Neven Duic
@nduic.bsky.social
President of SDEWES_Centre, co-chair of EASAC Energy Steering Panel, Vice-president of Croatian Academy of Engineering, Professor in energy planning, economics, policy, management and system analysis, IPCC AR7 WGIII.14 CLA
https://powerlab.fsb.hr/neven/
https://powerlab.fsb.hr/neven/
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12/ The six most used energy system models are HOMER, EnergyPLAN, LUT-ESTM, Balmorel, PyPSA, and TIMES. Thereof the by far most citations receive EnergyPLAN, HOMER, and LUT-ESTM.
October 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
12/ The six most used energy system models are HOMER, EnergyPLAN, LUT-ESTM, Balmorel, PyPSA, and TIMES. Thereof the by far most citations receive EnergyPLAN, HOMER, and LUT-ESTM.
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1/ New research @lut.fi reviews the #100RE systems literature doi.org/10.1016/j.rs... for the full range of technologies and trends for a sustainable energy transition based on 1067 articles from 1975 to 2023.
October 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
1/ New research @lut.fi reviews the #100RE systems literature doi.org/10.1016/j.rs... for the full range of technologies and trends for a sustainable energy transition based on 1067 articles from 1975 to 2023.
Trump effect on energy transition will be minimal according to
DNV Energy Transition Outlook
DNV Energy Transition Outlook
October 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Trump effect on energy transition will be minimal according to
DNV Energy Transition Outlook
DNV Energy Transition Outlook
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1/ New research @lut.fi presents the first global analysis of inter-annual storage for #100RE systems in 145 regions doi.org/10.1016/j.ap.... Strategic generation overcapacity is a significantly more cost-effective solution than building massive storage.
October 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
1/ New research @lut.fi presents the first global analysis of inter-annual storage for #100RE systems in 145 regions doi.org/10.1016/j.ap.... Strategic generation overcapacity is a significantly more cost-effective solution than building massive storage.
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NEW | Surging wind and solar power helped make electricity in Spain CHEAPER than in most European countries.
📈 As wind and solar grows…
📉 …The influence of costly fossil fuels on the electricity price shrinks
https://loom.ly/8DEmqVc
📈 As wind and solar grows…
📉 …The influence of costly fossil fuels on the electricity price shrinks
https://loom.ly/8DEmqVc
October 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
NEW | Surging wind and solar power helped make electricity in Spain CHEAPER than in most European countries.
📈 As wind and solar grows…
📉 …The influence of costly fossil fuels on the electricity price shrinks
https://loom.ly/8DEmqVc
📈 As wind and solar grows…
📉 …The influence of costly fossil fuels on the electricity price shrinks
https://loom.ly/8DEmqVc
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Climate tech is moving from “nice to have” to “smart capital allocation.”
BCG found:
55% of low‑carbon tech is already cost‑competitive (or soon), + another 10% is only marginally pricier.
Companies pursuing green growth (2016–2024) earned higher revenue valuations.
www.bcg.com/publications...
BCG found:
55% of low‑carbon tech is already cost‑competitive (or soon), + another 10% is only marginally pricier.
Companies pursuing green growth (2016–2024) earned higher revenue valuations.
www.bcg.com/publications...
October 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Climate tech is moving from “nice to have” to “smart capital allocation.”
BCG found:
55% of low‑carbon tech is already cost‑competitive (or soon), + another 10% is only marginally pricier.
Companies pursuing green growth (2016–2024) earned higher revenue valuations.
www.bcg.com/publications...
BCG found:
55% of low‑carbon tech is already cost‑competitive (or soon), + another 10% is only marginally pricier.
Companies pursuing green growth (2016–2024) earned higher revenue valuations.
www.bcg.com/publications...
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1/ New @lut.fi study in collaboration with European partners finds prioritising nuclear power expansion over renewable energy (RE) leads to 71–84% higher annual system costs in Finland by 2050 compared to a cost-optimised RE system. doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
September 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
1/ New @lut.fi study in collaboration with European partners finds prioritising nuclear power expansion over renewable energy (RE) leads to 71–84% higher annual system costs in Finland by 2050 compared to a cost-optimised RE system. doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
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Just look at what happened with solar investment - it’s astonishing.
Solar has seen the most rapid investment growth, soaring from $142 billion in 2015 to a projected $441 billion this year.
Solar has seen the most rapid investment growth, soaring from $142 billion in 2015 to a projected $441 billion this year.
September 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Just look at what happened with solar investment - it’s astonishing.
