2026-07-14T18:50:13+02:00 https://nostr.ae Icanbob https://nostr.ae/npub1r544kqeatlr6jnsqqwr73x6j4hl7sc68zafle40lmvlzqa89vrqsd99asx https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsptq43gqsehnhw6fzl00mhxadf2teqy2v653pe060am7a20xrsykszyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzwerdyl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv2cq9ux9jsdf0k0qlv4t9cgscrue704t4umllnvm757xgkf08eeq5kf67a'>nevent1q…f67a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wonder if it would work in CANDU reactors. I seem to recall that India did some Thorium work in their CANDUs some years ago. 2026-05-09T23:44:05+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd0695whrf2t0y6ny2ek35c3yy00vszggrfnlxf22sn9ph7pfemlczyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svz3vk4zr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqrxaqxjvcg2wkn5z7gd0ta5qdtqypmug58clexg0mh55na0mw5jsytxf3s'>nevent1q…xf3s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yup. Pretty much what my analysis of several publicly available datasets show. Using my concept of a virtual wire we can do much better. Ie. 10x more CO2 savings.<br/><br/><a href="https://energyasicit.ca/WindModel/">https://energyasicit.ca/WindModel/</a> <br/><br/><a href="https://energyasicit.ca/VirtualWire/">https://energyasicit.ca/VirtualWire/</a> 2026-02-13T12:19:46+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf3gw6dd4lk42j00tshczsctu0lmf2mxa0x2cdpenmtyghpvm6ltszyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzprmuux In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvge4j5jxyufwec6d3dhwx9hltut97s56zwjk8lm86ma336dndr3cdlrnfv'>nevent1q…rnfv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why not just redirect all those renewable electrons away from the impossible task of balancing seasonal deficits on a JIT grid and do things that actually amplify the climate benefit like green steel.<br/><br/><a href="https://energyasicit.ca/EnergyVision/">https://energyasicit.ca/EnergyVision/</a> 2025-09-14T16:18:52+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz3ccnm4s2ymwucj7ldeq9j7ulc88kmcwdc0jzavdg3zxp4hy6maszyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzcq25qx Moltex reveals some interesting test results on recycling used CANDU fuel. If these result prove out it is a breakthrough IMO.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.moltexenergy.com/moltex-energy-unveils-breakthrough-in-nuclear-waste-recycling-at-canadian-nuclear-society-conference/">https://www.moltexenergy.com/moltex-energy-unveils-breakthrough-in-nuclear-waste-recycling-at-canadian-nuclear-society-conference/</a> 2025-06-22T12:09:21+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszwc8ydjhqewxmp65vra2048l94fgm6my69t6yg0k8zvcdvnfr4jqzyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzrma8ly In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd9n3t9y2e2t866km7avysuanr2dwy644hasyadcfx6ar9a3xau5sqzy37h'>nevent1q…y37h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My analysis for Ontario shows that maybe thinking about electrical storage with H2 is solving the wrong problem. Green H2 is a much more valuable climate fighting chemical than as a battery.<br/><br/><a href="https://energyasicit.ca/EnergyVision/">https://energyasicit.ca/EnergyVision/</a> 2025-06-04T11:37:46+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstcqmgv3rhqxdxwrmz46jf5kj8dl2krqzaczzsncae9nscqmlw5ngzyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzhpqrys In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdg2elce76cpe75ql4jpaunprr2ud8xtwrxslql5dvslnj7yltnqcczxthx'>nevent1q…xthx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wrote this piece recently about Ontario. My conclusion was Ontario should crash build both renewables and CANDU. However to optimize for climate 100% of renewables and all excess CANDU should be vectored to green steel and e-methanol destined for serial plugin hybrids.<br/><br/><a href="https://energyasicit.ca/EnergyVision/">https://energyasicit.ca/EnergyVision/</a> 2025-02-09T20:22:21+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstz8r3exl6f02wkt9sq2r2wyc0xasl62q4gn6krtfatlz7aq0y2qgzyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzj46cx9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0d2z3udgk30fdkgfz702wzd0pv4dghtwpfw593r8fgn5hzmywrug7mtptd'>nevent1q…tptd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We need to get units straight. The fuel is a measure of energy not power, which on the electrical input side is TWh not GW. I know you just assumed 24/7 and multiplied to get equivalent but it would be better to talk TWh. The main reason is if we chose to divert 100% of our variable renewable -&gt; produce eJet fuel the aggregated TWh are what matter not the renewable nameplate GW. 2025-01-21T00:28:48+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2reezdaj44kdw3k36whu4jgthj52ej9nngkas0h753pxzcwyg4vgzyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzg99qdm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqkj7u7jkpx3wtft47fn2rpnx8vq3ck4m22hgxvvsg7xs28yxp4aqha3kvs'>nevent1q…3kvs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also doubt this claim. Here is the California solarPV for 2024 from my study. Also the graph for last 31 days with loads of nat gas generation.