David Toke
@davidtoke.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow (formerly Reader) at University of Aberdeen. Author of book 'Energy Revolutions - Profiteering versus Democracy' published by Pluto Press https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745349268/energy-r/ free blog: https://substack.com/@davidtoke .. more
Senior Research Fellow (formerly Reader) at University of Aberdeen. Author of book 'Energy Revolutions - Profiteering versus Democracy' published by Pluto Press https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745349268/energy-r/ free blog: https://substack.com/@davidtoke
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More solar farms on the way after record renewables auction
The results have been welcomed by climate and clean energy groups but could face opposition from local communities.
www.bbc.co.uk
cheap solar and wind farms given UK Government contracts at prices 25-30 per cent below wholesale power prices. See www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
See also How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
See also How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
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 ...
davidtoke.substack.com
@ankabowska.bsky.social Dear Anka, 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
Battery prices plunge 60 pct in two years, changing face of grid and the nature of contracts
Battery storage major says costs have fallen 60 pct in two years, helping redefine the grid and customer needs, and along with solar is cheapest and easiest to build.
reneweconomy.com.au
‘Battery prices plunge 60 pct in two years, changing face of grid and the nature of contracts’ reneweconomy.com.au/battery-pric...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
‘Africa’s Solar Boom Draws New Investment’ oilprice.com/Alternative-...
See also: Global solar PV increase surges by a third in 2025 - and much of this is down to decentralised power davidtoke.substack.com/p/global-sol...
See also: Global solar PV increase surges by a third in 2025 - and much of this is down to decentralised power davidtoke.substack.com/p/global-sol...
China's desert solar farms could transform local ecosystems - Futura-Sciences
Research in China shows solar panels can improve desert ecosystems – boosting vegetation, soil health, and creating thriving microclimates alongside clean energy.
www.futura-sciences.com
Study of big solar farm in China concludes that solar farm improves soil quality
www.futura-sciences.com/en/china-con...
See also Global solar PV increase surges by a third in 2025 - and much of this is down to decentralised power davidtoke.substack.com/p/global-sol...
www.futura-sciences.com/en/china-con...
See also Global solar PV increase surges by a third in 2025 - and much of this is down to decentralised power davidtoke.substack.com/p/global-sol...
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 ...
davidtoke.substack.com
@groovekonna.bsky.social Dear groovekonna, 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
Russia targeting lunar power station by 2036
Roscosmos has signed a contract with NPO Lavochkin for the creation of a Russian lunar power station by 2036 - with an expectation it will necessitate three missions to the Moon, in 2033, 2034 and 203...
www.world-nuclear-news.org
This is luncacy! www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/rus...
New-wave reactors are the face of an American nuclear renaissance. Some experts are sounding alarms | CNN
Small nuclear reactors are pitched as cheaper, safer, faster and easier to finance than their conventional counterparts. Hype around them is building fast, but some experts warn it ignores fundamental...
edition.cnn.com
‘New-wave reactors are the face of an American nuclear renaissance. Some experts are sounding alarms’ edition.cnn.com/2026/01/22/c...
See also 'Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...
See also 'Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...
Call for Papers for Symposium on Ground-Mounted Solar PV and Planning for Renewable Energy September 16/17th 2026
CFP: Ground-Mounted Solar PV and Planning for Renewable Energy<br>Symposium Date: Wednesday, 16th September 2026 Writing Workshop: Thursday, 17th September 2026 Location: University of Aberdeen, Scotl...
www.abdn.ac.uk
See link here for call for papers. 'Call for Papers for Symposium on Ground-Mounted Solar PV and Planning for Renewable Energy September 16/17th 2026
I would be very happy if you could circulate this.
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Taken from Project blog at www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/resea...
I would be very happy if you could circulate this.
www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/resea...
Taken from Project blog at www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/resea...
'Call for Papers for Symposium on Ground-Mounted Solar PV and Planning for Renewable Energy September 16/17th 2026'
I would be very happy if you could circulate this.
www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/resea...
Taken from Project blog at www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/resea...
I would be very happy if you could circulate this.
www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/resea...
Taken from Project blog at www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/resea...
Carbon capture does not reduce emissions: these three case studies prove it - Land and Climate Review
Carbon capture causes more harm than good, and only serves to prolong fossil fuel industries, argues Professor Mark Z. Jacobson.
www.landclimate.org
‘Carbon capture does not reduce emissions: these three case studies prove it’ www.landclimate.org/ccs-no-mirac...