Solar has seen the most rapid investment growth, soaring from $142 billion in 2015 to a projected $441 billion this year.
Solar has seen the most rapid investment growth, soaring from $142 billion in 2015 to a projected $441 billion this year.
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Is the goal mere theatre or Venezuelan regime change?
A surprise US Navy surge in the Caribbean
Is the goal mere theatre or Venezuelan regime change?
econ.st
August 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Is the goal mere theatre or Venezuelan regime change?
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NEW – Scientists are ‘most trusted’ source of climate information in global-south survey | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from Charles Ogunbode, Luis Sebastian Contreras Huerta @nickzimson.bsky.social Richard Carson Stella Nyambura Mbau, Tarun Khanna
Read here: buff.ly/g04GjX2
Read here: buff.ly/g04GjX2
August 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
NEW – Scientists are ‘most trusted’ source of climate information in global-south survey | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from Charles Ogunbode, Luis Sebastian Contreras Huerta @nickzimson.bsky.social Richard Carson Stella Nyambura Mbau, Tarun Khanna
Read here: buff.ly/g04GjX2
Read here: buff.ly/g04GjX2
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NEW ANALYSIS: A potential game changer for global emissions: China is on track for fall in emissions in 2025.
Clean-energy growth helped China’s carbon emissions fall by 1% year-on-year in H1 2025.
Excellent @creacleanair.bsky.social analysis in @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-rec...
Clean-energy growth helped China’s carbon emissions fall by 1% year-on-year in H1 2025.
Excellent @creacleanair.bsky.social analysis in @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-rec...
August 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
NEW ANALYSIS: A potential game changer for global emissions: China is on track for fall in emissions in 2025.
Clean-energy growth helped China’s carbon emissions fall by 1% year-on-year in H1 2025.
Excellent @creacleanair.bsky.social analysis in @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-rec...
Clean-energy growth helped China’s carbon emissions fall by 1% year-on-year in H1 2025.
Excellent @creacleanair.bsky.social analysis in @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-rec...
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1/ New research @UniLUT presents the new LUT-Bioenergy model for global biomass residue and waste estimation doi.org/10.1016/j.ap... in a business as usual and towards sustainability scenarios.
August 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
1/ New research @UniLUT presents the new LUT-Bioenergy model for global biomass residue and waste estimation doi.org/10.1016/j.ap... in a business as usual and towards sustainability scenarios.
Call for papers for 5th Latin American SDEWES Conference is now open! www.cartagena2026.sdewes.org
August 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Call for papers for 5th Latin American SDEWES Conference is now open! www.cartagena2026.sdewes.org
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4/ We simulated the hourly offshore wind power production globally in 0.25° resolution using the ERA5 wind speed data, with the power curves of a contemporary Siemens turbine and a new GE turbine on the Haliade-X platform for future assessments.
June 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
4/ We simulated the hourly offshore wind power production globally in 0.25° resolution using the ERA5 wind speed data, with the power curves of a contemporary Siemens turbine and a new GE turbine on the Haliade-X platform for future assessments.
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3/ The capex of offshore wind is coming down and it is expected to decline precipitously over the coming decades, esp. floating foundations. Energy system modellers & energy policymakers need an assessment of offshore wind in the future.
June 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
3/ The capex of offshore wind is coming down and it is expected to decline precipitously over the coming decades, esp. floating foundations. Energy system modellers & energy policymakers need an assessment of offshore wind in the future.
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The Big Beautiful Bill’s neglect of the long term is part of a wider malaise in American politics.
It illustrates the long-term damage Donald Trump is doing to the foundations of the economy
It illustrates the long-term damage Donald Trump is doing to the foundations of the economy
Trumponomics 2.0 will erode the foundations of America’s prosperity
The Big Beautiful Bill is symptomatic of a wider malaise
econ.st
July 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Big Beautiful Bill’s neglect of the long term is part of a wider malaise in American politics.
It illustrates the long-term damage Donald Trump is doing to the foundations of the economy
It illustrates the long-term damage Donald Trump is doing to the foundations of the economy
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The flood of German transshipments to Russia continues unabated. It's been over three years of this now and this stuff is just deeply shameful. The new government needs to make a decisive break from the past and shut these transshipments down. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Today. No more excuses...
May 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The flood of German transshipments to Russia continues unabated. It's been over three years of this now and this stuff is just deeply shameful. The new government needs to make a decisive break from the past and shut these transshipments down. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Today. No more excuses...
