Munur Sacit Herdem
@herdem1.bsky.social
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“California is moving faster than the U.S. as a whole, but to really make inroads, CA needs to also electrify transport, industry and buildings as fast as it is building batteries, while growing offshore wind, utility solar, rooftop solar and enhanced geothermal"
"The surge in storage is meeting with even faster growth of solar in the state. Together, solar+batteries have eliminated >37% of fossil gas use on the state’s main grid in just 2y"
@CAgovernor touts California's record battery energy gains at UN climate conference
www.latimes.com/environment/...
@CAgovernor touts California's record battery energy gains at UN climate conference
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Newsom touts California's record battery energy gains at U.N. climate conference
California has now reached 16,942 megawatts of available battery storage — about one-third of the estimated capacity needed to reach the state's goal of 100% clean energy by 2045.
www.latimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“California is moving faster than the U.S. as a whole, but to really make inroads, CA needs to also electrify transport, industry and buildings as fast as it is building batteries, while growing offshore wind, utility solar, rooftop solar and enhanced geothermal"
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Our latest episode, out today, is on innovation and learning, 'Moore's Law' ('Swanson's Law), and technological change.
Check out #EnergyMatters on all the usual podcast services.
@johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @energyinnovation.org
Check out #EnergyMatters on all the usual podcast services.
@johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @energyinnovation.org
ROSEI's @dankammen.bsky.social and advisory board member Claire Broido Johnson started a podcast called Energy Matters! The show aims to have fact-driven, no-nonsense conversations about how—and why—energy shapes our world. Episodes at the link below! #HopkinsEnergy
www.youtube.com/@EnergyMatte...
www.youtube.com/@EnergyMatte...
Energy Matters. All Around The World.
www.youtube.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Our latest episode, out today, is on innovation and learning, 'Moore's Law' ('Swanson's Law), and technological change.
Check out #EnergyMatters on all the usual podcast services.
@johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @energyinnovation.org
Check out #EnergyMatters on all the usual podcast services.
@johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @energyinnovation.org
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Hi All,
Claire and I hope that you will give our new podcast, EnergyMatters a listen
We'll be covering nuclear power, energy startups, Moore's Law, energy efficiency, energy access and justice ...
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social
sites.libsyn.com/589665/why-e...
Claire and I hope that you will give our new podcast, EnergyMatters a listen
We'll be covering nuclear power, energy startups, Moore's Law, energy efficiency, energy access and justice ...
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social
sites.libsyn.com/589665/why-e...
Energy Matters with Claire and Dan: Why Energy Matters
Hosts Dan Kammen and Claire Broido Johnson kick off Energy Matters with a candid look at the science, business, and urgency of the climate crisis. From clean cooking in Kenya ...
sites.libsyn.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Hi All,
Claire and I hope that you will give our new podcast, EnergyMatters a listen
We'll be covering nuclear power, energy startups, Moore's Law, energy efficiency, energy access and justice ...
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social
sites.libsyn.com/589665/why-e...
Claire and I hope that you will give our new podcast, EnergyMatters a listen
We'll be covering nuclear power, energy startups, Moore's Law, energy efficiency, energy access and justice ...
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social
sites.libsyn.com/589665/why-e...
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New work on @sustainableenergy.bsky.social for healthcare in @africa.theconversation.com from our @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social and #DRCongo based offgridbox.com and www.rcha-rdc.org
Download here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Download here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Power to Breathe: Electricity, Oxygen and Mortality in the Medical System of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Background: Oxygen is considered an essential medicine with no substitute to treat and/or prevent hypoxemia, associated with conditions accounting for approxima
papers.ssrn.com
August 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
New work on @sustainableenergy.bsky.social for healthcare in @africa.theconversation.com from our @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social and #DRCongo based offgridbox.com and www.rcha-rdc.org
Download here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Download here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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In this paper out in @nature.com, we documented a surprising trend in nuclear power plant construction costs: China and South Korea showed declines in the cost over time, showing potential for breaking the 'cost curse' of nuclear power.
led by Shangwei Liu, Gang He, and @dankammen.bsky.social
led by Shangwei Liu, Gang He, and @dankammen.bsky.social
Out today in @nature.com with Shangwei Liu, Gang He, and Minghao Qin our paper on nuclear power construction and (early) plant lifetime operation costs.
@johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social
@harvard.edu @baruch.cuny.edu
Nature 643, 1186-1188 (2025)
doi: doi.org/10.1038/d415...
@johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social
@harvard.edu @baruch.cuny.edu
Nature 643, 1186-1188 (2025)
doi: doi.org/10.1038/d415...
China reins in the spiralling construction costs of nuclear power — what can other countries learn?
Strengthening regulations and domestic supply chains could be key to making nuclear power more economically viable.
doi.org
July 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In this paper out in @nature.com, we documented a surprising trend in nuclear power plant construction costs: China and South Korea showed declines in the cost over time, showing potential for breaking the 'cost curse' of nuclear power.
led by Shangwei Liu, Gang He, and @dankammen.bsky.social
led by Shangwei Liu, Gang He, and @dankammen.bsky.social
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In an excellent question from @chris8048.bsky.social on recent nuclear plant costs in France my co-author @shangwei-liu.bsky.social notes and corrects the record:
July 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In an excellent question from @chris8048.bsky.social on recent nuclear plant costs in France my co-author @shangwei-liu.bsky.social notes and corrects the record:
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Out today in @nature.com with Shangwei Liu, Gang He, and Minghao Qin our paper on nuclear power construction and (early) plant lifetime operation costs.
@johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social
@harvard.edu @baruch.cuny.edu
Nature 643, 1186-1188 (2025)
doi: doi.org/10.1038/d415...
@johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social
@harvard.edu @baruch.cuny.edu
Nature 643, 1186-1188 (2025)
doi: doi.org/10.1038/d415...
China reins in the spiralling construction costs of nuclear power — what can other countries learn?
Strengthening regulations and domestic supply chains could be key to making nuclear power more economically viable.
doi.org
July 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Out today in @nature.com with Shangwei Liu, Gang He, and Minghao Qin our paper on nuclear power construction and (early) plant lifetime operation costs.
@johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social
@harvard.edu @baruch.cuny.edu
Nature 643, 1186-1188 (2025)
doi: doi.org/10.1038/d415...
@johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social
@harvard.edu @baruch.cuny.edu
Nature 643, 1186-1188 (2025)
doi: doi.org/10.1038/d415...
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How heatwaves are changing electricity demand in Europe: I’m quoted in the FT on the unprecedented challenges our energy systems face this summer.
As repeated heatwaves drive demand we’re witnessing a “massive change” in how and when energy is used.
full article: www.ft.com/content/23b3...
As repeated heatwaves drive demand we’re witnessing a “massive change” in how and when energy is used.
full article: www.ft.com/content/23b3...
August 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
How heatwaves are changing electricity demand in Europe: I’m quoted in the FT on the unprecedented challenges our energy systems face this summer.
As repeated heatwaves drive demand we’re witnessing a “massive change” in how and when energy is used.
full article: www.ft.com/content/23b3...
As repeated heatwaves drive demand we’re witnessing a “massive change” in how and when energy is used.
full article: www.ft.com/content/23b3...
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About to do the keynote interview and panel at the FT Live Hydrogen Summit 2025 in London. Wish the audience luck!
June 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
About to do the keynote interview and panel at the FT Live Hydrogen Summit 2025 in London. Wish the audience luck!
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Europe relies heavily on imported fossil fuels—a big risk for energy security, competitiveness, and climate action.
Geopolitical tensions can disrupt supply and spike prices, making us all vulnerable. Investing in local clean energy is key for resilience, jobs, and a sustainable future.
Geopolitical tensions can disrupt supply and spike prices, making us all vulnerable. Investing in local clean energy is key for resilience, jobs, and a sustainable future.
June 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Europe relies heavily on imported fossil fuels—a big risk for energy security, competitiveness, and climate action.
