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The impact of the war in the Middle East on energy: We should fix the roof when the sun is shining not when there's a thunderstorm. Only when we shift energy demand from burning fuels to using electricity from clean power generation will we shield ourselves from future crises. https://t.co/FR9sgbIRQg
What are the consequences for energy markets and the transition of a potential long disruption to the Strait of Hormuz? TLDR: It’s a *lot* easier to replace 20% of LNG (15% of natgas supply) with wind and solar than it...
Private sector developers still have time to apply to the Salone Off-Grid Renewable Energy Acceleration (SOGREA) initiative & expand #minigrids in Sierra Leone. This is your opportunity to bring #cleanenergy to rural communities across #SierraLeone. https://t.co/L7hHvfJL6X https://t.co/gUvk2zDlt0
China’s 600 MW/2.4 GWh storage plant becomes world’s largest CAES site #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/MnPFRY954k
EU awards record 25.2GW of new solar PV capacity through government auctions in 2025 #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/yliV4mMqd6
Ecoflow debuts 5 kWh residential inverter battery with 100% depth of discharge #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/69GUPjmW2C
European solar module prices tick above €0.1/Wp as buyer optimism remains high #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/GanafT7ZBD
Google bets big on 30GWh of Form Energy’s iron-air battery storage despite efficiency trade-offs #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/Mt1Yhr3Zzq
Researchers develop dirt-repelling solar panel coating that doesn’t affect light absorption #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/BJgSBTxln9
Germany’s Texxecure launches standardized quality rating for PV systems #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/KtYvGwXuTl
"Why do wind, water, and solar reduce electricity price? Because they have zero fuel cost. They eliminate the energy and cost needed to mine, transport, and process fossil fuels, including from dangerous parts of the world."
Building 10 Westinghouse AP1000s Could Give the U.S. a Trillion-Dollar Boost #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/9JqjtAvsZB https://t.co/TE2KcjKKZS
Electric Farm Machinery Now Cheaper Than Diesel Equipment Mike Casey is a New Zealand cherry orchardist who electrified every aspect of his farm 5 years ago. He explains how that has grown his profits. Will e-farming work in Canada? #cdnpoli https://youtu.be/L5pn5d9v2Lw
Estonia deploys 105 MW of solar in 2025 #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/TCV1EA87FW
Mitsubishi Electric Trane announces new heat pump line for hydronic heating #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/U5PbKecW2b
How a Smart Thermostat Can Save Billions for BC Hydro - and Consumers Catherine Jefferey, energy policy advisor, @cleanenergycan , B.C. about a new report, "Distributed Energy Resource Potential Study." bcpoli #cdnpoli https://youtu.be/OPFL9Rdg9u4
Data centres will have to “ride through” grid faults, not trip off, under proposed new rules #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/E2h5cr6PE1 https://t.co/k10GNq4RR6
Base Power to launch 100-MW home battery network for Texas utility #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/05TAfHUjc1
Analysis: Why clean energy will cut UK gas imports by (much) more than North Sea drilling The latest debate over new licenses has been lacking one key ingredient: Perspective Here's our take in chart form – and I'm happy to debate the numbers https://t.co/gSdA6f5Jco https://t.co/cGRgr5PrjG
Grid demand goes below zero in South Australia. How? Not because of a blackout, but because rooftop solar provides so much electricity, there is no need for grid electricity. https://t.co/WucHygiIg9 @renew_economy 14 reasons why rooftop PV is useful https://t.co/4oFi4OUjKU
narrative violation: the world's largest data center consumes roughly the same amount of fresh water per year as two 18-hole golf courses great insights from @Aravolta_X25 on the environmental impact of data centers https://t.co/onlw5Iften
Are wind and solar “expensive and unreliable,” as President Trump claims? https://t.co/UiE5Iz8PY4 Graph: WWS supply as a % of demand vs electricity price, by state https://t.co/Tpm8NCnpHF Table: WWS supply as a % of demand https://t.co/KP3uii4BqI Book https://t.co/irGIq6qRxE https://t.co/cY35RF0Ovo
Trump has kept the solar panels on the White House roof that @BarackObama first installed more than a decade ago. https://t.co/EODVlzOSTr via @axios Jimmy Carter first put some on in the wake of the 1970's oil crisis in a symbol...
