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"Reform’s anti-renewables stance ‘putting jobs and energy bills at risk’"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

In 2020, Scotland generated 32TWh of electricity from wind alone.
https://www.scottishrenewables.com/our-industry/statistics
In 2023, Scotland consumed 21.8TWh of electricity in total.

Renewable Energy Facts & Statistics | Scottish Renewables
Scotland's renewable energy sector in numbers. Scotland’s renewable energy sector is growing and developing year-on-year. Discover facts, statistics and figures from Scotland's renewable energy sector.

[Thread] A new US paper shows the best frontier LLM models achieve 0% on hard real-life Programming Contest problems, domains where expert humans still excel (Rohan Paul/@rohanpaul_ai)
https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai/status/1934751145400111572

Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) on X
This is really BAD news of LLM's coding skill. ☹️ The best Frontier LLM models achieve 0% on hard real-life Programming Contest problems, domains where expert humans still excel. LiveCodeBench Pro, a benchmark composed of problems from Codeforces, ICPC, and IOI (“International

"Microsoft is buying tons of carbon removal from Xprize startup Vaulted Deep"
#Microsoft #CarbonCapture #Climate

Microsoft is buying tons of carbon removal from Xprize startup Vaulted Deep | TechCrunch
Microsoft's data center boom has been imperiling its 2030 carbon negative pledge, so the tech giant is turning to Vaulted Deep, which operates like a reverse oil company.

Hat tip to John Kemp for admitting that he was wrong to blame Spain's blackout on excessive reliance on inverter-based renewables and insufficient inertia, and 👏 for his very decent explainer on what actually happened. https://jkempenergy.com/2025/06/19/spa

Spain’s blackout blamed on poor voltage control
19 June 2025 Spain’s massive blackout was caused by overvoltage on the transmission system and the failure of the country’s generators to compensate by absorbing more reactive power, according to t…

Ça pleut bien didonc. Ça va bien remplir nos mégabass... nos récupérateurs d'eau. #YPleut

Instead of defending budget bill, GOP touts one that doesn't exist (Catherine Rampell/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/19/gop-budget-misleading-regressive/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzUwMzA1NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzUxNjg3OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NTAzMDU2MDAsImp0aSI6IjE5NzkyNWE5LWUyOTQtNDcyYS04ZGQ3LTg1YThmYjBhYzUyNiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDI1LzA2LzE5L2dvcC1idWRnZXQtbWlzbGVhZGluZy1yZWdyZXNzaXZlLyJ9.UPLr5rLHo1-2WHkNVbPfQY9H-G3i7FG5FXvtPobSV4A&itid=gfta
http://www.memeorandum.com/250619/p119#a250619p119

A new guide focusing on renewables-based electrification of road transport by #IRENA, embedded into wider sustainable transport planning (e.g. prioritize public transport). Efficiency of electrification renewables smart charging & V2G key to enable system-wide benefits

"India achieves 50% clean power capacity five years ahead of target"
#India #Renewables #Energy

India achieves 50% clean power capacity five years ahead of target
India reached 484.82 GW of total installed power capacity as of June 30, 2025, with 242.8 GW from non-fossil fuel sources, including 8.8 GW nuclear, 49.4 GW hydro, and 184.6 GW from renewable energy.

"Floating platform to produce synthetic fuels using wind, seawater, and air"
#Energy #Renewables
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Floating platform to produce synthetic fuels using wind, seawater, and air
Off-grid, modular, and seaworthy: KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) and partners intend to produce synthetic fuels on a floating platform using wind energy, seawater, and ambient air. For this purpose, the "PtX-Wind" project was launched under the H2Mare lead project. A corresponding modular plant was installed on a barge and lies operational at anchor in Bremerhaven. Later this year, it will start producing synthetic fuel directly on the sea just off Helgoland Island.