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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-07-13 11:15:39

Samsung says it now aims to begin operations at its first chipmaking plant in South Korea's Yongin by 2029, bringing the timeline forward from 2030 or 2031 (Henry Siu/The Information)
theinformation.com/briefings/s

@heiseonline@social.heise.de
2026-07-15 13:10:03

GeDIG im Kabinett: Schluss mit Faxen im deutschen Gesundheitssystem
Die Bundesregierung bringt ein neues Digitalgesetz: Die E-Überweisung per ePA-App kommt, das Faxgerät soll in Arztpraxen bis 2029 endgültig ausgedient haben.

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-07-15 22:00:04

dnc: DNC emails (2016)
A network representing the exchange of emails among members of the Democratic National Committee, in the email data leak released by WikiLeaks in 2016.
This network has 2029 nodes and 12085 edges.
Tags: Social, Communication, Unweighted, Multigraph
networks.skewed.de/net/dnc

dnc: DNC emails (2016). 2029 nodes, 12085 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/dnc

The exhibit, which could be accurately described as an elegiac tribute,
will honor the warm-hued bucket seats and
L-shaped, conversation-friendly sectionals that are soon to be retired by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
As outlined in its 2025-2029 capital plan, the MTA will purchase 1,500 new subway cars in a $10.9 billion move,
replacing about 22% of the existing fleet — and with them, the orange bucket seats. 
Regina Shepherd, director of the Tran…

@ErikJonker@mastodon.social
2026-07-10 07:00:38

De digitale Euro komt er aan.
tweakers.net/nieuws/249906/eur

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-08-17 11:14:30

NFL Future Power Rankings: We stacked all 32 teams based on expectations for 2027 to 2029 espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/495826

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-08-17 13:40:36

Uber and Zipline partner to launch Uber Eats drone deliveries in Dallas and Houston by late 2026, aiming to scale nationwide and hit 1M daily deliveries in 2029 (Kelly Cloonan/Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/tech/uber-zipline-part

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-06-11 22:05:55

Mamdani has already started fundraising for his 2029 reelection run (Chris Sommerfeldt/Politico)
politico.com/news/2026/06/11/m
memeorandum.com/260611/p119#a2

@jake4480@c.im
2026-06-02 14:40:15

You just know the first place to figure out mind reading is gonna be like, some fuckin restaurant. They'll be like 'we can guess your order' or some shit

@AccordionBruce@Mastodon.social
2026-08-14 23:43:15

🪗 #Accordion #Quiz!
Basic info post with a one-line historical bias towards the German origin-story of the instrument
Currently being promoted perhaps during the 2026 INSTRUMENT
DES JAHRES “Instrument of the Year” (in Germany)
Preceding the 2029 bicentennial of the 1829 patent …

@stargazersmith@social.linux.pizza
2026-08-04 13:25:24

sciencealert.com/in-april-2029

@xtaran@chaos.social
2026-07-14 11:55:52

Spannend: Die #ETHZürich will auf dem Campus #Hönggerberg die #Buchen durch andere Bäume ersetzen, "da sie den künftigen klimatischen Bedingungen nicht mehr standhalten." Sie "setzt…

@heiseonline@social.heise.de
2026-08-12 08:57:03

Rechenzentren: Kritik an Umgang der Bundesregierung mit Ausbauplänen
Die Bundesregierung hat keinen vollständigen Überblick über neue Rechenzentren und will ihre Ausbauziele erst 2029 überprüfen. Dafür wird sie kritisiert.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-07-15 01:45:55

Monitoring Analytics: PJM's recent electricity auction is expected to add $6.3B to customers' bills in 13 states and DC through 2029 due to data center demands (Ivan Penn/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/07/14/busines

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-05-17 19:00:34

"Egypt installs 800 MW of solar in 2025"
#Egypt #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

@samerfarha@mastodon.social
2026-07-21 12:00:00

Man, I’m utterly despairing at this. Not only do they give them until 2029, but they even say they won’t be able to enforce it.
Why would you center businesses over the health of your constituents and the employees of those businesses, much less the environmental damage and noise? And from an ostensibly progressive member of the board at that.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-07-14 07:56:29