Hive mind: Has anyone seen (ideally recent) data on the marginal fuel in European countries? The Zakeri and Staffell paper from 2023 gets cited a lot but it's from a few years ago, data for 2021
The Critical Importance of Security and Power Resilience for Data Centers in the AI Era by @ChuckDBrooks https://t.co/GZHzYef4B8 #datacenter #cybersecurity
Powering AI: Europe switches on its first microgrid-connected data center “Microgrids are localized energy systems that can generate, store, and distribute power. The systems are already being widely used in the U.S.” https://t.co/I7IdIAYzTf https://t.co/5arYJMWh1R
America’s appetite for electricity is exploding—driven in part by AI and data centers. In Texas, one coal plant is planning a surprising transition to solar. But meeting this new demand may also mean more fossil fuels. My latest for PBS...
South Korea will speed up the restart of nuclear reactors undergoing maintenance to secure energy as the war in the Middle East chokes fossil fuel supplies 🇰🇷☢️ The nation will seek to start two units this month, and a further four by...
Wrote about the latest gut punch to rooftop solar incentives in California — and what comes next, including the dawn of balcony solar: https://t.co/KcQ7aj2LIc
1-GW solar project planned for Utah hyperscale data center #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/Id925FeaBi
Long-duration tech still outcompeted by lithium, trade group advocates for ‘valuing diversity’ #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/ARa90ueYl7
The only actual energy security in the world is solar energy dominance in countries that produce their own solar panels. The only actual energy indepedence is hundreds of millions of rooftops with solar on them, which builds a decentralized grid...
Co-ownership vs consultation: Landmark report proposes faster, cheaper path to renewables #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/7lWCPVACJ7 https://t.co/t7SdJhurNu
PowerBank secures funding, clears environmental hurdles for its 7 MW New York community solar project #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/cuWBlZKcKm
US adds 43.2GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025 #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/aZ7O8AfdNy
Argentina tenders 700 MW of battery storage nationwide #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/fPJqWq2Ss4
Beazley acquires kWh Analytics to scale renewable energy underwriting #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/HU8MHQTedQ
There has been a lot of commentary over the past week on China's energy vulnerabilities but much less about Taiwan's. In 2020, I coauthored a @CarnegieEndow report on Taiwan's energy trilemma of security, affordability, and sustainability - with ideas for...
South Korean ESS component supplier will build US factory in Indiana #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/IHTPPbh5vU
As Californians electrify, can this tech combo prevent grid overload? #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/8Sfo7LLSes
US solar installation: Down 14% between 2024 and 2025. Chinese solar installation: Up 14% between 2024 and 2025. Last year China installed more than 7 times more solar capacity than the US. So much for energy dominance... https://t.co/te4ziwFqlX
California court upholds NEM 3.0, dealing blow to rooftop solar #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/3jXyBv0ERG
Singapore raises 2030 solar target to 3 GW #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/PpRx1O5JTA
Solar, storage and sheep: First sod turned at game-changing hybrid PV and battery project #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/DQsJEXqpqz https://t.co/Xxr9iTs3j8
Google continues to lie about being "renewable"—this time by claiming a new data center will be powered by "wind and batteries." Let's do some honest journalism here: Google's data center in Minnesota will be connected to the local grid, powered largely by...
Universities provide an interesting testbed for adopting innovative technologies. Here is Princeton using what appears to be a very large ground source heat pump with 2,000 (!) boreholes. https://t.co/SowKV9ivJe
One data point: the collapse of the state in Lebanon favored localism. It now has the highest solar penetration (even >> since 2023, 34% of total energy). Totally unregulated. You can use an electric car and drive for free...
Rapid demand growth is straining the electric grid—and the planning models used to expand it may be making things worse. Current deterministic approaches to grid planning systematically undervalue opportunities to build assets that are robust and adaptable to the many...
Great perspective on the argument that naval submarine nuclear reactors prove that SMRs can work. Turns out they are crazy expensive. (Though this probably exaggerates cost somewhat.)
Absolutely insane. “Clean coal” is like saying there’s such a thing as beneficial malignant stage 4 cancer.