Geopolitical tensions can disrupt supply and spike prices, making us all vulnerable. Investing in local clean energy is key for resilience, jobs, and a sustainable future.
Geopolitical tensions can disrupt supply and spike prices, making us all vulnerable. Investing in local clean energy is key for resilience, jobs, and a sustainable future.
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Electrification is THE dominant energy vector for the industry sector in all EU decarbonisation scenarios released by the European Commission.
The share of gas declines markedly in all scenarios.
The share of gas declines markedly in all scenarios.
June 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Electrification is THE dominant energy vector for the industry sector in all EU decarbonisation scenarios released by the European Commission.
The share of gas declines markedly in all scenarios.
The share of gas declines markedly in all scenarios.
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Elon Musk’s companies—SpaceX, Starlink, and Tesla—could lose at least $48 billion in sales over the next decade if Donald Trump follows through on a threat to cancel their U.S. government contracts, according to a WIRED review of publicly available data.
Elon Musk’s Fight With Trump Threatens $48 Billion in Government Contracts
The billionaire’s feud with the president over the nation’s debt is jeopardizing lucrative deals for SpaceX and other Musk companies.
www.wired.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Elon Musk’s companies—SpaceX, Starlink, and Tesla—could lose at least $48 billion in sales over the next decade if Donald Trump follows through on a threat to cancel their U.S. government contracts, according to a WIRED review of publicly available data.
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Today's #HydrogenSoufflé comes to you from the aviation supply chain. GKN is "scaling back" its hydrogen research programme following "delays" to Airbus's hydrogen aircraft launch. Just like the Charge of the Light Brigade led to "delays" and a "scaling back".
www.flightglobal.com/engines/gkn-...
www.flightglobal.com/engines/gkn-...
GKN scales back hydrogen projects in reaction to Airbus ZEROe delay
GKN Aerospace has significantly scaled back its research and technology activities related to hydrogen propulsion in the wake of Airbus's decision to delay the launch of any hydrogen-powered aircraft ...
www.flightglobal.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today's #HydrogenSoufflé comes to you from the aviation supply chain. GKN is "scaling back" its hydrogen research programme following "delays" to Airbus's hydrogen aircraft launch. Just like the Charge of the Light Brigade led to "delays" and a "scaling back".
www.flightglobal.com/engines/gkn-...
www.flightglobal.com/engines/gkn-...
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Pakistan’s solar and wind boom just got a boost—cheap Chinese batteries are making clean power reliable day and night.
Factories like Lucky Cement are ditching fossil fuels, cutting emissions, and keeping the power flowing.
When tech gets affordable, the energy transition speeds up.
Factories like Lucky Cement are ditching fossil fuels, cutting emissions, and keeping the power flowing.
When tech gets affordable, the energy transition speeds up.
June 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Pakistan’s solar and wind boom just got a boost—cheap Chinese batteries are making clean power reliable day and night.
Factories like Lucky Cement are ditching fossil fuels, cutting emissions, and keeping the power flowing.
When tech gets affordable, the energy transition speeds up.
Factories like Lucky Cement are ditching fossil fuels, cutting emissions, and keeping the power flowing.
When tech gets affordable, the energy transition speeds up.
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It is over fifty years since Japan's "Sunshine Project" started governments pouring money into green hydrogen as a replacement for fossil fuels. How is it going? TLDR: not well.
open.substack.com/pub/mliebrei...
open.substack.com/pub/mliebrei...
Fifty years of green hydrogen in five charts
It is over fifty years since Japan's "Sunshine Project" started governments pouring money into green hydrogen as a replacement for fossil fuels. How is it going? TLDR: not well.
open.substack.com
May 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It is over fifty years since Japan's "Sunshine Project" started governments pouring money into green hydrogen as a replacement for fossil fuels. How is it going? TLDR: not well.
open.substack.com/pub/mliebrei...
open.substack.com/pub/mliebrei...
