Sam Gardner
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So much to learn, so little time. See also osmotics.net
Australia’s long, complicated energy transition is finally working – and not a moment too soon | Tony Wood for the Conversation | The Guardian share.google/uzpryQ2SVQBT...
Australia’s long, complicated energy transition is finally working – and not a moment too soon | Tony Wood for the Conversation
Renewables and energy storage contributed more than 50% of supplied electricity last quarter as real progress is being made – but it’s not yet job done
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February 6, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Australia’s long, complicated energy transition is finally working – and not a moment too soon | Tony Wood for the Conversation | The Guardian share.google/uzpryQ2SVQBT...
Game over?
Battery prices plunge 60 pct in two years, changing face of grid and the nature of contracts share.google/QXJfRA8r8r8J...
Battery prices plunge 60 pct in two years, changing face of grid and the nature of contracts share.google/QXJfRA8r8r8J...
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.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Game over?
Battery prices plunge 60 pct in two years, changing face of grid and the nature of contracts share.google/QXJfRA8r8r8J...
Battery prices plunge 60 pct in two years, changing face of grid and the nature of contracts share.google/QXJfRA8r8r8J...
Battery prices plunge 60 pct in two years, changing face of grid and the nature of contracts share.google/QXJfRA8r8r8J...
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.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Battery prices plunge 60 pct in two years, changing face of grid and the nature of contracts share.google/QXJfRA8r8r8J...
Welcome to the ‘Homogenocene’: how humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously samey share.google/R5sOmJrn8uFA...
Welcome to the ‘Homogenocene’: how humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously samey
Just one of the many ways the Anthropocene is reshaping life on Earth.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Welcome to the ‘Homogenocene’: how humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously samey share.google/R5sOmJrn8uFA...
Source: Financial Times
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Microsoft sheds $430bn in market value as AI spending spooks investors
Software group pulls Nasdaq lower after reporting 66% year-on-year surge in data centre costs
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January 29, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Source: Financial Times
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So it begins: "Landmark moment:" Prices plunge as renewables supply half of grid, batteries surge and coal hits new low share.google/fFChie1BNGzI...
"Landmark moment:" Prices plunge as renewables supply half of grid, batteries surge and coal hits new low
Record renewables and storage, falling prices and emissions, lowest coal and plunging gas delivers much needed boost for federal government's energy transition.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:57 PM
So it begins: "Landmark moment:" Prices plunge as renewables supply half of grid, batteries surge and coal hits new low share.google/fFChie1BNGzI...
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Big moment for Europe: in December, fully electric cars outsold petrol-only cars in the EU for the first time.
This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
January 27, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Big moment for Europe: in December, fully electric cars outsold petrol-only cars in the EU for the first time.
This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
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In 2000 95% of Poland's electricity was from coal. Today it is 51%. Total coal generation in TWh dropped by 36%.
Source is new @ember-energy.org European Electricity Review.
Source is new @ember-energy.org European Electricity Review.
January 25, 2026 at 11:19 AM
In 2000 95% of Poland's electricity was from coal. Today it is 51%. Total coal generation in TWh dropped by 36%.
Source is new @ember-energy.org European Electricity Review.
Source is new @ember-energy.org European Electricity Review.
From Optimistic Models To Empty Pipelines: The Intellectual History Of Germany’s Hydrogen Backbone cleantechnica.com/2026/01/24/f...
Probably the lack of engineers at the policy level plays a role.
Probably the lack of engineers at the policy level plays a role.
From Optimistic Models To Empty Pipelines: The Intellectual History Of Germany’s Hydrogen Backbone - CleanTechnica
A detailed history of the studies and models that justified Germany’s hydrogen backbone, and why peer review should have stopped them.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:14 AM
From Optimistic Models To Empty Pipelines: The Intellectual History Of Germany’s Hydrogen Backbone cleantechnica.com/2026/01/24/f...
Probably the lack of engineers at the policy level plays a role.
Probably the lack of engineers at the policy level plays a role.
