A few weeks ago, I posted about an energy navigator I made (https://smartclimatecredits.com/).

We've been working on updating the navigator to include utility & energy programs for a handful of Indigenous nations. It's been tricky hunting those down, so I wanted to reach out and see if you folks know of any resources that have compiled similar datasets! Would love to keep this list updated for as many nations as possible. Thank you!

Hello,

I am a 24yo looking to get my foot in the door in the energy industry. In the past two years right after graduating undergrad from a top school with good grades I've been laid off and cannot enter the industry despite my concentration being in energy and environment. I studied in the US but now live in Europe.

I plan on going back for my master's next year and I am debating between a master's in electrical engineering w/concentration in energy systems or energy in sustainability (an interdisciplinary degree) w/ concentration in energy systems and energy policies.

One has more of a broad, technical focus while the other is more concentrated but more market and management focused.

I simply want to start my career in the energy/power industry, and even though my interest is in energy transitions and remote work, I am really open to anything. I want to hear from professionals what would make me a more valuable as a candidate with only entry level experience.

Thank you

Hey everyone! I know I’ve posted about Bloom Energy before, but I just saw some new updates that I thought were worth sharing.

Bloom just announced a big partnership with HPS Investment Partners and IDF to fund clean energy projects. They’re putting together over $125 million to roll out 19 MW of their Energy Servers — basically microgrid systems that give data centers and industrial businesses clean, reliable power.

Not bad for a company that had to deal with the Hindenburg report mess a few years ago. If you’re new to this, back in 2019, Bloom was accused of hiding $2.2B in service liabilities. They denied it, but $BE still dropped hard, and investors filed a lawsuit.

The good news is Bloom agreed to settle for $3M to put this behind them. And if you missed the deadline, you can still file a late claim — they’re accepting those.

Anyways, Is anyone here still holding $BE? Do you think this move can help turn things around for them?

Concept: A container ship designed to function as a preassembled mobile power station.

Assumptions

• Cost to build the container ship: $200 million USD
• Capacity: 20,000 TEUs
• Weight limit per TEU (usable): 21,000 kg
• Energy storage density: 160 Wh/kg

Those asssumptions are on the conservative side btw.

If you build it in a smarter way you might use special containers with a higher weight limit. Or try to use the Batteries itself for the one time Journy from e. g. China to Germany. Like no need for fuel storage.

Conclusion

A container ship with 20,000 TEUs, each storing energy at 160 Wh/kg, could theoretically deliver 67.2 GWh of energy / Batteries at a cost of ~3 USD/kWh based on the ship's construction cost.

You probably don't keep it directly in a harbor but lay a cable a little bit offshore - just in case.

Mhm. Now That I think about it. Could it be worth it to use it even as electricity transport device? Mhm. Probably not. Adjusted for efficency you'd need about 25 % of those 67.2 GWh (and ~20 days) to travel from Shanghai to Hamburg.

Tell me your thougts!

Tulsa (a city in Oklahoma USA) was once the “oil capital of the world”. Nowadays oil as a natural resource is associated with the Middle East. Oil wealth can best be seen in Dubai, a city full of skyscrapers.

Why does Dubai look so much wealthier than Tulsa? Both cities are built on oil, gasoline and petroleum. I’m interested in some clarification as to why these two cities look so different.

Would love to bend the ear of some of you that have been in the renewables industry a long while.

I am transitioning to the renewable energy sector, currently working in construction and real estate on the east coast.

I have two great opportunities:

1. Join a firm as a Development Associate doing utility scale solar and storage projects in the US.
2. Join another firm as an Associate working in Asset Management for this firms portfolio of mainly solar assets across the US.

What opportunity sets me up better for long term growth within the industry? Which would enable me to learn as much as possible early in my career?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Hi, I am doing an academic technical analysis of an adiabatic compressed air energy storage system with a capacity of several megawatts. I have tried to find technical data for any existing compressed air turbine/expander, but it seems to be a ghost technology - supposedly it exists, but there is no data anywhere. Any ideas where to find examples of operating parameters?

I work as an engineer in renewable energy. Many people have moved across from oil and gas companies to my company, but I am curious whether it is common to go from renewables to oil and gas and if so what is the best way to make this transition.

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