In China, a humanoid robot bested the human half-marathan world record!
On Sunday in Beijing, a vivid-scarlet humanoid completed a half-marathon in 50m26s (7m faster than any man).
Rapid AI advances will bring machines to the real world faster than anticipated
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Europe underestimates the advantages of rapid electrification, overestimates hydrogen & nuclear, and argues over energy scarcity when alternatives are available.
My interview with Jan Rosenow, Professor of Energy and Climate Policy at Oxford University:
review.brunswickgroup.com/article/euro...
Battery storage is now the fastest-growing power technology in the world
* 108GW added in 2025, up 40% year-on-year
* 11x increase in installed capacity since 2021 (!)
6/10
THREAD: The IEA global energy review 2026
* CO2 record high, but growth nearly ground to halt
* Clean energy shaved 3bn tonnes off CO2
* Fossil-fuel power pushed into reverse
* Age of Electricity "confirmed"
* "Extraordinary" solar growth
* Batteries up 40%
* EVs up 20%
1/10
“Many of the adults whom we ultimately admire most were not easy teenagers,” Russell Shaw writes. He argues that kids with a flair for critical thinking and principled dissent should be championed.
IMPORTANT: “$30 million an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds. Climate action blockers [excellent term] including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026.”
Remember that when we’re pressured to drop tiny gas taxes.
Share of new battery-electric cars sold in the #Nordics in March 2026:
🇳🇴 98%
🇸🇪 42%
🇫🇮 50%
🇩🇰 77%
#BEV #elbil #sähköauto
Data: Bilstatistik / 📷 by EU 🇪🇺, @copernicuseu.bsky.social Sentinel-3 🛰️ image taken April 11
EU airline industry warns of fuel shortages within 3 weeks if Strait of Hormuz stays closed.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
NEW: Iran and the United States have fundamentally different interpretations of the ongoing negotiations, which will generate friction. (1/5)
Iran Update Special Report, April 11, 2026: isw.pub/IranUpdate04...
A graph illustrating the significant decline in lithium-ion battery cell prices from 1991 to 2023, highlighting a notable drop post-2020.
Eine Technologie ist in 30 Jahren 99 % billiger geworden. Nicht Computerchips – Batterien.
Das verändert gerade die Welt.
Ein THREAD 🧵
New OECD report estimates the projected annual cost of #LongCovid.
"The impact of long-term illness suffered by people after Covid-19 infections is estimated to cost OECD countries a total of up to $135bn a year and will dog their economies for at least a decade, according to new research."
Uruguay generates nearly 43% of its electricity from wind and solar. In 2010, the share was less than 1%.
Most of the rest if hydro.
Today, Uruguay produces nearly 99% of its electricity from renewable sources.
More here www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...
Die Lehre aus USA-Israel-Iran-Krieg & Energiekrise: Ausbau Erneuerbare (Wind!), Stromnetze, (Pump-) Speicher. So schaffen wir Unabhängigkeit, Resilienz und leistbare Energie.
Grüner Strom statt schwarzes Gold.
orf.at/stories/3425...
Lirpa!
The European Commission is asking member countries to consider cutting back on oil and gas use, especially in the transport sector, in preparation for "prolonged disruption" to energy supplies from the Iran war.
At this point, I’ve completely lost track of what exactly Viktor Orbán and his ruling Fidesz party want to convey to voters. “Viktor Returns,” reads a Godfather-style graphic promoting Orbán’s interview with a Hungarian gangsta rapper called Dopeman.
Orbán is dubbed “Don Veto.”
Great chart by @janrosenow shows how Pakistan increased the share of solar PV in its electricity mix from 4% in 2021 to 25% in 2025. Huge success. Energy independence is of course on the top of every national agenda!
A timely farside cartoon from 1987 🤣
NEW: Data shows out of the top 100 most-viewed X accounts posting about politics in February 2026, 74 were conservative-leaning and 26 were liberal-leaning. 📉
Keep reading for why...
Taelgia
Whiskey on the rocks
Quicksand
Caliphate
nicht noir aber sehr gut über die norwegische Ölgeschichte: State of Happiness
Snabba Cash
