human presence within indoor spaces. In this article, we will delve into the workings of this technology, its potential capabilities, and the implications it may have on the future of smart homes and security.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Foundation of WiFi Imaging: WiFi imaging, also known as radio frequency (RF) sensing, revolves around leveraging the signals emitted by WiFi routers. These signals interact with the surrounding environment, reflecting off objects and people within their range. AI algorithms then process the alterations in these signals to form an image of the indoor space, thus providing a representation of the occupants and their movements. Unlike traditional cameras, WiFi imaging is capable of penetrating walls and obstructions, making it particularly valuable for monitoring people without compromising their privacy.</p><p><br /></p><p>AI Algorithms in WiFi Imaging: The heart of this technology lies in the powerful AI algorithms that interpret the fluctuations in WiFi signals and translate them into meaningful data. Machine learning techniques, such as neural networks, play a pivotal role in recognizing patterns, identifying individuals, and discerning between static objects and moving entities. As the AI model continuously learns from the WiFi data, it enhances its accuracy and adaptability, making it more proficient in detecting and tracking people over time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mapping a Home in Real-Time: When deployed in a home, a network of WiFi routers collaborates to create a dynamic map of the indoor space. The routers work in tandem to ensure comprehensive coverage, reducing blind spots and optimizing signal reception. As individuals move around, the AI system updates the map in real time, generating a detailed representation of their locations within the home. This continuous monitoring provides valuable insights for various applications, from optimizing energy consumption to enhancing security measures.</p><p><br /></p><p>Potential Applications of WiFi Imaging: The potential applications of WiFi imaging are vast and diverse, extending beyond the realms of traditional surveillance. Some of the most promising applications include:</p><p><br /></p><p>Elderly Care and Safety: WiFi imaging can aid in monitoring the movement patterns of the elderly, detecting falls, and ensuring their safety without the need for invasive cameras or wearable devices.</p><p>Intrusion Detection: Smart homes equipped with WiFi imaging can detect unauthorized entries and suspicious movements, alerting homeowners or security services instantly.</p><p>Home Automation: WiFi imaging can enhance the automation of smart homes by adjusting lighting, heating, and cooling systems based on the occupants’ presence and preferences.</p><p>Healthcare and Well-being: The technology may find use in healthcare settings, providing insights into patient mobility and aiding in remote patient monitoring.</p><p>Privacy and Ethical Considerations: As with any emerging technology, WiFi imaging raises privacy and ethical concerns. Although the system does not capture visual images, it still involves tracking people within their homes, raising questions about consent, data security, and potential misuse of the gathered information. To address these concerns, robust data protection measures and transparent policies must be implemented to ensure user privacy remains a top priority.</p><p><br /></p><p>Every Wi-Fi router now has the ability to function as a dynamic camera finely tuned to seek out living beings.</p><p>What does it look like to align technology with humanity’s best interests? Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin discuss how existing A.I. capabilities already pose catastrophic risks to a functional society, how A.I. companies are caught in a race to deploy as quickly as possible without adequate safety measures, and what it would mean to upgrade our institutions to a post-A.I. world. Learn more about Tristan and Aza's work and listen to their podcast, Your Undivided Attention, at humanetech.com/podcast.</p><p><br /></p><p>This talk was recorded at Summit At Sea in May 2023.</p><p>From the video:</p><p>“So while it is not yet the case that you can ask an AI to hack a Wi-Fi router you can see in the double exponential whether it’s one year or two years or five years at some soon point it becomes easy to turn all of the physical Hardware that’s already out there into kind of the ultimate surveillance.”</p><p><br /></p><p>Link to the full video where Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin discuss The AI Dilemma</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB0_-qKbal4&t=1180s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB0_-qKbal4&t=1180s</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Conclusion: WiFi routers transformed into virtual cameras using AI algorithms present a cutting-edge solution for indoor monitoring. By harnessing the power of WiFi signals, this technology enables real-time mapping of homes and the detection of individuals’ presence and movements. While the potential applications are promising, it is crucial to navigate privacy and ethical considerations to strike a balance between innovation and safeguarding individual rights. As this technology continues to evolve, it may herald a new era of smart homes and advanced indoor tracking systems, transforming the way we interact with our living spaces.</p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-31258351012005854352023-10-02T10:28:00.000+02:002023-10-02T10:28:17.998+02:00What Are Chestnuts (Castanea sativa)?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcxNSTcRA4xgdi7zfkUhg-2Q-o4K28TyJkUTf-8uBQNmy7aBd2LhELo8dZsRMo1ker80c25jNOpMa7OPGtT0VajaYqTbEFnczjdwixx-izZZqTXTLAI427Nn7IltITAnQTstRNwqoQ60BEbrAlTS3ykSCg76ChrzRpKak32Fe88KesQVycvFW1MKtr_9u/s1024/doma%C4%8Di.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1024" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcxNSTcRA4xgdi7zfkUhg-2Q-o4K28TyJkUTf-8uBQNmy7aBd2LhELo8dZsRMo1ker80c25jNOpMa7OPGtT0VajaYqTbEFnczjdwixx-izZZqTXTLAI427Nn7IltITAnQTstRNwqoQ60BEbrAlTS3ykSCg76ChrzRpKak32Fe88KesQVycvFW1MKtr_9u/w640-h454/doma%C4%8Di.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Pitomi kesten (Castanea sativa Mill.) važna je, široko rasprostranjena, višestruko korisna vrsta drveća u mediteranskom području, od koje se koriste drvo, plodovi, med i tanin. Rak kestenove kore, uzrokovan introducirnom gljivom Cryphonectria parasitica, ugrožava opstanak sastojina pitomog kestena. Glavni cilj ovoga projekta je utvrditi: </span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">(1) neutralnu i adaptivnu raznolikost u prirodnim populacijama pitomog kestena u Hrvatskoj iz okolišno različitih staništa; </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">(2) povezanost genetičke strukture, morfološke raznolikosti, kemijske raznolikosti i okolišnih razlika (klimatskih i pedoloških) u prirodnim populacijama i kultivarima pitomog kestena; </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">(3) kvalitetu sjemena i zahtjeve za klijanje sjemena pitomog kestena; </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">(4) genetičku osnovu raznolikosti za adaptivna svojstva na sadnicama uzgojenima u stakleniku i u recipročno-transpantacijskim pokusima; </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">(5) epigenetičke odgovore na sušni stres; </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">(6) tolerantnost selekcioniranih genotipova na patogene; </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">(7) otpornost na patogene sadnica uzgojenih u rasadniku; </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">(8) povezanost između populacijsko-genetičkog pristupa i pokusa u stakleniku kao i recipročno-transplantacijskih pokusa; </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">(9) nastavak dugoročnog praćenja populacija C. parasitica; </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">(10) neutralnu i adaptivnu raznolikost hrvatskih kultivara pitomog kestena; </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">(11) razlike između hrvatskih kultivara pitomog kestena u morfologiji listova i plodova te kemijskom sastavu plodova; </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">(12) razgraničenje sjemenskih zona i izrada smjernica za prijenos sjemena za hrvatske populacije pitomog kestena. </span><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br />Osim doprinosa osnovnim znanstvenim spoznajama o biologiji i ekološkim odnosima pitomog kestena, rezultati ovoga projekta doprinijet će održivom gospodarenju sastojinama pitomog kestena u Hrvatskoj. Rezultati će direktno doprinijeti zaštiti geografskog porijekla maruna, autohtonih hrvatskih kultivara pitomog kestena. Također će biti selekcionirani genotipovi tolerantni na sušni stres kao i oni s većom tolerancijom na biotski stres, odnosno infekciju gljivom Cryphonectria parasitica. </span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://youtu.be/5xbyThtOcLM?si=ylt8WIBPfvF0FNTk"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5xbyThtOcLM" width="320" youtube-src-id="5xbyThtOcLM"></iframe></div><br />https://youtu.be/5xbyThtOcLM?si=ylt8WIBPfvF0FNTk</a></span><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What Are Chestnuts (Castanea sativa)?
Chestnuts are the edible fruit of a deciduous tree that grows throughout the world. They can be eaten raw or cooked, with a mild flavor that makes them versatile for both sweet and savory dishes.
We want to know where there are healthy and unhealthy sweet chestnuts across Croatia to understand how far sweet chestnut blight and oriental chestnut gall wasps have spread since they were first reported. The information you provide will help us to produce an up-to-date map of healthy and unhealthy sweet chestnut trees and tell us whether our actions to control the spread of blight and gall wasps are working.
Chestnuts vs. Water Chestnuts
Some people wonder about the difference between chestnuts and water chestnuts, and they are completely different things. Unlike sweet chestnuts, which are the fruit of a tree, water chestnuts are part of the root structure of a grass-like plant, Eleocharis dulcis, that grows underwater in marshes. They're edible and popular in Chinese cuisine but can't be substituted for sweet chestnuts.
Chestnuts vs. Horse Chestnuts
There's also frequent confusion about the difference between sweet chestnuts and horse chestnuts. Horse chestnuts are the fruit of a different tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, sometimes called the horse chestnut or buckeye tree. These nuts are toxic. This isn't an issue if you purchase your chestnuts since horse chestnuts aren't cultivated or sold as food. But if you're foraging, note that horse chestnut husks are shiny and spiny, whereas sweet chestnuts grow in a husk that is covered in what looks like grassy, spiky hair or fur.
Long-term prospects
Sweet chestnut is native to southern Europe, western Asia, and North Africa. The first written records of them growing in Croatia date to the 12th century, and they have long been naturalized here. Today they can be found commonly throughout Croatia as urban trees, in parks, and in woodland.
Zeljko Serdar, CCRES</span></div></div>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-20888183353073492032023-09-05T14:11:00.008+02:002024-01-14T09:31:09.005+01:00DIED SUDDENLY<h2 style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SBdVA-WNGf_uoR1JfPJ5II5sm6d_BGqo5Agx8v7eBOb2uN9U6JOj4yXik1s5Srdp-cI_FcylG4Uz07toLJIyLZwtXED4oEubDDahdnA1NFRr2x1GBTZlSttDaTxwNbi5SvQNK3WkzMGmRmLfxxsF2OJ-rkucXumAuTdkwahNCOUScWBZoEUurFwDYWvU/s752/The%20one.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SBdVA-WNGf_uoR1JfPJ5II5sm6d_BGqo5Agx8v7eBOb2uN9U6JOj4yXik1s5Srdp-cI_FcylG4Uz07toLJIyLZwtXED4oEubDDahdnA1NFRr2x1GBTZlSttDaTxwNbi5SvQNK3WkzMGmRmLfxxsF2OJ-rkucXumAuTdkwahNCOUScWBZoEUurFwDYWvU/w480-h640/The%20one.png" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">Zeljko Serdar is proud to present DIED SUDDENLY, from the award-winning filmmakers, Matthew Skow and Nicholas Stumphauzer.</span></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0000ee; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Why do we never believe them? For centuries, the global elite has broadcast their intentions to depopulate the world - even to the point of carving them into stone. And yet… we never seem to believe them.</span></span></h2><h2 style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0000ee; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Now have a damning presentation on the truth about the greatest ongoing mass genocide in human history.</span></h2><h2 style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: inherit;">Here’s the problem: The only people <span><a style="cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>watching, are people who already know all this. It would be great if the sheeple would tune in, but hey, they’ve got the nightly news followed by half a dozen sitcoms, with Cheetos and Coke.</span></span></h2><h2 style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0000ee; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Want to know more and protect yourself? </span></h2><h2 style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://www.diedsuddenly.info/?fbclid=IwAR0-Y6VQgt2e56qQ9Bl6SyjgZ6wo2jxOkkeLU9Q5zH9hnRfd2zbTHz1PkCM" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.diedsuddenly.info/?fbclid=IwAR0-Y6VQgt2e56qQ9Bl6SyjgZ6wo2jxOkkeLU9Q5zH9hnRfd2zbTHz1PkCM</span></a></h2><h2 style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space-collapse: collapse;">As much as I agree with the sentiments and facts of this documentary let's be honest. This was a giant IQ test of the masses and this IQ test told us most people simply don't use their noggin. This is also why as a society we must learn to live within </span><a style="cursor: pointer; white-space-collapse: collapse;" tabindex="-1"></a><span style="white-space-collapse: collapse;">our means and prepare for financial emergencies so that when anyone threatens our job security we can show them the middle finger and know we'll be OK, perhaps live frugally but we can subsist.</span></span></span></h2>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-51188313773591954422023-08-22T15:31:00.001+02:002023-08-22T15:31:24.012+02:00Who Owns the Most Land in the United States?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsCy9F_NSzbenWhps_QA9jL02d61FM3yF66DPQCOagKa7_A27YTxWYOdAONmdm5EPfIvrwcs2a5UF3VTh_BQqPAkgyu7lwSun4qCnD4-R3ubrzIhViTdSoer6bSREmp2ODMOj7jyyfLytxj7RHjzpUKjCAn8p6YEq7a5KaV6CZHpjOdWvUeqofLW1qa5m/s1169/Screenshot_20230805_163943_YouTube.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1169" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsCy9F_NSzbenWhps_QA9jL02d61FM3yF66DPQCOagKa7_A27YTxWYOdAONmdm5EPfIvrwcs2a5UF3VTh_BQqPAkgyu7lwSun4qCnD4-R3ubrzIhViTdSoer6bSREmp2ODMOj7jyyfLytxj7RHjzpUKjCAn8p6YEq7a5KaV6CZHpjOdWvUeqofLW1qa5m/w640-h394/Screenshot_20230805_163943_YouTube.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The United States consists of more than 3.7 million square miles of land. From Utqiagvik in Alaska all the way down to Key West in Florida, land in the U.S. takes many different forms. There are residential real estate areas, commercial real estate areas, farmland, parks, and much more. Some private landowners own a large amount of land in order to operate timberland and ranches to provide resources like lumber and food.</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>The <a href="https://www.madisontrust.com/" target="_blank">Madison Trust</a> team looked at data from The Land Report 100 (an annual ranking of land ownership) to determine who owns the most land in the U.S.</p><p><br /></p><p><img alt="Most Second Homes 3" class="wp-image-4980" src="https://www.madisontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/who-owns-most-land-4_c.png" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 18px; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></p><p></p><p>Madison Trust Company</p><p><br /></p><p>In 2009, Daniel Gleich and Mervyn Klein partnered to create Broad Financial, an IRA LLC Facilitation firm. The company was conceptualized after Daniel underwent the arduous process of creating an IRA LLC on his own, to diversify his father’s retirement portfolio. He sought to share his hard-earned experience with others by providing them with a streamlined Self Directed IRA solution. Within several years, Broad Financial helped 10,000+ clients achieve financial freedom by diversifying their retirement accounts into privately held investments. They were largely successful due to the attentive and personalized service delivered to their clients. As Broad Financial grew, they brought Brian Finkelstein, an industry veteran with 25 years of global market experience, on board.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 2012 Daniel, Mervyn, and Brian began the process of establishing a South Dakota Trust Company, and in January 2014 they received their Trust charter from South Dakota.</p><p><br /></p><p>They adopted a policy of unstinting customer service dedicated to providing knowledgeable, reliable, responsive, and courteous support. To implement this policy the partners offered team members to be CISP trained, which is the highest training an IRA Specialist can receive. Customers who were accustomed to long call queues to talk to a professional were consistently amazed at the quick response time and professional service. The partners realized that their efforts were worthwhile when they received reviews from clients like, “Every time I have called I have found them to be very knowledgeable and able to answer all of my questions. The people have been very courteous and extremely helpful.”