Popping the Hydrogen Bubble

The hydrogen business model provides opportunities for additional subsidies to be layered on top of the already generous subsidies paid to producers of intermittent wind and solar energy. This is white collar welfare on steroids, to be paid for by the poorest in society   https://davidturver.substack.com/p/popping-the-hydrogen-bubble

Exploding the Cheap Offshore Wind Fantasy

As energy lobbyists ask for more subsidies for “record low” offshore wind prices, this article explains why the cheap offshore wind power bubble has popped. The energy industry lobbyists are out with their begging bowls demanding more subsidies to deliver more “investment” in renewables in general and offshore wind in particular. It looks like the […]

CO2 Emissions Reductions lead to Slower Growth

We like this new article on the Eigen Values substack – CO2 Emissions Reductions lead to Slower Growth https://open.substack.com/pub/davidturver/p/co2-emissions-reductions-lead-to This gives further support to the analysis showing high electricity costs reduce productivity growth.

NetZero policies damage growth, productivity and investment

We like this new post on the Eigen Values substack. How NetZero policies damage growth. High energy prices and broader net zero policies act as a brake on the economy in general and lead to slow growth or outright shrinkage of energy intensive industries and oil and gas production. This is damaging productivity, investment, energy […]

Exposing the Hidden Costs of Renewables

We like this new article on the Eigen Values substack – exposing the hidden costs of renewables. The purpose of the article is to answer the question, if we’re following Net Zero and generating more power from “cheap” renewables, why did electricity costs rise sharply before the war in Ukraine? It finds that the cost […]