sburke

next time can you just change his screen name to "troll"?  That might be fun for a few minutes at least.

I suspect somewhere in your illustrious career you pissed off some little know it all in class humiliating them and driving them to stalk you.  Yes, it is all your fault.  They aren't here as part of a Russian op, but rather just to get under your skin.  😎

next time can you just change his screen name to "troll"?  That might be fun for a few minutes at least.

next time can you just change his screen name to "troll"?  That might be fun for a few minutes at least.

So why is this guy still here?  I mean I get counter thinking and all but this is not “thinking”.  “Clear superiority”?!  A global power who outspent a weaker opponent by nearly 10 to 1 before the war just got pantsed and punked on the global stage.  They are coming up on 1/2 million casualties as they “invade” Ukraine 100 feet at a time.
Russia will run out of gas, is running out of gas and best of all will be next to useless militarily for a decade…all for another 8-10 percent of Ukraine, which they now cannot use because it will be contaminated by mines and UXOs for another century.
Yet, this guy demonstrates the height of “classy” by crowing Russian tactical successes at every turn in complete absence of the operational and strategic picture:
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-11-2024
So I do have to ask what value this individual is providing? These are not valid points. This is bald face Russian propaganda.

Well I look at Florida's response to climate change and honestly denial it seems is a pretty human thing to do when you don't want to hear bad news.  Don't look up.

Couldn't find anything more recent.  The primary holdup seems to be the security concerns for deployment.
 
This is from Dec 2022.
Turkey’s Karpowership hoping to place three floating power plants near Odesa (yahoo.com)
 
"We’re discussing with the Odesa governorate and Ukraine's electricity utility Ukrenergo to put three powerships close to Odesa with a total output of 300 megawatts," said Zeynep Haresi, a member of the Karpowership's board of directors for commercial operations.
According to Nikkei Asia, the ships would be able to generate enough electricity to provide power to 1 million homes.
Harezi noted that the vessels could be used only if security conditions are met. She suggested that the deal may require UN support, citing the grain deal brokered by Turkey as an example.
"Depending on need and approvals, we could do it within this year," Harezi stated.
"The ships are ready and commissioned. We can deploy them in as little as three weeks.”
Ukraine’s electricity transmission system operator Ukrenergo is yet to comment on the situation, but a Ukrainian source familiar with the talks said that commercial negotiations are underway.
Karpowership is the flagship company of Turkey’s Karadeniz Holding. The firm has a fleet of 36 “powerships” running on fuel oil or natural gas. Connection to local power grids takes less than a month. Such vessels are mainly intended for countries with underdeveloped infrastructure, and are also used in emergencies.
Earlier, Russian media reported that Russian LNG producer Novatek had asked Karpowership to supply electricity for the Arctic LNG 2 project. According to Kharezi, the company has indeed received such an offer, but is not negotiating with the Russian side.
 
Jan 2023 article now discussing 500mw output
Ukraine inks tentative energy deal with Turkish 'powership' company - Nikkei Asia
 
 
As to solar my system puts out about 50% more than I need which gets fed back into the grid.  Installation took 2 days.  I do not have battery backup which simplifies deployment and cost.  The newer systems create their own mini grid when it sees a loss of power from the utility grid.  As a longer term option it can help decrease demand on the grid and facilitate rebuilding, but not really feasible as an immediate response.
 
 

Couldn't find anything more recent.  The primary holdup seems to be the security concerns for deployment.
 
This is from Dec 2022.
Turkey’s Karpowership hoping to place three floating power plants near Odesa (yahoo.com)
 