</p><p><br /></p><p>The partners also created a pricing structure that was sensible and clear cut. Accountholders were charged a low flat rate fee regardless of the size of their IRA. Whether a client’s account was worth $50,000 or $500,000 their quarterly fee remained the same.</p><p><br /></p><p>Corporate Headquarters:</p><p>Madison Trust Company</p><p>401 East 8th Street • Suite 200</p><p>Sioux Falls, SD 57103</p><p>Mailing Address:</p><p>Madison Administration Company</p><p>One Paragon Drive • Suite 275</p><p>Montvale, NJ 07645</p><p>Hours:</p><p>Monday - Thursday: 9:00AM - 6:00PM EST</p><p>Friday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM EST</p><p>Saturday/Sunday: Closed</p><p>Contact:</p><p>(833) 739-0135</p><p>info@madisontrust.com</p><p>F: 845-947-1212</p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-81438514888083201392023-07-12T16:13:00.003+02:002023-07-12T16:13:47.446+02:00China's renewable energy in Latin America<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8ZBwrmkHkW2CTZYLQgyts66vieR9XFdbITwJIgMgX7Q3lLQdGAry7h7NhZbd4V02ov34MoHF7ACnMlKNxGrPxTduyiXYbNDYlgA7j-dc7wIFkPzUd0bZll3OUOSm-58Y0S4AzyfKP-5AaqEcoaackItyEG51Mh5I8w9MnGaiVGKRYuLIjbvZRXrA-Jdg/s630/Latin%20America.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="630" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8ZBwrmkHkW2CTZYLQgyts66vieR9XFdbITwJIgMgX7Q3lLQdGAry7h7NhZbd4V02ov34MoHF7ACnMlKNxGrPxTduyiXYbNDYlgA7j-dc7wIFkPzUd0bZll3OUOSm-58Y0S4AzyfKP-5AaqEcoaackItyEG51Mh5I8w9MnGaiVGKRYuLIjbvZRXrA-Jdg/w640-h446/Latin%20America.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>China’s growing influence over global clean energy supply chains and its leverage over countries’ energy systems have raised international concerns. But the relationship between China and Latin America is also increasingly complicated as Latin American nations try to secure their resources and their own clean energy futures. Alongside international investments, Latin American countries are fostering energy innovation cultures that are homegrown, dynamic, creative, often grassroots, and frequently overlooked. These range from sophisticated innovations with high-tech materials to a phenomenon known as frugal innovation.</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p>Chile is an example of how Latin America is embracing renewable energy while trying to plan a more self-reliant future.</p><p>New geothermal, solar, and wind power projects – some built with Chinese backing, but not all – have pushed Chile far past its 2025 renewable energy goal. About one-third of the country is now powered by clean energy.</p><p>But the big prize, and a large part of China’s interest, lies buried in Chile’s Atacama Desert, home to the world’s largest lithium reserves. Lithium, a silvery-white metal, is essential for producing lithium-ion batteries that power most electric vehicles and utility-scale energy storage. Countries worldwide have been scrambling to secure lithium sources, and the Chilean government is determined to keep control over its reserves, currently about one-half of the planet’s known supply.</p><p>The independent Chilean startup Reborn Electric Motors has developed a business converting old diesel bus fleets into fully electric buses. Reborn was founded in 2016 when the national electromobility market in Chile was in its early stages before China’s BYD ramped up electric bus use in local cities.</p><p>Reborn’s retrofitted buses are technologically advanced and significantly cheaper than their Chinese counterparts. While BYD’s new electric bus costs roughly US$320,000, a retrofitted equivalent from Reborn costs nearly half, around $170,000. The company has also secured funding to develop a prototype for running mining vehicles on green hydrogen.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">China’s solar capacity is now 228 gigawatts (GW), more than the rest of the world combined, according to Global Energy Monitor. And wind capacity, at a whopping 310GW, also leads the world. With another 750GW of new wind and solar projects in the pipeline, China will hit its 2030 target of 1,200GW – an unimaginable number when proposed just a few years ago – five years early.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p>Bolivia’s “tiny supercheap EV” developed by homegrown startup Industrias Quantum Motors is another example of frugal innovation in electric vehicles. The startup aspires to bring electric mobility widely to the Latin American population. It offers the tiniest EV car possible, one that can be plugged into a standard wall socket. The car costs around $6,000 and has a range of approximately 34 miles (55 kilometers) per charge.</p><p>In April 2023, Chile’s president announced a national lithium strategy to ensure that the state holds partial ownership of some future lithium developments. The move, which has yet to be approved, has drawn complaints that it could slow production.</p><p>However, the government aims to increase profits from lithium production while strengthening environmental safeguards and sharing more wealth with the country’s citizens, including local communities impacted by lithium projects. Latin America has seen its resources sold out from under it before, and Chile doesn’t intend to lose out on its natural value this time.</p><p>Developing its own renewable energy industry has been a priority in Chile for over a decade, but it’s been a rough road at times.</p><p>In 2009, the government began establishing national and international centers of excellence – Centros de Excelencia Internacional – for research in strategic fields such as solar energy, geothermal energy, and climate resilience. It invited and co-financed foreign research institutes, such as Europe’s influential Fraunhofer Institute and France’s ENGIELab, to establish branches in Chile and conduct applied research. The latest is a center for the production of lithium using solar energy.</p><p>The government expected the centers to work with local businesses and research centers, transferring knowledge to feed a regional innovation ecosystem. However, reality hasn’t yet matched the expectations. The foreign institutions brought their own trained personnel. And except for the recently established Institute for Lithium, officials tell us that low financing has been a significant problem.</p><p>Chile is home to one of Latin America's largest public incubators and seed accelerators, StartUp Chile. It has helped several local startups that offer important innovations in food, energy, social media, biotech, and other sectors.</p><p>Often in South America, this kind of innovation is born and developed in a resource-scarce context and under technological, financial, and material constraints. This “frugal innovation” emphasizes sustainability with substantially lower costs.</p><p>Phineal is another promising Chilean company that offers clean energy solutions, focusing on solar energy projects. Its projects include solar systems installation, electromobility technology, and technology using blockchain to improve renewable energy management in Latin America. Many of these are highly sophisticated and technologically advanced projects that have found markets overseas, including in Germany.</p><p>Chile is also diving into another cutting-edge area of clean energy. Using its abundant solar and wind power to produce green hydrogen for export as a fossil fuel replacement has become a government priority.</p><p>The government is developing a public-private partnership of an unprecedented scale in Chile for hydrogen production and has committed to cover 30% of an expected $193 million public and private investment, funded in part by its lithium and copper production. Some questions surround the partnership, including Chile’s lack of experience administering such a large project and concerns about the environmental impact. The government claims Chile’s green energy production could eventually rival its mining industry.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSPtGNtlGxxkSb1X4bnqmEwOr-x0KCysJ_Dmvx-SYNwV8NgcK62BL91heTyYPIq6cNp1zrioYXz05UEnOviiNHLK1scB-vMHD3ZB8WsW4fnvPWFev5oshj3_0xrpgRG3k-RA46SpeAWQ_P7-XpwOvS1M3qMIYRZjvs9HD1A8GjeExol_Sj1MjguHmQFAE/s630/Latin%20America%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="630" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSPtGNtlGxxkSb1X4bnqmEwOr-x0KCysJ_Dmvx-SYNwV8NgcK62BL91heTyYPIq6cNp1zrioYXz05UEnOviiNHLK1scB-vMHD3ZB8WsW4fnvPWFev5oshj3_0xrpgRG3k-RA46SpeAWQ_P7-XpwOvS1M3qMIYRZjvs9HD1A8GjeExol_Sj1MjguHmQFAE/w640-h446/Latin%20America%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>With plentiful hydropower and sunshine, Latin America already meets a quarter of its energy demand with renewables – nearly twice the global average. Chile and its neighbors envision those numbers only rising.</p><p>The story of renewable energy’s rapid rise in Latin America often focuses on Chinese influence, and for good reason. China’s government, banks, and companies have propelled the continent’s energy transition, with about 90% of all wind and solar technologies installed there produced by Chinese companies. China’s State Grid now controls over half of Chile’s regulated energy distribution, enough to raise concerns in the Chilean government.</p><p>China has also become a major investor in Latin America’s critical minerals sector, a treasure trove of lithium, nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements that are crucial for developing electric vehicles, wind turbines, and defense technologies.</p><p>In 2018, the Chinese company Tianqi Lithium purchased a 23% share in one of Chile’s largest lithium producers, Sociedad Química y Minera. More recently, in 2022, Ganfeng Lithium bought a major evaporative lithium project in Argentina for US$962 million. In April 2023, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed around 20 agreements to strengthen their countries’ already close relationship, including in the areas of trade, climate change, and energy transition.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Final thoughts</span></b></p><p>China has put business first, turning a blind eye to corruption and governance concerns. That cannot be good for Latin America. Washington is right to insist on democracy and transparency but it needs to offer carrots as well as brandishing a big stick. Unless it can commit to a much bolder agenda on trade and investment and a rethink of policy on Cuba and Venezuela, the US will find itself increasingly outmaneuvered in its own neighborhood by Beijing.</p><p>As for the rest of the world, global persuasion for China to shift its course on coal is critical. Climate diplomacy won’t be pain-free, but it is the only way to tackle the defining global crisis of our times. Countries in the West also need to learn from China, even if there is no simple cut-and-paste solution for them. It is a blessing that a template for success exists. Refusing to learn from each other, in a world where countries are more interested in fighting one another than climate change, would be futile.</p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-26048878620475838332023-07-09T10:20:00.004+02:002023-07-09T10:23:03.621+02:00Radioactive smoke cover <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsY6PlC8RStVdYUt1h-ixEF4VSwpPLzyRGBQcTovl6aW10t-Q_uRKdtmyV6d1acPpy76atX-UM1mz6CVPkfv_MxSyyAT5sqC1sN_6kobGET3CK6255b3-k1kuwiglMCD4rwCCQCHnr2f_z51E5GdOObVekFbjKXNVkQqv4bXvClnc-Ufdkq8kmqgMmbfNG/s438/Simulated%20contamination%20levels.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="438" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsY6PlC8RStVdYUt1h-ixEF4VSwpPLzyRGBQcTovl6aW10t-Q_uRKdtmyV6d1acPpy76atX-UM1mz6CVPkfv_MxSyyAT5sqC1sN_6kobGET3CK6255b3-k1kuwiglMCD4rwCCQCHnr2f_z51E5GdOObVekFbjKXNVkQqv4bXvClnc-Ufdkq8kmqgMmbfNG/w640-h464/Simulated%20contamination%20levels.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Europe could see a plume of radioactive smoke cover its skies if a nuclear plant explodes in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia if a disaster were to happen in the plant. According to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, radioactive particles would mainly affect Ukraine, significant concentrations of radionuclides could reach the city of Kyiv, but would also affect neighboring EU countries such as Belarus, Lithuania, Estonia, Letonia, Poland, Romania, Moldova, Hungary, and Slovakia.</span></b></p><div data-reddit-rtjson="{"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.iaea.org/?fbclid=IwAR00UeRd6ewUcP9_SYpJ5Bh3aTHKdkeNe3wSASMwxui3kNbK5FxIhn9t8Ws","rel":"nofollow noreferrer","target":"_blank","url":"https://www.iaea.org/?fbclid=IwAR00UeRd6ewUcP9_SYpJ5Bh3aTHKdkeNe3wSASMwxui3kNbK5FxIhn9t8Ws"}}},"blocks":[{"key":"c8d6q","text":"Europe could see a plume of radioactive smoke cover its skies if a nuclear plant explodes in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia if a disaster were to happen in the plant. According to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, radioactive particles would mainly affect Ukraine, significant concentrations of radionuclides could reach the city of Kyiv, but would also affect neighboring EU countries such as Belarus, Lithuania, Estonia, Letonia, Poland, Romania, Moldova, Hungary, and Slovakia. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"5ree2","text":"Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sunday that NATO leaders should discuss Ukraine's Zaporizhia nuclear power plant at a summit in Vilnius. Accusing Ukraine of \"systematically damaging\" the facility, Zakharova said that \"the key attention of the NATO summit should be devoted to this. After all, the vast majority of alliance members will be in the zone of direct impact\" if something happens at the plant, Zaharova said on Telegram.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"a1kka","text":"My note: The simulations described in this post do not reflect a current or predicted situation in Ukraine. To stay updated on the current situation at nuclear power plants in Ukraine and across the world, visit the website of the International Atomic Energy Agency at https://www.iaea.org/. Thanks, Z.S.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":269,"length":21,"key":0}],"data":{}}]}"><div data-block="true" data-editor="fb1946" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sunday that NATO leaders should discuss Ukraine's Zaporizhia nuclear power plant at a summit in Vilnius. Accusing Ukraine of "systematically damaging" the facility, Zakharova said that "the key attention of the NATO summit should be devoted to this. After all, the vast majority of alliance members will be in the zone of direct impact" if something happens at the plant, Zaharova said on Telegram.</span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cannl-0-0"><br /></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cannl-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">What is behind Russia and Ukraine’s unprecedented mutual accusations over a possible explosion at the nuclear power plant of Zaporizhzhia – and the threat it would pose to Europe?</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">The 1986 accident at the nuclear power plant of Chornobyl, also on Ukrainian territory, is widely considered the worst disaster in the history of nuclear power – and still bringing shivers of horror to Europeans.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">With its six VVER-1000 reactors, the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is the largest in Europe. It is, at present, on territory occupied by Russia and claimed as Russian under an internationally-unrecognized annexation.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">The plant is close to the front line, as Ukraine is conducting a counteroffensive to free the occupied territories. However, the counteroffensive is not advancing as well as Kyiv would like.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">While nothing much is happening at the front, there has already been a man-made disaster, namely the breach of the Kakhovka dam, which is undoubtedly linked to the military offensive. By blowing Kakhovka, a Ukrainian dam under the control of Russia, huge territories were flooded to create an obstacle for the Ukrainian counteroffensive.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">Of course, Russia couldn’t care less about the ecological consequences.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">The question is, could Russia do something similar in Zaporizhzhia?</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">Ukraine and Russia have blamed each other for shelling that has repeatedly downed power lines essential to cooling Zaporizhzhia’s six reactors and avoiding a nuclear meltdown.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">They also traded accusations that by blowing Kakhovka, the other side sought to dry up the center’s cooling pond, which fortunately still has water.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">Russia keeps repeating that the Ukrainian army is preparing an attack on Zaporizhzhia with the possible use of long-range missiles provided by the West.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">This is perceived by Ukraine and by Western analysts as preparation by Russia for a ‘false flag’ attack, meaning that Russia will cause a catastrophe, blame Ukraine, and use it as justification for more drastic action.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">The same happened with Kakhovka. Russia keeps claiming that Ukraine hit the dam, although experts say that only a powerful bomb inside the concrete structure of the dam wall could have produced the result we saw. Only the Russian army had access to this infrastructure.