Except that electricity is not being used for large scale industrial processes like firing cement, bricks, glass, producing steel from ore, ferrosilicon or nitrogen fertilizer, etc.
We’re not replacing fossil anywhere right now. Absolute fossil energy use grows and the renewable energy grows, while the fossil fraction remains effectively constant at about 80%
Also, recycling steel/aluminium/glass are easier to switch to electric furnaces than production from raw materials, so as production shifts towards reuse it will provide a double benefit.
I am hoping that hydrogen can fill that gap. There is a lot wrong with it, but it can burn like gas and Europe has been building a bunch of infrastructure for it. I don’t think it is suitable for consumers like they tried to push with hydrogen car ideas, but it seems like it would have its place with large electrolysis solar stations on industrial rooftops and compressors inside.
Unfortunately, the EU is only talking about hydrogen infrastructure, not building it. And they are also planning to kill off natgas edge infrastructure, which is suitable at least for hydrogen-natgas blends.
Except that electricity is not being used for large scale industrial processes like firing cement, bricks, glass, producing steel from ore, ferrosilicon or nitrogen fertilizer, etc.
One problem at a time. The way forward is to replace fossil wherever we can ASAP. That means some replacements happen earlier than others.
We’re not replacing fossil anywhere right now. Absolute fossil energy use grows and the renewable energy grows, while the fossil fraction remains effectively constant at about 80%
Many people are, including me. You can too.
I make most of my net electricity demand. But there is no energy transition visible in the world primary energy use.
Show your numbers.
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-primary-energy
Also, recycling steel/aluminium/glass are easier to switch to electric furnaces than production from raw materials, so as production shifts towards reuse it will provide a double benefit.
I am hoping that hydrogen can fill that gap. There is a lot wrong with it, but it can burn like gas and Europe has been building a bunch of infrastructure for it. I don’t think it is suitable for consumers like they tried to push with hydrogen car ideas, but it seems like it would have its place with large electrolysis solar stations on industrial rooftops and compressors inside.
Unfortunately, the EU is only talking about hydrogen infrastructure, not building it. And they are also planning to kill off natgas edge infrastructure, which is suitable at least for hydrogen-natgas blends.