AI Tax Should Fund Geothermal Retrofits for Data Centers
The only way to solve this problem is through enhanced geothermal systems like Eavor https://t.co/GJrK8M2Swv A decade of focused effort could result in a turnkey and modular way to scale these up. Then charge a AI power tax on the large AI companies to subsidize retrofitting every data center to have a geothermal system.
Japanese Spin‑flip Material Could Triple Solar Panel Efficiency
Japanese scientists create new spin-flip material that could boost solar panel efficiency by up to 130%. https://t.co/ACVjzxCoAA
Meta Secures Early Access to 1 GW Space Solar Power
Meta gains early access to 1 GW of space-based solar power #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/LJos9MQZ3m
Germany Replaces Nuclear with Renewables, Cuts Fossil Share
Germany's electricity mix, 2000 vs 2025: Renewables: 6% → 62% Fossil fuels: 62% → 36% Nuclear: 30% → 0% Nuclear's exit was filled by renewables, not coal or gas. Want more of this content + more detail and links to sources? Subscribe to my Substack:...
Trina Solar Sets New 28% Silicon Cell Efficiency Record
Trina Solar claims world’s highest efficiency for silicon solar cells with 28.0%-efficient device #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/j3A5YwNuet
Battery Research Is a Curated, Limited Narrative
Apparently, a decade of very public research and writing about The Battery is a small sample size curated to fit a narrative. I literally posted a video. https://t.co/GvQsyGRcx4
Tandem Solar Could Extend EV Daily Range by 5 Km
Oxford PV says tandem solar could add up to 5 km to daily EV range #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/GlT3EVyIWd
Floating & Mountain Solar Farms Protect China's Farmland
Floating and Mountain Solar Farms Help China Preserve Agricultural Land by @MarchUnofficial #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy https://t.co/DdM1VwPM29
Indonesia Dreams of Nuclear Power, Showcases Reactor Replica
Indonesia doesn’t have a nuclear power plant … but it wants one someday. I visited their state-run utility’s energy museum today, and there was a big replica of a pressurised water reactor in the middle 🇮🇩 🤝 ☢️ https://t.co/6OMQ57QgBk
Clean Energy Shift Accelerates for Some, Stalls for Others
Clean energy progress isn’t evenly distributed. Since 2015, countries like the UK, Germany, and Japan have made the biggest gains with the UK leading among major economies. France stands out differently: not for rapid change, but for already having a 90%+ clean electricity...
Solar, Batteries, EVs Disrupt Fossil Markets, Boost Security
Solar is eating the gas market. Batteries are eating the night and EVs are eating the oil market. Anytime Solar is here, providing national security and AI sovereignty Ep 101 of the Angry Clean Energy Guy podcast is out (Cartoon by Joel...
Solar Lobby Claims Replace Fossils but Still Depends on Them
The Solar Energy Industries Assn is a lobby group, not analysis @Ab_1_1_1_1 Capital ≠ energy Solar scales on the same fossil system it claims to replace. I'm an energy expert. You're not. I'm not going to debate with energy blind wishful thinking...
NG Projects Likely Built as Limited‑Hours Peakers
None of the NG projects will be built without an offtake. I suspect that many of those project will be built as peakers for 100-400 hours a year.
Jet Engines Power AI Data Centers, Sparking VC Frenzy
Take their jet engines, use them to generate electricity for data centers, get $Bs in contracts. VCs are so excited about turbines.
UK Startup Unveils Integrated Water‑Cylinder Heat Pump Prototype
UK startup showcases all-in-one water cylinder heat pump prototype #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/3rKaaFmlzs
Chinese Team Achieves 25.2% Efficiency with Silver‑free Solar Cell
Chinese scientists build silver-free heterojunction solar cell with 25.2% efficiency #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/XVQ9xa1bfY
Solar Farms Raise Temperatures in Semi‑arid Areas
Two-year testing shows how PV plants increase local temperatures in semi-arid regions #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/iVnfR7sQ7t
EU Advances Over 1 GWh Battery Storage Projects
1GWh+ of BESS progressed across EU by re:cap, Flower, Goldbeck, Tavion, LONGi, Teos and SPP #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/B4ujqp0uuG
NZ Grid Faces Energy Shortfall by Early 2030s
New Zealand’s grid operator finds emerging energy gap in early 2030s #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/krtZ2U13qx
Parking Lot Solar Should Earn Property Tax Breaks
Solar in parking lots is a win-win-win situation that is so obvious. In fact, I think they should get reduced/exempt property taxes if they install panels that connect to the grid.
Chinese Solar Exports Jump 125% Driven by Policy Rush
Chinese solar exports surge 125% on policy change rush, not underlying demand acceleration #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/PP9hio1bem
Australia, India, Japan, Philippines Lead APAC Battery Storage Surge
Australia, India, Japan, Philippines drive APAC battery storage shift #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/tkx1ng7dEX
Exported Cells and Wafers Are Real Hardware, Not Narrative
Exported cells & wafers are exported hardware @m_schouten Look at the data instead of the narrative #Solar #EnergyTransition #China #TradeFlows #Commodities #EnergyReality #Macro #DataVsNarrative https://t.co/bWOZGw7HIG
Pakistan Eliminates Licensing Fees for Small PV Systems
Pakistan plans to scrap licensing fee for PV systems up to 25 kW #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/QhufLsMpEx
DOE Chief Urges Faster U.S. Project Approvals
US administration ‘must make it easier to get things built,’ DOE chief of staff says #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/8GzwRZKduC
Cheap Offshore Wind Operator CDLR Booms Amid AI Hype
Everyone is watching $NVDA $AAPL $AMZN earnings prints Meanwhile $CDLR is sitting at a P/E under 8 with a €2.8B backlog and revenue that grew 149% last year It's an offshore wind installation vessel operator. Small cap, ~$2.5B. Boring chart. No AI...