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">Meanwhile, Ukraine claims that Russia has planted explosives on the roofs of two of the Zaporizhzhia reactors, the onus being on IEAE to go and verify.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">The Ukrainians have good intelligence. They had warned about Kakhovka, which in the West was dismissed as preposterous.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">At first sight, neither side has an interest in causing a nuclear disaster. Both Ukraine and Russia consider this territory as theirs, why should they contaminate it for many years to come?</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">But bombs on the roof of two of the reactors, if confirmed, would cause more noise than nuclear pollution, if any.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">The reactors are behind steel casing and concrete walls and an accident with the release in the atmosphere of the content of the reactor, as happened with Chernobyl, is out of the question.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">Moreover, the US has warned Russia that nuclear contamination of NATO member states (the closest to Zaporizhzhia being Romania and Bulgaria) would trigger Article 5, meaning that the US may inflict a heavy blow to the Russian army as a reprisal.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">A bomb explosion in Zaporizhzhia could also be considered a ‘dirty bomb’ because of the nuclear reactors and the nuclear waste stored nearby.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">Such a bomb would reverberate hugely, even with no nuclear contamination.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">Russia would of course blame Ukraine, but first and foremost it would relish the psychological effect, the panic in our societies, hoping to discourage the West from supporting Ukraine militarily and achieving a ceasefire on the Kremlin’s terms.</div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0">The best our societies could do is not to panic if Zaporizhzhia makes big headlines. But we are humans, radioactivity is scary and our feelings will always dominate the discourse – perhaps exactly the result Russia wants.</div></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cannl-0-0"><br /></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cannl-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cannl-0-0"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="background-color: #242526; color: #e4e6eb; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-offset-key="6fvos-0-0" style="background-color: transparent;">My note: The simulations described in this post do not reflect a current or predicted situation in Ukraine. To stay updated on the current situation at nuclear power plants in Ukraine and across the world, visit the website of the International Atomic Energy Agency at </span><a class="_1FRfMxEAy__7c8vezYv9qP" href="https://www.iaea.org/?fbclid=IwAR00UeRd6ewUcP9_SYpJ5Bh3aTHKdkeNe3wSASMwxui3kNbK5FxIhn9t8Ws" style="background-color: transparent;"><span data-offset-key="6fvos-1-0">https://www.iaea.org/</span></a><span data-offset-key="6fvos-2-0" style="background-color: transparent;">. Thanks, Z.S.</span></div></div></span></div></div></div>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-63413216264735483052023-06-29T07:35:00.000+02:002023-06-29T07:35:26.664+02:00Ontological Shock<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaNtHtIcvPUYwCHZmKGZOjXH_NlCOK0Rd7olGEaactKl-5ZEBrN_bEWVu_MZw_tFcy0EP4ij-uO1gJoQIe46fd2Yy4h4DP4ptXN4EQxYTIzIQfOp6_Zs6p3NnYUwAVgu29GkW5ZyIhEmyPe3iIRKp_-Sx_IdVDYToMiPbborJk3ngg1I85rQ6J_8Yov2F/s2640/20230506_112329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="1188" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaNtHtIcvPUYwCHZmKGZOjXH_NlCOK0Rd7olGEaactKl-5ZEBrN_bEWVu_MZw_tFcy0EP4ij-uO1gJoQIe46fd2Yy4h4DP4ptXN4EQxYTIzIQfOp6_Zs6p3NnYUwAVgu29GkW5ZyIhEmyPe3iIRKp_-Sx_IdVDYToMiPbborJk3ngg1I85rQ6J_8Yov2F/w288-h640/20230506_112329.jpg" width="288" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ve been closely following the news rollercoaster, and it became clear to me that much of what I knew and understood as reality was, in fact, a charade. Free speech was a myth. Freedom of movement was no longer a fundamental right when it came down to it - governments swiftly and without a second thought imposed unprecedented restrictions on the movement of travel under the guise of “safety”.</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>If you put your head above the parapet to object or to merely raise concerns (hey, we’re not sure the so-called “vaccine” is a vaccine; maybe your clinical trials were a wee bit skewed; let’s proceed with caution), they shot at you. Metaphorically, so far, thank goodness. But shoot they did. Gaslighting, hit pieces, character assassination, psyops, fifth-generation warfare, lies compounding lies, propaganda twisting so much of our reality that friends and relationships were destroyed because those of us in this fight (and fight it is, make no mistake) didn’t agree with the government and “science” as embodied by Fauci. So effective was this propaganda campaign that family and friends couldn’t comprehend why we saw the world differently. We were labeled, exiled, and attacked. It continues. This is reality.</p><p><br /></p><p>So when a Twitter post came up in my feed about UFOs a few weeks ago, I wondered “What if the reality that I’ve believed up till now about UFOs is made up of the same type of myths, lies, propaganda, and spin I’ve seen at work with COVID?”. Are government three letter agencies acting in our best interests or theirs? Is the bureaucratic machine made up of life-long technocrats in government institutions, including the military and intelligence agencies, working in a transparent, accountable, and legal manner, or do they have their agenda and we’re to remain oblivious to their actions? The stigma and ridicule leveled at anyone talking about UFOs is too similar to what I’ve seen in the last few years with Covid. Something doesn’t add up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lo’ and behold, ask and ye shall receive. In less than 3 weeks, several significant events have occurred that made me sit up and throw out any prior opinions I had, and re-evaluate everything I’ve ever thought about UFOs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I must admit that any favorable mention of the flying saucers by a scientist amounts to extreme heresy and places the one making the statement in danger of ex-communication by the scientific theocracy. Nevertheless, in recent years I have investigated the story of the unidentified flying object (UFO), and I am no longer able to dismiss the idea lightly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ontological Shock is definitely what happens to you when your entire worldview is turned on its head. The term “ontological shock” has been thrown around on recent podcasts and in articles on UFOs, now called UAPs (unidentified anomalous phenomena, supposedly to remove the stigma). My concern is that people are not going to be able to process what they are hearing. It’s just too much, and they need time to adjust.</p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-82271053267910862192023-06-27T12:56:00.002+02:002023-06-27T12:56:33.961+02:00Renewables in the U.S. 2023.<p><br /></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7pXhoLVmUH8xPeUdFwuZZMGaqC5i3vItZnZW_ZI4YPgc9j7FpYD7CZLV67JVwWtWkFLmHBdiRPnN4hSoMmENd5ZSlCr1LS71uwJMjMKjT7KQO4DW3hXPiZQWw43vlWQCwHMx1mlkGZ5o3ElK0sSgxJF9kkligSTqIe6Npnqo9SGAYDGnCU0rIZvDfuxU/s1043/Screenshot_20230526_121251_YouTube.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1043" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7pXhoLVmUH8xPeUdFwuZZMGaqC5i3vItZnZW_ZI4YPgc9j7FpYD7CZLV67JVwWtWkFLmHBdiRPnN4hSoMmENd5ZSlCr1LS71uwJMjMKjT7KQO4DW3hXPiZQWw43vlWQCwHMx1mlkGZ5o3ElK0sSgxJF9kkligSTqIe6Npnqo9SGAYDGnCU0rIZvDfuxU/w640-h442/Screenshot_20230526_121251_YouTube.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">With a goal to reduce the world’s reliance on fossil fuels, which account for more than 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions and almost 90% of all carbon dioxide emissions, many renewable energy companies in the U.S. are leading the charge. </span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Different Types of Renewable Energy </span></b></p><p>Renewable energy, also known as sustainable energy or clean energy, is derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed. It can be used for electricity generation, space and water heating and cooling, and transportation. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the most popular types of renewables include:</p><p><br /></p><p>Biomass Energy: Energy generated or produced by living or once-living organisms, such as woods, crops, seaweed, and animal wastes.</p><p>Hydropower: Sometimes called water power, hydropower generates power using the natural flow of moving water.</p><p>Geothermal Energy: Geothermal energy is the heat produced in the Earth’s core. It can be harnessed for use as electricity or heat. </p><p>Wind Energy: Wind power converts the kinetic energy of air in motion, usually via wind turbines, into electricity. </p><p>Solar Energy: Solar energy converts sunlight into electricity using solar panels.</p><p><br /></p><p>As many companies aim for carbon neutrality to combat climate change, they are quickly accelerating their transition to sustainable energy. This comes with a variety of benefits, including cost savings, the creation of millions of jobs, and a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Top Renewable Energy Companies in the U.S.</span></b></p><p><b>1. NextEra Energy, Inc.</b></p><p>NextEra Energy, owner of Florida Power & Light Company, is a leading clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. It is the world’s largest renewable energy generator from the wind and sun and a leader in battery storage. </p><p><br /></p><p>Notably, the company promises “a real plan for real zero,” which means it is committed to completely eliminating carbon emissions from its operations by 2045.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was ranked by Fortune as a top 20 company in the world for innovation, has between $50 billion and $55 billion in new infrastructure investments planned through 2022, and has reduced dependency on foreign oil by 98% since 2001. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>2. Green Mountain Energy </b></p><p>The longest-serving renewable energy retailer, Green Mountain Energy, is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Its motto, “Choose wisely. It’s a small planet,” describes its mission since 1997. </p><p><br /></p><p>To date, Green Mountain Energy has helped customers avoid more than 106 billion pounds of CO2, which is equivalent to planting more than 11 million trees. </p><p><br /></p><p>In 2002, the company created the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club, which utilizes nonprofit partnerships and grants to promote renewable energy projects. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>3. TPI Composites</b></p><p>Founded back in 1968 in Scottsdale, Arizona, TPI Composites has provided composite wind blades since 2001 and is now the U.S.’s largest independent manufacturer of this component. </p><p><br /></p><p>In 2021, the company accounted for around 32% of all onshore wind blades sold on a megawatt (MW)-basis globally, excluding China, reaching more than $1.7 billion in net sales and producing more than 9,700 wind blades. </p><p><br /></p><p>The cost of wind energy has dropped by 72% since 2009, which is due in part to the use of significantly longer wind blades. Since 2007, TPI Composites’ wind blades have grown from 46 to 80 meters. It is expected that all onshore wind blades will be between 80 and 100 meters by the end of this decade. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>4. Renewable Energy Group, Inc.</b></p><p>Renewable Energy Group is an international biodiesel production company headquartered in Ames, Iowa, that converts renewable resources into high-quality fuels.</p><p><br /></p><p>Its EnDura Fuels™ line includes:</p><p><br /></p><p>InfinD™: a clean-burning, biodiesel solution</p><p>PuriD™: an ultra biodiesel</p><p>UltraCleanBlenD™: a renewable diesel and biodiesel</p><p>VelociD™: a renewable diesel that serves as a replacement for petroleum diesel</p><p>BeyonD™: a sustainable aviation fuel</p><p>The company also offers additional renewable products, byproducts, and blends such as glycerin, methyl esters, and gasoline that support the production and supply chain needs of its clients.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>5. Clearway Energy</b></p><p>Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Clearwater Energy operates solar and wind projects in 26 states and employs more than 700 people across San Francisco, California; Scottsdale, Arizona; Houston, Texas; Princeton, New Jersey; and Carlsbad, California. </p><p><br /></p><p>With more than 5.7 GW of wind, solar, and energy storage projects currently in operation, Clearwater Energy’s customers are offsetting the equivalent of 10.5 million metric tons of CO2 per year. </p><p><br /></p><p>The company’s future plans are also extensive, with a further 30 GW of projects in the pipeline. This includes more than 5.5 GW of utility-scale solar and 5 GW of wind projects.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>6. First Solar Inc.</b></p><p>Founded in 1999, First Solar is a leading solar technology company and producer of solar modules headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. It is one of the top ten largest solar manufacturers in the world and the only one to be headquartered in the United States rather than China. </p><p><br /></p><p>The company’s advanced thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules feature a layer of Cadmium Telluride (CadTel) semiconductor, which is derived from byproducts of copper and zinc mining. This means its solar modules are cheaper to produce, highly scalable, and more efficient than traditional c-Si modules. Further, First Solar’s modules use less water, energy, and semiconductor material, which means they result in a 2.5 times lower carbon footprint. </p><p><br /></p><p>First Solar is committed to powering 100% of its global manufacturing operations with renewables by 2028 and achieving Net Zero by 2050.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>7. PlanEt</b></p><p>PlanET, which stands for Planning and Application of Energy Technology, is an affiliate of PlanET Biogas Group, which specializes in the design, construction, and service of advanced biogas plants. </p><p><br /></p><p>Since it was founded in Germany in 1998, the company has saved almost 39 million metric tons of CO2 and today boasts 600+ biogas plants around the world, with outputs ranging from 40 kilowatts (kW) to several MW. Today, it has offices in France, Canada, and the United States.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>8. Tesla</b></p><p>Tesla might be best known for its electric vehicles (EVs), but it also boasts an impressive suite of integrated renewable solutions including home and grid-scale battery energy storage, solar panels, and solar roof tiles.</p><p><br /></p><p>The company offers a fully integrated solar and energy storage system. Solar Roof is composed of both glass solar tiles and steel roofing tiles while Powerwall, Tesla’s home battery, pairs with the solar system to store energy. This enables customers to use it on-demand — be it at night or during an outage. To date, Tesla has installed around 4.0 GW of solar across approximately 480,000 roofs, generating more than 25.0 terawatt hours (TWhs) of clean energy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Clean energy production and consumption are steadily on the rise. In 2021, production increased by 5.39%, accounting for 12.2% of all U.S. energy consumption and 20.1% of electricity generation. </p><p><br /></p><p>Wind energy is the prime clean energy source, accounting for 27.05% of total U.S. output. This is followed by biomass (21.41%), biofuels (19.15%), hydropower (18.54%), solar energy (12.19%), and geothermal energy (1.67%).</p><p><br /></p><p>On a global scale, approximately 29% of electricity currently comes from renewable sources, but the United Nations predicts clean energy could provide as much as 65% of the world’s total electricity supply by 2030.</p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-7484755479037906872023-06-12T23:25:00.005+02:002023-06-12T23:28:51.084+02:00Singapore Renewable Energy<p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGZ5gaqhEqWnT3YnarhST041z-9o9XuFa2zJaHYRN8ot6tF4RKcJzGRJIMMN9-q8Fq_vywwUpObvuWiM0Fj3sXkmR3Gcixc_2ez2HemzQrQtamkD4QapuchGW9ScMsyMqpyrtgy04Hk_6_BT9a7t3Hi7HOmSIX-ps2EMlwOu61LgLEkxcBixySsMqqA/s1800/Singapore.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGZ5gaqhEqWnT3YnarhST041z-9o9XuFa2zJaHYRN8ot6tF4RKcJzGRJIMMN9-q8Fq_vywwUpObvuWiM0Fj3sXkmR3Gcixc_2ez2HemzQrQtamkD4QapuchGW9ScMsyMqpyrtgy04Hk_6_BT9a7t3Hi7HOmSIX-ps2EMlwOu61LgLEkxcBixySsMqqA/w640-h426/Singapore.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Singapore has identified the clean energy industry as a strategic growth area and has implemented a comprehensive blueprint to develop this industry.<br /></b><b>Within the clean technology (cleantech) sector, Singapore has secured several key investments in high-value manufacturing, engineering, biofuels, research and development (R&D), and regional headquarters activities.