Stephen Johnson
@sfjsynfuels.bsky.social
I develop plants that convert municipal garbage into jet fuel and alternative fuel for cement plants.
CEO/Founder, Illinois Clean Fuels
CEO/Founder, Illinois Clean Fuels
Seeing this from the IEA of all places is remarkable. I would expect that to strongly miss the mark and underestimate just how fast electrification is happening.
Great chart from the @iea.org: EVs and excellent rail transportation are bringing about the peak and decline of oil product consumption in China. If anything, I think this is too conservative on the electrification of heavy duty vehicles (diesel) where there's a lot of headroom.
China's flat oil demand to 2030 combines falling use of oil as a fuel (look at that chart!) with rising petrochemical demand
IEA says this is due to rapid adoption of EVs and LNG trucks + market fundamentals (weak construction sector, ageing economy etc)
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IEA says this is due to rapid adoption of EVs and LNG trucks + market fundamentals (weak construction sector, ageing economy etc)
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June 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Seeing this from the IEA of all places is remarkable. I would expect that to strongly miss the mark and underestimate just how fast electrification is happening.
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Great chart from the @iea.org: EVs and excellent rail transportation are bringing about the peak and decline of oil product consumption in China. If anything, I think this is too conservative on the electrification of heavy duty vehicles (diesel) where there's a lot of headroom.
China's flat oil demand to 2030 combines falling use of oil as a fuel (look at that chart!) with rising petrochemical demand
IEA says this is due to rapid adoption of EVs and LNG trucks + market fundamentals (weak construction sector, ageing economy etc)
4/8
IEA says this is due to rapid adoption of EVs and LNG trucks + market fundamentals (weak construction sector, ageing economy etc)
4/8
June 18, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Great chart from the @iea.org: EVs and excellent rail transportation are bringing about the peak and decline of oil product consumption in China. If anything, I think this is too conservative on the electrification of heavy duty vehicles (diesel) where there's a lot of headroom.
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Spanish government report on the causes of the unprecedented blackout of the Iberian peninsula points to failure of thermal power plants to respond as required, and a possible planning failure by the grid operator, as the causes.
elpais.com/economia/202...
elpais.com/economia/202...
El Gobierno reparte culpas entre Red Eléctrica y las empresas por el gran apagón
El Ejecutivo descarta el ciberataque y apunta a la mala planificación del operador del sistema y la actuación “indebida” de las eléctricas. El informe ve la luz 49 días después del primer cero energét...
elpais.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Spanish government report on the causes of the unprecedented blackout of the Iberian peninsula points to failure of thermal power plants to respond as required, and a possible planning failure by the grid operator, as the causes.
elpais.com/economia/202...
elpais.com/economia/202...
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🚀 WORLD'S LARGEST BATTERY: Switzerland breaks new ground. 1.6 GWh / 800 MW redox flow battery in Laufenburg (2x China’s record).
⚡ Why it matters:
Safety: Non-flammable | Water-based | No lithium/cobalt
Grid: Stabilizes Europe’s grid + trades energy
AI: Powers AI data center | Recycles waste heat
⚡ Why it matters:
Safety: Non-flammable | Water-based | No lithium/cobalt
Grid: Stabilizes Europe’s grid + trades energy
AI: Powers AI data center | Recycles waste heat
May 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🚀 WORLD'S LARGEST BATTERY: Switzerland breaks new ground. 1.6 GWh / 800 MW redox flow battery in Laufenburg (2x China’s record).
⚡ Why it matters:
Safety: Non-flammable | Water-based | No lithium/cobalt
Grid: Stabilizes Europe’s grid + trades energy
AI: Powers AI data center | Recycles waste heat
⚡ Why it matters:
Safety: Non-flammable | Water-based | No lithium/cobalt
Grid: Stabilizes Europe’s grid + trades energy
AI: Powers AI data center | Recycles waste heat
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May 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Amazing how often our housing crisis turns out to be at the root of our other problems -- in this case, the air traffic control problems at Newark's airport.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...
May 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Amazing how often our housing crisis turns out to be at the root of our other problems -- in this case, the air traffic control problems at Newark's airport.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...
