Hugh McKellar
@maddogeco.bsky.social
Working in renewables energy, dreaming about TT bikes.
Reposted by Hugh McKellar
You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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January 31, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Please watch Alex of @techconnectify.bsky.social youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?...
Tech law idea: features cannot be delete/removed only relinquished and open sourced.
January 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Tech law idea: features cannot be delete/removed only relinquished and open sourced.
As a renewable energy nerd & networking/homelab nerd this one hit all the right spots. I do have questions, like are the packets of electrons fungible or discrete? So could I sell out of my local microgrid while my neighbours is buying in from outside the microgrid? Does my energy just go next door?
Today on Volts: Swedish tech entrepreneur Jonas Birgersson was once known in his country as "broadband Jesus" for his efforts in spreading decentralized, low-cost broadband access. Now, he wants to bring the same decentralized, peer-to-peer revolution to the electricity grid.
Making the electricity grid work like the internet
Jonas Birgersson joins me to explain how "packet-switching" for electrons can lead to energy abundance and grid resilience.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:09 AM
As a renewable energy nerd & networking/homelab nerd this one hit all the right spots. I do have questions, like are the packets of electrons fungible or discrete? So could I sell out of my local microgrid while my neighbours is buying in from outside the microgrid? Does my energy just go next door?
So have those Epstein file been published yet? If not have those responsible for releasing them been brought before a judge yet?
January 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
So have those Epstein file been published yet? If not have those responsible for releasing them been brought before a judge yet?
Remind me, how many wars have been started over sunshine?
Country 9 in global oil reserves has invaded country 1 and arrested its president. Country 7 is under sanctions and its refineries are being destroyed. Country 2 is facing off with country 6. And there are riots in country 3. But oil is only $60/bbl. Maybe oil is not as critical as it used to be?
January 4, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Remind me, how many wars have been started over sunshine?
2026 is so futuristic when I woke up all the bananas have black spots, I assume they got an update overnight and they are some type of qr like bar code.
December 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
2026 is so futuristic when I woke up all the bananas have black spots, I assume they got an update overnight and they are some type of qr like bar code.
Happy new year, Australia’s #NEM wholesale prices are down, average renewables penetration is up 4% points. Renewables curtailment is up so there is more #wind and #solar ready to dispatch if coal and gas could get out of the way. Big batteries become a visible force on the charts.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
@hankgreen.bsky.social it’s very confusing seeing tons/tonnes being used incorrectly. Is it metric is it imperial?
What are your thoughts on the metric system using the name megagram instead? It fits the metric naming conventions and sounds different.
What are your thoughts on the metric system using the name megagram instead? It fits the metric naming conventions and sounds different.
December 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
@hankgreen.bsky.social it’s very confusing seeing tons/tonnes being used incorrectly. Is it metric is it imperial?
What are your thoughts on the metric system using the name megagram instead? It fits the metric naming conventions and sounds different.
What are your thoughts on the metric system using the name megagram instead? It fits the metric naming conventions and sounds different.
My local State Member of Parliament is whining about lack of community engagement over a proposed transmission line.
He was not at this weeks community engagement event.
Apparently if a trees falls in the in the woods and he wasn’t there to hear it, it didn’t make a sound.
He was not at this weeks community engagement event.
Apparently if a trees falls in the in the woods and he wasn’t there to hear it, it didn’t make a sound.
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
My local State Member of Parliament is whining about lack of community engagement over a proposed transmission line.
He was not at this weeks community engagement event.
Apparently if a trees falls in the in the woods and he wasn’t there to hear it, it didn’t make a sound.
He was not at this weeks community engagement event.
Apparently if a trees falls in the in the woods and he wasn’t there to hear it, it didn’t make a sound.
@skeetsapp.com the most important feature for me is holding the position in the when I open the app. Now this is a paid feature. I get it y’all need to earn some cash for a good app. But please please please can we have an annual or 1 time fee?
October 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
@skeetsapp.com the most important feature for me is holding the position in the when I open the app. Now this is a paid feature. I get it y’all need to earn some cash for a good app. But please please please can we have an annual or 1 time fee?
Build more wind. It’s pretty.
24. We oughtta be building more wind. Seriously, solar will get built anyway, but wind needs some help, and wind blows in the dark and in the winter. It doesn’t help that solar pushes down power prices and generates renewable energy credits (where relevant), which hurts wind farm economics.