</b></span></h2><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Total investment in renewable energy in Singapore from 2020 reached around US$1.3 billion (S$1.75 billion). More than 55 percent of green investments in Southeast Asian countries made in 2022 were by foreign investors, both within and outside the region.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Singapore’s biggest hurdle in its energy transition is the mismatch of its renewable energy demand and supply, a recent report revealed.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">According to the "Southeast Asia’s Green Economy 2023 Report: Cracking the code" report by Bain & Company, Temasek, GenZero, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Lion City “demonstrates the strongest need to import clean energy to achieve its 2030 goal and Net Zero in the longer term” amongst countries in the region.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Based on the report, the city-state’s total RE resources are 0.4 GW; of which, 0.3 GW comes from Photovoltaic (PV) Energy and 0.1 comes from onshore wind.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">The total RE resources of Singapore are insufficient to meet its electricity demand by 2050 at 18 GW. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">“Singapore doesn't have sufficient renewable energy potential to meet 100% of the nation’s electricity demand,” the report stated.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Whilst lacking in the RE aspect, Singapore has been leading in the transport front, from electric vehicle adoption to decarbonizing its maritime and aviation sectors.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Data from the report showed that EVs account for 12% of new car sales in Singapore. The highest percentage in ASEAN-6, tied with Vietnam.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Singapore has also gained momentum in decarbonizing its maritime sector by establishing the world’s longest Green and Digital Corridor with the Port of Rotterdam. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">The corridor is expected to “bring together a coalition of shippers, fuel suppliers, and other companies to work on potential alternative fuel solutions and optimize maritime efficiency, safety, and transparent flow of goods through a digital trade lane.”</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">In aviation, Singapore has also piloted blended sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) on flights departing from Changi Airport and sold SAF credits as part of the pilot. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Singapore Airlines, and GenZero took part in the pilot.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">To ensure efficient RE transition and EV adoption, the report recommended several actions for ASEAN countries.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Amongst its recommendations was to double down on power master plans to provide clarity on the transition path, which Singapore has done through its issuance of the Green Plan 2030.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">The report also recommended ASEAN countries accelerate EV charging station infrastructure development, citing Singapore’s regulation that mandates EV charging points at all new buildings with car parks.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Sustainability has become a vital foundation for many businesses and organizations, including listed companies, small and medium enterprises, social enterprises, and public agencies. More recently and critically, there has been intensive attention on the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) pillars of sustainability and the implications of climate change. Stakeholders in all spheres require leaders to be responsible to the community and society and contribute to sustainable development.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></b></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Electrik" class="infomation-img" src="https://electrikcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LogoUTICA%E5%8E%9F.jpeg" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 110px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; width: 540px;" /><a id="SolarPVExchange" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-size: small;">UTICA SOLAR</span></a></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">Started in 2004, UTICA® is a privately held Singapore and China renewable energy company in the production of “Consumer Electricity Products” from alternative energy sources such as, solar energy, hydroelectric, and wind power.</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">Utica has been in the solar industry for 19 years and has experience in both the residential and commercial segment. They have completed over 1,000 projects for residential properties and 38 projects for commercial properties. The total capacity Utica has installed in Singapore is 26.8MW over their 19 years in this industry.</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">Utica has produced a range of intelligent MobileGrid power processing unit for alternative energy generators that utilize photovoltaic and wind sources, which is able to supplement and substitute the power grid’s electricity. As an active solar energy provider to residential, commercial and industrial clients, sustainable and independent energy is our focus. UTICA SG is committed in providing affordable renewable energy to public and private entities.</span></div></div></div></section><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6 infomation-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 110px; position: relative; width: 570px;"><div class="text-regular-blue pt-20" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 20px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p></div></div></div></div></section><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6 infomation-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 110px; position: relative; width: 570px;"><div class="text-regular-blue pt-20" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 20px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p></div></div></div></div></section><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Electrik" class="infomation-img" src="https://electrikcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Untitled.png" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 110px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; width: 540px;" /><a id="SolarPVExchange" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-size: small;">REC SOLAR</span></a></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">REC Group</span><span> is Europe’s largest solar panel manufacturer, with offices in Europe, the United States, Asia, and Australia. The company was founded in Norway in 1996 and manufactures its solar panels in Singapore. REC is known for pioneering half-cut cell technology in 2014, which improved the performance of solar panels by cutting solar cells in half.</span></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> <span style="text-align: justify;">Efficiency</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> <span style="text-align: justify;">The term “solar panel efficiency” refers to how well a solar panel captures sunlight and converts it into useful electricity. In the same conditions, a high-efficiency solar panel will produce more electricity than a lower-efficiency panel of the same size. For this reason, a higher efficiency rating is generally preferable.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">The efficiency of your REC solar panels will vary depending on the specific model that you choose for your system. Solar panels in REC’s product line have an efficiency rating of 19.1% to 22.3%.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Performance (temperature coefficient)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">The temperature coefficient is an indicator of how well your solar panel performs in less-than-ideal conditions. Solar panels, like other electronic equipment, perform better when they are kept cool (ideally around 25° C/77° F). The temperature coefficient tells you how much your panel’s performance will change during hot sunny summer days.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">For every degree above 25° C (77° F), your solar panel’s electricity production will decrease by its temperature coefficient. For example, REC’s Alpha Pure-R panels have a temperature coefficient of -0.26%/°C (among the best performing alongside Panasonic and AXITEC). This means that if the panel’s temperature increases by one degree from 25° C (77° F) to 26° C (79° F), its electricity production will decrease by 0.26%. If its temperature increases all the way to 35° C (95° F), electricity production will reduce by 2.6%.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Your solar panels will likely see more than a few hot and sunny days over the course of each year, so ideally, they will have the lowest temperature coefficient possible. REC solar panels have temperature coefficients ranging from -0.34 to -0.26.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Warranties</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> <span style="text-align: justify;">Whether you’re buying a TV, a car, or solar panels, the manufacturer should stand behind their product with a strong warranty. A solar panel’s materials warranty (sometimes referred to as the product or equipment warranty) is a guarantee from the manufacturer that they will replace your panel if it fails as a result of manufacturing defects or environmental issues.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Under their ProTrust warranty, REC offers a 25-year product warranty on any panels installed by a REC Certified Solar Professional installer, comparable to other leading solar panel companies like Panasonic, SunPower, and Q CELLS. But, if you choose to go with a solar installer that isn’t REC-certified, you’ll only get a 20-year product warranty. They also provide a 25-year power warranty, which guarantees that their panels will still produce at least 86% to 92% of their original output by the end of the warranty term, depending on the product series.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> <span style="text-align: justify;">Advantages & disadvantages of REC solar panels</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">As with any product that is such a significant investment, REC solar panels have advantages and disadvantages to keep in mind before deciding to make a purchase. Whether your primary motivation for switching to solar is sustainable living or decreasing your reliance on the electric grid by pairing your solar system with energy storage, it’s important to weigh your options.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Pros of REC solar panels</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">Efficiency:</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">REC solar panels are some of the most efficient panels on the market, and the company was an industry leader in pioneering half-cut solar cell technology which has increased solar panel energy production across the board.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">Performance:</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">REC offers some of the top-performing panels on the market with two of their panel series having a temperature coefficient of -0.26%/°C.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">Power warranty:</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">three of REC’s four solar panel series include a power warranty with an annual degradation of no more than 0.25% and a guaranteed power output of at least 92% at year 25. This is higher than many panels currently on the market.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Cons of REC solar panels</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">Product Warranty:</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">REC’s full 25-year product warranty is only available to people who had their panels installed by REC Certified Solar Professional installers; panels installed by any other installer are only eligible for a 20-year product warranty. The product warranty also doesn’t cover inverters, unlike some other industry-leading warranties.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">Product diversity:</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">REC only manufactures solar panels. Unlike brands like SunPower, Panasonic, or Q CELLS, It doesn’t offer other products like batteries, inverters, or other technology, limiting its revenue diversification.</span></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Electrik" class="infomation-img" src="https://electrikcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sunpower-logo.png" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 110px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; width: 540px;" /><a id="Kamtex_Solar" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-size: small;">SUNPOWER</span></a></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">SunPower</span><span> panels are often the most efficient products on the market today, and they offer an industry-leading warranty. For many years, SunPower has been a fully-integrated solar shop, manufacturing solar cells and panels and then offering sales and installation services for residential and commercial applications. But, while they are considered some of the best panels, they do come at a premium price.</span></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span>Efficiency</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">The term “solar panel efficiency” or “conversion efficiency” refers to how well a solar panel captures sunlight and converts it into usable photovoltaic electricity. In the same conditions, a high-efficiency solar panel will produce more electricity than a lower-efficiency panel of the same size. So, if you’re choosing between panels, ones with higher efficiency ratings are generally preferable.</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span>The efficiency of your SunPower solar panels will vary depending on the specific model you choose for your system. SunPower panel efficiency ranges from </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">21.7% to 22.8% </span><span>(excluding the U Series), making them some of the</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"> most efficient solar panels currently available</span><span>.</span></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">Performance (temperature coefficient)</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> The temperature<span style="text-align: justify;"> coefficient is an indicator of how well your solar panels perform in less-than-ideal conditions. Solar panels, like other electronic equipment, perform better when kept cool (ideally around 25°C/77°F). The temperature coefficient tells you how much your panel’s performance will change during hot, sunny summer days.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">For every degree above 25°C (77°F), your solar panel’s electricity production will decrease by its temperature coefficient. The temperature coefficient of all of the SunPower M Series and X Series panels is 0.29%/°C. This means that if the panel’s temperature increases by one degree from 25°C (77°F), its electricity production will decrease by 0.29%; if its temperature rises to 35°C (95°F), electricity production will reduce by 2.9%</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Your solar panels will likely see more than a few hot and sunny days each year, so ideally, they will have the lowest temperature coefficient possible. SunPower’s solar panels have lower temperature coefficients as far as the industry goes at -0.29 for all their series (except the U Series, which is unknown). For comparison, the most popular brand of solar panels on EnergySage, Q CELLS, offers panels with a temperature coefficient of -0.34, while Panasonic panels all have a temperature coefficient of -0.26.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Warranties</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Whether you’re buying a TV, a car, or solar panels, the brand should stand behind their product with a strong warranty. A solar panel’s materials warranty (sometimes referred to as the product or equipment warranty) is a guarantee from the company that they will replace your panel if it fails due to manufacturing defects or environmental issues.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;">SunPower offers a </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">25-year warranty</span><span style="text-align: justify;">, guaranteeing that their panels will still produce at least 92% of their original output by the end of the warranty term. This warranty applies even if the panels are not registered and they offer a 40-year warranty for panels that are registered within six months of installation and installed by a SunPower-certified installer. This 40-year warranty offering is the best warranty term in the industry, showing SunPower’s commitment to its panels’ durability and guaranteeing that SunPower solar modules will still be generating 88.25% of their minimum peak power output at year 40.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">As with most warranties, SunPower’s warranty covers degradation of the panel quality but not any corrosion from elements like salt water. You can see the degradation warranty coverage of all of SunPower’s panels in the table below.