Siavash Khalili
@siavashkhalili.bsky.social
Energy System Analyst, Ph.D. researcher @UniLUT. Sustainable Energy Transition. 100% Renewable Energy Solution. A passionate scholar.
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Battery costs have fallen sharply over the past two years. Steep drop in 2024 costs followed by further cost drops 2025, pushing storage within reach for dispatchable solar
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible
Energy think tank Ember says utility-scale battery costs have fallen to $65/MWh outside China and the United States, enabling solar power to be delivered when needed.
www.pv-magazine.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Battery costs have fallen sharply over the past two years. Steep drop in 2024 costs followed by further cost drops 2025, pushing storage within reach for dispatchable solar
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
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Podcast on Energy Transition vs Energy Transformation - More than Semantic? youtu.be/3ooooTs4Pso for this article from 2017 doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
@lut.fi
@lut.fi
Energy Transition vs Energy Transformation - More than Semantic?
YouTube video by Christian Breyer
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Podcast on Energy Transition vs Energy Transformation - More than Semantic? youtu.be/3ooooTs4Pso for this article from 2017 doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
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@lut.fi
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Climate change supercharged devastating floods that killed more than 1,600 people across parts of South and Southeast Asia, according to new research
Climate Change Supercharged $20 Billion Asia Floods, Study Finds
Climate change supercharged devastating floods that killed more than 1,600 people across parts of South and Southeast Asia, according to new research.
bloom.bg
December 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Climate change supercharged devastating floods that killed more than 1,600 people across parts of South and Southeast Asia, according to new research
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Japan’s 26th solar auction concludes with average final price of $0.046/kWh www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/j... - excellent news on the cost level from Japan. see the Pv demand ahead: doi.org/10.1049/rpg2...
Japan’s 26th solar auction concludes with average final price of $0.046/kWh
Japan has allocated 75.3 MW of PV capacity in its latest procurement exercise. The lowest price in the auction was JPY 4.97 ($0.032) /kWh.
www.pv-magazine.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Japan’s 26th solar auction concludes with average final price of $0.046/kWh www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/j... - excellent news on the cost level from Japan. see the Pv demand ahead: doi.org/10.1049/rpg2...
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Charlie has warned about issues at the Artesia refinery for years.
“The recent explosion underlines the risk communities bear when industry privatizes profits and socializes harm to the community.”
From
@wildearthguardians.bsky.social
“The recent explosion underlines the risk communities bear when industry privatizes profits and socializes harm to the community.”
From
@wildearthguardians.bsky.social
Community Coalition Calls for Air Monitoring and Transparency After Artesia Refinery Explosion
“If industry pollutes it, the state must monitor it,” the coalition wrote in its letter. “No family should have to wonder if it’s safe for their children to breathe.”
wildearthguardians.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Charlie has warned about issues at the Artesia refinery for years.
“The recent explosion underlines the risk communities bear when industry privatizes profits and socializes harm to the community.”
From
@wildearthguardians.bsky.social
“The recent explosion underlines the risk communities bear when industry privatizes profits and socializes harm to the community.”
From
@wildearthguardians.bsky.social
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All-Electric Homes Save Money & Improve Health
There is no reason to have fossil gas in your home. Electricity can do everything gas can do but cheaper, cleaner & more efficiently. All gas does is burden us with high costs & bad health for the rest of our lives
www.youtube.com/shorts/uSacJ...
There is no reason to have fossil gas in your home. Electricity can do everything gas can do but cheaper, cleaner & more efficiently. All gas does is burden us with high costs & bad health for the rest of our lives
www.youtube.com/shorts/uSacJ...
All-Electric Homes Save Money and Improve Health
YouTube video by Mark Z. Jacobson
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November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
All-Electric Homes Save Money & Improve Health
There is no reason to have fossil gas in your home. Electricity can do everything gas can do but cheaper, cleaner & more efficiently. All gas does is burden us with high costs & bad health for the rest of our lives
www.youtube.com/shorts/uSacJ...
There is no reason to have fossil gas in your home. Electricity can do everything gas can do but cheaper, cleaner & more efficiently. All gas does is burden us with high costs & bad health for the rest of our lives
www.youtube.com/shorts/uSacJ...
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Podcast on Review on 100% Renewable Energy System Analyses – A Bibliometric Perspective youtu.be/7zz6Ra242c8 for this article from 2022 doi.org/10.1109/ACCE...
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@lut.fi @siavashkhalili.bsky.social
Review on 100% Renewable Energy System Analyses – A Bibliometric Perspective
YouTube video by Christian Breyer
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Podcast on Review on 100% Renewable Energy System Analyses – A Bibliometric Perspective youtu.be/7zz6Ra242c8 for this article from 2022 doi.org/10.1109/ACCE...