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🇲🇽 To reach 45% renewable power by 2030, #Mexico needs to TRIPLE renewable generation in FIVE years 📈
Such a rate of increase is fully ACHIEVABLE – examples from Latin American peers and Mexico itself prove this is possible ✅
#ClimateWeek2025
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Such a rate of increase is fully ACHIEVABLE – examples from Latin American peers and Mexico itself prove this is possible ✅
#ClimateWeek2025
ember-energy.org/lat...
May 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🇲🇽 To reach 45% renewable power by 2030, #Mexico needs to TRIPLE renewable generation in FIVE years 📈
Such a rate of increase is fully ACHIEVABLE – examples from Latin American peers and Mexico itself prove this is possible ✅
#ClimateWeek2025
ember-energy.org/lat...
Such a rate of increase is fully ACHIEVABLE – examples from Latin American peers and Mexico itself prove this is possible ✅
#ClimateWeek2025
ember-energy.org/lat...
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Unsubsidized costs per megawatt-hour in 2030:
$33 to $51 for onshore #wind; $54 for utility-scale #solar; $105 to $113 for offshore wind; $214 to $319 for different SMR designs; $279 to $307 for conventional #nuclear plants.
www.theenergymix.com/critics-slam...
$33 to $51 for onshore #wind; $54 for utility-scale #solar; $105 to $113 for offshore wind; $214 to $319 for different SMR designs; $279 to $307 for conventional #nuclear plants.
www.theenergymix.com/critics-slam...
Critics Slam Cost of Ontario SMR Plan, Question Dependence on U.S. Uranium
Critics are taking a hard line on Ontario’s announcement that it will build four 300-megawatt small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) at the existing Darlington nuclear plant near Bowmanville, with most...
www.theenergymix.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Unsubsidized costs per megawatt-hour in 2030:
$33 to $51 for onshore #wind; $54 for utility-scale #solar; $105 to $113 for offshore wind; $214 to $319 for different SMR designs; $279 to $307 for conventional #nuclear plants.
www.theenergymix.com/critics-slam...
$33 to $51 for onshore #wind; $54 for utility-scale #solar; $105 to $113 for offshore wind; $214 to $319 for different SMR designs; $279 to $307 for conventional #nuclear plants.
www.theenergymix.com/critics-slam...
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Global EV sales (full EV & plug-ins) topped 17 million in 2024, up by >25% y-on-y, according to #IEA data
(PHEV accounted for ~38% of those sales in 2024)
#alwaysbecharging
"over 5M barrels a day oil savings by 2030 - Javier Blas"
full report: @iea.org www.iea.org/reports/glob...
(PHEV accounted for ~38% of those sales in 2024)
#alwaysbecharging
"over 5M barrels a day oil savings by 2030 - Javier Blas"
full report: @iea.org www.iea.org/reports/glob...
May 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Global EV sales (full EV & plug-ins) topped 17 million in 2024, up by >25% y-on-y, according to #IEA data
(PHEV accounted for ~38% of those sales in 2024)
#alwaysbecharging
"over 5M barrels a day oil savings by 2030 - Javier Blas"
full report: @iea.org www.iea.org/reports/glob...
(PHEV accounted for ~38% of those sales in 2024)
#alwaysbecharging
"over 5M barrels a day oil savings by 2030 - Javier Blas"
full report: @iea.org www.iea.org/reports/glob...
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China added 278 GW of solar and nearly 80 GW of wind in 2024.
Clean power met >80% of new demand.
As coal is now on track to peak before 2030, what should China do next? 🧵
Clean power met >80% of new demand.
As coal is now on track to peak before 2030, what should China do next? 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
China added 278 GW of solar and nearly 80 GW of wind in 2024.
Clean power met >80% of new demand.
As coal is now on track to peak before 2030, what should China do next? 🧵
Clean power met >80% of new demand.
As coal is now on track to peak before 2030, what should China do next? 🧵
Negative prices are opportunity for demand response.
May 14, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Negative prices are opportunity for demand response.
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Ukraine has been left “one step away” from catastrophic nuclear meltdowns because of Russian bombardments of its atomic power stations, the nation’s energy minister has warned.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Ukraine ‘one step away from nuclear meltdown’
Interview: German Galushchenko on why Russian missiles are putting the whole world in peril
www.telegraph.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Ukraine has been left “one step away” from catastrophic nuclear meltdowns because of Russian bombardments of its atomic power stations, the nation’s energy minister has warned.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...