"We’re discussing with the Odesa governorate and Ukraine's electricity utility Ukrenergo to put three powerships close to Odesa with a total output of 300 megawatts," said Zeynep Haresi, a member of the Karpowership's board of directors for commercial operations.
According to Nikkei Asia, the ships would be able to generate enough electricity to provide power to 1 million homes.
Harezi noted that the vessels could be used only if security conditions are met. She suggested that the deal may require UN support, citing the grain deal brokered by Turkey as an example.
"Depending on need and approvals, we could do it within this year," Harezi stated.
"The ships are ready and commissioned. We can deploy them in as little as three weeks.”
Ukraine’s electricity transmission system operator Ukrenergo is yet to comment on the situation, but a Ukrainian source familiar with the talks said that commercial negotiations are underway.
Karpowership is the flagship company of Turkey’s Karadeniz Holding. The firm has a fleet of 36 “powerships” running on fuel oil or natural gas. Connection to local power grids takes less than a month. Such vessels are mainly intended for countries with underdeveloped infrastructure, and are also used in emergencies.
Earlier, Russian media reported that Russian LNG producer Novatek had asked Karpowership to supply electricity for the Arctic LNG 2 project. According to Kharezi, the company has indeed received such an offer, but is not negotiating with the Russian side.
 
Jan 2023 article now discussing 500mw output
Ukraine inks tentative energy deal with Turkish 'powership' company - Nikkei Asia
 
 
As to solar my system puts out about 50% more than I need which gets fed back into the grid.  Installation took 2 days.  I do not have battery backup which simplifies deployment and cost.  The newer systems create their own mini grid when it sees a loss of power from the utility grid.  As a longer term option it can help decrease demand on the grid and facilitate rebuilding, but not really feasible as an immediate response.
 
 

Couldn't find anything more recent.  The primary holdup seems to be the security concerns for deployment.
 
This is from Dec 2022.
Turkey’s Karpowership hoping to place three floating power plants near Odesa (yahoo.com)
 
"We’re discussing with the Odesa governorate and Ukraine's electricity utility Ukrenergo to put three powerships close to Odesa with a total output of 300 megawatts," said Zeynep Haresi, a member of the Karpowership's board of directors for commercial operations.
According to Nikkei Asia, the ships would be able to generate enough electricity to provide power to 1 million homes.
Harezi noted that the vessels could be used only if security conditions are met. She suggested that the deal may require UN support, citing the grain deal brokered by Turkey as an example.
"Depending on need and approvals, we could do it within this year," Harezi stated.
"The ships are ready and commissioned. We can deploy them in as little as three weeks.”
Ukraine’s electricity transmission system operator Ukrenergo is yet to comment on the situation, but a Ukrainian source familiar with the talks said that commercial negotiations are underway.
Karpowership is the flagship company of Turkey’s Karadeniz Holding. The firm has a fleet of 36 “powerships” running on fuel oil or natural gas. Connection to local power grids takes less than a month. Such vessels are mainly intended for countries with underdeveloped infrastructure, and are also used in emergencies.
Earlier, Russian media reported that Russian LNG producer Novatek had asked Karpowership to supply electricity for the Arctic LNG 2 project. According to Kharezi, the company has indeed received such an offer, but is not negotiating with the Russian side.
 
Jan 2023 article now discussing 500mw output
Ukraine inks tentative energy deal with Turkish 'powership' company - Nikkei Asia
 
 
As to solar my system puts out about 50% more than I need which gets fed back into the grid.  Installation took 2 days.  I do not have battery backup which simplifies deployment and cost.  The newer systems create their own mini grid when it sees a loss of power from the utility grid.  As a longer term option it can help decrease demand on the grid and facilitate rebuilding, but not really feasible as an immediate response.
 
 

hmm a year and a half later and still talking.  The previous articles suggested parking off Romania or Moldova.  Wonder if that is still on the table or just problematic.

Couldn't find anything more recent.  The primary holdup seems to be the security concerns for deployment.
 
This is from Dec 2022.
Turkey’s Karpowership hoping to place three floating power plants near Odesa (yahoo.com)
 
