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Unexpected momentum ahead of COP30 next week:
• Renewables are now so cheap they're the logical choice for developing economies;
• Petroleum exporters are investing in clean energy;
• Small island states are stepping up.
Read the Q&A: woods.stanford.edu/news/who-lea...
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• Renewables are now so cheap they're the logical choice for developing economies;
• Petroleum exporters are investing in clean energy;
• Small island states are stepping up.
Read the Q&A: woods.stanford.edu/news/who-lea...
#EnergyTransition
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Unexpected momentum ahead of COP30 next week:
• Renewables are now so cheap they're the logical choice for developing economies;
• Petroleum exporters are investing in clean energy;
• Small island states are stepping up.
Read the Q&A: woods.stanford.edu/news/who-lea...
#EnergyTransition
• Renewables are now so cheap they're the logical choice for developing economies;
• Petroleum exporters are investing in clean energy;
• Small island states are stepping up.
Read the Q&A: woods.stanford.edu/news/who-lea...
#EnergyTransition
The Environmental Protection Agency "has gotten out of the environmental protection business, and they have started to abandon the tribes," Pilar Thomas, '83, said to a packed lawn of Stanford students Tuesday evening in a discussion on tribal energy policy.
Read: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/28/m...
Read: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/28/m...
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency "has gotten out of the environmental protection business, and they have started to abandon the tribes," Pilar Thomas, '83, said to a packed lawn of Stanford students Tuesday evening in a discussion on tribal energy policy.
Read: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/28/m...
Read: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/28/m...
Stanford and Technical University of Munich hosted the first Living Lab Summit, uniting 100+ participants from 10 countries to explore how campuses can test real-world sustainability solutions. Next stop: TUM in six months.
Read more here: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/08/l...
Read more here: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/08/l...
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Stanford and Technical University of Munich hosted the first Living Lab Summit, uniting 100+ participants from 10 countries to explore how campuses can test real-world sustainability solutions. Next stop: TUM in six months.
Read more here: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/08/l...
Read more here: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/08/l...
Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City signed a memorandum of understanding this morning to partner in accelerating clean energy and sustainability across Southeast Asia.
#EnergyTransition #Vietnam #industry
#EnergyTransition #Vietnam #industry
October 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City signed a memorandum of understanding this morning to partner in accelerating clean energy and sustainability across Southeast Asia.
#EnergyTransition #Vietnam #industry
#EnergyTransition #Vietnam #industry
Stanford Energy news is out!
The Week That Was:
Energy #policy; MacArthur Fellow; #EV incentives; #Nuclear power
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Energy #policy; MacArthur Fellow; #EV incentives; #Nuclear power
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October 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Stanford Energy news is out!
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Energy #policy; MacArthur Fellow; #EV incentives; #Nuclear power
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Energy #policy; MacArthur Fellow; #EV incentives; #Nuclear power
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In 2024, renewables added 582 GW (91% of new power) while nuclear added as much as renewables added in two days. "Nuclear costs are huge and rising," write Stanford's Mark Jacobson, Amory Lovins, and co-authors.
Read the full opinion piece: www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
#nuclear
Read the full opinion piece: www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
#nuclear
October 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
In 2024, renewables added 582 GW (91% of new power) while nuclear added as much as renewables added in two days. "Nuclear costs are huge and rising," write Stanford's Mark Jacobson, Amory Lovins, and co-authors.
Read the full opinion piece: www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
#nuclear
Read the full opinion piece: www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
#nuclear
The $7,500 federal EV incentive expired Sept. 30, but California buyers can still save thousands by combining incentives from regional programs. Bay Area's Clean Cars for All offers up to $12K; PG&E adds more rebates.
Read more on Peninsula Press: peninsulapress.com/2025/10/07/f...
Read more on Peninsula Press: peninsulapress.com/2025/10/07/f...
October 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The $7,500 federal EV incentive expired Sept. 30, but California buyers can still save thousands by combining incentives from regional programs. Bay Area's Clean Cars for All offers up to $12K; PG&E adds more rebates.
Read more on Peninsula Press: peninsulapress.com/2025/10/07/f...