Solar, Wind Surge Cuts India's 2025 Fossil Output 3.3%
Record solar, wind surge drives 3.3% drop in India’s fossil generation in 2025 #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/s9it9U9FSC https://t.co/VqcgeSrVRf
Clean Energy Needs Thousands of Midsize Firms, Not Giants
Clean energy won't be won by 5 giants. It'll take a million companies doing $10M/year — or 100,000 doing $100M — to hit trillion-dollar scale. That's exactly how we got here. https://t.co/rdA6J5tqgJ
Matrix Renewables, BW ESS Lock Financing for 2.2 GWh UK BESS
Matrix Renewables, BW ESS secure finance and offtake for over 2.2GWh of UK BESS #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/DiGtBDgnSo
Croatia Data Centre Powered Entirely by BTM Solar, Batteries
US investors’ €50 billion hyperscaler data centre in Croatia will be ‘fully supplied’ by BTM solar and batteries #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/oMtM3Fq8R2
Wind and Solar Power Enable True Energy Independence
“Energy independence” has been conservative gospel for 40 years. Wind farms and rooftop solar panels refuel Electric Vehicles without going through the Strait of Hormuz. Say it louder.
Solar's Dark Side: Bad Siting Harms Land and Farmers
Solar is not inherently good simply because it is renewable. Poorly sited utility-scale projects can fragment habitats, displace productive farmland, inflate lease terms that farmers do not fully understand, and replicate the same predatory practices long associated with oil and...
Norway's Green Image Masks Massive Fossil Fuel Exports
Norway: close to 100% EV share. Near-zero carbon grid. Heat pumps everywhere. Also Norway: still exporting 2 million barrels of oil a day & gas exports have more than doubled since 2000. This chart shows the contradiction. Newsletter dropping soon 👇 https://t.co/nBMZPS4HTp...
Data Centre Overdevelopment, Not Infrasound, Threatens Communities
As someone with plenty of battle scars from the "wind turbine syndrome" debates of the 2010s, I have something to say about the rising fears around "infrasound" from data centres. Namely: how the panicked over-development of data centres is the...
Robots Accelerate Solar Panel Installation, Boost Safety
#Robots Take Over Solar Panel Installation for Faster, Safer Deployment by @lukas_m_ziegler Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #MI #ML #Tech #Innovation https://t.co/WxnNRgVW0E
Wind and Solar Slash EU Power Prices by 24%
The data is in. Between 2023-2025, wind and solar slashed EU wholesale power prices by 24.2% on average. In Spain, the cut was nearly 40% This isn't a forecast, it already happened Renewables are the only cure for gas price insanity https://t.co/g6plOs37y2
Sky‑High Fuel Prices Accelerate Renewable and Low‑Carbon Shift
A lot of silver-linings happening due to sky-high fossil fuels: renewables will boom, and people are turning to lower carbon-burning modes of travel, as seen below. The energy crisis — which will worsen — is forcing people to turn to...
AccelerateEU Supports 200 GW
AccelerateEU backs 200 GW storage goal but omits dedicated mechanism #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/NA6DCaupvN
Data Centers' Inaudible Noise Sparks Heated Debate
The Loud Fight Over Inaudible Data Center Noise #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/DYLxQYGaxD https://t.co/VXZ9wBjZn5
Renewables Surge: Build, Not Talk, Drives Climate Action
Less talking about Climate more Deployment. The era of building solutions is just accelerating . 100% of TWh growth last year was from solar, wind, and nuclear. Battery storage is getting cheap and IEA upped 2030 target from 2TWh...
Left's Data Center Strategy Risks Massive Strategic Blunder
Is the Left Making a ‘Massive Strategic Blunder’ on Data Centers? #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/J7SibMDKhN https://t.co/08Kw7EE6ln
LG ES on Track for 50 GWh US Storage Capacity
LG ES says manufacturing spend puts company on track for 50GWh+ US ESS production target #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/dKSZHLMEMb
Data Center Boom Fuels Hidden Growth
New at THE OVERSHOOT: The Growth Impulse from the Data Center Boom https://t.co/Ulx65ri4UI There is much less than meets the eye, although the official numbers may also be undercounting some of what is happening. https://t.co/FT5Yj8tfwM
Atome Launches $665M Green Hydrogen Fertilizer Plant in Paraguay
The Hydrogen Stream: Atome builds $665 million green hydrogen-based fertilizer plant in Paraguay #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/iHFcCrmaId
Australia’s Green Iron Edge Threatened by Project Delays
“Let’s actually get projects up and running:” Report warns Australia’s green iron edge is at risk #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/vlexiZGX0R https://t.co/zv2TAtDucn
India‑sourced Transformers Deliver $500M Sales in 18 Months
We have access to large power transformers that can be delivered within 18 months using supply chains from India. $500m in sales already. https://t.co/sOxvbR0c2F
REZ Transmission Route Shortened to Bypass Caves, Hits 50
New changes trim “essential” REZ transmission route to avoid caves – and another 50 landholders #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/XIunwJyCGR https://t.co/SL15CiTwLX
Indian State Outproduces Denmark, Sweden in Wind Energy
This Indian state produces more #Wind #Energy than Denmark or Sweden. (World Economic Forum) https://t.co/jFwFjbHDrA
France Simplifies Renewable Permits with New Environmental Rules
France streamlines renewables environmental permitting with new provisions #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/xkWHyd7R4J
Pittsburgh Incubator Launches 291‑kW Solar Project
Pittsburgh energy business incubator ‘flips the switch’ on 291-kW solar project #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/1WD3z3ORA8