<br/><br/>#solarPV<br/><br/><a href="https://energyasicit.ca/WindModel/">https://energyasicit.ca/WindModel/</a><br/> <img src="https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/113/760/775/036/369/598/original/e89f414fe94db63f.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/113/760/787/864/695/658/original/584bb7e7a6ba4dbc.png"> <br/> 2025-01-02T22:05:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdqf228jld5fcqt8ruwszl2flzaxrvsvqx0z700mws5kj7mgwycjgzyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svz6yygv0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyptrqdgu8ul8pycj09nek6vnslxjzwyvyht88l8w6msddf5m39msgajwtz'>nevent1q…jwtz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How much of US per capita decline can be attributed to outsourced manufacturing to other countries? The climate only “cares” about the total absolute global number. 2024-12-08T13:44:33+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrnknuzcj380v8z8l47gsnxdtg9ar8qytry5gz5zlm0anc6cfky8szyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzdu0hzp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp4dzuygmw702lm44l6z6q09np04zpt05znm40zeujzwcpq4dm4vc9yzwmv'>nevent1q…zwmv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We have to treat these stories with caution. Aggregate renewable electrical generation stats by themselves are problematic. The relative timing of electron supply and electron load is much more important.<br/><br/><a href="https://energyasicit.ca/WindModel/">https://energyasicit.ca/WindModel/</a> 2024-11-10T22:53:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqja93xgm2m89f52c4y6q7g2v7yped0cx2jgmj367tvm4p2rzxdfczyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svz60wcus In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9vz0qcp6kdj9n8dxu7wthtmvlxnndpyjt524q8qfpxz0l4wrp5jq6szruh'>nevent1q…zruh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In my part of Ontario radon in basements is an issue. I tested mine. While it is below the Heath Canada limit, it is not zero. The concept of zero radiation exposure is not even possible to attain where I live. What happens to all the radon that co exists in the ground with natural gas? Ans. It is simply emitted when gas is combusted. 2024-10-05T15:15:43+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9hpskzlc8t0fwq839fv93mqvzxhjkyejj0pv29ygwv500zm5fjrczyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzte5un3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr5wv2q0n6cgng3l0sdqwggm3st7y4amnn33c74l837wm4j339wkqtkjwdt'>nevent1q…jwdt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I agree with the idea that we need to move toward the highest density energy source which is nuclear. However I’m not convinced that we can get there fast enough (from a climate perspective) with existing nuclear technology. Hence I believe we need to climate optimize the deployment of all our energy technologies. At the moment we optimize on price/profits which won’t get us there.<br/>/1 2024-08-17T23:26:15+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy4aqcfyg4wfhfwh5upv0rwum5aye26krcrjpn949pgu6lsh2r66szyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzdphgnu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9hpskzlc8t0fwq839fv93mqvzxhjkyejj0pv29ygwv500zm5fjrcjqwvwl'>nevent1q…wvwl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Deployment of renewables in Ontario are not optimized for climate goals. We have a very large CANDU nuclear fleet followed by a close second in gas. Currently we dump all our renewables onto the grid allowing gas to follow that. My calculations show that a better climate optimization would be to match renewable production in real time with solid oxide electrolysers with the H2 deployed to heavy transport.