Read more on Peninsula Press: peninsulapress.com/2025/10/07/f...
Are small modular reactors about to take off, or stuck in the demonstration phase? 74 new projects worldwide, $15.4B in financing to date, but only 2 operating today.
Read more in September’s Energy Spotlight from the Understand Energy Learning Hub: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...
Read more in September’s Energy Spotlight from the Understand Energy Learning Hub: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...
October 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Are small modular reactors about to take off, or stuck in the demonstration phase? 74 new projects worldwide, $15.4B in financing to date, but only 2 operating today.
Read more in September’s Energy Spotlight from the Understand Energy Learning Hub: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...
Read more in September’s Energy Spotlight from the Understand Energy Learning Hub: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...
Cleantech fails to scale because companies constantly redesign instead of standardizing. Repeating proven designs cuts costs and emissions dramatically.
Read The Stanford Daily article on key insights from the latest Energy Transition seminar: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/01/p...
Read The Stanford Daily article on key insights from the latest Energy Transition seminar: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/01/p...
October 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Cleantech fails to scale because companies constantly redesign instead of standardizing. Repeating proven designs cuts costs and emissions dramatically.
Read The Stanford Daily article on key insights from the latest Energy Transition seminar: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/01/p...
Read The Stanford Daily article on key insights from the latest Energy Transition seminar: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/01/p...
Three Stanford Energy postdocs are bringing science beyond the lab: Lev Tsypin taught biology at San Quentin Prison, Liat Adler introduced high schoolers to hornworts, and Yukio Cho writes to students through Science Penpals.
Read the story here: energypostdoc.stanford.edu/news/postdoc...
#STEM
Read the story here: energypostdoc.stanford.edu/news/postdoc...
#STEM
October 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Three Stanford Energy postdocs are bringing science beyond the lab: Lev Tsypin taught biology at San Quentin Prison, Liat Adler introduced high schoolers to hornworts, and Yukio Cho writes to students through Science Penpals.
Read the story here: energypostdoc.stanford.edu/news/postdoc...
#STEM
Read the story here: energypostdoc.stanford.edu/news/postdoc...
#STEM
Stanford Energy newsletter is out!
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#California & AI; "50 by 2050"; #Wastewater; Endangerment
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#EnergyTransition #electricity
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#EnergyTransition #electricity
September 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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#EnergyTransition #electricity
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#EnergyTransition #electricity
Stanford Energy newsletter is out!
The week that was:
1. Battery recycling;
2. Nuclear and AI;
3. Renewables vs. O&G;
4. Russia's energy demise
Plus, all Stanford energy events in the week ahead.
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#batteries #nuclear #renewables #Russia
The week that was:
1. Battery recycling;
2. Nuclear and AI;
3. Renewables vs. O&G;
4. Russia's energy demise
Plus, all Stanford energy events in the week ahead.
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September 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Stanford Energy newsletter is out!
The week that was:
1. Battery recycling;
2. Nuclear and AI;
3. Renewables vs. O&G;
4. Russia's energy demise
Plus, all Stanford energy events in the week ahead.
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#batteries #nuclear #renewables #Russia
The week that was:
1. Battery recycling;
2. Nuclear and AI;
3. Renewables vs. O&G;
4. Russia's energy demise
Plus, all Stanford energy events in the week ahead.
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New dissolvable EV battery design could transform recycling. Stanford postdoc Yukio Cho and MIT colleagues designed one that dissolves “like cotton candy,” easing disassembly and reuse.
Read: www.fastcompany.com/91397414/mit...
#CircularEconomy #ElectricVehicle #battery
Read: www.fastcompany.com/91397414/mit...
#CircularEconomy #ElectricVehicle #battery
September 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
New dissolvable EV battery design could transform recycling. Stanford postdoc Yukio Cho and MIT colleagues designed one that dissolves “like cotton candy,” easing disassembly and reuse.
Read: www.fastcompany.com/91397414/mit...
#CircularEconomy #ElectricVehicle #battery
Read: www.fastcompany.com/91397414/mit...
