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David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 21h

‘Germany adds 17.5 GW of solar in 2025’ www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/06/g...

But this is nearly six times the rate of growth of solar PV in the UK in 2025. See also: ‘So why is solar pv so much cheaper and better in Germany?’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-why-is-...

Germany adds 17.5 GW of solar in 2025

Germany installed about 17.5 GW of new PV capacity in 2025, taking cumulative installations past 117 GW by year end, according to preliminary data from the German Solar Association.

www.pv-magazine.com

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 4d

@avidtreelover.bsky.social Dear avidtreelover, Thanks for liking my post. Have you considered taking out a free subscription to my green energy blog? See Energy Revolutions by David Toke | Substack davidtoke.substack.com. It is an expert but accessible commentary on clean energy issues

Energy Revolutions by David Toke | Substack

David Toke's Green Energy Blog discusses themes in and around his book 'Energy Revolutions - Profiteering versus Democracy' published by Pluto Press in April 2024. Click to read Energy Revolutions by ...

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David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 4d

We haven’t quite got compostable paper batteries yet, but they are on the way! cleantechnica.com/2026/01/02/o... - likely to arrive sooner than commercial fusion power!
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...

One Step Closer To The Compostable EV Battery Of The Future

The maker of a new "paper battery" based on biodegradable cellulose fibers aims to level up the sustainability profile of EV batteries.

cleantechnica.com

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 6d

Oz based modelling suggests that batteries will be price-makers in post coal electricity markets reneweconomy.com.au/modelling-sp... See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 6d

@flipturns.bsky.social Thanks for reposting and liking my posts. Have you considered taking out a free subscription to my green energy blog? See Energy Revolutions by David Toke | Substack davidtoke.substack.com. It is an expert but accessible commentary on clean energy issues

ChayBristol @chaybristol.bsky.social · 6d

Saving up for a heat pump but done a 5kWp + battery already, flex export tariff - total electric bill for 2025 is £7.80, with £200 standing charge.

This is the way to go.

LNG with capture is just a fossil fuel scam, so nil points for the Millipeed until he drops that.

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 6d

Dear Winter02, Thanks for liking and repostng my post. Have you considered taking out a free subscription to my green energy blog? See Energy Revolutions by David Toke | Substack davidtoke.substack.com. It is an expert but accessible commentary on clean energy issues

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 7d

‘Solar to occupy no more than 0.6% of UK farmland by 2030’ www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/30/s...
See also ‘So how much of UK electricity could solar pv provide?’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-how-muc...

Solar to occupy no more than 0.6% of UK farmland by 2030

The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) said in response to a recent Freedom of Information (FoI) request that even if all future solar projects under its solar roadmap were ground-...

www.pv-magazine.com

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 7d

Dear Zazalogic, Thanks for liking my post. Have you considered taking out a free subscription to my green energy blog? See Energy Revolutions by David Toke | Substack davidtoke.substack.com. It is an expert but accessible commentary on clean energy issues

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 7d

Dear Gary, Thanks for liking my post. Have you considered taking out a free subscription to my green energy blog? See Energy Revolutions by David Toke | Substack davidtoke.substack.com. It is an expert but accessible commentary on clean energy issues

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 7d

I've done the same thing. And we even live in a bungalow! See 'Half hour retail pricing cuts my electricity bills by a third! Plus: cheap heat pumps!' davidtoke.substack.com/p/half-hour-...

Half hour retail pricing cuts my electricity bills by a third! Plus: cheap heat pumps!

In Britain a revolutionary new half-hour retail electricity tariff is leading the charge towards demand side management.

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Christian Breyer @christianonre.bsky.social · 7d

1/ New research @lut.fi @kit.edu @uahes.bsky.social presents new insights on the cost projections of sodium-ion & lithium-ion batteries & impact on the global energy transition doi.org/10.1016/j.es.... A novel bottom-up cost projection is combined with global energy-industry transition modelling.

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 7d

UK Government backs home batteries to boost solar PV www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Economists should also back home solar PV and batteries instead of belittlling them. See ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...

Rise of the zero-bill home? Ed Miliband pins hopes on solar power

The energy secretary hopes that households could pay little or nothing for power after a mass expansion of solar panels, heat pumps and battery storage

www.thetimes.com

Nick Johnston @nifjnick.bsky.social · 8d

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David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 11d

‘BYD Owns 20% of the World EV Market to Date’ cleantechnica.substack.com/p/byd-owns-2...
See also ‘Some data on how Trump is helping China by opposing green energy’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-trump-...

BYD Owns 20% of the World EV Market to Date

A stunning achievement after 75 million global electric vehicle sales.

cleantechnica.substack.com

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 11d

'Half hour retail pricing cuts my electricity bills by a third! In Britain a revolutionary new half-hour retail electricity tariff is leading the charge towards demand side management.' davidtoke.substack.com/p/half-hour-...

Half hour retail pricing cuts my electricity bills by a third! Plus: cheap heat pumps! and Plus: how Tory/Reform energy plans threaten British exports and public finances

In Britain a revolutionary new half-hour retail electricity tariff is leading the charge towards demand side management.

davidtoke.substack.com

Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 14d

This medical facility in Indiana got a #solarpower upgrade. It's the first carbon neutral medical facility in the state.