<br/>/2 2024-08-17T23:26:15+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspp2ws3qyj2ymfrtrrjj9gquxhtdckrh6wjvtyjs6j8ze2u6qsrgqzyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svz3tkeeh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspwf3y39cenxlnjrxh2ekq3cncpeqqkczuk0yxzafkvhsq5ch80ace4udt4'>nevent1q…udt4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not disagreeing with this. Question remains; how can we achieve this extra energy in a climate neutral manner? 2024-08-17T02:59:42+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrvls8yjs4zgdv5wl904hdwz6uw2fy2892g7llefx0tvrz0jqmljszyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzp0vwaq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswezlxks4ggs6vk4wpwrja44p7lja6hrv7pxl3c8ehdk4vqnv7r0ck0jryy'>nevent1q…jryy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What is your “vision” for a climate optimized energy system? 2024-08-16T12:04:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszmn49y3rykvz0vqrpwed03y2dspltq568c7wzke3zmsdxtafds8czyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzd4sk7p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsde49atnqn8jsm40k5ekzqfwy4qltxc0f7rglv6c4zfyweh4kuscg0596fv'>nevent1q…96fv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In Ontario the chasm that seasonal storage of renewables has to bridge is huge. This is why I’m beginning to lean towards a different climate optimization for our renewable resources: smart grid loads exactly matched to renewable supply in real time. Best example of such a load I can think of is a solid oxide electrolyser. My quick analysis appears to show this is often better than dumping renewables onto a gas peaked grid. 2024-08-15T17:46:33+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsflwpp7wr09n5s9feejzery28nyynv8t89jtxl5ncv4m54262kpgczyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzaq7uau In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsycyalaluaywcg2544fnqrscpagpwqfpwng2slwfzd0teuuqw2agspe2uqc'>nevent1q…2uqc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There are better fission technologies out there like molten salt reactors that can “burn” much more than 0.5% of potential in the fuel=way less waste per kWh. I grew up near an Aluminum smelter and know what permanent chemical waste discharge can do to a pristine environment. Unlike our nuclear waste which decays away over time, the mercury in the Saguenay River mud is there permanently=no more shrimp industry ever again. 2024-08-15T17:34:02+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgrwulv6xn84fd8c4va226k7h9l5h7c6kz50eac75s4yzks5gcw4qzyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzq8cp88 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ytl2ee7lnnruan72wntzglt6h84cqxv0e95xqau2826j0gv8fkgpppr59'>nevent1q…pr59</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I agree. Costs need to come down. I just don’t think we will have a choice not to do seasonal thermal storage. Renewables and heat pumps, while in theory low carbon, don’t actually match load-&gt;supply in Ontario.<br/><br/><a href="https://energyasicit.ca/solarPVpaper2/">https://energyasicit.ca/solarPVpaper2/</a> 2024-08-15T17:15:52+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstng0xtq3kk4extda5kjnpf40vkff5ycl7xx834lj2f0xd2epaqhqzyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzyx9aq9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsztpfac2pujafm0pgemsnfehu4hn797atw79te207kf3hggmg69fcp9qzs9'>nevent1q…qzs9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Seasonal storage of heat (and cool) will be an important tech for climate mitigation. In Canada they used to cut blocks of ice from Hamilton harbour and put them in sawdust insulated ice huts for summer refrigeration. Drake Landing demonstrated what is possible with seasonal storage design in Canada.<br/><br/><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_Landing_Solar_Community#:~:text=The%20Drake%20Landing%20Solar%20Community,and%20other%20energy%20efficient%20technologies">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_Landing_Solar_Community#:~:text=The%20Drake%20Landing%20Solar%20Community,and%20other%20energy%20efficient%20technologies</a>. 2024-08-15T15:33:29+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq3udvws9g0kr4ru4yd6s908vet6qccy2p929kptqh22l6am6ealgzyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzyt4r6v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp56z9aauvs39u49cglfc23646uhtc9vkrj0zap5txghdv5mjcdlqg4tmcd'>nevent1q…tmcd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>2024Aug14 was lowest daily wind total yet. As a result my 1GW 24/7 model had to resume a storage drawdown. We are now at 390GWh storage required to navigate this summer wind slump all at a time when Ontario’s air conditioning demand has driven gas generation to yearly highs.