"We’re discussing with the Odesa governorate and Ukraine's electricity utility Ukrenergo to put three powerships close to Odesa with a total output of 300 megawatts," said Zeynep Haresi, a member of the Karpowership's board of directors for commercial operations.
According to Nikkei Asia, the ships would be able to generate enough electricity to provide power to 1 million homes.
Harezi noted that the vessels could be used only if security conditions are met. She suggested that the deal may require UN support, citing the grain deal brokered by Turkey as an example.
"Depending on need and approvals, we could do it within this year," Harezi stated.
"The ships are ready and commissioned. We can deploy them in as little as three weeks.”
Ukraine’s electricity transmission system operator Ukrenergo is yet to comment on the situation, but a Ukrainian source familiar with the talks said that commercial negotiations are underway.
Karpowership is the flagship company of Turkey’s Karadeniz Holding. The firm has a fleet of 36 “powerships” running on fuel oil or natural gas. Connection to local power grids takes less than a month. Such vessels are mainly intended for countries with underdeveloped infrastructure, and are also used in emergencies.
Earlier, Russian media reported that Russian LNG producer Novatek had asked Karpowership to supply electricity for the Arctic LNG 2 project. According to Kharezi, the company has indeed received such an offer, but is not negotiating with the Russian side.
 
Jan 2023 article now discussing 500mw output
Ukraine inks tentative energy deal with Turkish 'powership' company - Nikkei Asia
 
 
As to solar my system puts out about 50% more than I need which gets fed back into the grid.  Installation took 2 days.  I do not have battery backup which simplifies deployment and cost.  The newer systems create their own mini grid when it sees a loss of power from the utility grid.  As a longer term option it can help decrease demand on the grid and facilitate rebuilding, but not really feasible as an immediate response.
 
 

Hmmm, says an American who has never lived under a Nazi occupation...
Look yes he is a politician but he is likely to lose votes for his current stance and is being attacked by the extreme right wing of French politics who are saying he will drag France into a war.
The French know what it is like to be invaded and occupied by a brutal right wing dictatorship.
With the current 80 year anniversary of the beginning of their freedom thoughts turn to another European country suffering the same.
France has wisely remained independent of American tech for both their air force and nuclear weapons.
So before taking cheap shots think a bit deeper...
 

Russia's biggest energy company says it'll take it at least 10 years to recover gas sales lost because of the Ukraine war (yahoo.com)
Gazprom, Russia's state-owned energy giant, likely won't recoup pre-war gas sales for a decade, research commissioned by the company said.
"The main consequences of sanctions for Gazprom and the energy industry are the contraction of export volumes, which will be restored to their 2020 level no earlier than in 2035," the study said, seen by the Financial Times.
By that year, gas exports to Europe will barely average a third of the volumes sold before 2022, when Moscow invaded Ukraine. Although Europe has long been the primary hub for Russia's gas, the war triggered a wave of retaliatory sanctions, upending trade with the West.
Gazprom was among the suppliers hit hardest by the measures. In early May, the firm disclosed a net loss of $6.9 billion in 2023, marking its first annual decline in over two decades.
The future doesn't look much brighter.
The study predicts that Gazprom's role in Russia's energy sector is fleeting, as the firm's dependence on pipelines will lose ground against liquified natural gas exports. What's more, the company will need considerable state funding to scout out alternative markets for its product.
Hope lies in the development of the Siberia-2 pipeline, a major proposal to connect Russia with China's market.
So far, the pipeline deal is stalled over disagreements about pricing and supply, but even if the project does come online, the added exports won't make up for lost European revenue, as Beijing has been buying Russian gas at a deep discount.
The buildout of pipelines pits Gazprom against another issue: sanctions have cut Russia off from necessary supplies to develop the infrastructure.
The report noted that Gazprom will struggle to increase export capacity if it has no access to western-made turbines, which are necessary to move gas through pipelines.
Developing turbines domestically will take five years and 100 billion rubles, a big undertaking for a firm that's already struggling financially.
Instead, the best solution would be to embrace LNG, diversifying away from pipeline exports and finding buyers beyond China, the study said. That's no easy transition for Gazprom either, as it has no technology to produce LNG at larger capacity.

