Davide Turi
@daturi.bsky.social
Climate Tech Innovation Director and Venture Builder, currently on Flexibility Markets at EON-UK.
Serial Exited Founder, Startup Advisor for VCs, incubators and accelerators.
Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Imperial College.
Streatham Wells resident.
Serial Exited Founder, Startup Advisor for VCs, incubators and accelerators.
Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Imperial College.
Streatham Wells resident.
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Global sales of electric cars continue to break records 🚘
In 2024, 1 in 5 cars sold worldwide was electric. In 2025, it's set to be more than 1 in 4.
Total electric car sales are on track to exceed 20 million this year despite economic uncertainties → iea.li/4mfHty3
In 2024, 1 in 5 cars sold worldwide was electric. In 2025, it's set to be more than 1 in 4.
Total electric car sales are on track to exceed 20 million this year despite economic uncertainties → iea.li/4mfHty3
May 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Global sales of electric cars continue to break records 🚘
In 2024, 1 in 5 cars sold worldwide was electric. In 2025, it's set to be more than 1 in 4.
Total electric car sales are on track to exceed 20 million this year despite economic uncertainties → iea.li/4mfHty3
In 2024, 1 in 5 cars sold worldwide was electric. In 2025, it's set to be more than 1 in 4.
Total electric car sales are on track to exceed 20 million this year despite economic uncertainties → iea.li/4mfHty3
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Beautiful to see resistance to the privatisation of public space in Brockwell Park spreading! 🔥
May 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Beautiful to see resistance to the privatisation of public space in Brockwell Park spreading! 🔥
Great write-up from the FT on the role of flexibility in the UK energy system.
Proposed angle for a follow-up explainer article: “How can technology help Britons save on bills and support the energy system - without asking them to change behaviour?”
Proposed angle for a follow-up explainer article: “How can technology help Britons save on bills and support the energy system - without asking them to change behaviour?”
The future of energy is not only about how we produce but also about how we use it.
As the UK moves toward net zero, smart tariffs and tech help us shift habits to match renewables.
Flexibility is key—for the grid and for us all.
Great piece in FT 👇
www.ft.com/content/2749...
As the UK moves toward net zero, smart tariffs and tech help us shift habits to match renewables.
Flexibility is key—for the grid and for us all.
Great piece in FT 👇
www.ft.com/content/2749...
May 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Great write-up from the FT on the role of flexibility in the UK energy system.
Proposed angle for a follow-up explainer article: “How can technology help Britons save on bills and support the energy system - without asking them to change behaviour?”
Proposed angle for a follow-up explainer article: “How can technology help Britons save on bills and support the energy system - without asking them to change behaviour?”
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I cycled across London to an event this morning, and the many cycle superhighways were all delightfully full of cyclists whizzing (at various speeds, but all faster than the cars) past the car traffic. Londoners clearly want to cycle and it works... more cycle infrastructure, please!
May 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I cycled across London to an event this morning, and the many cycle superhighways were all delightfully full of cyclists whizzing (at various speeds, but all faster than the cars) past the car traffic. Londoners clearly want to cycle and it works... more cycle infrastructure, please!
The parklet in Valley rd is now gone. Anyone knows what happened? It was there yesterday seems unlikely that Lambeth would remove it on a Sunday… @liveablewells.bsky.social @heartstreatham.bsky.social @streathamstuff.bsky.social
May 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The parklet in Valley rd is now gone. Anyone knows what happened? It was there yesterday seems unlikely that Lambeth would remove it on a Sunday… @liveablewells.bsky.social @heartstreatham.bsky.social @streathamstuff.bsky.social
Great to see a battery-focused policy from Labor in the run up for the Australian elections: 30% discount for residential batteries up to 50KWh, helps reduce energy bills and decarbonise the grid. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
A battery for about $5k could cover most households' needs, experts say
If you already have solar or are considering getting a new solar-and-battery system, we've answered some questions you might have on batteries and how they could work for your household.
www.abc.net.au
April 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Great to see a battery-focused policy from Labor in the run up for the Australian elections: 30% discount for residential batteries up to 50KWh, helps reduce energy bills and decarbonise the grid. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
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Donald Trump is Liz Truss
April 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Donald Trump is Liz Truss
Finally some good news www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Finally some good news www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just receive an email from @rippleenergy.bsky.social suggesting they are closing down the business. No official comms here, website etc. Anyone knows more?