Google agrees to buy 100% of the initial output from the Steel River Energy Center's 1.6GW solar project in Arkansas when it becomes operational in 2029 (Martha Muir/Financial Times)
ft.com/content/e9db6384-b295-4

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-08-06 19:40:44

Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch tells investors that Fox will not amend its existing NFL rights deal until after 2029, despite the NFL's push for earlier negotiations (Alex Sherman/CNBC)
cnbc.com/2026/08/06/fox-nfl-me

@heiseonline@social.heise.de
2026-08-07 15:56:03

Europas Starlink-Konkurrenz: EU und SpaceRise besiegeln Ausbau von IRIS²
Die EU-Kommission stockt das neue Satellitennetzwerk IRIS² auf 348 Orbiter auf. Ziel sind ab 2029 abhörsichere Dienste für Staaten, Militär und Rettungskräfte.

@anneroth@systemli.social
2026-08-03 07:24:15

Die 'Wirtschaftsvereinigung der Grünen' mit dem "Impulspapier Innovation durch Verteidigung".
wirtschaftsvereinigung-gruene.

Finanzierungsrahmen für rüstungsrele-
vante Investitionen schaffen
Der deutsche Verteidigungshaushalt ist
2026 auf 124 Milliarden Euro gestiegen.
Das 3,5-Prozent-Ziel soll bereits bis 2029
vorzeitig erreicht werden. Das Kiel Institut
zeigt: Ob diese Investitionen Wachstum
auslösen, hängt entscheidend davon ab, ob
das Geld in europäische Fähigkeiten fließt,
nicht nur in Importe. Fließt es in außereuro-
päische Systeme und Lieferketten, entsteht
zwar militärische Kapazitäten, aber keine
europäisc…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-06-10 05:00:04

dnc: DNC emails (2016)
A network representing the exchange of emails among members of the Democratic National Committee, in the email data leak released by WikiLeaks in 2016.
This network has 2029 nodes and 12085 edges.
Tags: Social, Communication, Unweighted, Multigraph
networks.skewed.de/net/dnc

dnc: DNC emails (2016). 2029 nodes, 12085 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/dnc
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online
2026-06-23 18:20:30

Der Markt für #Batteriespeicher wächst in #Deutschland stark.
Besonders #Großspeicher legten im ersten Quartal 2026 deutlich zu. Gleichzeitig bestehen Unsicherheiten beim we…

@marcel@waldvogel.family
2026-06-06 10:26:44

"Indem Musk Anthropic und Google dringend benötigte Rechenleistung vermietet, hilft er den Unternehmen zugleich im Wettbewerb mit dem Konkurrenten OpenAI, gegen den er als einstiger Mitgründer seit Jahren eine Fehde führt."
Wir lernen daraus:
1️⃣ xAI-Rechenleistung ist unbeliebt, noch bis mindestens bis 2029.
2️⃣ Was gibt es schöneres, als dem Erzfeind etwas auszuwischen und dafür gleichzeitig noch 25 Milliarden im Jahr zu kassieren?

@thomasrenkert@hcommons.social
2026-08-05 10:14:11

Das miese Gefühl, dass die Ampel einfach 4 Jahre zu früh dran war.
Und das noch miesere Gefühl, dass es auch 2029 keine Rückkehr zur Rationalität geben wird. Im Gegenteil.

Trump’s decision to keep National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C.,
through the end of his term will cost an additional $1.4 billion in taxpayer funds,
according to budget estimates provided to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office and shared with NOTUS.
The new estimates cover the time period from October 2026 through January 2029,
adding to the millions that have already been spent to pay, house and equip the soldiers currently deployed to D.C.
The deploymen…

@ErikUden@mastodon.de
2026-05-30 10:27:40

Der Internationale Gerichtshof (IGH) hat im Verfahren der Anklage Südafrikas gegen Israel mit dem Vorwurf des Völkermords nun neue Fristen für weitere schriftliche Antworten gegeben. Demnach darf die südafrikanische Regierung bis zum 22. November 2027 eine weitere schriftliche Stellungnahme einreichen, und die israelische Regierung darf darauf bis zum 22. Mai 2029 antworten.
Das sind von heute an 1089 Tage die Israel Zeit hat um lediglich eine Antwort zu formulieren. …

