U.S. Shale Production Is Set For A Rapid Decline - A friend and I were talking about the supposed peak oil production coming in 2030, when he told me he thinks we’re going to hit it much sooner than that. This article supports my friend’s concerns.

A Company Called B2U Is Reusing EV Battery Packs To Store Solar Energy - The used EV batteries can eliminate blackouts and clean the grid for up to five years before they get recycled.

How long does it take to build a nuclear reactor? - The average time is 6 to 8 years. Some can be built in under 5 years, but others have long over-runs.

Got Land? The Energy Transition’s Major Issue - Available land for the development of renewable energy projects is becoming a bottleneck in several parts of the world.

Booter - A story about one of the characters of the oilfield, as told by Mike Shellman, a crotchety old geologist

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Below are a few of my favorite energy-related stories from last week.

All the arguments against EVs are wrong
We’re expecting huge gains in EVs (anywhere from 35% to 50% of all new cars sold by 2030). The naysayers have plenty of ammo to say why it won’t work, such as the increased demand in precious minerals, mileage/range concerns, and the carbon footprint created by creating EVs. But Noah Smith says all of those concerns are blown out of proportion.

Electric cars don’t work as well in the cold, but they still work very well
The range of electric cars falls by around a fifth in freezing temperatures. The drop in performance is legitimate, but that hasn’t stopped EVs from taking off in Scandinavia, so says Hannah Ritchie.

Climate deniers and climate doomers are more alike than they’d like to think
Another one from Hannah Ritchie, featuring this great quote:

“Most of us see deniers and doomers as being at opposite ends of the spectrum. That’s how they see themselves too.

But they’re not as different as you – or they – might think. Sure, the input messages they promote are opposites. Deniers say there’s no problem. Doomers say the problem is so big and hopeless that it’ll be the end of us. But the outcome and what they ultimately achieve are almost identical. Both tell us that we should do nothing.”/

📺 WTF happened to nuclear energy?
Maybe nuclear energy isn’t the savior so many of us hope it can be. But we won’t know until it’s given a fair shot.

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