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NEW – Expensive gas still biggest driver of high UK electricity bills, says UKERC | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
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January 28, 2026 at 12:01 AM
NEW – Expensive gas still biggest driver of high UK electricity bills, says UKERC | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
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It’s been 30 years since the U.S. built a pumped hydro storage project. Rye Development just took a major step toward constructing one in Washington.
A rare step forward for a US pumped hydro project
Rye Development got a federal permit for a massive grid megaproject in the Pacific Northwest. Construction will start once it finds buyers for the…
www.canarymedia.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:06 PM
It’s been 30 years since the U.S. built a pumped hydro storage project. Rye Development just took a major step toward constructing one in Washington.
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Noon's long duration energy storage works by reducing and reoxidizing CO2 (to CO? unclear) with a solid-oxide fuel cell.
Would love to see RTE% and cost/kWh versus iron-air
Noon's long duration energy storage works by reducing and reoxidizing CO2 (to CO? unclear) with a solid-oxide fuel cell.
Would love to see RTE% and cost/kWh versus iron-air
Noon Energy proves 100+ hour battery for clean energy storage
Noon Energy ran its ultra-long-duration battery for thousands of hours, showing 100+ hours of clean power storage for data centers.
electrek.co
January 24, 2026 at 11:49 PM
electrek.co/2026/01/21/n...
Noon's long duration energy storage works by reducing and reoxidizing CO2 (to CO? unclear) with a solid-oxide fuel cell.
Would love to see RTE% and cost/kWh versus iron-air
Noon's long duration energy storage works by reducing and reoxidizing CO2 (to CO? unclear) with a solid-oxide fuel cell.
Would love to see RTE% and cost/kWh versus iron-air
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🚨 After decades of deflecting blame, ExxonMobil is backing a new accounting scheme that shifts responsibility for fossil fuel pollution to consumers.
Learn more via @desmog.com
Learn more via @desmog.com
After Decades of Deflection, ExxonMobil Moves to Reshape Global Climate Accounting
For decades, ExxonMobil argued consumers, not oil giants, should take responsibility for fossil fuel pollution. It’s now backing Carbon Measures’ accounting scheme, which moves pollution…
buff.ly
January 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🚨 After decades of deflecting blame, ExxonMobil is backing a new accounting scheme that shifts responsibility for fossil fuel pollution to consumers.
Learn more via @desmog.com
Learn more via @desmog.com
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Pendant qu'on cherche à nous vendre des assistants boiteux (qui ne sont rien d'autre que des consultants virtuels qui pissent du texte qu'on doit rectifier) personne ne parle des vraies applications de l'ia.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Pendant qu'on cherche à nous vendre des assistants boiteux (qui ne sont rien d'autre que des consultants virtuels qui pissent du texte qu'on doit rectifier) personne ne parle des vraies applications de l'ia.
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Our industry loves to create problems in the name of innovation only to turn around and sell you a solution to the problem we just created.
January 21, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Our industry loves to create problems in the name of innovation only to turn around and sell you a solution to the problem we just created.
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It was clear three years ago that Europe switching from Russian to American gas was simply handing its carbon leash to another master. This is a new analysis that reiterates the need to eliminate gas reliance - if not for climate, then for safety from despotic regimes
www.ecologic.eu/20338
www.ecologic.eu/20338
January 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM
It was clear three years ago that Europe switching from Russian to American gas was simply handing its carbon leash to another master. This is a new analysis that reiterates the need to eliminate gas reliance - if not for climate, then for safety from despotic regimes
www.ecologic.eu/20338
www.ecologic.eu/20338
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Pakistan imported a spectacular 50GW of solar modules in just 3 years. That's 200% of its entire unreliable, blackout-prone fossil fuel fleet.
Renewables are affordable and transformative. They turn up slowly, then suddenly ... and then LNG is dumped
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/20/p...
Renewables are affordable and transformative. They turn up slowly, then suddenly ... and then LNG is dumped
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/20/p...
January 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Pakistan imported a spectacular 50GW of solar modules in just 3 years. That's 200% of its entire unreliable, blackout-prone fossil fuel fleet.
Renewables are affordable and transformative. They turn up slowly, then suddenly ... and then LNG is dumped
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/20/p...
Renewables are affordable and transformative. They turn up slowly, then suddenly ... and then LNG is dumped
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/20/p...
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Trump shifting focus to invasion of Italy after Domino’s Pizza order takes 35 minutes to arrive.