@krone@frawas.de
2026-06-18 20:49:32

2029 kein Minus mehr? - Auch ÖGK muss sparen: Was auf Patienten zukommt #News #Nachrichten

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-05-29 17:15:50

Don't Call It Project 2029 If It's Not A Fighting Document (Brian Beutler/Off Message)
offmessage.net/p/project-2029-
memeorandum.com/260529/p63#a26

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-08-10 03:25:57

Sources: Sony and TSMC plan a $6.3B JV, owned ~60% by Sony and ~40% by TSMC, to mass produce next-gen image sensor chips in Japan's Kumamoto as early as 2029 (Nikkei Asia)
asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/

@arXiv_astrophCO_bot@mastoxiv.page
2026-08-06 07:52:32

Non-Thermal Pressure due to Gas Motions in the Intracluster Medium: Confronting XRISM/Resolve with TNG-Cluster Simulations
Erwin T. Lau, Naomi Ota, Daisuke Nagai
arxiv.org/abs/2608.04757 arxiv.org/pdf/2608.04757 arxiv.org/html/2608.04757
arXiv:2608.04757v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Intracluster medium (ICM) gas motions probe cluster assembly, feedback, and non-thermal pressure support, but recent XRISM observations reveal velocity dispersions and non-thermal pressure fractions systematically lower than simulations predict, with extreme systems such as Abell 2029 falling below nearly all simulated clusters. Using the TNG-Cluster simulations, we show that the non-thermal pressure fraction depends sensitively on cool-core state and formation history, and provide a two-scale fitting function capturing both the inner cool-core suppression and outer rise of the radial profile. By forward-modeling mock XRISM observations and comparing them with both projected and intrinsic three-dimensional quantities, we find that azimuthal variations and projection effects contribute to the deficit in the observed velocity dispersion and non-thermal pressure fraction. This bias increases with radius and partially offsets the intrinsic outward rise in the true three-dimensional non-thermal pressure fraction. However, these effects cannot explain the extremely low values of the non-thermal pressure fraction observed in Abell 2029, which fall below approximately the 0th - 6th percentiles of the simulated cool-core cluster distribution at every measured radius under both the turbulence-only and turbulence-plus-bulk definitions. The remaining tension points to rare dynamical conditions or missing physics affecting the amplitude of gas motions in current ICM models.
toXiv_bot_toot

@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-07-02 17:50:35

The European Space Agency has contracted Spanish company EMXYS for the first CubeSat designed to operate on the surface of an asteroid: #DonQuijote is a shoebox-sized spacecraft that will be deployed onto the #Apophis asteroid by ESA’s #Ramses mission before the asteroid flies by Earth on 13 April 2029.

@villavelius@mastodon.online
2026-05-31 06:06:40

Zeg, Maarten van Rossem, ben je nu werkelijk je tijd zo ver vooruit? 1 Juni valt pas in 2029 op een vrijdag!

De Maarten van Rossem scheurkalender 2026. In 2026 is 1 juni op een maandag.
@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-06-03 12:15:45

America Broke Something When It Gave Trump a Second Chance (Jamelle Bouie/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/06/03/opinion
memeorandum.com/260603/p17#a26

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-08-07 18:00:05

dnc: DNC emails (2016)
A network representing the exchange of emails among members of the Democratic National Committee, in the email data leak released by WikiLeaks in 2016.
This network has 2029 nodes and 12085 edges.
Tags: Social, Communication, Unweighted, Multigraph
networks.skewed.de/net/dnc

dnc: DNC emails (2016). 2029 nodes, 12085 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/dnc

On Capitol Hill,
Sen. Bernie Sanders
and Reps. Pramila Jayapal
and Debbie Dingell
have repeatedly introduced the
👉Medicare for All Act.
While support for the bill among elected Democrats and the US public has grown,
the legislation hasn’t progressed in either chamber,
which are both narrowly controlled by the GOP.
However, “we may face a once-in-a-generation opportunity to legislate on healthcare in 2029,” notes the letter.
While the…

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-01 00:35:55

AMD unveils the $330 Ryzen 7 7700X3D CPU, relaunches the 5800X3D as a $349 10th-anniversary edition, and plans to support the AM5 motherboard socket until 2030 (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

@izzychambers@vivaldi.net
2026-07-23 14:59:55

@… Maybe the SEC will act in 2029.

