Spain's Renewables Shield Power Prices From Gas Shocks
Spain's renewables build-out has structurally decoupled its electricity prices from gas markets. Gas now sets the price in only 15% of hours, compared to 90% in Italy. Countries that invested early in clean power are far less exposed to fossil fuel price shocks. https://t.co/vxxe9OPsYR
Renewables and Heat Pumps Could Slash UK Gas Costs
😬UK gas prices just hit highest level since 2022😬 At current prices… * New wind & solar from latest "AR7" auction would cut the bill for UK gas imports by £5.5bn/y * A single (1) home heat pump would cut bill for gas...
Regional Nuclear Transparency Could Spark Diplomatic Dialogue
The case for diplomacy, with an interesting suggestion of regional nuclear transparency / power cooperation as a prize potentially large enough to motivate dialogue.
Wind and Batteries Drive Down Power Prices, Cut Bills
AER now explicitly validating what our @FSS_Au work's been demonstrating for several years: more wind and more batteries pushing wholesale prices down and opening the door to actual bill cuts, even with fossil‑fuel risks still in the system https://t.co/h1G2Wmrare
Repowering U.S. Wind Farms Could Double Output to 21% Demand
New paper: Repowering existing U.S. wind farms with newer turbines could double current output so that the U.S. could meet up to 21% (instead of 10.5% currently) of electricity demand from wind. Paper: https://t.co/WSQ69VU0c5 Article https://t.co/aApXUcPvjp
California Hits 100% Renewable Days, Gas Plummets
70% (53 of 76) of all days and 26 straight in 2026 on the California ISO have experienced >100% WWS for part of the day, averaging 3.2 h/day among all 76 days. Gas down 61% in '26 v '23 Batteries up 329%,...
Asia’s EV Surge Ends Fossil Fuel Dependence
Emerging Asia is sprinting toward electric independence to crush fossil fuel fragility. Fossil fuel wars will only accelerate this trend ➡️Viet Nam: 38% EV sales share, ahead of EU ➡️Singapore: Leading the charge at 50%+ share ➡️Indonesia: 15% share, more than US ➡️Thailand: 21%...
UK Power Mix Flips: Renewables Now Dominate, Coal Gone
When I started working on UK energy in 2007, fossil fuels provided ~78% of electricity. Coal alone: 34%. Wind & solar: less than 2%. Today: wind & solar 33%, fossil fuels 28%, coal 0%. The chart below tells the story better...
AEMO's 90s Roots Demand Modern Governance Today
AEMO is a product of the 90s. Its governance needs to reflect the world we’re in now #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/omZiYyslB7 https://t.co/osBifA9CrV
Tesla Vet Simplifies Home Batteries for Plug‑Play VPPs
Today on Volts: Kunal Girotra applied the lessons he learned from starting Tesla's home-energy business to Lunar, a startup sells simple, modular home battery & software systems. The idea is to make solar panels, smart devices, & VPPs "plug &...
Iran War Pressures Solar Energy Development
How Solar Is Getting Squeezed in the Iran War #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/3AYDpzdzgD https://t.co/toxamsnCxs
Beazley Acquires kWh Analytics to Boost Renewable Underwriting
Beazley to acquire kWh Analytics to expand renewable underwriting #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/wCWG390fQB
UK, Germany See Surge in Clean Tech Demand Post‑Iran War
Companies in the UK and Germany have received more inquiries for solar panels, heat pumps and EVs since the Iran war started https://t.co/JQoD10Lhq6
Airplane‑style Wings Slash Cargo Ship Fuel Use 80%
Airplane-Style Wings Are Powering Cargo Ships While Cutting Fuel by 80% by @BrianRoemmele #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/5gzM052vij
EIB Funds 290MW Solar and 350MW Storage in Italy
EIB to finance 290MW solar PV and 350MW BESS Italian portfolio #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/ivC4mfMTQa
Waaree Solar Invests $30M in Polysilicon Supplier Energysky
Waaree Solar Americas invests $30 million in polysilicon supplier #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/0qy49RX8YH
Colorado Jewish Center Powers Up with Namaste Solar
Colorado Jewish community center meets power needs with Namaste Solar project #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/JomnqMhfzX
European Renewable PPAs Drop 6.4% as 2.2GW Signed
European renewable PPA prices fall 6.4% in February, deals signed for 2.2GW of capacity #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/joETM0Z3WU
Self‑cleaning Coating Lifts Solar Cell Efficiency 4.75%
Transparent superhydrophobic self-cleaning coating increases solar cell efficiency by 4.75% #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Vg3LeHCex1
U.S. Achieves Full Domestic Energy‑Storage Production Capacity
The US now has the production capacity to supply 100% of its energy-storage systems domestically https://t.co/WdSoY7xi2L
Is It Time to Decouple Electricity Prices From Gas?
