Tootfinder

Happy news: in 2025 global new installed 814GW of wind and solar (solar is 664GW). china solar factories at 1/2 capacity! (US installing, but slowly, but you know that and why). big batteries working and improving
a nuclear power plant is 1GW -- why still talk nuclear?
so 1GW datacenters is one of siting correctly with local solar batteries. could be not a big deal
The water use is not consequential if sited with thought
rare good news

Even as Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy,
solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power.
Data released Wednesday by global energy think tank Ember,
along with a report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and analytics firm Wood Mackenzie,
show the continued growth of solar and decline of coal in the United States
-- despite federal policy.
In May, for the first time, solar supplied more of th…

Solar power beats coal for electricity generation despite Trump policies
Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power. New reports released Wednesday by global energy think tank Ember and the Solar Energy Industries Association show the continued growth of solar and decline of coal in the United States despite federal policy. Ember says in May, for the first time, solar supplied more of the nation’s electricity than coal, or 12.8%. Coal supplied 12.2%, it…

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Iceage:
🎵 Ember
#Iceage
https://iceage.bandcamp.com/track/ember
https://open.spotify.com/track/1OKEovgANHx7PdQqiwMznj

"India curtailed 2.1 TWh of renewable electricity in fiscal year 2025–26"
#India #Energy #Renewables

India curtailed 2.1 TWh of renewable electricity in fiscal year 2025–26 - pv magazine Global
Ember's analysis found that about 2.1 TWh of renewable electricity generation was curtailed in fiscal year 2025–26, equivalent to 1.3% of total renewable generation, to keep coal-fired power plants operating at their minimum technical load. The report estimates that around 10 GWh of energy storage, charged during peak midday solar generation hours, would have been sufficient to absorb this surplus renewable output, maintain coal plants above their minimum technical load, and avoid the curtail…

That's neat.
"Data released on Wednesday by the global energy thinktank Ember, along with a report by the Solar Energy Industries Association (Seia) and analytics firm Wood Mackenzie, show the continued growth of solar and decline of coal in the United States despite federal policy. In May, for the first time, solar supplied more of the nation’s electricity than coal, or 12.8%, Ember said. Coal supplied 12.2%, its fourth-lowest monthly share ever."
#StopBurningShit

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Zak Irvine:
🎵 Ember (BBC INTRODUCING)
#ZakIrvine
https://open.spotify.com/track/1cAXCiwpNFAKtmmTS6uI9s

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Iceage:
🎵 Ember
#Iceage
https://iceage.bandcamp.com/track/ember
https://open.spotify.com/track/1OKEovgANHx7PdQqiwMznj

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NewMusicFix
Iceage:
🎵 Ember (6 Music Session, 29 May 2026)
#Iceage
https://iceage.bandcamp.com/track/ember
https://open.spotify.com/track/1OKEovgANHx7PdQqiwMznj

"Renewable energies overtook global electricity demand last year, led by solar growth in China, India"
#China #India #Energy

Solar growth in China and India powers clean energy surge by 2025
Record growth in solar, especially in China and India, was a driving factor for clean energy sources surpassing the world’s strong demand for electricity in 2025. Clean power generation grew 887 terawatt hours in 2025, exceeding overall global electricity demand growth of 849 terawatt hours, according to a report by energy think tank Ember. Ember analyzes electricity data from 215 countries, and studied 2025 data for 91 countries, which the firm says represents 93% of global electricity deman…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NewMusicFix
Iceage:
🎵 Ember (6 Music Session, 29 May 2026)
#Iceage
https://iceage.bandcamp.com/track/ember
https://open.spotify.com/track/1OKEovgANHx7PdQqiwMznj

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Flaming Ember:
🎵 Gotta Get Away
#FlamingEmber
https://padybu.bandcamp.com/track/gotta-get-away
https://open.spotify.com/track/7iHOT4h5uJLEo68Ty8h0G5

Donald Trump has wielded the full might of his administration to crush the progress of clean energy,
which he has called a “scam” and “stupid”.
But there are signs this assault is not going to plan.
In March, the US generated more of its electricity from renewable sources such as solar and wind than it did via gas,
the first time clean energy has surpassed the planet-heating fossil fuel for a full month nationally, according to data from the Ember thinktank.
Whi…

"Renewables overtake gas in global power generation for the first time"
#Energy #Renewables #FossilFuels

Renewables overtake gas in global power generation for the first time
Wind and solar generated more electricity than gas worldwide in April for the first time, according to new analysis by the UK-based think tank Ember.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NewMusicFix
Iceage:
🎵 Ember (6 Music Session, 29 May 2026)
#Iceage
https://iceage.bandcamp.com/track/star
https://open.spotify.com/track/3PdE19PCcon8iVW9KXtRWl