Mark Charles
@markoz-22.bsky.social
Pround father of a non-binary young adult. Interested in everything.
The main reason for being on BlueSky is to discuss climate change solutions.
BlueSky is a source of dense information. Hence, I will be happy to be a net importer of information.
The main reason for being on BlueSky is to discuss climate change solutions.
BlueSky is a source of dense information. Hence, I will be happy to be a net importer of information.
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An important update on Cheaper Home Batteries. Excited to see this program continue to deliver for families across the country.
December 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
An important update on Cheaper Home Batteries. Excited to see this program continue to deliver for families across the country.
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Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand)
Results:
Last week: 100.0% RE
Last 224 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
Results:
Last week: 100.0% RE
Last 224 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
December 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand)
Results:
Last week: 100.0% RE
Last 224 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
Results:
Last week: 100.0% RE
Last 224 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
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3 new #XPeng just got confirmed for Australia and Tesla’s website is having palpitations.
G6 refresh at 55K AUD dollars, not an actual jet
X9 luxury bus with a whiff of Cybertruck renderings on the roofline
G9L wagon that will bring all the ford wagon men to the yard. #ev #australia
G6 refresh at 55K AUD dollars, not an actual jet
X9 luxury bus with a whiff of Cybertruck renderings on the roofline
G9L wagon that will bring all the ford wagon men to the yard. #ev #australia
December 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
3 new #XPeng just got confirmed for Australia and Tesla’s website is having palpitations.
G6 refresh at 55K AUD dollars, not an actual jet
X9 luxury bus with a whiff of Cybertruck renderings on the roofline
G9L wagon that will bring all the ford wagon men to the yard. #ev #australia
G6 refresh at 55K AUD dollars, not an actual jet
X9 luxury bus with a whiff of Cybertruck renderings on the roofline
G9L wagon that will bring all the ford wagon men to the yard. #ev #australia
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When global temperatures shot up by ~6°C about 56 million years ago, plants were unable to thrive
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
56 million years ago, the Earth suddenly heated up – and many plants stopped working properly
It could be a sign of what’s to come.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
When global temperatures shot up by ~6°C about 56 million years ago, plants were unable to thrive
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
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"Global renewable power capacity is projected to double over the next five years, increasing by 4,600 gigawatts (GW) — roughly the same as adding the total power generating capacity of China, the European Union and Japan, "
Spoiler Alert: Canada is not one of them. At all. Quite the contrary #cdnpoli #MarkCarney www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/c...
The surprising countries pulling off stunningly fast clean energy transitions | CNN
Fossil fuel production is still increasing and the United States is in climate denial mode. But, globally, the use of renewable energy is on the rise — and several countries are shifting to solar fast...
www.cnn.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"Global renewable power capacity is projected to double over the next five years, increasing by 4,600 gigawatts (GW) — roughly the same as adding the total power generating capacity of China, the European Union and Japan, "
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One of my most favourite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
One of my most favourite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
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More via Eavor press release here eavor.com/press-releas...
Eavor Technologies Achieves First Electricity Production at Geretsried Site - Eavor
Calgary, Alberta, Canada — Revolutionary Project Signals a New Era for Geothermal Energy
eavor.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
More via Eavor press release here eavor.com/press-releas...
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Today we had two of our sail-equipped ships at sea… and both had over half their propulsion being provided by their sails!
These figures aren’t too common as we aim for 10-15% average across a year, but it demonstrates the potential when the conditions are right!
These figures aren’t too common as we aim for 10-15% average across a year, but it demonstrates the potential when the conditions are right!
December 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Today we had two of our sail-equipped ships at sea… and both had over half their propulsion being provided by their sails!
These figures aren’t too common as we aim for 10-15% average across a year, but it demonstrates the potential when the conditions are right!
These figures aren’t too common as we aim for 10-15% average across a year, but it demonstrates the potential when the conditions are right!
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Tetra Pak just launched a heat-pump-based pasteurization system that can cut energy use by up to 77%.
Electrification + heat recovery = massive efficiency gains. This is the kind of behind-the-scenes innovation that quietly transforms entire sectors.
www.foodtechbiz.com/business-upd...
Electrification + heat recovery = massive efficiency gains. This is the kind of behind-the-scenes innovation that quietly transforms entire sectors.
www.foodtechbiz.com/business-upd...