See also: How carbon capture and storage and nuclear are adding little to decarbonisation compared to solar and wind davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-carbon...
See also: How carbon capture and storage and nuclear are adding little to decarbonisation compared to solar and wind davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-carbon...
Chinesischem Blogger droht Abschiebung aus den USA
Der chinesische Videoblogger Guan Heng hat 2020 Informationen über ein Internierungslager für Uiguren in Xinjiang veröffentlicht. Nach seiner Flucht in die USA beantragte er Asyl. Doch nun droht ihm d...
www.tagesschau.de
The UK should offer this Chinese dissident asylum as he has been jailed by the US Government and will likely be jailed again when the US sends him to China www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asie...
GB Renewables Map
Live map showing realtime renewable energy generation in Great Britain
renewables-map.robinhawkes.com
An interactive map of GB renewable energy, renewables-map.robinhawkes.com#5/55/-3.2-
You can see that we need more renewables capacity in the South to balance the concentration of wind in the North - there’s possibilities for a lot more solar farms there.
You can see that we need more renewables capacity in the South to balance the concentration of wind in the North - there’s possibilities for a lot more solar farms there.
‘'North Sea nations plan 100GW offshore wind push' renews.biz/109606/north...
See also ‘Biggest ever UK offshore windfarms given go-ahead in bumper crop of new UK projects’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/biggest-ev...
See also ‘Biggest ever UK offshore windfarms given go-ahead in bumper crop of new UK projects’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/biggest-ev...
Africa’s installed PV capacity estimated above 63 GW
The Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) has now identified 23.4 GW of operational solar projects across the continent but when taking into account Chinese PV export data, estimates total install...
www.pv-magazine.com
‘Africa’s installed PV capacity estimated above 63 GW’ www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/22/a...:
See also: Global solar PV increase surges by a third in 2025 - and much of this is down to decentralised power davidtoke.substack.com/p/global-sol...
See also: Global solar PV increase surges by a third in 2025 - and much of this is down to decentralised power davidtoke.substack.com/p/global-sol...
Global solar PV increase surges by a third in 2025 - and much of this is down to decentralised power
Solar production made a giant surge in the first five months of 2025, up by over a third compared to the same period in 2024.
davidtoke.substack.com
In Pakistan the proportion of power generated from solar PV has jumped to around 40% of all power consumption High electricity prices in Pakistan have sent people at the grassroots towards solar PV. See davidtoke.substack.com/p/global-sol...
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@tonytheauthor.bsky.social Dear Tony, 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
Biggest ever UK offshore windfarms given go-ahead in bumper crop of new UK projects
davidtoke.substack.com/p/biggest-ev...
davidtoke.substack.com/p/biggest-ev...
David Toke
@davidtoke.bsky.social
· Jan 8
Japan's First Commercial Floating Wind Farm Enters Operation
The Goto floating wind farm, Japan’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm, entered full operation on 5 January 2026, according to the consortium behind the project consisting of Toda Corporati...
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Japan’s First Commercial Floating Wind Farm Enters Operation www.offshorewind.biz/2026/01/05/j...
See also 'Floating wind can power UK to net zero and lots of UK jobs!' davidtoke.substack.com/p/floating-w...
See also 'Floating wind can power UK to net zero and lots of UK jobs!' davidtoke.substack.com/p/floating-w...
David Toke
@davidtoke.bsky.social
· Jan 8
Cambridge college to target elite private schools for student recruitment
Exclusive: Trinity Hall’s new policy described as a ‘slap in the face’ for state-educated students
www.theguardian.com
Shades of Thomas Hardy's 'Jude the Obscure Here' where Oxbridge was reserved for the rich 'Cambridge college to target elite private schools for student recruitment' www.theguardian.com/education/20...
David Toke
@davidtoke.bsky.social
· Jan 6
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
‘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-...
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-...
David Toke
@davidtoke.bsky.social
· Jan 3
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 ...
davidtoke.substack.com
@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
David Toke
@davidtoke.bsky.social
· Jan 3
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
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...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...
David Toke
@davidtoke.bsky.social
· Jan 1
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
· Jan 1
@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
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ChayBristol
@chaybristol.bsky.social
· Dec 31
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.
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
· Dec 31
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
· Dec 31
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
‘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...
See also ‘So how much of UK electricity could solar pv provide?’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-how-muc...
David Toke
@davidtoke.bsky.social
· Dec 30
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