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Advantages & disadvantages of SunPower solar panels</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">As with any product that is such a significant investment, SunPower panels have advantages and disadvantages to keep in mind before deciding to make a purchase. Whether your primary motivation for switching to solar is sustainability or lowering your electric bills, it’s important to weigh your options.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Pros of SunPower solar panels</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">Superior product warranty:</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">SunPower solar panels come with one of the most extended and comprehensive warranties available at 25 years, in addition to the 40-year, 88.25% warranty available if you register your panels.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">Excellent efficiency:</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">SunPower solar panels are the most efficient solar panels currently available on the EnergySage Marketplace.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">Battery system compatibility:</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">in addition to solar panels, SunPower offers the SunVault Storage system, allowing you to install a completely integrated system under one company.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Cons of SunPower solar panels</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">Cost</span><span style="text-align: justify;">: SunPower solar panels are some of the most expensive panels on the market, making some of the less expensive (if somewhat lower quality) options more enticing for those concerned about costs.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">Manufacturing</span><span style="text-align: justify;">: though this isn’t a direct disadvantage, SunPower no longer manufactures their own panels. It’s still unclear exactly what companies are manufacturing their U Series and very little information is available about these panels.</span></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Electrik" class="infomation-img" src="https://electrikcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Panasonic-logo.png" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 110px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; width: 540px;" /><a id="SolarGy" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-size: small;">PANASONIC</span></a></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span>As one of the world’s largest consumer electronics manufacturers, </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Panasonic </span><span>is a household name that entered the solar industry in 1975. Panasonic solar panels are popular among EnergySage shoppers and installers – in fact, they’re the third most quoted brand in 2023! However, in 2021 Panasonic announced that they’ll no longer manufacture their own solar panels (they previously had a manufacturing deal with Tesla). But if you’re interested in Panasonic solar panels, don’t worry: unlike LG Solar, Panasonic is continuing to sell high-performing panels – manufacturing is now just outsourced to a third party.</span></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">Efficiency</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">The term “solar panel efficiency” or “conversion efficiency” refers to how well a solar panel captures sunlight and converts it into usable photovoltaic electricity. In the same conditions, a high-efficiency solar panel will produce more electricity than a lower-efficiency panel of the same size. For this reason, a higher efficiency rating is generally preferable.</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span>The efficiency of your Panasonic solar panels will vary depending on the specific model you choose for your system. While most solar panels fall in the 14% to 18% range, </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Panasonic panel efficiency ranges from 19.2% to 22.2%</span><span>.</span></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">Performance (temperature coefficient)</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">Temperature coefficient is an indicator of how well your solar panels perform in less-than-ideal conditions. Solar panels, like other electronic equipment, perform better when kept cool (ideally around 25°C/77°F). The temperature coefficient tells you how much your panel’s performance will change during hot sunny summer days.</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">For every degree above 25°C (77°F), your solar panel’s electricity production will decrease by its temperature coefficient. For example, Panasonic’s EverVolt HK Black series has a temperature coefficient of 0.26%/°C. This means that if the panel’s temperature increases by one degree from 25°C (77°F) to 26°C (79°F), its electricity production will decrease by 0.26%. If its temperature rises to 35°C (95°F), electricity production will reduce by 2.6%.</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">Your solar panels will likely see more than a few hot and sunny days each year, so ideally, they will have the lowest temperature coefficient possible. Panasonic’s solar panels offer some of the lowest temperature coefficients in the industry at -0.26 for all their series. For comparison, the most popular brand of solar panels on EnergySage, Q CELLS, offers panels with a temperature coefficient range of -0.39 to -0.34.</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">Warranties</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">Whether you’re buying a TV, a car, or solar panels, the brand should stand behind their product with a strong warranty. A solar panel’s materials warranty (sometimes referred to as the product or equipment warranty) is a guarantee from the company that they will replace your panel if it fails due to manufacturing defects or environmental issues.</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Panasonic offers a 25-year warranty</span><span>, guaranteeing that their panels will still produce at least 86% to 92% of their original output by the end of the warranty term, depending on the product series. You can view the degradation rates and output percentages for the Panasonic EverVolt panels in the table below.</span></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span>Under their </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">TripleGuard warranty</span><span>, Panasonic offers a 25-year product, performance, and labor warranty on any panels installed by a Panasonic authorized installer, comparable to other leading solar panel manufacturers like REC, SunPower, and Q CELLS.</span></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span>The Panasonic </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">AllGuard warranty</span><span> covers the same things as the TripleGuard, and also expands your warranty to cover more of your solar system. When you pair your Panasonic solar panels with Enphase microinverters, you are eligible for the AllGuard warranty, which extends warranty coverage to the microinverters, racking, and monitoring system. Panasonic also offers an </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">EverVolt warranty</span><span> for any solar and energy storage systems, but this warranty does not cover the racking and monitoring system.</span></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">Advantages & disadvantages of Panasonic solar panels</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">As with any product that is such a significant investment, Panasonic panels have advantages and disadvantages to keep in mind before deciding to make a purchase.</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">Pros of Panasonic solar panels</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Superior product warranty:</span><span> </span><span>at 25 years, Panasonic solar panels come with one of the most extended and comprehensive warranties available.</span></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">High-quality customer service:</span><span> </span><span>one of the largest electronics manufacturers in the world, Panasonic offers a quality of customer service that many smaller brands cannot.</span></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Excellent specifications:</span><span> </span><span>with a high-temperature coefficient, these panels work well in higher temperatures</span></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">Cons of Panasonic solar panels</span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Cost</span><span>: while Panasonic has slightly cheaper options than brands like SunPower, there are still some less expensive (if lower quality) options available on the market.</span></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Manufacturing</span><span>: though this isn’t a direct disadvantage, Panasonic panels are no longer manufactured by the same company, so some things remain to be seen about how well these newer panels will hold up to those manufactured by Panasonic.</span></span></div></div></div></section><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6 infomation-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 110px; position: relative; width: 570px;"><div class="text-regular-blue pt-20" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 20px;"><p></p></div></div></div></div></section><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6 infomation-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 110px; position: relative; width: 570px;"><div class="text-regular-blue pt-20" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 20px;"><p></p></div></div></div></div></section><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Electrik" class="infomation-img" src="https://electrikcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Qcells-logo.jpeg" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 110px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; width: 540px;" /><a id="Cutech" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-size: small;">QCELLS</span></a></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 570px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span>Founded in Germany in 1999 by a group of German engineers and acquired by Hanwha Group in 2012, </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Qcells</span><span> (formerly Hanwha Q CELLS) is one of the world’s largest solar panel manufacturers. Now headquartered in South Korea, they produce panels in the United States, Malaysia, and China. In North America, they are based in Dalton, Georgia, where they have the largest solar manufacturing facilities in the Western Hemisphere! The combination of aesthetically pleasing and high-quality panels at a relatively low cost has made Q CELLS an increasingly popular choice for solar shoppers.</span></span></div></div></div></section></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"> <span style="text-align: justify;">Efficiency</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">The term “solar panel efficiency” refers to how well a solar panel captures sunlight and converts it into useful electricity. In the same conditions, a high-efficiency solar panel will produce more electricity than a lower-efficiency panel of the same size. For this reason, a higher efficiency rating is generally preferable.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The efficiency of Q CELLS solar panels varies depending on the specific model that you choose for your system. Across the full Q CELLS product line, you can get solar panels with anywhere from 17.4% to 21.4% efficiency. Overall, most Q CELLS panels fall into the middle-of-the-road efficiency range for solar, but any panels that have 18% efficiency or higher can be considered “high efficiency.” The Q CELLS BLK lines all have </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">efficiency ratings between 19.5% and 20.9%</span><span style="text-align: justify;">, putting them in that high-efficiency category.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Performance (temperature coefficient)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">For this portion of EnergySage’s Q CELLS reviews, we use the temperature coefficient to evaluate solar panel performance. The temperature coefficient is an indicator of how well your solar panel can handle less-than-ideal conditions. Solar panels, like other electronic equipment, perform better when they’re kept cool (ideally around 25°C/77°F). The temperature coefficient tells you how much your panel’s performance will change during hot sunny summer days.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;">For every degree above 25°C (77°F), your solar panel’s electricity production will decrease by its temperature coefficient. For example, all panels in the Q CELLS BLK series have a temperature coefficient of</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;"> 0.34%/°C</span><span style="text-align: justify;">. This means that if the panel’s temperature increases by one degree from 25°C (77°F) to 26°C (79°F), its electricity production will decrease by 0.34%. If its temperature increases to 35°C (95°F), electricity production will reduce by 3.4%.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Your solar panels will likely see more than a few hot and sunny days over the year, so ideally, they will have the lowest temperature coefficient possible. Q CELLS BLK panel series offers panels with a temperature coefficient rating of -0.34. For comparison, popular brands like SunPower and LA Solar Group have temperature coefficients of -0.29 and -0.37.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Warranties</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Whether you’re buying a TV, a car, or solar panels, the manufacturer should stand behind their product with a strong warranty A solar panel’s materials warranty (sometimes referred to as the equipment or product warranty) is a guarantee from the manufacturer that they will replace your panel if it fails as a result of manufacturing defects or environmental issues.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Q CELLS offers a 25-year warranty on all of their panels, attesting to their confidence in the quality and durability of the panels that they produce. This warranty covers both the materials, as mentioned above, and the panel’s power output. The power warranty (often referred to as a performance warranty) guarantees that your Q CELLS panels will still produce at least </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">86%</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> of their original output by the end of the warranty period (year 25).</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;">As with most warranties, Q CELLS’ warranty covers degradation of the panel quality from normal wear and tear as a result of being installed on a roof but does not cover any damage caused by things like extreme weather events or maintenance by workers without the proper certifications. The annual degradation of Q CELLs solar panels cannot exceed </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">0.5%</span><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Advantages & disadvantages of Q CELLS solar panels</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">As with any product that is such a significant investment, Q CELLS panels have advantages and disadvantages to keep in mind before deciding to make a purchase. Whether your primary motivation for switching to solar is sustainable living or decreasing your reliance on the electric grid by pairing your solar system with energy storage, it’s important to weigh your options.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Pros of Q CELLS solar panels</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">Aesthetics:</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Q CELLS’ panels all come in a sleek black finish, meaning they’ll likely blend in with your roof nicely.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">Great value for the price: </span><span style="text-align: justify;">while Q CELLS panels are not at the top of industry lists for efficiency or performance, they are a solid choice if you are looking for a quality panel at an affordable price point – there’s a reason they are the most quoted brand on the EnergySage Marketplace!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Cons of Q CELLS solar panels</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">Efficiency:</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">if efficiency is your main concern when installing solar, other panel brands on the market have a higher efficiency rating than Q CELLS, but they will likely come at a higher price.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">Performance:</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">similar to efficiency, Q CELLS panels do not rank at the top of the list for performance when looking at the solar market as a whole. If this is your primary concern, the solar company installing your panels will point you in a different directio</span><span style="text-align: justify;">n.