Maybe I don’t understand the mechanism fully but is now not the perfect time to decouple the price of electricity from the wholesale costs of gas? Have we reached a break point where renewables are enough of our main electricity...
Court Upholds Net Billing, Setbacks California Rooftop Solar
U.S. court upholds current net billing mechanism, dealing blow to rooftop solar in California #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/w0WlbqCtQX
Fast Stabilisation Boosts Grid‑Scale Battery Performance
Stabilisation Speed: A Differentiator in Grid-Scale BESS Performance #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/CGZ8HeAHQn
Tesla Teams with LGES for $4.3B Michigan Battery Plant
LGES, Tesla partner on $4.3 billion lithium battery cell plant in Michigan #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/5y03qYIGM4
Hawaii Advances LNG Import with Japanese Partnership
Hawaii’s long-awaited plans to import LNG are advancing… with the help of Japan 🇺🇸 🤝 🇯🇵 🚢 Jera met with US officials about building it a floating LNG import terminal and gas-fired power plant 🛢️ Meanwhile, Hawaii looks to wean its power...
Danish Renewable Giant Opens Australian Solar Farm During Royal Visit
Danish renewables giant crowns royal visit with inauguration of Australian solar farm #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/EYo5NkJw0e https://t.co/iKLeVymOsU
Wales Leads UK, Mandates Solar on New Buildings
Wales first part of UK to mandate solar panels on new buildings #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/WW6h40btPW
Data Centers Need Only Half DC’s Land—Think Abundantly
The total land needed for all data centers is about 40,000 acres within the coming years. That's only half of Washington DC. We need an abundance mindset.
UK Data Centers Use Four Times More Power Than Kettles
UK data centers (>10MW). NESO estimate they use ~2% of UK electricity. For context boiling kettles for cups of tea in the UK probably consumes about 0.5% of the countries electricity. Source: https://t.co/3hbIJFXKPb https://t.co/Gs547vtFpk
AI + Chemistry Boosts Bio‑Oil Yield Predictions
Thrilled to share that I’m a co-author of a newly published paper in Scientific Reports — a Nature Portfolio, Q1-ranked journal — highlighting the power of AI-driven innovation in sustainable energy systems. Our paper, “Deep learning enhanced prediction framework for bio...
Mission300 Connects 44M, Targets 300M Africans by 2030
#Mission300 aims to connect 300 million people in Africa to electricity by 2030. The initiative is #PoweringAfrica through a combination of expanded power grids and off-grid solutions. To date, 44 million people have been connected to electricity. https://t.co/pRD9VwxcHd https://t.co/ZlY8DI1xmi
Nordics Slash Heating Fossil Fuel Use Through Early Electrification
The Nordics understood early on that fossil fuel dependency comes with a price: price volatility. They moved full speed ahead on electrification of heat starting decades ago. Today fossil fuel use for heating has dramatically fallen. https://t.co/aFYP7K8RAg https://t.co/k1Gz1747qb
Pakistan's Solar Surge Buffers Fossil Fuel Price Shock
Pakistan’s rapid adoption of solar power in the past few years is helping cushion the impact of a surge in fossil fuel prices due to the Middle East war https://t.co/4eyTCuM5KW
Solar Saves Fuel, but Isn’t Reliable Power
Not only are there guaranteed to be prolonged periods with almost no sunlight reaching solar panels, but solar panels can be rendered totally dysfunctional by snowfall. Solar is fuel savings, not reliable energy.