Tetra Pak launches integrated heat pump system to electrify pasteurization and cut energy use by up to 77%
Tetra Pak announces the expansion of its Factory Sustainable Solutions portfolio with its new Tetra Pak Integrated Heat Pump system for pasteurizers, designed t
www.foodtechbiz.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Tetra Pak just launched a heat-pump-based pasteurization system that can cut energy use by up to 77%.
Electrification + heat recovery = massive efficiency gains. This is the kind of behind-the-scenes innovation that quietly transforms entire sectors.
www.foodtechbiz.com/business-upd...
Electrification + heat recovery = massive efficiency gains. This is the kind of behind-the-scenes innovation that quietly transforms entire sectors.
www.foodtechbiz.com/business-upd...
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Just a nice collection of perovskites stuff from yesterday.
1. Aiming for a 35% cell in four years:
1. Aiming for a 35% cell in four years:
'dedicated KRW 33.6 billion (approximately US$22.9 million) to support research and development...goal is to achieve world-first commercialization and world-leading efficiency levels of 35% for tandem cells and 28% for modules within the next five years.”
South Korea sets 2030 goal for perovskite-silicon tandem solar panels
South Korea has allocated KRW 33.6 billion ($22.8 million) for R&D on perovskite-silicon tandem solar technology with a goal of commercializing 28%-efficient modules by 2030, according to the Ministry...
www.pv-magazine.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Just a nice collection of perovskites stuff from yesterday.
1. Aiming for a 35% cell in four years:
1. Aiming for a 35% cell in four years:
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"Christmas isn't meant to be till the end of the month" said Grace Stimmer chaser.com.au/general-news...
December 1, 2025 at 5:37 AM
"Christmas isn't meant to be till the end of the month" said Grace Stimmer chaser.com.au/general-news...
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Your 'moment of doom' for Nov. 26, 2025 ~ Have an ice day!
"This area in the Canadian Archipelago is expected to be the last place on the planet to have sea ice intact. Scientists predict this final melting could happen as early as the coming decade."
news.umanitoba.ca/the-last-ice/
"This area in the Canadian Archipelago is expected to be the last place on the planet to have sea ice intact. Scientists predict this final melting could happen as early as the coming decade."
news.umanitoba.ca/the-last-ice/
The Last Ice
Researchers complete inaugural voyage of a little-known region of Canada’s Arctic that will be home to the world’s last surviving sea ice
news.umanitoba.ca
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Nov. 26, 2025 ~ Have an ice day!
"This area in the Canadian Archipelago is expected to be the last place on the planet to have sea ice intact. Scientists predict this final melting could happen as early as the coming decade."
news.umanitoba.ca/the-last-ice/
"This area in the Canadian Archipelago is expected to be the last place on the planet to have sea ice intact. Scientists predict this final melting could happen as early as the coming decade."
news.umanitoba.ca/the-last-ice/
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Alojoh:
"EV sales in Europe surged in 2025. Year-to-date volumes are up 26%, with Q3 2025 outperforming the same quarter in 2024 by 27%. October 2025 continued the momentum, posting a 33% increase compared with October 2024."
#alwaysbecharging nitter.net/alojoh/statu...
"EV sales in Europe surged in 2025. Year-to-date volumes are up 26%, with Q3 2025 outperforming the same quarter in 2024 by 27%. October 2025 continued the momentum, posting a 33% increase compared with October 2024."
#alwaysbecharging nitter.net/alojoh/statu...
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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It’s no accident the ladder climbers & fake smart careerist class occupying our government, mass media, boardrooms etc aren’t capable of understanding/responding to what Hansen is theorizing here.
A proper response would change the world within weeks. And that is the last thing big capital wants.
A proper response would change the world within weeks. And that is the last thing big capital wants.
Warning! This colorful chart is censored by IPCC - mailchi.mp/caa/warning-...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/warning-th...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/warning-th...
November 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
It’s no accident the ladder climbers & fake smart careerist class occupying our government, mass media, boardrooms etc aren’t capable of understanding/responding to what Hansen is theorizing here.
A proper response would change the world within weeks. And that is the last thing big capital wants.
A proper response would change the world within weeks. And that is the last thing big capital wants.
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So we are above RCP8.5 Scenario due to spike in Radiative Forcing...
Warning! This colorful chart is censored by IPCC - mailchi.mp/caa/warning-...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/warning-th...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/warning-th...
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
So we are above RCP8.5 Scenario due to spike in Radiative Forcing...