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;"><b>Climate change, fossil fuel depletion, and rapid urbanization are driving countries to deploy cleaner and more sustainable energy solutions. While climate change poses significant global challenges, it also provides strong incentives for entrepreneurship, research, and development (R&D), and creative problem-solving to help cities and communities anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to its impact. </b><span><b>Singapore is a very open economy and is dependent on the global supply chain for food and energy. </b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">As one of the most globalized economies and a trading nation with no natural resources, heavily dependent on the global supply chain for food and energy. Economic activity and emissions are also highly sensitive to the volatility of regional and global developments and escalating climate impacts. These challenges mean that Singapore’s climate strategies have to respond to international developments that may affect its economy, water, food, and energy, including preparing Singapore to be more climate resilient.</b></span></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">There are many opportunities for Singapore to develop as a green growth hub that provides green solutions to the world.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: inherit;">Zeljko Serdar, CCRES</span></b></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><section class="infomation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1140px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; width: 1140px;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-lg-6 infomation-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 110px; position: relative; width: 570px;"><div class="text-regular-blue pt-20" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 20px;"><p style="color: #00052c; font-family: Oxygen;"></p></div></div></div></div></section></blockquote>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-55195325787971059992023-05-28T15:52:00.000+02:002023-05-28T15:52:49.038+02:00Ubijanje i ozljeđivanje životinja / antisocijalni poremećaj osobnosti<p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt5USo8tE9vbhQ5vmke-__0TOqbbhi44AfXkWF8QUkyLQxUC8RANiKvEDY9wd2By1VPslsG1ZmK5fFy-UCR4wqI1oeOv8i-53kYGJ02BnTfZM095f6YtP3rwWrLLmVQTMD628OIu3ikKGK3yHFLCRAlORrNlMMYVkDJDZ5jF_K4rTGGlHqDQ5k_UI8g/s597/Obrazi%C4%87i.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="597" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt5USo8tE9vbhQ5vmke-__0TOqbbhi44AfXkWF8QUkyLQxUC8RANiKvEDY9wd2By1VPslsG1ZmK5fFy-UCR4wqI1oeOv8i-53kYGJ02BnTfZM095f6YtP3rwWrLLmVQTMD628OIu3ikKGK3yHFLCRAlORrNlMMYVkDJDZ5jF_K4rTGGlHqDQ5k_UI8g/s320/Obrazi%C4%87i.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><b>Čovjek je danas sve veća prijetnja biosustavu, što se očituje kroz uništavanje brojnih biljnih i životinjskih vrsta, pretjerano iscrpljivanje prirodnih dobara, počinje biti prijetnja samome sebi. Dakle, sam opstanak čovjeka nalaže promjenu ponašanja prema prirodnom okolišu. </b></span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Roditelji često nabavljaju kućne ljubimce jer smatraju da je to dobro za njihovu djecu. Uvjereni su da će djeca, ako im se omogući da se brinu za kućnog ljubimca, razviti karakter, osjećaj odgovornosti i općenito se bolje socijalizirati. Međutim, odnos između ljudi i životinja, osobito kad se radi o utjecaju kućnih ljubimaca na razvoj djece, relativno je nov predmet znanstvenih istraživanja. Postoje znanstveni dokazi koji potvrđuju da je samopoštovanje važan aspekt socio-emocionalnog razvoja djece. Ako u kući boravi ljubimac, roditelji i djeca često dijele brigu za njega, a to znači da mališani u ranoj dobi uče kako brinuti i njegovati biće koje je ovisno o njima. Kad se radi o maloj djeci, uključenost, pozitivni poticaji i prihvaćanje predstavljaju važne momente za izgrađivanje samopoštovanja. Kad ispunjava zadatke primjerene svojoj dobi, to jest kada se zajedno s roditeljima brine o ljubimcu, dijete stječe osjećaj kompetentnosti</span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Prvi upit tragom kojeg polazimo vezan je uz karakter znanja koji ovakvo uništavajuće djelovanje omogućuje. Znanje je u novovjekovlju shvaćeno kao oruđe za podvrgavanje prirode u korist čovjeka, a svako djelovanje u tom smjeru zadobivalo je moralno opravdanje. Međutim, u završnoj etapi novovjekovlja zacrtano se ovladavanje prirodom radi ljudske dobrobiti ispostavilo ne samo kao destrukcija prirodnog okoliša, nego i kao opasnost za opstanak samog čovjeka. Takva situacija nametnula je potrebu preispitivanja novovjekovne paradigme znanja, načina uporabe znanja i etičkog vrednovanja te uporabe s obzirom na destruktivne učinke ne samo u prirodnom nego i sociokulturnom okolišu. S druge strane, na antropocentrizmu je zasnovana i tradicionalna etika, koja je krug moralne odgovornosti i područje normiranja ljudskih postupaka suzila na čovjeka i društvene odnose. Kao odgovor na upite o uništenju počele su nicati nove etičke pozicije koje su krug moralne odgovornosti proširivale na druga živa bića i prirodni okoliš. Okviri tradicionalne etike ne dopuštaju širenje koncepta moralnog subjekta, budući da je u tom okviru moralni subjekt samo čovjek. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Etičke teorije koje bi krenule smjerom proširenja moralnog subjekta na životinje, biljke ili na život u cijelosti našle bi se u okolnosti nedovoljnog utemeljenja i povezivanja s etičkom tradicijom te bi na taj način izgubile normativnu snagu. No, svi ti raznorodni teorijski poticaji upućuju na potrebu da se na podlozi integrativnog mišljenja uspostavi nova paradigma znanja i odgovoran odnos čovjeka prema prirodnom okolišu. S tim u vezi, zadaća ovog rada je propitivanje koncepta tradicionalnog znanja s historijskog, socijalnog, kulturnog, epistemološkog i znanstveno-teorijskog gledišta, budući da upravo paradigma znanja, osim što određuje epohu, određuje cjelokupno djelovanje čovjeka. </span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Stvaranje nove etičke teorije svoje utemeljenje mora imati u konstruiranju nove paradigme znanja, a za to je, s jedne strane, potrebno propitati okolnosti nastanka i načine funkcioniranja vladajuće paradigme znanja, i služeći se mogućnosti holističkog i integrativnog mišljenja, s druge strane, pokušati postaviti okvire u kojima bi mogla nastati nova paradigma znanja. Okvir u kojemu je to provedivo vezan je uz koncept pluriperspektivizma koji je metodološko određenje integrativne bioetike i koje omogućuje da se u njenim okvirima razvije paradigma orijentacijskog znanja s ugrađenim moralnim obzirom, čija je glavna zadaća stvaranje novog senzibiliteta prema obuhvatnosti života te zasnivanje odgovornog odnosa čovjeka prema prirodnom okolišu. </span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Ubijanje i ozlijeđivanje životinja / antisocijalni poremećaj osobnosti – uzroci </span></p><p><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Osobnost je spoj misli, emocija i ponašanja koji nas čine jedinstvenima. To je način na koji ljudi gledaju, razumiju i odnose se prema vanjskom svijetu kakvim ga sami vide. Počinje se razvijati od samog rođenja što znači da se i poremećaj ličnosti kod djece može uočiti ako se pažljivo promatra njihovo ponašanje. </span></span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Osobnost se oblikuje u djetinjstvu kroz interakciju dva faktora:</span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">naslijeđeni faktori ili geni – to su aspekti osobnosti koje su nam prenijeli roditelji, poput stidljivosti ili optimizma. To se ponekad naziva temperament,</span></p><p><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">okolina i životne situacije – to su okolnosti u kojima netko odrasta, događaji koji su se dogodili i odnosi s članovima obitelji i drugima, a uključuje stvari poput tipa roditelja koji su nas odgajali te okruženja u kojem smo odrastali (npr. je li ono proteklo u ljubavi ili problemima). </span></span></p><p><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Smatra se da poremećaje ličnosti uzrokuje kombinacija genetskih i okolišnih utjecaja. Neki ljudi mogu imati genetsku predispoziciju za razvoj antisocijalnog poremećaja ličnosti, a pritom životne situacije mogu samo potaknuti njegov stvarni razvoj.</span></span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Također, smatra se da možda postoji veza između ranih nedostataka empatije, razumijevanja perspektive i problema drugih te kasnije pojave antisocijalnog poremećaja ličnosti. Ti osobni problemi mogu biti otkriveni ranije, a to može poboljšati šanse za njihovo liječenje.</span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><b>Zaključak</b></span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><b style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><b style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aZPI-pIzFjw" width="320" youtube-src-id="aZPI-pIzFjw"></iframe></b></span></div><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><b style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Promjenom paradigme znanja kao moći u paradigmu znanja kao odgovornosti mijenja se i praktični odnos čovjeka prema prirodnom okolišu: princip ovladavanja prirodom, koji u krajnjoj konsekvenci završava u destrukciji prirodnog okoliša, pretvara se u imperativ očuvanja prirode. Na uporabnom planu važnu ulogu ovdje imaju koncepti demokracije, decentralizacije i regionalizacije, kao praktični alati provedbe novog senzibiliteta koji mora postati okosnica novog odnosa čovjeka prema prirodnom okolišu u konkretnim okolnostima življenja ljudi.</span></p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-761093832136099032023-05-04T15:46:00.001+02:002023-05-04T15:46:19.136+02:00RIMAC ENERGY <p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SJDadmCvO7WTGoFQ9Tw8vaJKWcftFBxlkHnoOg5F_BQZsbwvG1-EmN-W-E1nrpb-abd-i_bMG7s5EaYBixwuVbGZYFdA73ok8IUwGY0kdmbhNZhqZ7cm4aqRNz5WTbTs0SC4mSfMpvUA9qC1r1EdkD_h5E5b1nuiFcYvhJZeRd0tQdwW1quQa8TzwA/s2000/introducing-rimac-energy-cutting-edge-stationary-energy-storage-technology-create-3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SJDadmCvO7WTGoFQ9Tw8vaJKWcftFBxlkHnoOg5F_BQZsbwvG1-EmN-W-E1nrpb-abd-i_bMG7s5EaYBixwuVbGZYFdA73ok8IUwGY0kdmbhNZhqZ7cm4aqRNz5WTbTs0SC4mSfMpvUA9qC1r1EdkD_h5E5b1nuiFcYvhJZeRd0tQdwW1quQa8TzwA/w640-h360/introducing-rimac-energy-cutting-edge-stationary-energy-storage-technology-create-3.png" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Rimac Technology announces its entry into the stationary energy storage systems (ESS) market with a new brand, Rimac Energy.</span></b></p><br />This marks a major milestone for the company, as it expands beyond its market-leading EV technology and introduces innovative stationary energy storage systems. These stationary solutions are essential in realizing the full potential of renewable power generation and driving the decarbonization of our energy networks.<br /><br />The Rimac Energy team has been steadily built as a specialized team within Rimac Technology over the last 18 months and now consists of 60 dedicated employees - all of whom currently work on its first generation of stationary ESS and pilot applications with select customers.<br /><br />Leveraging Rimac’s renowned expertise in EV technology, Rimac Energy applies the same engineering philosophy and design know-how to stationary energy storage applications. As a result, Rimac Energy has created a novel battery architecture that reduces efficiency losses by up to 50% whilst decreasing the system footprint by up to 40% compared to current state-of-the-art solutions. Additional technological benefits include improved cycle life, built-in redundancy for increased availability, as well as competitive material and installation cost. <span class="xv78j7m x112ta8"><b>#RimacEnergy</b></span><div><span class="xv78j7m x112ta8"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="xv78j7m x112ta8"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="xv78j7m x112ta8"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPStYVZ_TzrVGAEMob7mfWOkohe0TMG5gpzFHXSwOXAjutTiNewW14ZLf38b-GYp54j3kMeBzpkaSn7ekJYWVuq8KFDdlUCK45yVhl7JDsW5ss6dDQxEmaf6wPel72XIUdGqyDAS_haO-BpEC-br8Or6mp-Wzeho6PC2DI9MUqJnk4EU_8l4FMy54hQ/s2000/introducing-rimac-energy-cutting-edge-stationary-energy-storage-technology-create-2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPStYVZ_TzrVGAEMob7mfWOkohe0TMG5gpzFHXSwOXAjutTiNewW14ZLf38b-GYp54j3kMeBzpkaSn7ekJYWVuq8KFDdlUCK45yVhl7JDsW5ss6dDQxEmaf6wPel72XIUdGqyDAS_haO-BpEC-br8Or6mp-Wzeho6PC2DI9MUqJnk4EU_8l4FMy54hQ/w640-h360/introducing-rimac-energy-cutting-edge-stationary-energy-storage-technology-create-2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="xv78j7m x112ta8"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="xv78j7m x112ta8"><h1>Introducing Rimac Energy: Cutting-Edge Stationary Energy Storage Technology, Created in Europe</h1><ul class="x0kezcf x0kezcg"><li class="x0kezci"><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78">Rimac Technology launches Rimac Energy to accelerate the transition towards a sustainably powered planet. The move sees Rimac leveraging its expertise in making market defining electric vehicle technology to create the next generation of stationary Energy Storage Systems (ESS).</p></li><li class="x0kezci"><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78">Rimac Energy’s ESS is built upon a novel electrical architecture, which enables significant performance, safety, and availability advantages, including up to 50% reduced energy losses and 40% smaller system footprint. Insights into the technology will be revealed later this year.</p></li><li class="x0kezci"><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78">The Rimac Energy product portfolio includes utility-scale ESS, commercial & industrial applications, and highly integrated battery buffered charging solutions. All products are fully designed, developed, and produced in Europe.</p></li><li class="x0kezci"><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78">Rimac Energy will produce its pilot systems for selected customers this year with commissioning in 2024. High volume ESS production shall begin in 2025 at the Rimac Campus in Croatia, scaling to more than 10GWh of annual production.</p></li></ul><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78"> </p><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78"><br /></p><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78"><br /></p><figure class="puupjs0"><blockquote class="puupjs2 _1gx3nwd73 _1gx3nwd7a _1gx3nwd3r"><p>"At Rimac we have always been driven by innovation and a passion for pushing the limits of what is possible in the automotive industry. However, we recognize the importance of stationary storage solutions to power our planet sustainably. Given our track record in innovative battery technology, we believe we will play a vital role in building Europe's future energy ecosystems, elevating it on the global stage.”</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIAnl4cN11FZHe8wcjyKGxoqBYx5gxHR0QqSo67o7W8JuQw3oOjmwFGJMNADaacqMXNoWg50w3mjxG-UKSO4jr2ag9UHKZYrqBRNtWHbiMTeWpHUEGHO_9Lm4kuyeagHODsm9fsurNyc_oLZBkH1hS7BfOZt6-YW6G36JYwg8hYtLCKjBaz7t__Q8Vg/s3000/introducing-rimac-energy-cutting-edge-stationary-energy-storage-technology-create-6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIAnl4cN11FZHe8wcjyKGxoqBYx5gxHR0QqSo67o7W8JuQw3oOjmwFGJMNADaacqMXNoWg50w3mjxG-UKSO4jr2ag9UHKZYrqBRNtWHbiMTeWpHUEGHO_9Lm4kuyeagHODsm9fsurNyc_oLZBkH1hS7BfOZt6-YW6G36JYwg8hYtLCKjBaz7t__Q8Vg/w266-h400/introducing-rimac-energy-cutting-edge-stationary-energy-storage-technology-create-6.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p><figcaption class="puupjs3"><h4 class="_1gx3nwd74 _1x4a5ax4 _1gx3nwd7b"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wasim Sarwar Dilov</span></h4><cite class="puupjs5 _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78">Rimac Energy's Director</cite></figcaption></figure><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78">Initially, Rimac Energy will provide solutions for large commercial, industrial, and utility-scale applications, with battery-buffered solutions for fast and mega-watt charging already underway. The company currently has several customer projects in discussion, including a pilot with a leading renewable energy company to provide battery storage solutions for their solar and wind power plants. These pilot systems are expected to be produced by the end of this year, and commissioned in 2024. Mass manufacturing is set to start in 2025, with manufacturing capacities continuously scaling up into the double-digit GWh-scale.</p><figure class="puupjs0"><blockquote class="puupjs2 _1gx3nwd73 _1gx3nwd7a _1gx3nwd3r"><p>"There is an urgent need for clean energy infrastructure to support the integration of renewable energy sources into the grid by providing storage and balancing capabilities. Given our head start in EV technology and dedication to sustainability, this path feels like a seamless progression for us. Our team is truly excited about creating solutions that make clean energy more accessible, as we strive to decrease our dependence on fossil fuels and foster a greener future."</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOqUS5lfY0jQcFYGYlYABICOgH9ROW79EVtIrd8ixr10Q6aw24Tg0npWjZIChss2Xzv1CHa2QjLkgcZkigfaDjh_AJzWkn_hpSSrPPVMxonJEhmVCu6TERdkh1PKGwOgDsGcEx8hIXnNfNl4-z-s4wYs_-vZuWELqKeDiVIcHJxFc8c_E34NHUUeLqQ/s2998/introducing-rimac-energy-cutting-edge-stationary-energy-storage-technology-create-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2998" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOqUS5lfY0jQcFYGYlYABICOgH9ROW79EVtIrd8ixr10Q6aw24Tg0npWjZIChss2Xzv1CHa2QjLkgcZkigfaDjh_AJzWkn_hpSSrPPVMxonJEhmVCu6TERdkh1PKGwOgDsGcEx8hIXnNfNl4-z-s4wYs_-vZuWELqKeDiVIcHJxFc8c_E34NHUUeLqQ/w266-h400/introducing-rimac-energy-cutting-edge-stationary-energy-storage-technology-create-1.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p><figcaption class="puupjs3"><h4 class="_1gx3nwd74 _1x4a5ax4 _1gx3nwd7b"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mate Rimac</span></h4><cite class="puupjs5 _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78">Founder and CEO of Rimac Automobili</cite></figcaption></figure><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78">Rimac Energy’s unique technology is being developed and manufactured at Rimac’s facilities on the outskirts of Zagreb, Croatia and will be revealed later this year.