#CircularEconomy #ElectricVehicle #battery
AI won’t rescue nuclear, says Stanford Precourt Institute scholar Amory Lovins. Nuclear is expensive and slow, while AI’s power use is modest. Renewables add more capacity in 2 days than nuclear in a year.
Read his essay: www.utilitydive.com/news/nuclear...
#renewables #nuclear #DataCenter
Read his essay: www.utilitydive.com/news/nuclear...
#renewables #nuclear #DataCenter
September 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
AI won’t rescue nuclear, says Stanford Precourt Institute scholar Amory Lovins. Nuclear is expensive and slow, while AI’s power use is modest. Renewables add more capacity in 2 days than nuclear in a year.
Read his essay: www.utilitydive.com/news/nuclear...
#renewables #nuclear #DataCenter
Read his essay: www.utilitydive.com/news/nuclear...
#renewables #nuclear #DataCenter
Russia’s oil & gas empire is unraveling. Sanctions, falling prices, and a failed gas squeeze on Europe have slashed revenues. EU plans to end Russian gas by 2027, cutting $60B/yr. Hoover Institution’s Michael Bernstam explains.
Read here: www.barrons.com/articles/how...
#EnergyTransition
Read here: www.barrons.com/articles/how...
#EnergyTransition
September 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Russia’s oil & gas empire is unraveling. Sanctions, falling prices, and a failed gas squeeze on Europe have slashed revenues. EU plans to end Russian gas by 2027, cutting $60B/yr. Hoover Institution’s Michael Bernstam explains.
Read here: www.barrons.com/articles/how...
#EnergyTransition
Read here: www.barrons.com/articles/how...
#EnergyTransition
📣 Applications open for the 2026 Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship. Nature Energy ranks Stanford as the top U.S. institution for energy research. Application deadline: October 1, 2025.
Read more and apply: energypostdoc.stanford.edu
#EnergyTransition #postdoc
Read more and apply: energypostdoc.stanford.edu
#EnergyTransition #postdoc
September 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
📣 Applications open for the 2026 Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship. Nature Energy ranks Stanford as the top U.S. institution for energy research. Application deadline: October 1, 2025.
Read more and apply: energypostdoc.stanford.edu
#EnergyTransition #postdoc
Read more and apply: energypostdoc.stanford.edu
#EnergyTransition #postdoc
Speed matters in energy infrastructure. Communities across states are choosing faster, cheaper clean energy over fossil fuel projects.
Read more in SSIR’s latest article: ssir.org/articles/ent...
#SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #EnergyStorage
Read more in SSIR’s latest article: ssir.org/articles/ent...
#SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #EnergyStorage
September 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Speed matters in energy infrastructure. Communities across states are choosing faster, cheaper clean energy over fossil fuel projects.
Read more in SSIR’s latest article: ssir.org/articles/ent...
#SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #EnergyStorage
Read more in SSIR’s latest article: ssir.org/articles/ent...
#SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #EnergyStorage
Stanford Energy news is out
TomKat Center's new Innovation Transfer awards;
#Nuclear fusion energy surge explained;
#California #oil;
#Renewables beating fossil
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TomKat Center's new Innovation Transfer awards;
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#California #oil;
#Renewables beating fossil
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September 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Stanford Energy news is out
TomKat Center's new Innovation Transfer awards;
#Nuclear fusion energy surge explained;
#California #oil;
#Renewables beating fossil
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TomKat Center's new Innovation Transfer awards;
#Nuclear fusion energy surge explained;
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#Renewables beating fossil
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What’s driving the surge in private fusion investments?
Private fusion companies pulled in $2.6 billion in funding over the past 12 months, more than a quarter of all private fusion investment to date.
Read more: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...
#nuclear #NetZero #DataCenter
Private fusion companies pulled in $2.6 billion in funding over the past 12 months, more than a quarter of all private fusion investment to date.
Read more: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...
#nuclear #NetZero #DataCenter
September 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
What’s driving the surge in private fusion investments?
Private fusion companies pulled in $2.6 billion in funding over the past 12 months, more than a quarter of all private fusion investment to date.
Read more: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...
#nuclear #NetZero #DataCenter
Private fusion companies pulled in $2.6 billion in funding over the past 12 months, more than a quarter of all private fusion investment to date.