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The fight over the future of the Inflation Reduction Act is here. This week on a special SHIFT KEY, we guide you through the budget reconciliation process & break down the biggest provisions in the House budget bill with former Senate & Treasury advisor Luke Bassett heatmap.news/podcast/shif... 🔌💡
May 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The fight over the future of the Inflation Reduction Act is here. This week on a special SHIFT KEY, we guide you through the budget reconciliation process & break down the biggest provisions in the House budget bill with former Senate & Treasury advisor Luke Bassett heatmap.news/podcast/shif... 🔌💡
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We don't need to subsidize wind and solar because they are immature industries (though they are very much still evolving).
We need to subsidize wind and solar because we don't tax pollution, and businesses and households like cheap energy.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/04/11/c...
We need to subsidize wind and solar because we don't tax pollution, and businesses and households like cheap energy.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/04/11/c...
May 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We don't need to subsidize wind and solar because they are immature industries (though they are very much still evolving).
We need to subsidize wind and solar because we don't tax pollution, and businesses and households like cheap energy.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/04/11/c...
We need to subsidize wind and solar because we don't tax pollution, and businesses and households like cheap energy.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/04/11/c...
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NYC’s congestion pricing is a policy miracle: Less traffic, less noise, faster transit, more business sales, more transit revenue. And it hasn’t produced the negative effects outside the cordon zone we were afraid of.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
May 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
NYC’s congestion pricing is a policy miracle: Less traffic, less noise, faster transit, more business sales, more transit revenue. And it hasn’t produced the negative effects outside the cordon zone we were afraid of.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Same with loans from the Loan Programs Office. They go in expecting to see fraud and after getting a presentation are flabbergasted about how well the loans were structured and say “we should do more of those”…
🥗 DOGE knows nothing about farm loans (or anything else but grift) and has no business reviewing these.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US senators urge USDA to explain DOGE review of farm loans
Democrats in the U.S. Senate have asked the Department of Agriculture to explain why billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency must approve certain government farm loans and loan guarantees before they are issued, according to a copy of a letter seen by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
May 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Same with loans from the Loan Programs Office. They go in expecting to see fraud and after getting a presentation are flabbergasted about how well the loans were structured and say “we should do more of those”…
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"it would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by one hectare of land covered in solar panels"
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/04/new-...
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/04/new-...
April 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"it would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by one hectare of land covered in solar panels"
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/04/new-...
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/04/new-...
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A new effort called "First Do No Harm" is launching tomorrow — a hub for healthcare professionals organizing to get fossil fuels out of their retirement funds. More info:
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: April Campaign Spotlight: First Do No Harm . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join us for a very special campaign spotlight celebrating the launch of the First Do No Harm website — a bold new hub for healthcare professionals organizing to get fossil fuels out of their retiremen...
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April 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A new effort called "First Do No Harm" is launching tomorrow — a hub for healthcare professionals organizing to get fossil fuels out of their retirement funds. More info:
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Ten years ago, Pope Francis published “Laudato Si.’” This is a good day to reread it and hear his call to save our planet.
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/w...
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/w...
Francis Issues Urgent Call to Save a Planet Near ‘the Breaking Point’ (Published 2023)
Eight years after his landmark letter on humanity’s obligation to protect the environment, Francis warns that there is still a lot to be done, and quickly.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Ten years ago, Pope Francis published “Laudato Si.’” This is a good day to reread it and hear his call to save our planet.
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/w...
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/w...