Russia's biggest energy company says it'll take it at least 10 years to recover gas sales lost because of the Ukraine war (yahoo.com)
Gazprom, Russia's state-owned energy giant, likely won't recoup pre-war gas sales for a decade, research commissioned by the company said.
"The main consequences of sanctions for Gazprom and the energy industry are the contraction of export volumes, which will be restored to their 2020 level no earlier than in 2035," the study said, seen by the Financial Times.
By that year, gas exports to Europe will barely average a third of the volumes sold before 2022, when Moscow invaded Ukraine. Although Europe has long been the primary hub for Russia's gas, the war triggered a wave of retaliatory sanctions, upending trade with the West.
Gazprom was among the suppliers hit hardest by the measures. In early May, the firm disclosed a net loss of $6.9 billion in 2023, marking its first annual decline in over two decades.
The future doesn't look much brighter.
The study predicts that Gazprom's role in Russia's energy sector is fleeting, as the firm's dependence on pipelines will lose ground against liquified natural gas exports. What's more, the company will need considerable state funding to scout out alternative markets for its product.
Hope lies in the development of the Siberia-2 pipeline, a major proposal to connect Russia with China's market.
So far, the pipeline deal is stalled over disagreements about pricing and supply, but even if the project does come online, the added exports won't make up for lost European revenue, as Beijing has been buying Russian gas at a deep discount.
The buildout of pipelines pits Gazprom against another issue: sanctions have cut Russia off from necessary supplies to develop the infrastructure.
The report noted that Gazprom will struggle to increase export capacity if it has no access to western-made turbines, which are necessary to move gas through pipelines.
Developing turbines domestically will take five years and 100 billion rubles, a big undertaking for a firm that's already struggling financially.
Instead, the best solution would be to embrace LNG, diversifying away from pipeline exports and finding buyers beyond China, the study said. That's no easy transition for Gazprom either, as it has no technology to produce LNG at larger capacity.

Well I look at Florida's response to climate change and honestly denial it seems is a pretty human thing to do when you don't want to hear bad news.  Don't look up.

Russia's biggest energy company says it'll take it at least 10 years to recover gas sales lost because of the Ukraine war (yahoo.com)
Gazprom, Russia's state-owned energy giant, likely won't recoup pre-war gas sales for a decade, research commissioned by the company said.
"The main consequences of sanctions for Gazprom and the energy industry are the contraction of export volumes, which will be restored to their 2020 level no earlier than in 2035," the study said, seen by the Financial Times.
By that year, gas exports to Europe will barely average a third of the volumes sold before 2022, when Moscow invaded Ukraine. Although Europe has long been the primary hub for Russia's gas, the war triggered a wave of retaliatory sanctions, upending trade with the West.
Gazprom was among the suppliers hit hardest by the measures. In early May, the firm disclosed a net loss of $6.9 billion in 2023, marking its first annual decline in over two decades.
The future doesn't look much brighter.
The study predicts that Gazprom's role in Russia's energy sector is fleeting, as the firm's dependence on pipelines will lose ground against liquified natural gas exports. What's more, the company will need considerable state funding to scout out alternative markets for its product.
Hope lies in the development of the Siberia-2 pipeline, a major proposal to connect Russia with China's market.
So far, the pipeline deal is stalled over disagreements about pricing and supply, but even if the project does come online, the added exports won't make up for lost European revenue, as Beijing has been buying Russian gas at a deep discount.
The buildout of pipelines pits Gazprom against another issue: sanctions have cut Russia off from necessary supplies to develop the infrastructure.
The report noted that Gazprom will struggle to increase export capacity if it has no access to western-made turbines, which are necessary to move gas through pipelines.
Developing turbines domestically will take five years and 100 billion rubles, a big undertaking for a firm that's already struggling financially.
Instead, the best solution would be to embrace LNG, diversifying away from pipeline exports and finding buyers beyond China, the study said. That's no easy transition for Gazprom either, as it has no technology to produce LNG at larger capacity.

Well I look at Florida's response to climate change and honestly denial it seems is a pretty human thing to do when you don't want to hear bad news.  Don't look up.

Well I look at Florida's response to climate change and honestly denial it seems is a pretty human thing to do when you don't want to hear bad news.  Don't look up.

Well I look at Florida's response to climate change and honestly denial it seems is a pretty human thing to do when you don't want to hear bad news.  Don't look up.