@panna_pudi@mastodon.gamedev.place
2026-07-23 14:01:11

Kawkaw 2029

Crow with googly eyes from Ghost in the Shell 2026
Kawkaw from deltarune
@PaulWermer@sfba.social
2026-07-21 14:56:41

I think we have a new synonym for #Liar that will come into use in 2029. #Propaganda should have some level of credibility, some lnk to reality.
Though it looks like the #47Adminstration is striving …

@paulwermer@sfba.social
2026-07-21 14:56:41

I think we have a new synonym for #Liar that will come into use in 2029. #Propaganda should have some level of credibility, some lnk to reality.
Though it looks like the #47Adminstration is striving …

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-08-11 13:35:52

TSMC and Sony plan to establish Advanced Vision Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp, a $4.69B JV in Japan to make next-gen smartphone image sensors from 2029 (Reuters)
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific

@AccordionBruce@Mastodon.social
2026-08-01 14:30:56

Historical #Accordion Pre Recorded Announcement 🎙️
@… radio 2008-04
I’ll have to revive this one
It was perhaps my favourite PRA and would be great to get back on rotation before the big 2029 first 🪗 bicentennial
Needs updated show ti…

@rettichschnidi@swiss.social
2026-06-21 23:56:27

Dem eigenen Profit zuliebe den Kunden nehmen was diese eigentlich wollen...
Und dann mit Marketinggelaber noch einen drauf setzen. :/
#Confluence #Atlassian #Cloud

Screenshot of a banner from the Atlassian homepage: Ascend to new heights with Atlassian Cloud. Data Center support ends on March 28, 2029. Together, we’ll make this transition a success. Learn more and get support ->
@vosje62@mastodon.nl
2026-07-03 00:29:15

Met de aanpassingen waarbij de problemen van 'slechts 1 kruisje' en een ongeldig tweede kruisje worden aangepakt, vind ik het wel een redelijk alternatief voor die grote lappen.
Met het logo erbij wordt het kiezen op een partij veel bereikbaarder. Dat lijkt me voor de grote lijn van verkiezingen een groot goed. Stemmen op een specifieke kandidaat vereist wel meer voorbereiding.
(Zo moet ik voor 'kies vrouw die op t randje van wel/niet verkiesbaar is' toch echt van te voren op gaan lossen. 🙃)
Groot stembiljet verdwijnt, vanaf 2029 kleine versie met de logo's van partijen
#verkiezingen

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-07-13 20:50:40

Trump sends authoritarian signal by extending D.C.'s National Guard presence (Ja'han Jones/MS NOW)
ms.now/opinion/trump-national-
memeorandum.com/260713/p103#a2

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-07-09 12:35:39

India scraps import duties on some parts used to make phones and other devices until March 2029, removing 7.5% and 5% levies, in a move that might help Apple (Nikunj Ohri/Reuters)
reuters.com/business/media-tel

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-07-01 01:00:04

dnc: DNC emails (2016)
A network representing the exchange of emails among members of the Democratic National Committee, in the email data leak released by WikiLeaks in 2016.
This network has 2029 nodes and 12085 edges.
Tags: Social, Communication, Unweighted, Multigraph
networks.skewed.de/net/dnc

dnc: DNC emails (2016). 2029 nodes, 12085 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/dnc
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-06-17 19:15:51

The owner of The Denver Post agreed to pay the city of Denver $13.5M under a settlement to cover overdue rent for the news outlet's former building (The Colorado Sun)
coloradosun.com/2026/06/16/den

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-08-01 15:00:05

dnc: DNC emails (2016)
A network representing the exchange of emails among members of the Democratic National Committee, in the email data leak released by WikiLeaks in 2016.
This network has 2029 nodes and 12085 edges.
Tags: Social, Communication, Unweighted, Multigraph
networks.skewed.de/net/dnc

dnc: DNC emails (2016). 2029 nodes, 12085 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/dnc
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-05-19 22:15:26

More #Psyche images of #Mars, now with NASA's own processing (but further improved in contrast here) from #GravityAssist went well: with the ion engine on again the spacecraft should reach the asteroid Psyche in August 2029.