Solar and Batteries Shield Against Fossil Fuel Price Shocks
"The widespread adoption of solar and batteries kind of serves as a hedge or a protection sort of against these price shocks that the fossil fuel markets are very vulnerable to globally," Nabiya Imran, Pakistani think tank Renewables First https://t.co/ELRMpiHyZb
Fake Comments May Have Thwarted SoCal Clean‑Heat Rules
Did fake comments sink SoCal clean heat rules? Advocates want answers. #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/OxeMDOg9j3
Victoria Can Ditch Household Gas and Lower Electricity Demand
How Australia’s most populous state can quit household gas, while also cutting electricity demand #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/pSbH1xQsCu https://t.co/seOVh4e7R4
Water‑spray Cooling Boosts Solar Panel Efficiency 28%
Water-spray cooling can improve PV module efficiency by 28% in arid environments #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/KXGVO7eHU2
Australia’s Giant Battery Transforms Isolated Grid
Rise of the “big orange blob”: Australia’s biggest batteries change the game in its largest isolated grid #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/WCggzlItu8 https://t.co/2eMjxUbYnX
Solar's Contribution Is Negligible, Merely a Fuel Saver
Solar powers virtually nothing, let alone India. It is a fuel saver for reliable power sources that depends on reliable power sources.
Arevon Energy and American Clean Power Drive Renewable Growth
People on the move: Arevon Energy, American Clean Power, and more #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/5mQqcZcj4v https://t.co/bfdpSErnrt
Japan's 27th Solar Auction Hits $0.029/kWh
Japan’s 27th solar auction concludes with average final price of $0.029/kWh #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/DacJieiCix
Historic Solar Thermal Plant Seeks Heritage Listing
“Arguably a world first:” Historic solar thermal plant lines up for heritage listing #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/gV4sHAz34z https://t.co/AuGPz9qbo9
RheEnergise’s Fluid‑Based Pumped Storage Hits 500 kW
RheEnergise is storing electricity generated by renewables by pumping High-Density Fluid to a high reservoir, then releasing it to generate energy later. Their pilot project has reached a peak power production of 500 kilowatts. https://spectrum.ieee.org/pumped-hydro-storage-rheenergise
Offtake Deal Secures Australia’s Largest Solar‑Battery Hybrid
“Brilliant economics”: Offtake deal seals delivery of Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/hURGK7srcY https://t.co/QoJiVH90r5
Alabama Senator Proposes Statewide Solar Installation Ban
Alabama senator seeks statewide ban on solar installations #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/yvZX12Fplf https://t.co/vSDOQqoXTq
Heat Pumps Vital, but UK Installations Need Improvement
Heat pumps are a key lever to become independent from fossil fuel imports. I'm quoted in this piece by @KarlMathiesen @politico on what installing a heat pump in the UK is actually like for consumers. TL;DR: There is some room for...
Battery Atlas 2026 Charts Europe’s Growing Battery Industry
‘Battery Atlas 2026’ maps Europe’s cell, pack and battery manufacturers #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/ZJfHKKJKLh
Wider Solar Row Spacing Enhances Agrivoltaic Feasibility
Increased spacing between solar module rows boosts agrivoltaics viability #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/M3WeMDt4YT https://t.co/qtSnQK9LbZ
Solar Capacity Projected to Hit 6 TW by 2031
Global solar capacity to reach 6 TW by 2031, says GlobalData #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/yvd8OuX6zM