RT if you think more parking lots should go #solar.

We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables #panelsnotpipelines

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 16d

‘New analysis from the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has found that the UK car industry is on course to hit the Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) Mandate’s 28% target for 2025.
eciu.net/media/press-...

Car industry on course to meet EV sales targets in 2025: analysis

New analysis finds that UK car industry is on course to hit Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) Mandate’s 28% target for 2025.

eciu.net

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 22d

New paper on solar farms finds that party membership of Councillors doesn't matter when making planning decisions about solar farms at a local authority level: See doi.org/10.1111/1467...

Planning and Solar Farms: A Front Line in Net Zero Disputes?

Solar power is rapidly increasing in importance as a source of UK renewable energy. However, planning applications for solar farms have emerged as a new cleavage in what was previously a consensus po...

doi.org

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 25d

‘China oil demand to plateau between 2025 and 2030, state researcher says’ www.reuters.com/business/ene...?
See also ‘Some data on how Trump is helping China by opposing green energy’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-trump-...

China oil demand to plateau between 2025 and 2030, state researcher says

China's oil demand is forecast to plateau between the years 2025 and 2030, a research group linked to state oil major CNPC said on Thursday, as the rise of electric vehicles slashes demand for gasolin...

www.reuters.com

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 25d

Solar PV project to deliver power continuously all year round. - Both flexible and very cheap! See ember-energy.org/latest-updat...
See also: 'Nuclear (in)flexibility, nearly 100% electricity from solar PV and offshore wind surge!' open.substack.com/pub/davidtok...?

A landmark moment for 24/365 clean power: Ember at groundbreaking of world’s first gigawatt-scale round-the-clock solar and battery project | Ember

The world’s first gigawatt-scale round-the-clock renewable energy project in the UAE is a major step toward making 24/365 clean electricity a global reality.

ember-energy.org

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 29d

UK’s electricity system operator (NESO) clears out battery blockers slowng stopping real projects getting connected. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
See also ‘Batteries galore! How green energy schemes are surging through the UK's planning system’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/batteries-...

‘Zombie’ electricity projects in Britain face axe to ease quicker grid connections

Backlog delaying ‘shovel-ready’ ventures will be cleared with aim of building virtually zero-carbon power system by 2030

www.theguardian.com

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · 29d

‘Climate activists question hype around small modular reactors’ www.euractiv.com/news/climate...
See also ‘Nuclear (in)flexibility, nearly 100% electricity from solar PV and offshore wind surge!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/nuclear-in...

Climate activists question hype around small modular reactors | Euractiv

Backing these reactors would be a ‘costly mistake for Europe’, the lead author said

www.euractiv.com

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · Dec 8

Nuclear (in)flexibility, nearly 100% electricity from solar PV and offshore wind surge! davidtoke.substack.com/p/nuclear-in...

Nuclear (in)flexibility, nearly 100% electricity from solar PV and offshore wind surge!

I keep hearing claims, most recently from the British Government, about how nuclear power can be used flexibly to help balance fluctuating wind and solar.

davidtoke.substack.com

Andrew Till • Mr EV @tillathenun.bsky.social · Nov 30

The Government are wilfully holding back EV adoption with the pay-per-mile EV road tax due to come in 2028 (maybe!)

Here are my thoughts along with what I think the Government should *really* be focusing on:

youtu.be/dTRGp7kVU-w 👈

Government willingly slowing down the EV transition? Why the new EV road tax (eVED) makes no sense.

YouTube video by Andrew Till / Mr. EV

youtu.be

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · Nov 28

people don't need to blow leaves into collecting bins. Leaves have a natural way of disposal

David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · Nov 26

How the United Nations has under-predicted the rate of global temperature rise - davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-the-un...

How the United Nations has under-predicted the rate of global temperature rise

The UN's climate science body has been conservative in its predictions of temperature rises

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David Toke @davidtoke.bsky.social · Nov 21

Denmark issues giant offshore wind tender auction renews.biz/105473/denma...
See also ‘Two stories: Denmark's soaring renewable success and global nuclear construction disaster’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/two-storie...

Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · Nov 19

Trump loans Constellation Energy Corp $1 billion to restart nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island - where catastrophic accident led to partial reactor melt-down in 1979 ...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/18/b...

Trump administration lends $1 billion to restart Three Mile Island | CNN Business

The Trump administration said on Tuesday it has loaned Constellation Energy Corp CEG.O $1 billion to restart its nuclear reactor at a Pennsylvania plant formerly known as Three Mile Island.

edition.cnn.com

Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · Nov 19

Study of all-electric properties in Birmingham, with heat pumps and solar, shows they use less energy at peak times than expected, reducing stress on the grid

“We’re finding all those reasons not to go ahead with a heat pump are slowly but surely falling away”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows

Analysis of new-builds in Birmingham suggests all-electric homes not only use less energy but vary in peak usage

www.theguardian.com

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