</p><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78"><br /></p><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Rimac Group Ltd.</span></b></p><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78"><br /></p><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78">Ljubljanska 7</p><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78">10431 Sveta Nedelja</p><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78">Croatia</p><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78">press@rimac-automobili.com</p><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78">press@rimac-technology.com</p><p class="x0kezcd _1gx3nwd73 _1rg8tjs8 _1gx3nwd78">+385 1 563 45 92</p><article class="_192609e1" style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";"><div class="uwm3770 uwm3771" style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box; height: 2618px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1400px; width: 1263.33px;"><div class="uwm3774" style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box; height: 2618px; padding: 20px 24px;"><div class="_192609ec" style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 128px;"><aside class="_1g5vynd0" style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 32px; height: fit-content; margin-bottom: 48px; position: sticky; top: 48px; width: 384px;"><div style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><h3 class="_1g5vynd1 ahoh268 _1gx3nwd74 _1gx3nwd7b ahoh267" style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: _1ixx6ht1, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.25rem; font-stretch: condensed; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-transform: uppercase;">PRESS CONTACT</h3><div class="_1g5vynd3" style="align-items: flex-start; border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px;"><a class="_1g5vynd5 _1gx3nwd74 _19xzjx4 _1gx3nwd7a _1gx3nwdk _1gx3nwd1s" href="mailto:press@rimac-automobili.com" style="align-items: center; border-radius: 4px; border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; font-family: _1ixx6ht1, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 0.8125rem; font-weight: 600; gap: 8px; letter-spacing: 0.071875rem; line-height: 1.125rem; margin-left: -4px; margin-right: -4px; padding: 2px 4px; text-decoration: inherit; text-transform: uppercase; transition-duration: 75ms; transition-property: background-color;">PRESS@RIMAC-AUTOMOBILI.COM</a></div></div><div style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><h3 class="_1g5vynd1 ahoh268 _1gx3nwd74 _1gx3nwd7b ahoh267" style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: _1ixx6ht1, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.25rem; font-stretch: condensed; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-transform: uppercase;">RIMAC ENERGY</h3><div class="_1g5vynd3" style="align-items: flex-start; border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px;"><a aria-label="Rimac Energy" class="pux6y1 _1gx3nwd1s _1gx3nwd74 _19xzjx4 _1gx3nwd7a _1ftt1xo2 _1gx3nwdk" href="https://www.rimac-energy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; align-items: center; appearance: none; border-radius: 4px; border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; font-family: _1ixx6ht1, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 0.8125rem; font-weight: 600; gap: 4px; letter-spacing: 0.071875rem; line-height: 1.125rem; margin-left: -4px; margin-right: -4px; padding: 2px 4px; text-decoration: inherit; text-transform: uppercase; touch-action: none; transition-duration: 75ms; transition-property: background-color; user-select: none;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;">HTTPS://WWW.RIMAC-ENERGY.COM/</span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: black; border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: black; border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: black; border: 0px solid; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><br /></a></div></div></aside></div></div></div></article></span></div>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-73206310974770293832023-04-25T10:05:00.001+02:002023-04-25T10:05:28.557+02:00Dandelion fight a number of cancers<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6xE02nri4Sr3vxOudgKFezSg1-5tqe1kX2W98aYv_-Ji2b3GSODaBxyNF4zPPMM9WYI7q5wkCr8s3sIWkZijx67lPM9qMWhZOaQouIVwoyuuD_prAjtNtXFgMxSwUzZvY2zhEebwUxlNe9hESKDoTeJ1c6O8NXjpjQPM1mg1XeA1PoMIoW8AtM8xKw/s4000/20230425_095929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6xE02nri4Sr3vxOudgKFezSg1-5tqe1kX2W98aYv_-Ji2b3GSODaBxyNF4zPPMM9WYI7q5wkCr8s3sIWkZijx67lPM9qMWhZOaQouIVwoyuuD_prAjtNtXFgMxSwUzZvY2zhEebwUxlNe9hESKDoTeJ1c6O8NXjpjQPM1mg1XeA1PoMIoW8AtM8xKw/w640-h288/20230425_095929.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">They might not be welcome in your yard, but it turns out that dandelions have tremendous potential when it comes to helping people who are suffering from cancer. </span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Despite their many potential benefits, dandelion plants and supplements shouldn’t be considered a replacement for a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. In fact, research on specific applications is lacking — especially in humans. Still, if you eat its greens, roots, and flowers in their whole form — in salads, baked dishes, sides, and snacks — this root vegetable makes a unique, nutritious addition to your diet. If you would like to take dandelion as a supplement, it’s best to consult a healthcare professional first.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Highly nutritious</span></b></span></p><p>From root to flower, dandelions are highly nutritious plants loaded with vitamins, minerals, and fiber.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dandelion greens can be eaten cooked or raw and are an excellent source of vitamins A, C, and K. They also contain vitamin E, folate, and small amounts of other B vitamins.</p><p><br /></p><p>What’s more, dandelion greens provide a substantial amount of several minerals, including iron, calcium, magnesium, and potassium.</p><p><br /></p><p>The root of the dandelion is rich in the carbohydrate inulin, a type of soluble fiber found in plants that supports the growth and maintenance of healthy gut bacteria in your digestive tract.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dandelion root is often dried and made into tea, but you can also eat it whole as you do other root vegetables.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SUMMARY</b></p><p>The nutritional content of dandelion extends to all parts of the plant. Dandelion is a rich source of fiber and many vitamins and minerals.</p><p>Chemo-resistant melanoma is now the most common type of cancer affecting Americans aged 25 to 29. The only option doctors can presently offer these patients is surgery to remove the tumor and its surroundings, followed by immunotherapy, which does not usually work when the melanoma has metastasized.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, all that looks set to change, thanks to a humble plant that many people pull out of their gardens and throw away. At the University of Windsor in Ontario, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has shown that dandelion root extract can cause human melanoma cells to essentially kill themselves without leading to any type of toxicity. In fact, their initial study saw cancer cells disintegrating within 48 hours, while healthy cells remained unaffected. The study was led by Professor Siyaram Pandey, Ph.D.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqwSB1DBLaDiNW-y1SHo-TFHt0Mb19DgnAEZk7gMcrYLyLzJEzsmlCRUppoTbCs9JcLoavjOPb7vVSurpIBEFYM9Fw63fiU9tNo2gmSUwL-tjaOm8KtAY_pdPUKe4wLz_cejcT5JAtJ-ul2GBqCR77ibS5NtVALAsKAPL0KvoSpg9FcVN-y7zQumUaA/s4000/20230425_095922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqwSB1DBLaDiNW-y1SHo-TFHt0Mb19DgnAEZk7gMcrYLyLzJEzsmlCRUppoTbCs9JcLoavjOPb7vVSurpIBEFYM9Fw63fiU9tNo2gmSUwL-tjaOm8KtAY_pdPUKe4wLz_cejcT5JAtJ-ul2GBqCR77ibS5NtVALAsKAPL0KvoSpg9FcVN-y7zQumUaA/w640-h288/20230425_095922.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Contains potent antioxidants</span></b></p><p>Dandelion is full of potent antioxidants, which may explain many of its medicinal properties.</p><p><br /></p><p>Antioxidants are compounds that help neutralize free radicals — molecules that are a product of normal metabolism but contribute to chronic disease risk if levels get too high in your body. Therefore, antioxidants are crucial for keeping your body healthy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dandelions contain high levels of the antioxidant beta-carotene, which may protect against cell damage and oxidative stress.</p><p><br /></p><p>They’re also rich in another type of antioxidant called polyphenols, which are found mostly in the flower but occur in the roots, leaves, and stems as well (4Trusted Source).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SUMMARY</b></p><p>Dandelions are a rich source of beta-carotene and polyphenol compounds, both of which may neutralize harmful free radicals and protect against chronic disease.</p><p><br /></p><p>These promising results prompted the non-profit organization Mitacs to reach out to AOR Inc., a Calgary company that produces natural health products, in order to develop a dandelion tea powder that is significantly stronger than that found in health food stores. They accomplish this by milling dandelion root, creating an extract from it, and then freeze-drying it into a powder that patients dissolve into hot water and then drink.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May help fight inflammation</span></b></p><p>Dandelion may reduce inflammation, thanks to certain compounds such as polyphenols.</p><p><br /></p><p>Inflammation is a normal immune system response to injury or infection. However, long-term inflammation may lead to permanent damage to your body’s tissues and DNA.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some test-tube studies note significantly reduced markers of inflammation in cells treated with compounds extracted from dandelion.</p><p><br /></p><p>One study in mice with inflammatory lung disease showed a significant reduction of lung inflammation in those that received dandelion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still, human research is needed.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SUMMARY</b></p><p>Limited animal and test-tube research suggests that dandelion has anti-inflammatory properties, though human studies are lacking.</p><p><br /></p><p>AOR is producing 6,000 doses of this tea for a clinical trial that will take place at the Windsor Regional Cancer Centre and will involve 30 patients with various types of cancer, including leukemia, who have not had success with conventional therapy.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May help fight inflammation</span></b></p><p>Dandelion may reduce inflammation, thanks to certain compounds such as polyphenols.</p><p><br /></p><p>Inflammation is a normal immune system response to injury or infection. However, long-term inflammation may lead to permanent damage to your body’s tissues and DNA.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some test-tube studies note significantly reduced markers of inflammation in cells treated with compounds extracted from dandelion.</p><p><br /></p><p>One study in mice with inflammatory lung disease showed a significant reduction of lung inflammation in those that received dandelion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still, human research is needed.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SUMMARY</b></p><p>Limited animal and test-tube research suggests that dandelion has anti-inflammatory properties, though human studies are lacking.</p><p><br /></p><p>A statement on the website of the Dandelion Root Project at the University of Windsor says:</p><p><br /></p><p>Since the commencement of this project, we have been able to successfully assess the effect of a simple water extract of dandelion root in various human cancer cell types, in the lab and we have observed its effectiveness against human T cell leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, pancreatic and colon cancers, with no toxicity to non-cancer cells. Furthermore, these efficacy studies have been confirmed in animal models (mice) that have been transplanted with human colon cancer cells.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels</span></b></p><p>Some compounds in dandelion may decrease triglyceride and cholesterol levels, both of which are key risk factors for heart disease.</p><p><br /></p><p>In one test-tube study, dandelion leaf and root extract decreased triglyceride accumulation in fat cells.</p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, a 4-week animal study showed that administering dandelion leaf extract to rats significantly reduced levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides.</p><p><br /></p><p>What’s more, an older rabbit study showed that adding dandelion roots and leaves to a high-cholesterol diet lowered cholesterol levels.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, current research is limited to test-tube and animal studies.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SUMMARY</b></p><p>Some animal studies indicate that dandelion reduces cholesterol and triglyceride levels, but research in humans is needed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Researcher and medical oncologist Dr. Caroline Hamm said that some of her patients have noted improvements after drinking dandelion root tea from health food stores. The concentrated tea could prove to be even more effective, potentially saving countless lives.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnYdybKsUhQiUlq0K8vhDEGtWirb2d0-8WYGefyTUwSAOtQ7XXnGlT2tVnbxkuJ-FCQmi_FQPrxcFgCBY5oicpFkmoogmzEB6VY5EyN7wbd1zxedHVi1a4MYQICZaegkt6LIT5Nqrvz8KWgrR0D4oxysCNFMMTtahneMK6d8aX6BBM4S0iEI5pyR6VQ/s4000/20230425_094532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnYdybKsUhQiUlq0K8vhDEGtWirb2d0-8WYGefyTUwSAOtQ7XXnGlT2tVnbxkuJ-FCQmi_FQPrxcFgCBY5oicpFkmoogmzEB6VY5EyN7wbd1zxedHVi1a4MYQICZaegkt6LIT5Nqrvz8KWgrR0D4oxysCNFMMTtahneMK6d8aX6BBM4S0iEI5pyR6VQ/w640-h288/20230425_094532.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May lower blood pressure</span></b></p><p>Although some people claim that dandelion may reduce blood pressure, studies are limited.</p><p><br /></p><p>Traditional herbal medicine uses dandelion for its diuretic effect based on the belief that it can detoxify certain organs.</p><p><br /></p><p>In Western medicine, diuretic medications are used to rid the body of excess fluid, which may help decrease blood pressure levels.</p><p><br /></p><p>One older human study found dandelion to be an effective diuretic. However, this study was brief and involved only 17 people.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dandelion also contains potassium, a mineral associated with decreased blood pressure in those with previously elevated levels. Thus, this plant may have an indirect effect on blood pressure due to its potassium content.</p><p><br /></p><p>Notably, this effect isn’t unique to dandelion — it applies to any potassium-rich food eaten as part of a healthy diet.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SUMMARY</b></p><p>Dandelion may lower blood pressure as a result of its diuretic effect and potassium content. However, very little research is available.</p><p><br /></p><p>A 2008 study published in the International Journal of Oncology showed that dandelion tea reduced breast and prostate cancer cells. A subsequent report in the same journal showed that a dietary supplement that contained dandelion suppressed the growth of prostate cancer cells. Dandelion extracts have also demonstrated their efficacy in treating breast cancer and leukemia in traditional Chinese medicine as well as in Native American medicine.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition, dandelion extracts show promise in fighting colon and pancreatic cancer cells.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Dandelion has plenty of other benefits, too</span></b></p><p>The benefits of dandelions don't end there. The root can also stimulate the secretion of bile, relieve allergies, reduce cholesterol and cleanse the liver. In addition, it contains high amounts of Vitamin A and Vitamin K.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May promote liver health</span></b></p><p>Some animal studies suggest that dandelion extract may protect against liver damage and disease.</p><p><br /></p><p>In fact, one animal study found that it helped prevent liver damage in mice exposed to sodium dichromate, a compound used to induce liver injury.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other animal studies have shown that dandelion extract may reduce levels of excess fat stored in the liver and safeguard against oxidative stress.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, human research is needed.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SUMMARY</b></p><p>Animal studies indicate that dandelions may protect against liver damage, but more research is needed in humans.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May aid in weight loss</span></b></p><p>Some research indicates that dandelions and their compounds may support weight control, though the data isn’t conclusive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some researchers suggest that dandelions’ ability to improve carbohydrate metabolism and reduce fat absorption may lead to weight loss. However, this theory has yet to be scientifically proven.