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Founded by Denmark, IRENA and GWEC, GOWA’s mission is clear: deploy at least 2000 GW of offshore wind by 2050. This effort strengthens energy security, advances climate goals, and accelerates the shift towards clean energy in line with the #ParisAgreement.
Learn more: gowa-energy.org
Learn more: gowa-energy.org
September 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Founded by Denmark, IRENA and GWEC, GOWA’s mission is clear: deploy at least 2000 GW of offshore wind by 2050. This effort strengthens energy security, advances climate goals, and accelerates the shift towards clean energy in line with the #ParisAgreement.
Learn more: gowa-energy.org
Learn more: gowa-energy.org
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Labelling heavy industry like steel as “hard-to-abate” allows them to argue against reducing emissions now, or to justify using CCS or offsets to meet climate goals.
But existing tech and demand reduction can cut emissions in these sectors, writes @billhare.bsky.social on
@climatechangenews.com
But existing tech and demand reduction can cut emissions in these sectors, writes @billhare.bsky.social on
@climatechangenews.com
Is "hard-to-abate" really that hard - or is it a justification for delay?
Labelling heavy industry like steel as "hard-to-abate" has shaped policy and business action in ways that risk undermining global efforts to cut emissions
www.climatechangenews.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Labelling heavy industry like steel as “hard-to-abate” allows them to argue against reducing emissions now, or to justify using CCS or offsets to meet climate goals.
But existing tech and demand reduction can cut emissions in these sectors, writes @billhare.bsky.social on
@climatechangenews.com
But existing tech and demand reduction can cut emissions in these sectors, writes @billhare.bsky.social on
@climatechangenews.com
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Are electric motors the future of shipping? - www.dw.com/en/are-elect... @siavashkhalili.bsky.social
Are electric motors the future of shipping? – DW – 04/19/2025
Around the world, ships are increasingly turning to electric battery-powered motors as a way to reduce toxic, planet-heating emissions. But when it comes to crossing the oceans, it's not so easy.
www.dw.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Are electric motors the future of shipping? - www.dw.com/en/are-elect... @siavashkhalili.bsky.social
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The longer that the EU and governments take to act, the harder the task becomes – and more people will lose their homes, health, livelihoods and lives
Slow-walking climate action only benefits the short-term profits of polluting companies
Ordinary people, and the natural world, will pay the price
Slow-walking climate action only benefits the short-term profits of polluting companies
Ordinary people, and the natural world, will pay the price
Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating
CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The longer that the EU and governments take to act, the harder the task becomes – and more people will lose their homes, health, livelihoods and lives
Slow-walking climate action only benefits the short-term profits of polluting companies
Ordinary people, and the natural world, will pay the price
Slow-walking climate action only benefits the short-term profits of polluting companies
Ordinary people, and the natural world, will pay the price
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Podcast on lobal Transportation Demand and the Value of Energy Efficiency youtu.be/Htz2ILJEZKA for this article from 2019 doi.org/10.3390/en12...
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@lut.fi @siavashkhalili.bsky.social
Global Transportation Demand and the Value of Energy Efficiency
YouTube video by Christian Breyer
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Podcast on lobal Transportation Demand and the Value of Energy Efficiency youtu.be/Htz2ILJEZKA for this article from 2019 doi.org/10.3390/en12...
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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.
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Not homes.
Not streets.
ENTIRE TOWNS!
Not streets.
ENTIRE TOWNS!
Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Not homes.
Not streets.
ENTIRE TOWNS!
Not streets.
ENTIRE TOWNS!
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Podcast on Solar Photovoltaics For a Sustainable Transport Sector youtu.be/ZvmwTzcoaUQ for this article from 2019 doi.org/10.1002/pip....
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@lut.fi @siavashkhalili.bsky.social
Solar Photovoltaics For a Sustainable Transport Sector
YouTube video by Christian Breyer
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Podcast on Solar Photovoltaics For a Sustainable Transport Sector youtu.be/ZvmwTzcoaUQ for this article from 2019 doi.org/10.1002/pip....
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“The IEA has, consistently over the last couple of decades, way underestimated how fast renewables are growing,” our senior climate and energy adviser Dr Robert Brecha told @grist.org, “I don’t see any reason to believe that renewables won’t double by 2030.”
As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy
Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two reports published this week.
grist.org
October 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
“The IEA has, consistently over the last couple of decades, way underestimated how fast renewables are growing,” our senior climate and energy adviser Dr Robert Brecha told @grist.org, “I don’t see any reason to believe that renewables won’t double by 2030.”