Russia's biggest energy company says it'll take it at least 10 years to recover gas sales lost because of the Ukraine war (yahoo.com)
Gazprom, Russia's state-owned energy giant, likely won't recoup pre-war gas sales for a decade, research commissioned by the company said.
"The main consequences of sanctions for Gazprom and the energy industry are the contraction of export volumes, which will be restored to their 2020 level no earlier than in 2035," the study said, seen by the Financial Times.
By that year, gas exports to Europe will barely average a third of the volumes sold before 2022, when Moscow invaded Ukraine. Although Europe has long been the primary hub for Russia's gas, the war triggered a wave of retaliatory sanctions, upending trade with the West.
Gazprom was among the suppliers hit hardest by the measures. In early May, the firm disclosed a net loss of $6.9 billion in 2023, marking its first annual decline in over two decades.
The future doesn't look much brighter.
The study predicts that Gazprom's role in Russia's energy sector is fleeting, as the firm's dependence on pipelines will lose ground against liquified natural gas exports. What's more, the company will need considerable state funding to scout out alternative markets for its product.
Hope lies in the development of the Siberia-2 pipeline, a major proposal to connect Russia with China's market.
So far, the pipeline deal is stalled over disagreements about pricing and supply, but even if the project does come online, the added exports won't make up for lost European revenue, as Beijing has been buying Russian gas at a deep discount.
The buildout of pipelines pits Gazprom against another issue: sanctions have cut Russia off from necessary supplies to develop the infrastructure.
The report noted that Gazprom will struggle to increase export capacity if it has no access to western-made turbines, which are necessary to move gas through pipelines.
Developing turbines domestically will take five years and 100 billion rubles, a big undertaking for a firm that's already struggling financially.
Instead, the best solution would be to embrace LNG, diversifying away from pipeline exports and finding buyers beyond China, the study said. That's no easy transition for Gazprom either, as it has no technology to produce LNG at larger capacity.

Russia's biggest energy company says it'll take it at least 10 years to recover gas sales lost because of the Ukraine war (yahoo.com)
Gazprom, Russia's state-owned energy giant, likely won't recoup pre-war gas sales for a decade, research commissioned by the company said.
"The main consequences of sanctions for Gazprom and the energy industry are the contraction of export volumes, which will be restored to their 2020 level no earlier than in 2035," the study said, seen by the Financial Times.
By that year, gas exports to Europe will barely average a third of the volumes sold before 2022, when Moscow invaded Ukraine. Although Europe has long been the primary hub for Russia's gas, the war triggered a wave of retaliatory sanctions, upending trade with the West.
Gazprom was among the suppliers hit hardest by the measures. In early May, the firm disclosed a net loss of $6.9 billion in 2023, marking its first annual decline in over two decades.
The future doesn't look much brighter.
The study predicts that Gazprom's role in Russia's energy sector is fleeting, as the firm's dependence on pipelines will lose ground against liquified natural gas exports. What's more, the company will need considerable state funding to scout out alternative markets for its product.
Hope lies in the development of the Siberia-2 pipeline, a major proposal to connect Russia with China's market.
So far, the pipeline deal is stalled over disagreements about pricing and supply, but even if the project does come online, the added exports won't make up for lost European revenue, as Beijing has been buying Russian gas at a deep discount.
The buildout of pipelines pits Gazprom against another issue: sanctions have cut Russia off from necessary supplies to develop the infrastructure.
The report noted that Gazprom will struggle to increase export capacity if it has no access to western-made turbines, which are necessary to move gas through pipelines.
Developing turbines domestically will take five years and 100 billion rubles, a big undertaking for a firm that's already struggling financially.
Instead, the best solution would be to embrace LNG, diversifying away from pipeline exports and finding buyers beyond China, the study said. That's no easy transition for Gazprom either, as it has no technology to produce LNG at larger capacity.

Well I look at Florida's response to climate change and honestly denial it seems is a pretty human thing to do when you don't want to hear bad news.  Don't look up.

Well I look at Florida's response to climate change and honestly denial it seems is a pretty human thing to do when you don't want to hear bad news.  Don't look up.

Well I look at Florida's response to climate change and honestly denial it seems is a pretty human thing to do when you don't want to hear bad news.  Don't look up.

Ukrainian vintners in Napa Valley learning to rebuild their wine industry (msn.com)
Very cool, first winery I ever visited in Calif. and still one of my favorites.