March 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Just receive an email from @rippleenergy.bsky.social suggesting they are closing down the business. No official comms here, website etc. Anyone knows more?
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Which countries have contributed the most to historical CO₂ emissions?
March 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Which countries have contributed the most to historical CO₂ emissions?
Awesome! Now try adding a battery 🤩
NEW ANALYSIS: Current running costs of heat pumps on standard tariff reach cost parity with gas boilers with average efficiency (SCoP 2.9).
BUT: Highly efficient heat pumps + smart tariffs can more than halve heating costs.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
BUT: Highly efficient heat pumps + smart tariffs can more than halve heating costs.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
March 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Awesome! Now try adding a battery 🤩
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The world is set to move rapidly into the Age of Electricity
In recent years, electricity rose 2x as fast as total energy demand
But from now to 2035, it's set to grow 6x as fast, driven by EVs, air conditioners, AI & more
More in #WEO24 ➡️ https://iea.li/3EwlYHI
In recent years, electricity rose 2x as fast as total energy demand
But from now to 2035, it's set to grow 6x as fast, driven by EVs, air conditioners, AI & more
More in #WEO24 ➡️ https://iea.li/3EwlYHI
February 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The world is set to move rapidly into the Age of Electricity
In recent years, electricity rose 2x as fast as total energy demand
But from now to 2035, it's set to grow 6x as fast, driven by EVs, air conditioners, AI & more
More in #WEO24 ➡️ https://iea.li/3EwlYHI
In recent years, electricity rose 2x as fast as total energy demand
But from now to 2035, it's set to grow 6x as fast, driven by EVs, air conditioners, AI & more
More in #WEO24 ➡️ https://iea.li/3EwlYHI
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The world is set to add a huge 5,500 GW of renewable capacity between now & 2030 — even outperforming governments' own national targets
This is equal to the current total power capacity of China, India, the US & the EU combined
More in Renewables 2024 → https://iea.li/42DzwLA
This is equal to the current total power capacity of China, India, the US & the EU combined
More in Renewables 2024 → https://iea.li/42DzwLA
February 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The world is set to add a huge 5,500 GW of renewable capacity between now & 2030 — even outperforming governments' own national targets
This is equal to the current total power capacity of China, India, the US & the EU combined
More in Renewables 2024 → https://iea.li/42DzwLA
This is equal to the current total power capacity of China, India, the US & the EU combined
More in Renewables 2024 → https://iea.li/42DzwLA
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The world’s lithium is mined in just a handful of countries
February 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The world’s lithium is mined in just a handful of countries
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Poland has long had the reputation of Europe's climate laggard.
Not anymore - Poland reduced the share of coal in its electricity mix from 95% in 2000 to 54% in 2024.
Wind+solar are up from 0% in 2000 to 23% in 2024.
Source is @ember-energy.org
Not anymore - Poland reduced the share of coal in its electricity mix from 95% in 2000 to 54% in 2024.
Wind+solar are up from 0% in 2000 to 23% in 2024.
Source is @ember-energy.org
January 31, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Poland has long had the reputation of Europe's climate laggard.
Not anymore - Poland reduced the share of coal in its electricity mix from 95% in 2000 to 54% in 2024.
Wind+solar are up from 0% in 2000 to 23% in 2024.
Source is @ember-energy.org
Not anymore - Poland reduced the share of coal in its electricity mix from 95% in 2000 to 54% in 2024.
Wind+solar are up from 0% in 2000 to 23% in 2024.
Source is @ember-energy.org
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The world has probably passed “peak air pollution”
January 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The world has probably passed “peak air pollution”
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The world has passed “peak child”
January 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The world has passed “peak child”
Good one for @london.gov.uk
“It's amazing how pollution has dropped in #Paris in 15 years. @annehidalgo.bsky.social has filled the city with bike-lanes & not only has she reduced pollution by 40% but she’s also been re-elected.”