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Podcast on Highly Renewable Energy Systems in Africa youtu.be/Za0b5u09XU8 for this article from 20232 doi.org/10.1016/j.jo...
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@lut.fi @siavashkhalili.bsky.social
Highly Renewable Energy Systems in Africa
YouTube video by Christian Breyer
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Podcast on Highly Renewable Energy Systems in Africa youtu.be/Za0b5u09XU8 for this article from 20232 doi.org/10.1016/j.jo...
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@lut.fi @siavashkhalili.bsky.social
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PRESS RELEASE: Luxon “goes full Trump” with climate-denying methane backdown www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol #climate
Luxon “goes full Trump” with climate-denying methane backdown - Greenpeace Aotearoa
The NZ Government will rewrite NZ's once bipartisan climate change law to weaken methane targets and exclude agriculture from the ETS.
www.greenpeace.org
October 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
PRESS RELEASE: Luxon “goes full Trump” with climate-denying methane backdown www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol #climate
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The federal government is reviewing Canada’s Zero-Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) rules after automaker pushback on U.S. tariffs.
Public input matters — tell decision makers to keep strong ZEV sales targets and restore EV rebates!
Submit by Oct 15 👉 shorturl.at/dP7Yj
#climateaction #cdnpoli #onclimate
Public input matters — tell decision makers to keep strong ZEV sales targets and restore EV rebates!
Submit by Oct 15 👉 shorturl.at/dP7Yj
#climateaction #cdnpoli #onclimate
Executive Summary - Climate Messengers Canada
Transportation is the second-largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada after the oil and gas industry.1 Reducing these emissions is critical to tackle climate change and reach the Gov...
shorturl.at
October 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The federal government is reviewing Canada’s Zero-Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) rules after automaker pushback on U.S. tariffs.
Public input matters — tell decision makers to keep strong ZEV sales targets and restore EV rebates!
Submit by Oct 15 👉 shorturl.at/dP7Yj
#climateaction #cdnpoli #onclimate
Public input matters — tell decision makers to keep strong ZEV sales targets and restore EV rebates!
Submit by Oct 15 👉 shorturl.at/dP7Yj
#climateaction #cdnpoli #onclimate
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Podcast on Chiles Sustainable Energy System Transition youtu.be/N1Yv1Qw5M78 for this article from 2021 doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
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@lut.fi @siavashkhalili.bsky.social
Chiles Sustainable Energy System Transition
YouTube video by Christian Breyer
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October 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Podcast on Chiles Sustainable Energy System Transition youtu.be/N1Yv1Qw5M78 for this article from 2021 doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
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@lut.fi @siavashkhalili.bsky.social
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Did you know? Ethiopia generates 98% of its electricity from renewables and under APRA, it’s gearing up to expand this leadership with more private investment and regional energy trade. Explore the #APRAfrica factsheets to learn more: aprafrica.org/Country-Prof...
September 30, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Did you know? Ethiopia generates 98% of its electricity from renewables and under APRA, it’s gearing up to expand this leadership with more private investment and regional energy trade. Explore the #APRAfrica factsheets to learn more: aprafrica.org/Country-Prof...
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World Nearing 'Crucial Turning Point' as Clean Energy Outpaces Demand - @newsweek.com
1st half of 2025 brought a small tipping point in the global energy system: @ember-energy.org
Clean sources grew more than demand and therefore they displaced some fossil fuels
www.newsweek.com/world-nearin...
1st half of 2025 brought a small tipping point in the global energy system: @ember-energy.org
Clean sources grew more than demand and therefore they displaced some fossil fuels
www.newsweek.com/world-nearin...
World nearing 'crucial turning point' as clean energy outpaces power demand
Energy research group Ember said the global surge in clean energy more than met demand for electricity and led to the first fall in fossil fuel use this year.
www.newsweek.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
World Nearing 'Crucial Turning Point' as Clean Energy Outpaces Demand - @newsweek.com
1st half of 2025 brought a small tipping point in the global energy system: @ember-energy.org
Clean sources grew more than demand and therefore they displaced some fossil fuels
www.newsweek.com/world-nearin...
1st half of 2025 brought a small tipping point in the global energy system: @ember-energy.org
Clean sources grew more than demand and therefore they displaced some fossil fuels
www.newsweek.com/world-nearin...
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Podcast on Solar Photovoltaics in 100% Renewable Energy Systems youtu.be/s4u5ZcvSTsg for this encyclopedia chapter from 2021 link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
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Solar Photovoltaics in 100% Renewable Energy Systems
YouTube video by Christian Breyer
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Podcast on Solar Photovoltaics in 100% Renewable Energy Systems youtu.be/s4u5ZcvSTsg for this encyclopedia chapter from 2021 link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
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