Reposted by Marcin Morawski
If you do any cost analysis or economics for energy then stop assuming 8% is your discount rate!
Getting specific data on costs of capital was a nightmare, until now:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Getting specific data on costs of capital was a nightmare, until now:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Historical and future projected costs of capital for ten energy technologies across 176 countries - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Historical and future projected costs of capital for ten energy technologies across 176 countries
www.nature.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
If you do any cost analysis or economics for energy then stop assuming 8% is your discount rate!
Getting specific data on costs of capital was a nightmare, until now:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Getting specific data on costs of capital was a nightmare, until now:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Marcin Morawski
Since everyone is busy "resetting", here is a more focused plea: let's manage our sustainable biomass better.
People get nervous around biomass (it's complicated!) but high costs for green hydrogen and direct air capture mean we need to take a closer look.
Blog: nworbmot.org/blog/biomass...
People get nervous around biomass (it's complicated!) but high costs for green hydrogen and direct air capture mean we need to take a closer look.
Blog: nworbmot.org/blog/biomass...
October 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Since everyone is busy "resetting", here is a more focused plea: let's manage our sustainable biomass better.
People get nervous around biomass (it's complicated!) but high costs for green hydrogen and direct air capture mean we need to take a closer look.
Blog: nworbmot.org/blog/biomass...
People get nervous around biomass (it's complicated!) but high costs for green hydrogen and direct air capture mean we need to take a closer look.
Blog: nworbmot.org/blog/biomass...
Reposted by Marcin Morawski
We spent two months talking with RC alums and thinking deeply about how LLMs are changing programming and learning.
Here’s what we learned, and how we're currently thinking about AI at RC: t.co/ddFj486ch8
Here’s what we learned, and how we're currently thinking about AI at RC: t.co/ddFj486ch8
https://www.recurse.com/blog/191-developing-our-position-on-ai
t.co
July 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We spent two months talking with RC alums and thinking deeply about how LLMs are changing programming and learning.
Here’s what we learned, and how we're currently thinking about AI at RC: t.co/ddFj486ch8
Here’s what we learned, and how we're currently thinking about AI at RC: t.co/ddFj486ch8
Great overview of industrial electrification: challenges + current policy + opportunities for improvement
Tiny critique: I would have liked more discussion on reaching cost parity in the long-term through learning, flexibility, finance, onsite solar, and optimal control. Maybe that's coming soon?
Tiny critique: I would have liked more discussion on reaching cost parity in the long-term through learning, flexibility, finance, onsite solar, and optimal control. Maybe that's coming soon?
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Industrial electrification is vital for net-zero, but lagging far behind.
While most of industrial process heat could be electrified with existing tech, progress has been minimal.
Our new paper investigates why and how it can be changed. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
While most of industrial process heat could be electrified with existing tech, progress has been minimal.
Our new paper investigates why and how it can be changed. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
July 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Great overview of industrial electrification: challenges + current policy + opportunities for improvement
Tiny critique: I would have liked more discussion on reaching cost parity in the long-term through learning, flexibility, finance, onsite solar, and optimal control. Maybe that's coming soon?
Tiny critique: I would have liked more discussion on reaching cost parity in the long-term through learning, flexibility, finance, onsite solar, and optimal control. Maybe that's coming soon?
I'm trying to learn more about climate policy. One of the books that I read is Simon Sharpe's "Five times faster". It's pretty high-level, but more insightful than most books of its kind. This report, that he cowrote, contains many of the book's insights. It's systems thinking applied to climate.
🚨 NEW RESEARCH: The energy transition is more disruptive—and could move much faster—than most people think.
It’s not just about swapping old tech for new.
Shift to clean energy is a complex web of feedback loops, tipping points & surprises.
Our new 📖 👇
www.scurveeconomics.org/publications...
🧵
It’s not just about swapping old tech for new.
Shift to clean energy is a complex web of feedback loops, tipping points & surprises.
Our new 📖 👇
www.scurveeconomics.org/publications...
🧵
June 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I'm trying to learn more about climate policy. One of the books that I read is Simon Sharpe's "Five times faster". It's pretty high-level, but more insightful than most books of its kind. This report, that he cowrote, contains many of the book's insights. It's systems thinking applied to climate.
Reposted by Marcin Morawski
As the hydrogen bubble deflates, what are the alternatives? We present a "minimal methanol economy": using methanol as a gap-filler for the few sectors electrification can't reach.
New working paper together with Philipp Glaum, @fneum.bsky.social, @millinger.bsky.social:
arxiv.org/abs/2505.09277
New working paper together with Philipp Glaum, @fneum.bsky.social, @millinger.bsky.social:
arxiv.org/abs/2505.09277
May 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
As the hydrogen bubble deflates, what are the alternatives? We present a "minimal methanol economy": using methanol as a gap-filler for the few sectors electrification can't reach.
New working paper together with Philipp Glaum, @fneum.bsky.social, @millinger.bsky.social:
arxiv.org/abs/2505.09277
New working paper together with Philipp Glaum, @fneum.bsky.social, @millinger.bsky.social:
arxiv.org/abs/2505.09277