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David Howey
@davidhowey.bsky.social
Professor at Oxford University, Co-founder Brill Power. batteries | electric cars | renewable energy | machine learning and control | howey.eng.ox.ac.uk
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hallo bluesky! I've had this account for a while but been fairly dormant. Great to see so many friends and colleagues on here now. I'll try and hang out here a bit more often, and spout random thoughts about clean energy, music, running, etc. etc.
Excited to be at another Oxford energy day on the timely theme of energy and data!
Oxford Energy Day 2025 about to kick off. If you're not here in person you can catch up afterwards via @oxfordenergy.bsky.social . This year's theme is energy and data.
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Tired of manually listing your co-authored papers for funding apps or internal admin?
I built a semi-automated workflow using Scopus + BibTeX + LaTeX to generate a clean, numbered PDF.
Try it here 👉 github.com/davidhowey/l...
GitHub - davidhowey/latex-publications-by-category: Latex hacks to get a list of one's publications by category
Latex hacks to get a list of one's publications by category - davidhowey/latex-publications-by-category
github.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Do you have a Hyundai Ioniq (2016-21)? I've got roof bars available to give away (collect from Oxford, UK) - perhaps for a small charity donation. YKS6 Yakima flush bars S6, 100cm x2, with YKK1144 smartfoot fitting kits. message me if interested.
July 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
wow, what a talent Charlie Chaplin was
July 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Reposted by David Howey
Exactly as I said after the blackout: voltage regulation was issue, not a lack of spinning inertia, as so many quickly speculated (or asserted). It was an off peak spring day, plenty of cheap solar available, and the grid operator cut it too close, failed to commit sufficient voltage regulation.🔌💡
Iberian blackout: not inertia, but lack of procurement of voltage regulation (reactive power absorption) by TSO to blame for spreading power outage, according to first government report. Plausible explanation for the scale of the incident, less for the root cause.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Miscalculation by Spanish power grid operator REE led to massive blackout, report finds
Spain's power grid operator REE miscalculated its power capacity needs on the day that a surge in voltage caused a massive blackout across the Iberian peninsula in April, a government investigation has concluded.
www.reuters.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
gosh, Andor is just some of the best TV I've seen in ages - visually spectacular, incredible characters, riveting dialogue, complex and emotional story.
May 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Reposted by David Howey
NEW SHIFT KEY

WHAT SPAIN’S BLACKOUT TELLS US ABOUT THE MODERN POWER GRID

This is a *master class* from my cohost @jessedjenkins.com on how the lights stay on — and how operators manage supply, demand, voltage, and frequency to keep the world’s biggest machine humming.

heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
Spain’s Blackout and the Miracle of the Modern Power Grid
Rob and Jesse go deep on the electricity machine.
heatmap.news
May 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Reposted by David Howey
We must stop focusing hydrogen research and investment into dead-ends.

EVs out-sell fuel cell cars 1000:1.

Find out what's hot and what's not as the famous @mliebreich.bsky.social Hydrogen Ladder enters the peer-reviewed literature.

New paper in Nature Reviews: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
April 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
this is excellent news for Oxford - congrats @janrosenow.bsky.social
We're excited to announce renowned energy expert @janrosenow.bsky.social has been appointed as ECI’s new energy programme lead, returning to the University of Oxford department where he completed his doctorate in Energy Policy 13 years ago

Read more: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/global-...
March 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This (and getting solar panels, and a general desire to move towards not having any gas at all) is why we ripped out the gas hob and switched to induction. Induction is so, so much better (and easier to clean).
March 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Reposted by David Howey
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It's the weekend... time to make bagels!
February 1, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I'm in Cambridge (UK) today and tomorrow. Shout if you want to meet up!
January 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I've (finally) signed up for the PyBaMM conference www.pybmc.com which should be great fun. Are you coming?
an aerial view of london with a clock tower in the foreground
ALT: an aerial view of london with a clock tower in the foreground
media.tenor.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Ginormous funding proposal submitted. I'm so tired of looking at a computer screen and using words like "significantly", "breakthrough", "unique" and "fundamental". Time for a beer... happy weekend y'all!
December 6, 2024 at 4:11 PM
What a joy it was to visit my alma mater last week, beautiful Queens' College in Cambridge, and to be so warmly welcomed by the excellent @davidcebon.bsky.social (who *cough* taught me as an undergrad 😀). Looking forward to the next trip!
December 4, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Reposted by David Howey
Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Friends, what's the latest projections for global lithium demand over the next 15 years? anyone got reliable thoughts on this? thanks #battchat :)
November 29, 2024 at 12:16 PM
hallo bluesky! I've had this account for a while but been fairly dormant. Great to see so many friends and colleagues on here now. I'll try and hang out here a bit more often, and spout random thoughts about clean energy, music, running, etc. etc.
November 27, 2024 at 7:25 PM