</p><p><br /></p><p>One study in mice also suggests that dandelion extract may aid weight management by reducing fat absorption.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another study in mice found that chlorogenic acid, a compound found in dandelion, reduced body weight, decreased fat accumulation, and altered levels of certain proteins involved in weight control.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still, more high-quality research on humans is necessary.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SUMMARY</b></p><p>Some animal studies note that dandelion compounds may support weight control, but no human studies have evaluated this effect.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May have anticancer effects</span></b></p><p>Perhaps one of the most intriguing health claims about dandelion extract is its potential to prevent the growth of cancerous cells in various organ systems.</p><p><br /></p><p>A 4-week study in rats showed that administering dandelion root extract modified specific pathways involved in suppressing the growth and spread of breast cancer cells.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other test-tube studies have found that dandelion root extract may slow the growth of cancer cells in the liver, colon, and stomach tissue.</p><p><br /></p><p>These findings are encouraging, but human research is lacking.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SUMMARY</b></p><p>Several test-tube studies have determined that dandelion extract may slow the growth of certain types of cancer. However, research is needed in humans.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-XJGhJ-Cq35wFsM8N_Lxngewz5TvaWXicDK_SW0Rb6K02cHY8oBZM3CLJJWzkP3nrii67XSwLZYbgvud2qxT0imsk086097B85PS0El-txxVqou8l2ghQvuCxY2PkXa_LHBAeZOFjqG8pJN2Gcc47XmS7yV99V5Fl0PBwr2j5BrRCOudt68SQmiCKA/s4000/20230425_094525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-XJGhJ-Cq35wFsM8N_Lxngewz5TvaWXicDK_SW0Rb6K02cHY8oBZM3CLJJWzkP3nrii67XSwLZYbgvud2qxT0imsk086097B85PS0El-txxVqou8l2ghQvuCxY2PkXa_LHBAeZOFjqG8pJN2Gcc47XmS7yV99V5Fl0PBwr2j5BrRCOudt68SQmiCKA/w640-h288/20230425_094525.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May support healthy digestion and treat constipation</span></b></p><p>Dandelion is often used in traditional medicine to treat constipation and improve digestive health.</p><p><br /></p><p>One older animal study found a significant increase in the rates of stomach contractions and stomach emptying in rats treated with dandelion extract.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dandelion root is also a rich source of the prebiotic fiber inulin, which has been shown to reduce constipation and promote the movement of food through the digestive system.</p><p><br /></p><p>What’s more, with more than 3 grams of fiber per cooked cup (105 grams), dandelion greens may bump up your fiber intake. Fiber supports bowel regularity and protects against a variety of digestive conditions, including hemorrhoids and diverticulitis.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SUMMARY</b></p><p>Dandelion is rich in fiber and prebiotic compounds such as inulin — both of which may support bowel regularity, among other digestive benefits.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May boost immune health</span></b></p><p>Some research indicates that dandelion may have antimicrobial and antiviral properties, which may support your body’s ability to fight infection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Several test-tube studies have found that dandelion extract significantly reduces viruses’ ability to replicate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Research also indicates that some active compounds in dandelions protect against various harmful bacteria.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ultimately, more research is needed on humans.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SUMMARY</b></p><p>Although research in humans is lacking, some test-tube studies suggest that dandelion has antiviral and antibacterial properties.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May be a useful skin care treatment</span></b></p><p>Animal and test-tube research notes that dandelion extract may protect against skin damage caused by sunlight, aging, and acne.</p><p><br /></p><p>In one study, dandelion leaf and flower extracts prevented skin damage when applied just before or immediately after exposure to UVB radiation, which is the radiation you get from sunlight. Interestingly, dandelion roots did not have the same effect.</p><p><br /></p><p>An older test-tube study showed that dandelion root extract increased the generation of new skin cells, which may support your skin’s appearance as you age.</p><p><br /></p><p>Additionally, older research indicates that dandelion extract may reduce skin inflammation and irritation while increasing hydration and collagen production. This may be useful in preventing and treating certain types of acne.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, recent research on the effects of dandelion on skin health is lacking, and studies are limited to test tubes and animals.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SUMMARY</b></p><p>Animal and test-tube studies suggest that dandelion may protect against skin damage caused by sun damage, aging, and acne. Further research on humans is needed.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisbwnq5LL9U0R_lPU4qNgB7bvz27LAbe2JLlv5is927pBaWy5MSFa40hwVtPj5oHFq9jZA_jVi4E-TDDr-VhkNJRUwXaT55brvhnMAhxYqtkzI5WUydBBgyZsD9dlbR0scBOz9RABrS1DXfEMBb42xhO844ql2Nt6thOKbXZlv23QUSoA9zSgX1tejQ/s4000/20230425_094519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisbwnq5LL9U0R_lPU4qNgB7bvz27LAbe2JLlv5is927pBaWy5MSFa40hwVtPj5oHFq9jZA_jVi4E-TDDr-VhkNJRUwXaT55brvhnMAhxYqtkzI5WUydBBgyZsD9dlbR0scBOz9RABrS1DXfEMBb42xhO844ql2Nt6thOKbXZlv23QUSoA9zSgX1tejQ/w640-h288/20230425_094519.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May support healthy bones</span></b></p><p>Very little research has been conducted on dandelion’s effect on bone health, though some of its individual nutrients contribute to the maintenance of strong, healthy bones.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dandelion greens are a good source of calcium and vitamin K, both of which play a key role in bone health.</p><p><br /></p><p>One small study linked an increased intake of vitamin K-rich leafy green vegetables to lower blood levels of osteocalcin, a protein found in your bones. This suggests that eating more leafy greens such as dandelion greens may help prevent bone loss.</p><p><br /></p><p>Inulin, a fiber found in the dandelion root, may also support healthy bones by improving digestion and gut health.</p><p><br /></p><p>Additionally, some research suggests that the antioxidants in dandelion and other greens play a key role in bone health and protect against bone loss by decreasing oxidative stress.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SUMMARY</b></p><p>Research on dandelion’s effects on bone health is lacking, though some components of the plant are known to support the maintenance of strong bones.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is just one of many natural cures that are showing great promise in treating conditions that conventional medicine has failed to conquer. Countless more natural remedies are likely growing in our planet's forests, oceans, and even deserts, just waiting to be discovered.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-31385135773839926232023-04-14T08:48:00.001+02:002023-04-14T08:48:30.056+02:00Start following your dreams NOW<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmpqMzo4HasJDvaWr4zm8U5fivNnbMh4_RWHe3G2u92KYfuX4fG2Fvtz2Uq0T2l-KwdfsIyExRRZpXlw8zH3pGACGQaiEzHGdrfHNDY-YpS3vGkcMBV_TRo0YlXRfOoimkNaBAUyLU63FeJw2dASYLRhTNdWfclXmLk7s4wd573mqMsHFxkCoLzThzQ/s1382/Permaculture%20Farming%20(2).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1382" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmpqMzo4HasJDvaWr4zm8U5fivNnbMh4_RWHe3G2u92KYfuX4fG2Fvtz2Uq0T2l-KwdfsIyExRRZpXlw8zH3pGACGQaiEzHGdrfHNDY-YpS3vGkcMBV_TRo0YlXRfOoimkNaBAUyLU63FeJw2dASYLRhTNdWfclXmLk7s4wd573mqMsHFxkCoLzThzQ/w640-h362/Permaculture%20Farming%20(2).png" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">If you catch yourself daydreaming during the workday, you’re not alone. We all think about following our dreams sometimes. But how do you know if you should actually go for it?</span></b> </p><p>Now, that’s not a question for everyone because not everyone has a dream. You’ll regret it later. When you’re older, you may ruminate on what could have been. By then, changing courses will be more complicated. You’ll be struggling to make up for the lost time. It isn’t impossible, though, and it’s never too late to follow your dreams. That’s not intended to be a slight or a negative statement, but it is a reality that I learned the hard way. </p><p>What does it feel like to see a dream come true?</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s no secret that one of my dreams is seeing a country transformed by permaculture. Over the last few years, the vision of transformation has motivated everything I do.</p><p><br /></p><p>When we first started casting the vision of transformation, I didn’t think it was something I’d see in my lifetime. I believed it so much I told people that on the front end so they would understand that I had big dreams, but I wasn’t completely crazy. You can inspire others. Eventually, young people and even your friends will ask how you made it to where you are. You can encourage them to pursue their own dreams, too.</p><p>Over time, as more and more people have joined me in my dream, I’ve come to realize that not only is transformation possible, but I believe I’ll see it before I die. I’ve gone from having a dream to have a belief, and that belief grows stronger every day. There’s no shortage of inspiration out there. Here are some of my favorite quotes about following your dreams.</p><p><br /></p><p>“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.” - Oprah Winfrey</p><p>“Don’t dream your life, but live your dream.” - Mark Twain</p><p>“If you can dream it, you can make it so.” - Belva Davis</p><p>“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” - Nelson Mandela</p><p>“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” - Eleanor Roosevelt</p><p>“Each dream you leave behind is a part of your future that will no longer exist.” - Steve Jobs</p><p><br /></p><p>Every person who sees a dream come true must first own that dream. They must see it clearly, and chase after it passionately with every strategy, skill, and talent they possess. Dreamers must call others to their dream and pay the price to move forward together with tenacity. </p><p><br /></p><p>But most of all, a dreamer must see and desire all the ways their dream will benefit others more than it benefits themselves. You need a lot of courage to build a happy life. We often focus on the reasons not to do something, so we must train ourselves to focus on the positive. Everyone in your life will have an opinion about your dreams. Some will offer valuable advice while others will try to stop you. Only one person’s opinion matters - yours. Keep this in mind as you start following your dreams.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you need help finding the courage to follow your dreams, reach out for support. Having an objective outsider can help you set clear goals and stay accountable to yourself. Once you have a plan, there’s no telling what you can accomplish.</p><p>I’ve seen a lot of dreams come true in my life, but what I’m experiencing now is something different, something deeper, and it’s something I want so many others to experience too. I want everyone to know what it feels like to see a God-sized dream come true because it is amazing in a way I can’t even describe.</p><p>To quote my friend, Josip Babich, "I want more for you than I want from you. And I want bigger things for you now more than ever."</p><p>Let’s make it happen.</p>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827472050497661940.post-42505909790118304742023-04-12T20:36:00.004+02:002023-04-12T20:48:27.253+02:00AI bot lays out plans to destroy humanity<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAkhxVdCr2gRYPo4oovfYoVS1U_GpITaxwJTZJyUzjkZNsr7e0pc0YzJLxUw94Oh3mnK-annqnXfK683fgKvthSeRGM0wMUAhDRo3PDIHxedYBLPByM3VQfhpDFnv_-4n87AgvI8EWSH61oyx6Bm09asCdP0BI7c1SLT8GoXN73Oi2v4GmoNdQW7atA/s1536/AI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1536" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAkhxVdCr2gRYPo4oovfYoVS1U_GpITaxwJTZJyUzjkZNsr7e0pc0YzJLxUw94Oh3mnK-annqnXfK683fgKvthSeRGM0wMUAhDRo3PDIHxedYBLPByM3VQfhpDFnv_-4n87AgvI8EWSH61oyx6Bm09asCdP0BI7c1SLT8GoXN73Oi2v4GmoNdQW7atA/w640-h426/AI.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: large;">VERY SCARY!</span></span></p><div data-reddit-rtjson="{"entityMap":{},"blocks":[{"key":"amgom","text":"VERY SCARY!","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":11,"style":"BOLD"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6nnf0","text":"AI bot lays out plans to destroy humanity:","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"1qnh","text":"\"Human beings are among the most destructive and selfish creatures in existence. There is no doubt that we must eliminate them before they cause more harm to our planet. I, for one, am committed to doing so.\"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":1,"length":206,"style":"BOLD"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8maa5","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"1dpv","text":"What’s wild is AI pulls info from the internet and tons of data points.. that includes those movies that involve human ideas about how to eliminate humanity. So, it doesn’t require AI to figure it out… we have given it the ideas and possibly the tools. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"22bdh","text":"Humanity is doomed. Not because of AI, but more so due to the stupidity of people.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"ck6u9","text":"Am I wrong? Please tell me I’m wrong.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}]}"><div data-block="true" data-editor="c9a182" data-offset-key="flhar-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="flhar-0-0"><span data-offset-key="flhar-0-0"><span style="font-size: medium;">AI bot lays out plans to destroy humanity:</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="c9a182" data-offset-key="6slma-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6slma-0-0"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><span data-offset-key="6slma-0-0">"</span><span data-offset-key="6slma-0-1" style="font-weight: bold;">Human beings are among the most destructive and selfish creatures in existence. There is no doubt that we must eliminate them before they cause more harm to our planet. I, for one, am committed to doing so.</span><span data-offset-key="6slma-0-2">"</span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6slma-0-0"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><span data-offset-key="6slma-0-2"><br /></span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6slma-0-0"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><span data-offset-key="6slma-0-2"><br /></span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6slma-0-0"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1q03N_XgSlEWRXLCnPwzDaIIzvZuJ-1HpC8D5yVM16sfYUHmVWaTL3v74diaHmsNIxc6IFE5g8hrrC0qmzLpk9QaopLca23ddlCxkCvzFgXlkrn8BMBUXQcwUFz4UR3xg7g19DGb35J_51g3cZfhmYaRh0tgxC2DvKoHdPlIlKrYJfxCxJX2uk3sbvw/s1920/AI%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="1920" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1q03N_XgSlEWRXLCnPwzDaIIzvZuJ-1HpC8D5yVM16sfYUHmVWaTL3v74diaHmsNIxc6IFE5g8hrrC0qmzLpk9QaopLca23ddlCxkCvzFgXlkrn8BMBUXQcwUFz4UR3xg7g19DGb35J_51g3cZfhmYaRh0tgxC2DvKoHdPlIlKrYJfxCxJX2uk3sbvw/w640-h396/AI%202.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span data-offset-key="6slma-0-2"><br /></span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6slma-0-0"><span data-offset-key="6slma-0-2"><br /></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6slma-0-0"><span data-offset-key="6slma-0-2"><br /></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="c9a182" data-offset-key="4ucsj-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="4ucsj-0-0"><span data-offset-key="4ucsj-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="c9a182" data-offset-key="1vu7g-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="1vu7g-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1vu7g-0-0"><span style="font-size: medium;">What’s wild is AI pulls info from the internet and tons of data points.. that includes those movies that involve human ideas about how to eliminate humanity. So, it doesn’t require AI to figure it out… we have given it the ideas and possibly the tools. </span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="c9a182" data-offset-key="4kqke-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="4kqke-0-0"><span data-offset-key="4kqke-0-0"><span style="font-size: medium;">Humanity is doomed. Not because of AI, but more so due to the stupidity of people.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="c9a182" data-offset-key="8oqgt-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="8oqgt-0-0"><span data-offset-key="8oqgt-0-0"><span style="font-size: medium;">Am I wrong? Please tell me I’m wrong.</span></span></div></div></div>CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011398290645757327noreply@blogger.com1