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Es alucinante cómo ha bajado la contaminación en París en 15 años. Anne Hidalgo lo ha llenado todo de carriles bici y no sólo ha reducido la contaminación en un 40%, sino que ha sido reelegida.
December 19, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Good one for @london.gov.uk
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NEW RECORD: 2024 is the first year in history when wind, solar and hydropower generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the UK.
December 10, 2024 at 8:10 AM
NEW RECORD: 2024 is the first year in history when wind, solar and hydropower generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the UK.
100% agree with this. Only serious economic impact is able to make the business case for serious actions. The rest is just PR. Can’t say I like it, but that’s the rule of the democratic capitalism system we live and work.
The insurance industry will be the hero that finally spurs collective action that is significant enough to reverse the climate crisis.
We’re all the slowly boiling frog, until insurance says we can’t buy a home in much of the country. Only then will we treat this like the climate emergency it is :/
We’re all the slowly boiling frog, until insurance says we can’t buy a home in much of the country. Only then will we treat this like the climate emergency it is :/
Today on Volts: the insurance industry is the canary in the climate change coal mine. Now prices are rising, insurers are pulling out of whole states, & state budgets are straining to make up the difference. I talk with @kategordon.bsky.social about the whole mess.
www.volts.wtf/p/climate-ch...
www.volts.wtf/p/climate-ch...
December 4, 2024 at 9:14 PM
100% agree with this. Only serious economic impact is able to make the business case for serious actions. The rest is just PR. Can’t say I like it, but that’s the rule of the democratic capitalism system we live and work.
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It did not take long until the naysayers on heat pumps also arrived on Bluesky.
To all of the "experts" commenting in my feed that heat pumps don't work: STUDY THE SCIENCE!
I have - here's my summary: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
To all of the "experts" commenting in my feed that heat pumps don't work: STUDY THE SCIENCE!
I have - here's my summary: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
Factcheck: 18 misleading myths about heat pumps - Carbon Brief
Heat pumps are an alternative to gas boilers and wood stoves for indoor heating. They...
www.carbonbrief.org
December 4, 2024 at 7:54 PM
It did not take long until the naysayers on heat pumps also arrived on Bluesky.
To all of the "experts" commenting in my feed that heat pumps don't work: STUDY THE SCIENCE!
I have - here's my summary: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
To all of the "experts" commenting in my feed that heat pumps don't work: STUDY THE SCIENCE!
I have - here's my summary: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
I say x10 more projects like this! If we are serious about climate and energy transition, we should start looking at reality through the lens of opportunities rather then pointing out issues. The perfect solution does NOT exist 🤷♂️
Sending solar power from Morocco may well be technically feasible, but I would like to see more analysis of what Morocco gets out of this. Only 20% of their electricity is currently renewable - surely local decarbonisation should be the priority. Is this energy colonialism?
www.theguardian.com/...
www.theguardian.com/...
Former Tesco boss wants to send power from Morocco to Great Britain using subsea cable
Dave Lewis says the near-constant stream of clean electricity could supply the grid as early as 2030
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:54 PM
I say x10 more projects like this! If we are serious about climate and energy transition, we should start looking at reality through the lens of opportunities rather then pointing out issues. The perfect solution does NOT exist 🤷♂️
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Currently, ~40% of the global electricity generation is from renewables and nuclear power, with ~10% from nuclear. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋 Source: ember-energy.org/data/electri...
November 17, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Currently, ~40% of the global electricity generation is from renewables and nuclear power, with ~10% from nuclear. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋 Source: ember-energy.org/data/electri...
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Northvolt’s future hangs in balance as bankruptcy looms
https://www.ft.com/content/8876a08c-a020-47a2-8402-ef1d2012ba15
https://www.ft.com/content/8876a08c-a020-47a2-8402-ef1d2012ba15
Northvolt’s future hangs in balance as bankruptcy looms
Troubled European battery maker in race against time to secure short-term funding
www.ft.com
November 17, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Northvolt’s future hangs in balance as bankruptcy looms
https://www.ft.com/content/8876a08c-a020-47a2-8402-ef1d2012ba15
https://www.ft.com/content/8876a08c-a020-47a2-8402-ef1d2012ba15