@krone@frawas.de
2026-05-27 00:28:17

„Krone“ hat Entwurf - Glücksspiel wird liberalisiert: Wer anbieten darf #News #Nachrichten

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-28 15:30:48

IBM plans to invest more than $10B in quantum computing over five years as it aims to build the first large-scale, error-free quantum computer by 2029 (Reuters)
reuters.com/technology/ibm-pla

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-07-30 23:00:04

dnc: DNC emails (2016)
A network representing the exchange of emails among members of the Democratic National Committee, in the email data leak released by WikiLeaks in 2016.
This network has 2029 nodes and 12085 edges.
Tags: Social, Communication, Unweighted, Multigraph
networks.skewed.de/net/dnc

dnc: DNC emails (2016). 2029 nodes, 12085 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/dnc
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-28 16:35:40

Elon Musk says Anthropic's Colossus deal is "a 180 day lease with 90 day notice"; SpaceX's S-1 said Anthropic "agreed to pay a monthly fee through May 2029" (Russell Brandom/TechCrunch)
techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/how-

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-24 22:01:36

Qualcomm expects $15B in data center chip sales by 2029, raises its non-handset chip revenue forecast to $40B by 2029, up from $22B; QCOM jumps 13% after hours (Reuters)
reuters.com/business/retail-co

Tariffs risk upending low-cost drug supply
Generic drug manufacturers must move production to the U.S. or face a 100% import duty starting August 2028, Trump said,
threatening the supply of low-cost medicines that millions of Americans rely on.
Trump said in a social media post, the move is aimed at “reshoring” generic pharmaceutical production in the U.S., and companies that don’t build plants onshore will face levies -- that would then double, to 200%, in August 2029, (Aft…

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-05 19:14:18

Filing: Google has agreed to pay SpaceX $920M a month for access to Nvidia chips as part of a cloud-services deal that runs through mid-2029 (Lynn Doan/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-07-17 23:58:07

More data from the #Mars flyby by the #Psyche spacecraft in May have been received: #asteroid Psyche in 2029.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-07-08 12:25:39

Democrats Are Drafting 'Project 2029' (Daniella Diaz/NOTUS)
notus.org/2028-election/democr
memeorandum.com/260708/p26#a26

@pixelpusher220@dmv.community
2026-06-29 18:52:22

Just got an unsolicited "Project 2029" email (using the Substack #NAZICoffeeHouse #NAZIBar of course)
"Kids Over Clicks" is the clearly over-workshopped consultant approved phrase for the issue du jour.
God Dems are so bad at politics.
#USPol

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-05-26 04:00:04

dnc: DNC emails (2016)
A network representing the exchange of emails among members of the Democratic National Committee, in the email data leak released by WikiLeaks in 2016.
This network has 2029 nodes and 12085 edges.
Tags: Social, Communication, Unweighted, Multigraph
networks.skewed.de/net/dnc

dnc: DNC emails (2016). 2029 nodes, 12085 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/dnc
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-02 18:35:59

Microsoft unveils Majorana 2 quantum chip, which was developed with the help of AI, and says it will have commercially useful quantum machines by 2029 (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)
reuters.com/business/microsoft

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-05-24 08:00:04

dnc: DNC emails (2016)
A network representing the exchange of emails among members of the Democratic National Committee, in the email data leak released by WikiLeaks in 2016.
This network has 2029 nodes and 12085 edges.
Tags: Social, Communication, Unweighted, Multigraph
networks.skewed.de/net/dnc

dnc: DNC emails (2016). 2029 nodes, 12085 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/dnc
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-06-19 21:00:05

dnc: DNC emails (2016)
A network representing the exchange of emails among members of the Democratic National Committee, in the email data leak released by WikiLeaks in 2016.
This network has 2029 nodes and 12085 edges.
Tags: Social, Communication, Unweighted, Multigraph
networks.skewed.de/net/dnc

dnc: DNC emails (2016). 2029 nodes, 12085 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/dnc
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-27 11:10:50