January 20, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Trump shifting focus to invasion of Italy after Domino’s Pizza order takes 35 minutes to arrive.
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Even with Trump stooges cooking the books for his big fossil fuel donors, renewables still won — cheaper and cleaner. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Chart: How the US electricity mix changed last year
Solar and coal were up, and gas, surprisingly, was down. Here are the numbers behind a wild year for the U.S. power sector.
www.canarymedia.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Even with Trump stooges cooking the books for his big fossil fuel donors, renewables still won — cheaper and cleaner. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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The legislation creates state procurement of 3GW grid-scale battery storage; creation of virtual power plant programs allowing households with solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles to participate in or create a process that keeps energy bills low.
www.energy-storage.news/illinois-sig...
www.energy-storage.news/illinois-sig...
Illinois signs clean energy bill, will drive investments for solar PV, battery storage and VPPs
JB Pritzker, has signed a clean energy bill into law that will boost solar PV and energy storage investments in the state, among others.
www.energy-storage.news
January 14, 2026 at 11:55 PM
The legislation creates state procurement of 3GW grid-scale battery storage; creation of virtual power plant programs allowing households with solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles to participate in or create a process that keeps energy bills low.
www.energy-storage.news/illinois-sig...
www.energy-storage.news/illinois-sig...
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"Given this access to massive, affordable energy supplies, it is understandable that the U.S. would double down on fossil fuels. But this strategy may be short-sighted..."
Not understandable. No. Dumb.
And we can drop the "may" and just state clearly that
"this strategy is short-sighted"
Not understandable. No. Dumb.
And we can drop the "may" and just state clearly that
"this strategy is short-sighted"
Win or lose, Trump’s fossil fuel gamble crowns China the clean-energy king
President Donald Trump’s bid to ignite American industry with cheap oil and gas is a high‑stakes gamble that, win or lose, will leave China the world’s leading low‑carbon technology powerhouse.
www.reuters.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
"Given this access to massive, affordable energy supplies, it is understandable that the U.S. would double down on fossil fuels. But this strategy may be short-sighted..."
Not understandable. No. Dumb.
And we can drop the "may" and just state clearly that
"this strategy is short-sighted"
Not understandable. No. Dumb.
And we can drop the "may" and just state clearly that
"this strategy is short-sighted"
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“Carbon Brief, found that electricity generated by coal plants fell by 1.6% in China and by 3% in India last year, after the boom in clean energy across both countries was more than enough to meet their rising demand for energy.”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:40 AM
“Carbon Brief, found that electricity generated by coal plants fell by 1.6% in China and by 3% in India last year, after the boom in clean energy across both countries was more than enough to meet their rising demand for energy.”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.
January 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.
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Australia's grid operator: shifting from coal to clean power is "inevitable"
“Our coal [plants] are breaking down. They’re getting replaced by the least-cost energy, renewables, backed with storage. We’ll have a bit of gas for the winter. That's just what’s happening”
www.wired.com/story/as-coa...
“Our coal [plants] are breaking down. They’re getting replaced by the least-cost energy, renewables, backed with storage. We’ll have a bit of gas for the winter. That's just what’s happening”
www.wired.com/story/as-coa...
Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy
The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.
www.wired.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Australia's grid operator: shifting from coal to clean power is "inevitable"
“Our coal [plants] are breaking down. They’re getting replaced by the least-cost energy, renewables, backed with storage. We’ll have a bit of gas for the winter. That's just what’s happening”
www.wired.com/story/as-coa...
“Our coal [plants] are breaking down. They’re getting replaced by the least-cost energy, renewables, backed with storage. We’ll have a bit of gas for the winter. That's just what’s happening”
www.wired.com/story/as-coa...
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"Electricity consumption is high and we are still exporting – that's a new thing during a time of peak consumption," said the CEO of Finnish Energy.
Record-high electricity production in Finland: Exports continue despite peak demand
"Electricity consumption is high and we are still exporting – that's a new thing during a time of peak consumption," said the CEO of Finnish Energy.
yle.fi
January 11, 2026 at 1:05 PM
"Electricity consumption is high and we are still exporting – that's a new thing during a time of peak consumption," said the CEO of Finnish Energy.
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I was just checking back on 3D televisions, which were THE FUTURE 15 years ago or thereabouts. Looks like they stopped making them in 2016 (but are trying a glasses-free tech now)
The back end forth of 3D is a really good way to illustrate why people doubted talkies in 1927– this again???