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"Adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps collectively saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
New Brattle Report Finds Beneficial Electrification Delivers Billions in Savings to US Households Along with Significant Emissions Reductions - Brattle
Harnessing the benefits of electric technology over the last decade saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone and prevented more than
www.brattle.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps collectively saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
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Huzzah! Our favourite journal has landed! 🤩
If anybody needs us for the rest of the day, then tough cheese.
If anybody needs us for the rest of the day, then tough cheese.
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Huzzah! Our favourite journal has landed! 🤩
If anybody needs us for the rest of the day, then tough cheese.
If anybody needs us for the rest of the day, then tough cheese.
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Jebus, in just 2 or 3 years Pakistan has imported enough solar panels that, in some times in the coming year, panels will cover *all* the country's demand.
www.reuters.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Jebus, in just 2 or 3 years Pakistan has imported enough solar panels that, in some times in the coming year, panels will cover *all* the country's demand.
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Nepal Sri Lanka & Djibouti - not exactly the list you expected right?! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
#alwaysbecharging bsky.app/profile/elec...
#alwaysbecharging bsky.app/profile/elec...
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Nepal Sri Lanka & Djibouti - not exactly the list you expected right?! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
#alwaysbecharging bsky.app/profile/elec...
#alwaysbecharging bsky.app/profile/elec...
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The Whole World Is Switching to EVs Faster Than You:
"BloombergNEF forecasts EVs will be displacing about 5.3 million barrels of oil a day, equivalent to about a 10th of all road fuel consumed globally at present."
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#alwaysbecharging
"BloombergNEF forecasts EVs will be displacing about 5.3 million barrels of oil a day, equivalent to about a 10th of all road fuel consumed globally at present."
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#alwaysbecharging
The energy transition happens often in unlikely places at unprecedented rates.
Take Nepal: Over the past year, electric vehicles accounted for 76 percent of all passenger vehicles and half of the light commercial vehicles sold in Nepal.
Five years ago, that number was essentially zero.
Take Nepal: Over the past year, electric vehicles accounted for 76 percent of all passenger vehicles and half of the light commercial vehicles sold in Nepal.
Five years ago, that number was essentially zero.
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Whole World Is Switching to EVs Faster Than You:
"BloombergNEF forecasts EVs will be displacing about 5.3 million barrels of oil a day, equivalent to about a 10th of all road fuel consumed globally at present."
⚡️⚡️⚡️
#alwaysbecharging
"BloombergNEF forecasts EVs will be displacing about 5.3 million barrels of oil a day, equivalent to about a 10th of all road fuel consumed globally at present."
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#alwaysbecharging
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Excellent new video from Youtube channel “Just Have a Think” explaining how African nations are trying to catch up with Pakistan to import record levels of Chinese solar PV and batteries.
Excellent video. Worth watching:
Excellent video. Worth watching:
How an African energy revolution could save ALL of us.
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Excellent new video from Youtube channel “Just Have a Think” explaining how African nations are trying to catch up with Pakistan to import record levels of Chinese solar PV and batteries.
Excellent video. Worth watching:
Excellent video. Worth watching:
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The most on-the-money statement you’ll read today.
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The most on-the-money statement you’ll read today.
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‘I began to wonder if there was anything significant to write about. But when I began to investigate photovoltaics, I found that here was a success story that begged to be told…
…1973, annual output pv ~20-30 kW, next year doubled. In 1978, 1 MW - 1998, >100 MW’
Space to Earth, John Perlin, 1999
…1973, annual output pv ~20-30 kW, next year doubled. In 1978, 1 MW - 1998, >100 MW’
Space to Earth, John Perlin, 1999
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
‘I began to wonder if there was anything significant to write about. But when I began to investigate photovoltaics, I found that here was a success story that begged to be told…
…1973, annual output pv ~20-30 kW, next year doubled. In 1978, 1 MW - 1998, >100 MW’
Space to Earth, John Perlin, 1999
…1973, annual output pv ~20-30 kW, next year doubled. In 1978, 1 MW - 1998, >100 MW’
Space to Earth, John Perlin, 1999
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Hard to grasp these numbers, but just looking around everybody can easily notice the changes related to the #heating of the #atmossphere. I wish #humanity as collective would act smarter, would be wiser as she currently does and is. 😑
November 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Hard to grasp these numbers, but just looking around everybody can easily notice the changes related to the #heating of the #atmossphere. I wish #humanity as collective would act smarter, would be wiser as she currently does and is. 😑