Read more: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...
#nuclear #NetZero #DataCenter
Stanford's TomKat Center awards 10 energy ventures: enhanced geothermal, fossil-free fuels, battery warranties, and CO₂-capturing soil additives, plus more. Since 2013, 132 teams have raised $3.9B.
Read more: tomkat.stanford.edu/news/stanfor...
#sustainable #cleanenergy
Read more: tomkat.stanford.edu/news/stanfor...
#sustainable #cleanenergy
September 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Stanford's TomKat Center awards 10 energy ventures: enhanced geothermal, fossil-free fuels, battery warranties, and CO₂-capturing soil additives, plus more. Since 2013, 132 teams have raised $3.9B.
Read more: tomkat.stanford.edu/news/stanfor...
#sustainable #cleanenergy
Read more: tomkat.stanford.edu/news/stanfor...
#sustainable #cleanenergy
FINAL CALL for the Clean Energy, Education, & Empowerment Initiative ( #C3E ) poster competition.
Students and postdocs present their research at the Annual C3E Symposium & Awards, Nov. 5-6, at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. 🌵
c3e.org/poster-compe...
#C3EWomen #CleanEnergy
Students and postdocs present their research at the Annual C3E Symposium & Awards, Nov. 5-6, at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. 🌵
c3e.org/poster-compe...
#C3EWomen #CleanEnergy
September 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
FINAL CALL for the Clean Energy, Education, & Empowerment Initiative ( #C3E ) poster competition.
Students and postdocs present their research at the Annual C3E Symposium & Awards, Nov. 5-6, at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. 🌵
c3e.org/poster-compe...
#C3EWomen #CleanEnergy
Students and postdocs present their research at the Annual C3E Symposium & Awards, Nov. 5-6, at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. 🌵
c3e.org/poster-compe...
#C3EWomen #CleanEnergy
Worker shortage threatens renewable energy deployment. Climate philanthropists focus on policy wins while neglecting "human infrastructure" - the workers needed for energy transition.
Read how to fix it: ssir.org/articles/ent...
#EnergyTransition #WorkforceDevelopment #CleanEnergy
Read how to fix it: ssir.org/articles/ent...
#EnergyTransition #WorkforceDevelopment #CleanEnergy
September 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Worker shortage threatens renewable energy deployment. Climate philanthropists focus on policy wins while neglecting "human infrastructure" - the workers needed for energy transition.
Read how to fix it: ssir.org/articles/ent...
#EnergyTransition #WorkforceDevelopment #CleanEnergy
Read how to fix it: ssir.org/articles/ent...
#EnergyTransition #WorkforceDevelopment #CleanEnergy
Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) new senior fellow Yejin Choi, named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, challenges the "bigger is better" narrative driving energy-hungry AI development.
Read: time.com/collections/...
#EnergyEfficiency #DataCenter
Read: time.com/collections/...
#EnergyEfficiency #DataCenter
August 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) new senior fellow Yejin Choi, named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, challenges the "bigger is better" narrative driving energy-hungry AI development.
Read: time.com/collections/...
#EnergyEfficiency #DataCenter
Read: time.com/collections/...
#EnergyEfficiency #DataCenter
Stanford rising sophomore Edward Chen (‘28) spent his summer at the California Energy Commission drafting recommendations to ensure renewable energy projects benefit local communities.
Read Chen's article: explore-energy.stanford.edu/news/califor...
#renewables #EnergyTransition #equity
Read Chen's article: explore-energy.stanford.edu/news/califor...
#renewables #EnergyTransition #equity
August 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Stanford rising sophomore Edward Chen (‘28) spent his summer at the California Energy Commission drafting recommendations to ensure renewable energy projects benefit local communities.
Read Chen's article: explore-energy.stanford.edu/news/califor...
#renewables #EnergyTransition #equity
Read Chen's article: explore-energy.stanford.edu/news/califor...
#renewables #EnergyTransition #equity
Stanford Energy news is out!
The week that was: 1. Factory automation; 2. China & EV batteries; 3. Fertilizer from urine; 4. AI electricity growth; 5. Power Smart campus
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August 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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