The back end forth of 3D is a really good way to illustrate why people doubted talkies in 1927– this again???
January 11, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I was just checking back on 3D televisions, which were THE FUTURE 15 years ago or thereabouts. Looks like they stopped making them in 2016 (but are trying a glasses-free tech now)
The back end forth of 3D is a really good way to illustrate why people doubted talkies in 1927– this again???
The back end forth of 3D is a really good way to illustrate why people doubted talkies in 1927– this again???
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China deploys new 1 MW Wind Turbine that can generate energy at $0.02 a KwH and is far more reliable because it operates at higher altitude.
Meanwhile moronic USA bans clean energy and has average electricity costs approaching $0.20 a KwH.
Meanwhile moronic USA bans clean energy and has average electricity costs approaching $0.20 a KwH.
January 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
China deploys new 1 MW Wind Turbine that can generate energy at $0.02 a KwH and is far more reliable because it operates at higher altitude.
Meanwhile moronic USA bans clean energy and has average electricity costs approaching $0.20 a KwH.
Meanwhile moronic USA bans clean energy and has average electricity costs approaching $0.20 a KwH.
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China added more grid-scale #BESS in Dec 2025 than the US did all year. One month vs one year. That’s not competition—it’s industrial separation. Batteries are now infrastructure there: cheaper power, tougher grids, faster electrification. The West didn’t fall behind on tech—it stalled on execution.
January 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
China added more grid-scale #BESS in Dec 2025 than the US did all year. One month vs one year. That’s not competition—it’s industrial separation. Batteries are now infrastructure there: cheaper power, tougher grids, faster electrification. The West didn’t fall behind on tech—it stalled on execution.
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China just switched on the world’s largest offshore solar farm: 1 GW open-sea PV off Shandong. 🌊☀️ Output ~1.78 TWh/yr — enough to power ~2.6–2.7 million homes/people. This isn’t a demo. It’s clean energy built at infrastructure scale. Firmed by grid storage. #BESS #Solar #Renewables
World's largest offshore solar power plant brought online in China
The world's largest 1 GW offshore solar farm located off the coast of Dongying, Shandong Province, China is now connected to the grid.
interestingengineering.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:18 AM
China just switched on the world’s largest offshore solar farm: 1 GW open-sea PV off Shandong. 🌊☀️ Output ~1.78 TWh/yr — enough to power ~2.6–2.7 million homes/people. This isn’t a demo. It’s clean energy built at infrastructure scale. Firmed by grid storage. #BESS #Solar #Renewables
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"this new chemical process operates at ambient temperature and pressure. It chemically dissolves the glue holding the blade together.
The high-value carbon fiber can be recovered, cleaned, and reused in everything from new turbines to car parts."
interestingengineering.com/energy/china...
The high-value carbon fiber can be recovered, cleaned, and reused in everything from new turbines to car parts."
interestingengineering.com/energy/china...
Ming Yang unveils world’s first fully recyclable wind turbine blade
Chinese energy giant Ming Yang Smart Energy has developed the “world’s first fully recyclable carbon fiber wind turbine blade.”
interestingengineering.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
"this new chemical process operates at ambient temperature and pressure. It chemically dissolves the glue holding the blade together.
The high-value carbon fiber can be recovered, cleaned, and reused in everything from new turbines to car parts."
interestingengineering.com/energy/china...
The high-value carbon fiber can be recovered, cleaned, and reused in everything from new turbines to car parts."
interestingengineering.com/energy/china...
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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A huge, first-of-its-kind energy storage project just climbed another step on its way to deployment in the California desert.
A novel long-duration storage project is coming to the California…
Hydrostor’s 4-gigawatt-hour project received state approval last month. Construction could start this year — so long as the startup can nail down more…
www.canarymedia.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:39 AM
A huge, first-of-its-kind energy storage project just climbed another step on its way to deployment in the California desert.
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Sodium-ion battery cells already near lithium-ion cost parity, set to get cheaper - www.ess-news.com/2026/01/09/s...
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Sodium-ion battery cells already near lithium-ion cost parity, set to get cheaper - Energy Storage
By 2050, sodium-ion batteries with fast learning rates could deliver storage at 11–14 €/MWh - cheaper than lithium-ion at 16–22 €/MWh - while also offering higher energy-to-power ratios and high cycle...
www.ess-news.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Sodium-ion battery cells already near lithium-ion cost parity, set to get cheaper - www.ess-news.com/2026/01/09/s...
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