"In power, solar plus storage now costs below $60 per megawatt hour (MWh) at a global level. The variable cost of LNG-fired power in Asia, at $20 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), exceeds $160 per MWh ā nearly three times the cost of never needing fuel again."
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The Iran war is driving a solar boom in the UK.
@octopus.energy reports solar sales up 54% in March alone.
EDF says residential sales are running at double last spring's rate.
Every rooftop solar installation is a vote against fossil fuel price volatility.
It is really, really good to see that there are still shareholders out there who are willing to ask some hard questions about why tech companies like Google are deciding that hurting society through fossil fuel use is an acceptable cost of AI expansion
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
The U.S. doesnāt produce enough vegetable oil to meet a new biofuels mandate, so suppliers will have to ramp up imports of vegetable oil, putting pressure on tropical forests overseas. via @insideclimatenews.org
Why do we live in such a childish, stupid country? A country that wastes its money on useless billion dollar aircraft carriers, when it could be spending those tax dollars to actually help its citizens like sane countries.
How many times have you heard US fossil fuel supporters say,
"Why should we lower our emissions when China is not?"
Meanwhile:
"Decline of emissions from China's power sector was
offset by an increase in U.S. power sector emissions, according to the announcement."
Not Farage Oil
Since 2019, Spain has doubled its wind and solar capacity, adding over 40 GW - more than any other EU country except Germany, whose power market is twice the size of Spainās.
www.euronews.com/2026/03/11/s...
China's electrification bet is paying off. Electricity now accounts for 30% of its energy consumption - around 50% higher than the US or Europe.
With 1/3 of global renewable energy capacity already installed, China is structurally more insulated from rising oil prices than most Western economies.
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This is the right approach to tackling energy affordability in New England. Focus on low-cost solar, energy storage, and demand side management:
www.utilitydive.com/news/massach...
Gas only sets Spain's electricity price 15% of the time. When gas costs spike it barely registers on the electricity bill. In countries like Italy and the UK gas sets the price 90% of the time. The difference is enormous.
I spoke to @politico.com about this.
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
I am really happy for you, Melissa. Congratulations on a meteoric rise and building a family! I hope weāll have a chance to see each other on the continent š
American tech oligarchs spend billions fighting socialism, yet their unhinged greed is the single best advertisement for it.
By hoarding wealth and breaking society to enrich themselves, they actively fuel the very ideology they claim to despise
Democracy is a government of, by, and for the people. We are entitled to accurate information, uncensored by our government.
If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldnāt be in power ā not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.
There seems to be a thread with large gatherings that bring short term quick money but also leave detrimental environmental impacts. When infrastructure gets built to for a one-off event, long term needs of the local communities are often ignored.
Highly recommend reading ABCI Instituteās latest newsletterājust released on Substackāfor a fresh take on some of the most pressing international trade issues and engaging with us! substack.com/@cpappalardo...
You know who really has a good vantage on what universities can and should be? Faculty. Not always the organizational structure and operation, because that's not the job, But what it takes to educate? Yep. Yet the overwhelming media coverage is by and about ppl w very little to no experience.
This is why electrification means more energy security:
In 2024, ~81% of EU electricity came from locally sourced fuels (57% excluding nuclear). Just 19% relied on imported fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels are mostly imported.
Source @ember-energy.org
Batteries are the fossil fuel killer.
Much of the main stream analysis about the energy transition is still pretending this didn't happen in the past two years.
But it did.
Incredible self own for the US. The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is generational. We will look back on this as a tipping point where the US chose all on its own to stop leading the world in science.
www.science.org/content/arti...
RAND PAUL: If a country bombed our air defense missiles, captured & removed our president, & blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
That it is an unregulated monopoly dominated by just a few big corporations who are squeezing farmers who then get bailed out by US taxpayers and the Fed Gov has done zero about it for decades now.
When putting solar panels on your roof or land saves your business money, you put up the solar panels. USA addition.
"Commercial projects sized between 2 MW and 20 MW are positioned for growth as corporate offtakers seek to hedge against volatile retail power markets"
āThis is not the time for resignation; itās a time of heightened urgencyā
Ahead of @weforum.org annual meeting #WEF26, PIK Director Johan #Rockstrƶm & Carlos Afonso Nobre @uspoficial.bsky.social highlight the importance of the 1.5C limit, naming 4 deciding factors.
www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
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Estudiantes de Cornell lanzan la primera vela solar retroreflectiva y autĆ³noma del mundo, con menos de 100 gramos de peso.
ecoinventos.com/estudiantes-...
Firmed solar power with battery backup in India is now at $0.035/kWh. There are no thermal sources that can touch that price. š§Ŗšš”āļøšØš§š #FossilFuelsAreStrandedAssets www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/12/i...
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