Demis Hassabis says he still broadly expects AGI around 2030, though he now sees 2029 as a possibility, and 2026's "agentic era" is a "bit like a practice run" (Ina Fried/Axios)
axios.com/2026/05/26/deepmind-

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-05-19 14:00:04

dnc: DNC emails (2016)
A network representing the exchange of emails among members of the Democratic National Committee, in the email data leak released by WikiLeaks in 2016.
This network has 2029 nodes and 12085 edges.
Tags: Social, Communication, Unweighted, Multigraph
networks.skewed.de/net/dnc

dnc: DNC emails (2016). 2029 nodes, 12085 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/dnc
@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-07-11 16:20:50

Pentagon to keep National Guard activated in D.C. through Inauguration Day 2029 (Rebecca Turco/KDBC)
cbs4local.com/news/nation-worl
memeorandum.com/260711/p28#a26

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-22 15:08:59

SpaceX signs a computing deal worth up to $6.3B with Reflection AI for access to Nvidia GB300s at Colossus 2; Reflection will pay $150M per month through 2029 (Deirdre Bosa/CNBC)
cnbc.com/2026/06/22/spacex-ai-

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-06-29 17:30:34

Rising stars in Democratic Party back new proposal for 'Project 2029' (Emily Hallas/Washington Examiner)
washingtonexaminer.com/policy/
memeorandum.com/260629/p84#a26

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-20 21:56:03

SpaceX S-1: Anthropic is paying SpaceX $1.25B/mo. until May 2029 under their compute deal; Anthropic says it's expanding the deal to include Colossus 2 capacity (Ina Fried/Axios)
axios.com/2026/05/20/anthropic

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-08-10 12:50:36

Washington grapples with a National Guard deployment extended until 2029 (Gary Fields/Associated Press)
apnews.com/article/national-gu
memeorandum.com/260810/p31#a26

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-08-11 14:42:18

Some really interesting electric power math here for #BCFerries upcoming large transitional hybrid-to-full electric ferries. They will be known as the “Summit” class. 2100 passengers and crew, almost 400 cars. These are big ships.
Equivalent to the biggest Spirit Class between Victoria and Tsawwassen. So would be replacing the last of the 1970s Queens and possibly one of the Spirit or Coastal ships? We’ll see.
Anyway: They will initially have 10Megawatt Hours (MWh) of battery capacity as hybrid diesel/electric which is interesting, not natural gas like some of the other recent hybrids. (Which always felt like a stupid political decision to show off LNG, not a sound engineering decision)
They will then, once docks are upgraded for electric charging, be refit with 60MWh of batteries (total 70MWh) to “enable 2 hours of emissions free sailing”. In distance terms, that’s the one-way sailing time between Duke Point Terminal in Nanaimo and Tsawwassen in Vancouver, about 40 nautical miles (74km).
For comparison, my Kona EV car has a 65kilowatt hour battery… 1000x less capacity!.. giving a range of 450km.
That’s a very heavy ship!!🛳️
It’s a pretty tight capacity window considering the major routes are all between 1.5hrs and 2hrs. But they could be being conservative in the press release, indicating they would comfortably fit those timelines, or they will be still using hybrid power and shore docking ports to augment and ensure they have adequate power. They will always need lots of reserve and backup for safety.
I also imagine in the 30-60 year lifetime of the ships, we could see the energy density of batteries in general increase, so a refit in 2040 or 2050 could replace 70MWh with 100 or 140MWh in the same physical space.
What seems sure though is that B.C. Ferries is going to have some, if not the, largest fully electric capable ferries in the world. That’s a good thing.
First ship of 4 will arrive from China in 2029. Last of the class arrives in 2031. So hopefully we get our first ride in 2030! Looking forward to it!
#bcferries #ev #electric #transportation #bcpoli #ferry #boats #ships #battery

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-08-04 20:15:38

Trump Plans to Spend $1.4 Billion Keeping the National Guard in D.C. Until 2029 (Angie Orellana Hernandez/NOTUS)
notus.org/metro/trump-national
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