<br/>#wind<br/> <img src="https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/112/965/617/878/866/361/original/31295a78018097f4.png"> <br/> 2024-08-15T12:42:53+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp56z9aauvs39u49cglfc23646uhtc9vkrj0zap5txghdv5mjcdlqzyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svz2pmdrs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0z4m6nz0mukmvm6q4he3tv2uemjrfzfjkrq23ru46taguamxzmlgf76k54'>nevent1q…6k54</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looked like wind in Ontario was coming out of the slump for last few days, but 2024Aug13 was lowest daily wind production yet.<br/>#wind 2024-08-14T12:33:21+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0z4m6nz0mukmvm6q4he3tv2uemjrfzfjkrq23ru46taguamxzmlgzyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzvp6pfl Wind slump in Ontario continues. My 1GW 24/7 model now needs 375GWh of storage to level out this slump. Since 2024 July1 there have only been 5 days where wind production exceeded 24GWh in a day. Since my model prioritizes storage refill when there is “surplus” we get the flat line portion in the graph below.<br/>#wind<br/> <img src="https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/112/932/492/561/192/988/original/c70a24a639eead59.png"> <br/> 2024-08-09T16:19:18+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspxdnykptzy5mjurmaqht760kaxra5h86femhkp6exf34wnx6m9zczyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzaa2u3y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswn6rsg3svs99sv3aqhnfgwfr69h9fvfgq8dj92rk57q5yqz4yvhq9qvkz4'>nevent1q…vkz4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Check out Ontario’s massive CANDU retrofit project which is coming in on time and on budget. Shows that with good project management tools nuclear can be done without overruns. The group below was almost single-handedly responsible for reversing our Pickering CANDU plant shutdown in favour of a retrofit.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.canfornuclearenergy.org/">https://www.canfornuclearenergy.org/</a> 2024-08-06T18:13:44+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszyk0mlqcgl9m3z7szqfvzhwdzn0qapa3c5vldqhxy63e9ec0e6eqzyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzwvwfgh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2z7qme5lg54sw7jueyypcka8j0fhwf4kj57wpavue57ddd99rv4gj45gk2'>nevent1q…5gk2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What is needed IMO is a carbon free alternative to the nat gas turbine generator. In Ontario, as in many other places, we have renewable-gas marriage. It is lower carbon than gas alone, but can never reach zero. In some cases it can be “climate stupid” where in Ontario we burn gas to air condition. Hot weather=no wind. 2024-08-01T21:03:46+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdkfx2c6p26vnlhmfz3w7u0tg6dtgt8ankttu2jvpvze4x23l5u6czyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzxdqpwe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvcseg7lfevmwkgpyjx8vmgljquw37yngepzvg6m0gk8mc2xsvdnq4yss4d'>nevent1q…ss4d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wind slump in Ontario is now a month old. It is now taking 285GWh for my 1GW 24/7 model to navigate this slump.<br/>#wind<br/>#solarPV<br/><br/><a href="https://energyasicit.ca/WindModel/">https://energyasicit.ca/WindModel/</a> 2024-08-01T13:47:34+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvcseg7lfevmwkgpyjx8vmgljquw37yngepzvg6m0gk8mc2xsvdnqzyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svzygw4j6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgaj23ga9nz6qc5xtp2gtze95wv4gwzdh52793nzksg88au9q876ga340gy'>nevent1q…40gy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The wind slump in Ontario continues. It is now taking 245GWh of storage to allow 1GW 24/7 to navigate this slump. Weather continues to be hot with very little wind so Ontario is air conditioning with nat gas.<br/> <img src="https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/112/870/410/444/524/051/original/38096dfb923c5e38.png"> <br/> 2024-07-29T17:10:14+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgaj23ga9nz6qc5xtp2gtze95wv4gwzdh52793nzksg88au9q876gzyqwjkkcr840u022wqqpc06ym22kll6rrgut48lx4lldnugr5u4svz9ywrmm Wind slump continues in Ontario. My model now requires 210GWh to hold 1GW 24/7 through this slump.<br/> <img src="https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/112/858/060/444/810/674/original/8da0d919e72e8c2c.png"> <br/> 2024-07-27T12:50:16+02:00