Dick van Dam
dickvandam.bsky.social
Dick van Dam
@dickvandam.bsky.social
Onderzoeker energie, klimaatbeleid & industrie bij PBL
@leefomgeving
| PhD natuurkunde | Interesse in Technologie & Taal, Kennis & Klimaat, Sport & Samenleving
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This can't be repeated often enough: batteries are getting cheaper incredibly fast.

This not only means that our cars can drive on electricity.

But also that solar and wind become "firm" sources of power, and we can use our electricity grid much better.
www.iea.org/reports/batt...
January 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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China taking electrification seriously.

Source: new report from @daanwalt3r.bsky.social and colleagues.

rmi.org/insight/insi...
December 13, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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A new report from RMI looks at clean energy trends in European countries, Chinese provinces and US states.

S-curves in action.

rmi.org/insight/insi...
December 13, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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Here is how daily global surface temperatures have changed since the 1940s.

Note that global temperatures show a modest seasonal cycle due to a higher proportion of land are in the Northern Hemisphere.
December 10, 2024 at 6:30 PM