October 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Build more wind. It’s pretty.
Frantically googling how to stand as a candidate for New England……
October 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Frantically googling how to stand as a candidate for New England……
The growth of renewables in South Australia https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/25423600/
October 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The growth of renewables in South Australia https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/25423600/
New #NEM #renewables record! Australia’s main grid hit 77.5% renewables energy for 5 mins. It stayed around 75% for a few hours. There was plenty of curtailed #solar and #wind on standby. The bulk came from rooftop solar. #Energy #electricity
September 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
New #NEM #renewables record! Australia’s main grid hit 77.5% renewables energy for 5 mins. It stayed around 75% for a few hours. There was plenty of curtailed #solar and #wind on standby. The bulk came from rooftop solar. #Energy #electricity
iPadOS26 windows is trash. It removes swipe gestures with the apps
September 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
iPadOS26 windows is trash. It removes swipe gestures with the apps
Hot take: this position is less stable and and safe compared to a getting onto the top tube. Bring back the super tuck
September 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Hot take: this position is less stable and and safe compared to a getting onto the top tube. Bring back the super tuck
Just when you think you have found the biggest Dunning-Kruger idiots on the internet Facebook presents you with “grass roots nuclear advocates”
August 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Just when you think you have found the biggest Dunning-Kruger idiots on the internet Facebook presents you with “grass roots nuclear advocates”
This is not a problem with wind and solar.
Some see this as jellyfish clogging the filters on a power plant's intake.
Others see it as the mass killing of marine creatures.
Others see it as the mass killing of marine creatures.
Swarm of jellyfish shuts nuclear power plant in France
‘Massive and unpredictable’ swarm entered filter drums that pull in water, Gravelines operator EDF says
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This is not a problem with wind and solar.
Why aren’t the press talking about the time the big banks are taking to pass on the interest rate cuts. Try can raise them in 24 hours but it takes 2 weeks to do them?
They’ve just increased their profit margin for the next 2 weeks.
It’s not like this is a surprise decision expected for 6 weeks
They’ve just increased their profit margin for the next 2 weeks.
It’s not like this is a surprise decision expected for 6 weeks
August 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Why aren’t the press talking about the time the big banks are taking to pass on the interest rate cuts. Try can raise them in 24 hours but it takes 2 weeks to do them?
They’ve just increased their profit margin for the next 2 weeks.
It’s not like this is a surprise decision expected for 6 weeks
They’ve just increased their profit margin for the next 2 weeks.
It’s not like this is a surprise decision expected for 6 weeks
Reposted by Hugh McKellar
AEMO boss says Australia’s electricity grids can be run on 100 pct renewables, because the system issues identified after Spain blackout were already being addressed.
“We can do that:” AEMO says power system can be run on 100 pct renewable energy
AEMO boss says Australia’s electricity grids can be run on 100 pct renewables, because the system issues identified after Spain blackout were already being addressed.
reneweconomy.com.au
July 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
AEMO boss says Australia’s electricity grids can be run on 100 pct renewables, because the system issues identified after Spain blackout were already being addressed.
How did my childhood tv shape my political views today?
Playschool - respect for arts and literature
Sesame Street- walkable urban design promotes community
Postman Pat - nationalised organisation serving the community
Ship to Shore - distrust the corporation, be ungovernable.
Playschool - respect for arts and literature
Sesame Street- walkable urban design promotes community
Postman Pat - nationalised organisation serving the community
Ship to Shore - distrust the corporation, be ungovernable.
July 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
How did my childhood tv shape my political views today?
Playschool - respect for arts and literature
Sesame Street- walkable urban design promotes community
Postman Pat - nationalised organisation serving the community
Ship to Shore - distrust the corporation, be ungovernable.
Playschool - respect for arts and literature
Sesame Street- walkable urban design promotes community
Postman Pat - nationalised organisation serving the community
Ship to Shore - distrust the corporation, be ungovernable.
This one simple hack oil companies don’t want you to know.
I got your climate solution right here...
Supportive anecdata: since I got my new e-bike three months ago, I've put nearly 900 miles on it and roughly 25 miles on our car.
July 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This one simple hack oil companies don’t want you to know.