Big news for the energy transition!
And a nice little 'told you so' moment for yours truly :)
In the first half of this year, renewables produced more electricity globally than coal, for the first time.
And 2025 is the date I predicted for this to happen, back in 2016, in a blog post for Ecofys! The score was 23%-40% at the time, with most of the renewables share still coming from hydro, and the prediction was less than obvious.
NextEra Energy expands its partnership with Google Cloud to develop data centre campuses across the US and secures 2.5 GW of clean energy contracts from Meta (Vallari Srivastava/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/next…
Misinformation and populism also appear to be finite fuels, like fossil gas. In a generally sluggish German heating market, gas boilers are now losing out to heat pumps.
https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/energie/waermepumpen-heizung-energie-100.html
Etwas mehr der heute besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Pilotanlagen: Solaröfen schmelzen Stahlabfälle mit Energie der Sonne
Ennen kielimalleja huolehttiin Bitcoinin tolkuttomasta energiankulutuksesta. Joku muistutti Mastodonissa, että sekin jatkaa kasvamistaan, tosin tekoäly saattaa piankin ajaa sen edelle - ellei ole jo.
https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption
Nyt puuttuukin enää …
O rly? Given that Alberta & Ottawa united to shove the TMX pipeline down the throat of the BC & Vancouver governments and several indigenous nations. And given that Carney has been saying “build all the pipelines”. ?!?!?
If my cynicism is misplaced I heartily apologize and salute in the direction of Minister Hodgson.
On Office Comfort and Energy Efficiency - Sweating or shivering 9 to 5 at work? Small business or home office? Get comfy, save money, cut carbon! #office #frugal #thermostatWars -
14 Russian drones entered Poland's airspace in the southeast of the country, ~250 km from Warsaw. Visible on the map are the Ukrainian cities Lviv and Lutsk.
https://bsky.app/profile/euanmacdonald.bsky.social/post/3lyhfpbbryk2w