Abhinav Bhaskar
@industrialdecarb.bsky.social
Researcher, founder, debater, Industrial decarbonisation, Hydrogen, energy transition, thermal storage, thermodynamics, society, politics
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While unionized Starbucks workers are on strike for a fair contract, don’t cross the picket line!
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
While unionized Starbucks workers are on strike for a fair contract, don’t cross the picket line!
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
hydrogen for grid balancing. I am ready for the brick-bats :) itm-power.com/news/stableg...
Stablegrid Group selects ITM Power for 710 MW of energy infrastructure projects in Germany
Stablegrid Group has chosen ITM Power as the technology partner and supplier for two energy infrastructure projects in Germany, totalling 710 MW of electrolyser capacity.
itm-power.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
hydrogen for grid balancing. I am ready for the brick-bats :) itm-power.com/news/stableg...
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Federal court overturns NY law on radioactive waste disposal. One more reason for NY to not be building more nuclear plants? There really are no good solutions for nuclear waste.
www.lohud.com/story/news/l...
www.lohud.com/story/news/l...
New York loses bid to prevent Holtec from dumping radioactive water into the Hudson River
A federal judge sided with Holtec, allowing the company to release radiological water from the Indian Point nuclear power plant into the Hudson River.
www.lohud.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Federal court overturns NY law on radioactive waste disposal. One more reason for NY to not be building more nuclear plants? There really are no good solutions for nuclear waste.
www.lohud.com/story/news/l...
www.lohud.com/story/news/l...
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Definitely don't repost the research that anti-wind groups are trying to bury using lawsuits
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/services-1
drive.google.com/file/d/1TAZw...
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/services-1
drive.google.com/file/d/1TAZw...
August 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Definitely don't repost the research that anti-wind groups are trying to bury using lawsuits
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/services-1
drive.google.com/file/d/1TAZw...
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/services-1
drive.google.com/file/d/1TAZw...
Reposted by Abhinav Bhaskar
NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
August 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
The recent green ammonia tenders in India have achieved record low prices of 580-640 USD/ton in the first 9 rounds (total 13). www.pv-magazine-india.com/2025/08/22/t...
The Hydrogen Stream: SECI’s 9th green ammonia auction yields record-low price of INR 49.75/kg
Solar Energy Corp. of India’s (SECI) ninth green ammonia auction under the SIGHT Scheme (Mode-2A) has yielded an all-time low tariff of INR 49.75/kg for green ammonia supply of 1,00,000 tonnes per ann...
www.pv-magazine-india.com
August 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The recent green ammonia tenders in India have achieved record low prices of 580-640 USD/ton in the first 9 rounds (total 13). www.pv-magazine-india.com/2025/08/22/t...
Some ideas should not be explored , producing hydrogen from ammonia which requires 15 MWh of electricity to produce is on top of that list news.mit.edu/2025/study-s...
Study shows making hydrogen with soda cans and seawater is scalable and sustainable
MIT engineers find making hydrogen from soda cans and seawater is scalable and sustainable. Their method’s overall carbon emissions are on par with those of other green hydrogen technologies.
news.mit.edu
June 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Some ideas should not be explored , producing hydrogen from ammonia which requires 15 MWh of electricity to produce is on top of that list news.mit.edu/2025/study-s...
The narrative has unfortunately changed from green wind turbines to green tanks for the future :https://www.politico.eu/article/industry-steel-eu-bets-clean-future-brussels-belgium-industrial-coal/
June 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The narrative has unfortunately changed from green wind turbines to green tanks for the future :https://www.politico.eu/article/industry-steel-eu-bets-clean-future-brussels-belgium-industrial-coal/
Brilliant : apnews.com/article/ship...
Major nations agree on first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping
Many of the world’s largest shipping nations have agreed to impose a minimum fee on every ton of greenhouse gases emitted by ships above certain thresholds in what's effectively the first global tax o...
apnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Brilliant : apnews.com/article/ship...
sad and infuriating : www.compiler.news/kenya-lawsui...
Kenyan lawsuit against Meta will test Big Tech accountability
A Kenyan court will hear a $1.6 billion lawsuit that alleges Facebook helped incite genocide in Ethiopia. The case could be a model for those looking to hold platforms responsible for online hate and ...
www.compiler.news
April 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
sad and infuriating : www.compiler.news/kenya-lawsui...
Elegant and simple and already being implemented today; while CCS has been advocated is the only solution for emission reduction in the cement industry for ages www.climateworks.org/blog/a-gamec...
A gamechanger for low-carbon cement
Here’s how LC3 emerged as a strong and cost-effective climate solution in the quest for low-carbon cement.
www.climateworks.org
April 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Elegant and simple and already being implemented today; while CCS has been advocated is the only solution for emission reduction in the cement industry for ages www.climateworks.org/blog/a-gamec...
Have not read the report (paywall), but China has multiple green hydrogen based steel projects, and they can probably develop their own technology too (Alternative to MIDREX or TENOVA) www.woodmac.com/news/opinion...
Green steel in China: easier said than done
China steel is in its post-peak era – but can it get on an emissions pathway?
www.woodmac.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Have not read the report (paywall), but China has multiple green hydrogen based steel projects, and they can probably develop their own technology too (Alternative to MIDREX or TENOVA) www.woodmac.com/news/opinion...
Interesting pointers on steel and iron ore demand :https://mining.com.au/green-iron-tariffs-blue-creating-golden-opportunity/
April 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Interesting pointers on steel and iron ore demand :https://mining.com.au/green-iron-tariffs-blue-creating-golden-opportunity/