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Today's #HydrogenSoufflé comes to you from Saudi Arabia, where NEOM, the largest green hydrogen project in the world that actually exists, has failed to find buyers for over half its output. Its buyer's CEO has been fired, and costs are escalating...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Saudi Arabia’s Mega Neom Hydrogen Plant Struggles to Find Buyers
The world’s largest green hydrogen project being built in Saudi Arabia’s Neom is facing an uncertain future as it struggles to find international buyers for the fuel.
www.bloomberg.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Today's #HydrogenSoufflé comes to you from Saudi Arabia, where NEOM, the largest green hydrogen project in the world that actually exists, has failed to find buyers for over half its output. Its buyer's CEO has been fired, and costs are escalating...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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NEW | In April 2025, solar ☀️ generated more electricity globally than nuclear power for the first time
New @ember-energy.org data shows the rapid rise of solar generation over the last five years, resulting in this new record:
April 2020: 79 TWh
April 2025: 233 TWh 🏆
New @ember-energy.org data shows the rapid rise of solar generation over the last five years, resulting in this new record:
April 2020: 79 TWh
April 2025: 233 TWh 🏆
May 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
NEW | In April 2025, solar ☀️ generated more electricity globally than nuclear power for the first time
New @ember-energy.org data shows the rapid rise of solar generation over the last five years, resulting in this new record:
April 2020: 79 TWh
April 2025: 233 TWh 🏆
New @ember-energy.org data shows the rapid rise of solar generation over the last five years, resulting in this new record:
April 2020: 79 TWh
April 2025: 233 TWh 🏆
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Today's #HydrogenSoufflé is an update of a classic. I'm very much looking forward to the launch of the BMW iX5 Hydrogen in 2028, and seeing whether it can manage a single pixel on the RH chart before being taken off the market.
May 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Today's #HydrogenSoufflé is an update of a classic. I'm very much looking forward to the launch of the BMW iX5 Hydrogen in 2028, and seeing whether it can manage a single pixel on the RH chart before being taken off the market.
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Three questions lie at the heart of any discussion of the transition to net zero. How to decarbonize the grid; how to maintain grid stability; and how to do both affordably. How one neglected approach could provide a big part of the answers…
mliebreich.substack.com/p/decarboniz...
mliebreich.substack.com/p/decarboniz...
Decarbonizing the last few percent
Three questions lie at the heart of any discussion of the transition to net zero. How to decarbonize the grid; how to maintain grid stability; and how to do both affordably.
mliebreich.substack.com
May 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Three questions lie at the heart of any discussion of the transition to net zero. How to decarbonize the grid; how to maintain grid stability; and how to do both affordably. How one neglected approach could provide a big part of the answers…
mliebreich.substack.com/p/decarboniz...
mliebreich.substack.com/p/decarboniz...
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Humbling news and a huge thank you to so many wonderful, generous, and uplifting colleagues and friends, especially at a time when science is under such foolish and self-destructive attack.
@nationalacademies.org @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
news.berkeley.edu/2025/05/02/n...
@nationalacademies.org @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
news.berkeley.edu/2025/05/02/n...
National Academy of Sciences adds eight from UC Berkeley to its ranks - Berkeley News
The new members from Berkeley have spent decades researching gene editing, materials science, very young children, the depths of the universe and more.
news.berkeley.edu
May 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Humbling news and a huge thank you to so many wonderful, generous, and uplifting colleagues and friends, especially at a time when science is under such foolish and self-destructive attack.
@nationalacademies.org @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
news.berkeley.edu/2025/05/02/n...
@nationalacademies.org @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
news.berkeley.edu/2025/05/02/n...
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Writing for Policy Options, BSIA Fellow Jatin Nathwani and Scholar Munur Sacit Herdem explore how deeper collaboration between Europe and Canada can foster a robust transatlantic talent hub to drive clean energy innovation and economic growth.
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policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ap...
A Canada-Europe talent hub to overcome Trump threats
Such a hub would help build a robust innovation ecosystem and a strong start-up culture that attracts talented people from across the globe.
policyoptions.irpp.org
April 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Writing for Policy Options, BSIA Fellow Jatin Nathwani and Scholar Munur Sacit Herdem explore how deeper collaboration between Europe and Canada can foster a robust transatlantic talent hub to drive clean energy innovation and economic growth.
policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ap...
policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ap...