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Interesting point for #climpol. The EU ETS II, set for 2027, introduces a separate cap & trade system for emissions from fuels used in buildings and road transport. The system targets a 42% reduction in CO2 by 2030 re 2005 and places the obligation on fuel suppliers not end-users
April 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Interesting point for #climpol. The EU ETS II, set for 2027, introduces a separate cap & trade system for emissions from fuels used in buildings and road transport. The system targets a 42% reduction in CO2 by 2030 re 2005 and places the obligation on fuel suppliers not end-users
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“If wind is a bad idea, it will fail on its own. It’s not our job to kill an industry,” Rep. Jack Ladyman (R-Jonesboro) said on the House floor Wednesday. “It’s 20 pages of regulation and it’s government overreach!" Arkansas moves to ban wind farms. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Breaking wind again: Lawmakers pass stringent new wind energy restrictions - Arkansas Times
The wind industry is in trouble in Arkansas after a stringent regulatory bill just narrowly passed the state Legislature.
arktimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“If wind is a bad idea, it will fail on its own. It’s not our job to kill an industry,” Rep. Jack Ladyman (R-Jonesboro) said on the House floor Wednesday. “It’s 20 pages of regulation and it’s government overreach!" Arkansas moves to ban wind farms. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
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DOI orders Empire Wind to halt construction 🔌💡
April 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
DOI orders Empire Wind to halt construction 🔌💡
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"Let us be clear about who has abandoned 1.5°C. Saudi Arabia, the US and fossil fuel allies pushed down the numbers to an untenable level and blocked progress at every turn," said Ralph Regenvanu, minister of energy and climate change for Vanuatu.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Global breakthrough agreement to tackle shipping emissions - BBC News
Countries break ten-year deadlock to agree measures to reduce commercial shipping emissions.
www.bbc.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"Let us be clear about who has abandoned 1.5°C. Saudi Arabia, the US and fossil fuel allies pushed down the numbers to an untenable level and blocked progress at every turn," said Ralph Regenvanu, minister of energy and climate change for Vanuatu.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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First California solar record of the year, and it’s a pretty big jump from the prior year, suggesting a lot of new solar hitting the ground.
April 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
First California solar record of the year, and it’s a pretty big jump from the prior year, suggesting a lot of new solar hitting the ground.
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"Yichang in central China's Hubei Province has been promoting the use of shore power, which allows ships to connect to the local electricity grid while at port, instead of turning to diesel engines to generate electricity ... "
April 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"Yichang in central China's Hubei Province has been promoting the use of shore power, which allows ships to connect to the local electricity grid while at port, instead of turning to diesel engines to generate electricity ... "
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Blue state cities step your game up
AUSTIN OFFICIALLY LEGALIZES 5-STORY SINGLE-STAIR APARTMENTS WITH A 10-1 VOTE!!! 🏗️🏬
This makes Austin the 2nd largest city outside of NYC to legalize single-stair apartments! Massive day for Austin and massive thanks to @CMChitoVela for taking the charge on this!
This makes Austin the 2nd largest city outside of NYC to legalize single-stair apartments! Massive day for Austin and massive thanks to @CMChitoVela for taking the charge on this!
April 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Blue state cities step your game up
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We've focused a lot on the effects of low sulfur fuel standards on recent warming, but in some ways whats happened in China is even a bigger story. They have reduced their SO2 emissions nearly 75% since 2005, resulting in ~0.06C (0.02C to 0.11C) warming.
April 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We've focused a lot on the effects of low sulfur fuel standards on recent warming, but in some ways whats happened in China is even a bigger story. They have reduced their SO2 emissions nearly 75% since 2005, resulting in ~0.06C (0.02C to 0.11C) warming.
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States lead on landfill methane emissions as federal action stalls #energysky -- via Canary Media: www.canarymedia.com/...
States lead on landfill methane emissions as federal action stalls
The EPA was set to tighten rules on landfill operators. With Trump in charge, state policies may be the nation’s best bet at curbing these emissions.
www.canarymedia.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
States lead on landfill methane emissions as federal action stalls #energysky -- via Canary Media: www.canarymedia.com/...
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Hafslund Celsio is building the world's first carbon removal retrofit at a waste-to-energy facility, enabled by a $30M offtake with Frontier buyers. Writ large, this approach could remove 400 million tons of CO2 per year by 2050. frontierclimate.com/writing/hafs...
April 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Hafslund Celsio is building the world's first carbon removal retrofit at a waste-to-energy facility, enabled by a $30M offtake with Frontier buyers. Writ large, this approach could remove 400 million tons of CO2 per year by 2050. frontierclimate.com/writing/hafs...