India Is Electrifying Faster Than China Using Cheap Green Tech - Bloomberg share.google/IyMWZyFwBwlN...
India Is Electrifying Faster Than China Using Cheap Green Tech
Developing countries are taking advantage of falling prices for solar, wind and batteries.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:08 AM
India Is Electrifying Faster Than China Using Cheap Green Tech - Bloomberg share.google/IyMWZyFwBwlN...
And so enshittification starts.... I remember Google starting this way too... @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT. Here’s How They’ll Work | WIRED share.google/65FHr5grp6xh...
Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT. Here’s How They’ll Work
OpenAI says ads will not influence ChatGPT’s responses, and that it won’t sell user data to advertisers.
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January 18, 2026 at 7:23 AM
And so enshittification starts.... I remember Google starting this way too... @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT. Here’s How They’ll Work | WIRED share.google/65FHr5grp6xh...
The EU and Mercosur build one of the world's biggest free-trade zones | AP News share.google/lTvvh8iN5KS7...
Forget tariff wars: The EU and Mercosur build one of the world's biggest free-trade zones
Against tough odds, the European Union and four key South American countries are closer than they've been in 25 years to signing a long-delayed free trade deal.
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January 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The EU and Mercosur build one of the world's biggest free-trade zones | AP News share.google/lTvvh8iN5KS7...
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Sometimes the most transformative solutions come from looking at old ideas with fresh eyes.
Bricks, sand & stone could play a key role as thermal energy storage — cheap, scalable, and perfect for storing excess wind & solar as heat for industry and district heating.
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Bricks, sand & stone could play a key role as thermal energy storage — cheap, scalable, and perfect for storing excess wind & solar as heat for industry and district heating.
www.euractiv.com/news/bricks-...
January 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Sometimes the most transformative solutions come from looking at old ideas with fresh eyes.
Bricks, sand & stone could play a key role as thermal energy storage — cheap, scalable, and perfect for storing excess wind & solar as heat for industry and district heating.
www.euractiv.com/news/bricks-...
Bricks, sand & stone could play a key role as thermal energy storage — cheap, scalable, and perfect for storing excess wind & solar as heat for industry and district heating.
www.euractiv.com/news/bricks-...
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America must embrace the Electric Age, or fall behind
America must embrace the Electric Age, or fall behind
When it comes to technology, listen to Elon Musk.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
America must embrace the Electric Age, or fall behind
So it begins: China's CATL turns to powering electric ships, tapping EV battery know-how - Nikkei Asia share.google/VkGdwXY8rUd6...
China's CATL turns to powering electric ships, tapping EV battery know-how
Building on inland projects, company aims to supply oceangoing vessels
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January 8, 2026 at 12:47 PM
So it begins: China's CATL turns to powering electric ships, tapping EV battery know-how - Nikkei Asia share.google/VkGdwXY8rUd6...
@gamblingondev.bsky.social @janrosenow.bsky.social the problem is governance & institutions.
An approach matching the individual politician with the researcher in an ecosystem where noise is might will lead to one laptop per child & hydrogen. There will always be a researcher going for recognition
An approach matching the individual politician with the researcher in an ecosystem where noise is might will lead to one laptop per child & hydrogen. There will always be a researcher going for recognition
January 8, 2026 at 12:13 PM
@gamblingondev.bsky.social @janrosenow.bsky.social the problem is governance & institutions.
An approach matching the individual politician with the researcher in an ecosystem where noise is might will lead to one laptop per child & hydrogen. There will always be a researcher going for recognition
An approach matching the individual politician with the researcher in an ecosystem where noise is might will lead to one laptop per child & hydrogen. There will always be a researcher going for recognition
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Why do policymakers choose education reforms that aren’t supported by evidence? How can researchers work with them to implement interventions with better outcomes?
CSAE Director @gamblingondev.bsky.social examines these questions in this @voxdev.bsky.social blog.
CSAE Director @gamblingondev.bsky.social examines these questions in this @voxdev.bsky.social blog.