Thank you for creating such an outstanding documentary!
Help! ❤️
YouTube flagged our @cleaninguppod.bsky.social documentary on #ProjectBo as political advertising. 😬
Using #solar power to help save babies' lives is NOT political! 🌞
We've re-edited, now we REALLY need your likes, comments, RTs and shares to get the word out! 🙏
youtu.be/z-5QjSfy2SM?...
YouTube flagged our @cleaninguppod.bsky.social documentary on #ProjectBo as political advertising. 😬
Using #solar power to help save babies' lives is NOT political! 🌞
We've re-edited, now we REALLY need your likes, comments, RTs and shares to get the word out! 🙏
youtu.be/z-5QjSfy2SM?...
How Solar Is Saving Newborns' Lives in Sierra Leone — Episode 204: Project Bo
YouTube video by Cleaning Up Podcast
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April 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Thank you for creating such an outstanding documentary!
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Help! ❤️
YouTube flagged our @cleaninguppod.bsky.social documentary on #ProjectBo as political advertising. 😬
Using #solar power to help save babies' lives is NOT political! 🌞
We've re-edited, now we REALLY need your likes, comments, RTs and shares to get the word out! 🙏
youtu.be/z-5QjSfy2SM?...
YouTube flagged our @cleaninguppod.bsky.social documentary on #ProjectBo as political advertising. 😬
Using #solar power to help save babies' lives is NOT political! 🌞
We've re-edited, now we REALLY need your likes, comments, RTs and shares to get the word out! 🙏
youtu.be/z-5QjSfy2SM?...
How Solar Is Saving Newborns' Lives in Sierra Leone — Episode 204: Project Bo
YouTube video by Cleaning Up Podcast
youtu.be
April 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Help! ❤️
YouTube flagged our @cleaninguppod.bsky.social documentary on #ProjectBo as political advertising. 😬
Using #solar power to help save babies' lives is NOT political! 🌞
We've re-edited, now we REALLY need your likes, comments, RTs and shares to get the word out! 🙏
youtu.be/z-5QjSfy2SM?...
YouTube flagged our @cleaninguppod.bsky.social documentary on #ProjectBo as political advertising. 😬
Using #solar power to help save babies' lives is NOT political! 🌞
We've re-edited, now we REALLY need your likes, comments, RTs and shares to get the word out! 🙏
youtu.be/z-5QjSfy2SM?...
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In troubled times, a pleasure to release a @uofcalifornia.bsky.social-Tsinghua University joint project on clean energy integration via @ieeespectrum.bsky.social.
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/109...
@chinamediaproject.bsky.social
@madeinchinajournal.com
@ember-energy.org
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/109...
@chinamediaproject.bsky.social
@madeinchinajournal.com
@ember-energy.org
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov
April 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In troubled times, a pleasure to release a @uofcalifornia.bsky.social-Tsinghua University joint project on clean energy integration via @ieeespectrum.bsky.social.
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/109...
@chinamediaproject.bsky.social
@madeinchinajournal.com
@ember-energy.org
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/109...
@chinamediaproject.bsky.social
@madeinchinajournal.com
@ember-energy.org
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov
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Saving babies is politically inappropriate, when done with solar energy
YouTube shame on you.
Watch this Cleaning up Podcast episode by @mliebreich.bsky.social and Share!
YouTube shame on you.
Watch this Cleaning up Podcast episode by @mliebreich.bsky.social and Share!
How Solar Is Saving Babies’ Lives in Sierra Leone — Ep204: Project Bo | Sebastian Fleischhacker
Apparently saving babies lives is political content according to YouTube.
The #RenewableEnergy generated by the #SolarPannels of Project Bo explained in this Cleaning Up Podcast episode by Michael Li...
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April 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Saving babies is politically inappropriate, when done with solar energy
YouTube shame on you.
Watch this Cleaning up Podcast episode by @mliebreich.bsky.social and Share!
YouTube shame on you.
Watch this Cleaning up Podcast episode by @mliebreich.bsky.social and Share!