Best buys meet political realities: The political economy of education research
Why do policymakers choose education reforms that aren’t supported by evidence? And how can researchers work with them to implement interventions with better outcomes? These are thorny questions…
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January 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Why do policymakers choose education reforms that aren’t supported by evidence? How can researchers work with them to implement interventions with better outcomes?
CSAE Director @gamblingondev.bsky.social examines these questions in this @voxdev.bsky.social blog.
CSAE Director @gamblingondev.bsky.social examines these questions in this @voxdev.bsky.social blog.
Another paradigm on heating: I grew up in the world’s coldest city without central heating. Here’s what the world can learn from us share.google/PnDTfcZpZ8rS...
I grew up in the world’s coldest city without central heating. Here’s what the world can learn from us
The modern world can learn from traditional heating in China’s ‘ice city’.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Another paradigm on heating: I grew up in the world’s coldest city without central heating. Here’s what the world can learn from us share.google/PnDTfcZpZ8rS...
Just a reminder that rights are never guaranteed. Support and activism is still nececcary.
Revealed: how big businesses are rolling back public support for Pride | Pride | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Revealed: how big businesses are rolling back public support for Pride | Pride | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Revealed: how big businesses are rolling back public support for Pride
Guardian analysis of 20 major companies in UK and US shows mentions of Pride on social media have fallen substantially in past two years
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December 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Just a reminder that rights are never guaranteed. Support and activism is still nececcary.
Revealed: how big businesses are rolling back public support for Pride | Pride | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Revealed: how big businesses are rolling back public support for Pride | Pride | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
The energy transition would speed up importantly, if lessons could be learned: the case of hydrogen in transport:
Why Hydrogen Transit Often Emits More Than Diesel Once You Count Everything - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/12/20/w...
Why Hydrogen Transit Often Emits More Than Diesel Once You Count Everything - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/12/20/w...
Why Hydrogen Transit Often Emits More Than Diesel Once You Count Everything - CleanTechnica
Tailpipe zero hid real emissions. Hydrogen transit schemes frequently exceed diesel on a well to wheel basis when electricity and leakage are included.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The energy transition would speed up importantly, if lessons could be learned: the case of hydrogen in transport:
Why Hydrogen Transit Often Emits More Than Diesel Once You Count Everything - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/12/20/w...
Why Hydrogen Transit Often Emits More Than Diesel Once You Count Everything - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/12/20/w...
How did I miss this article? And from Yuen Yuen An! www.theideasletter.org/essay/polytu...
Polytunity - The Ideas Letter
“Polycrisis” has become a ubiquitous descriptor for the multisector, intersecting problems afflicting the world—but the term masks the systemic nature of these crises and overwhelmingly reflects Euroc...
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December 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
How did I miss this article? And from Yuen Yuen An! www.theideasletter.org/essay/polytu...
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Legacy car makers that continue to focus on fossil fuel powered vehicles risk getting locked out of the global market. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧
December 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Legacy car makers that continue to focus on fossil fuel powered vehicles risk getting locked out of the global market. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧
We are complaining now, but can you imagine how enshittified AI will look. As it sre the same actors with the same incentives, this might prove the demise of oligopolist AI.
"People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views"
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"People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views"
theconversation.com/people-are-g...
People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views
Even when information is factually accurate, how it’s presented can introduce subtle biases. As large language models increasingly bring people the news, this bias is a looming problem.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
We are complaining now, but can you imagine how enshittified AI will look. As it sre the same actors with the same incentives, this might prove the demise of oligopolist AI.
"People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views"
theconversation.com/people-are-g...
"People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views"
theconversation.com/people-are-g...
Hydrogen Bus Purchases Reflect Broken Systems, Not Bribes - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/12/18/h...
Hydrogen Bus Purchases Reflect Broken Systems, Not Bribes - CleanTechnica
If hydrogen transport keeps failing, why do governments keep approving it? The answer lies in governance, lobbying, and industrial policy, not bribery.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hydrogen Bus Purchases Reflect Broken Systems, Not Bribes - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/12/18/h...