Yet another reminder that fossil fuel energy depend on complex global integration. When disrupted by war, tariffs, or economic shocks, energy systems shift towards localized production and management (these days using renewables) for robust reliability.

Huge, if true (unironically)

Love these early summer days when the solar is just printing money....

On the plus side, you don't need to bring a bike lock. And I can't think of any downsides to this arrangement...

Energy prices are poised to hit record highs and we’re going forward with IPOs for the most energy-intensive industry imaginable like it’s not even happening.

Counterpoint: it is 100x smarter than data centers in space, so maybe the discourse is moving in the right direction

A rare null hypothesis in the wild

French people are now drinking more beer than wine, like the rest of us commoners.

I'll tell you, 2026 is not the year to start watching Man in High Castle....

My conspiracy theory: these people hear about falling "fertility rates" in the US, but don't understand what the term means, and take it literally. Thus, their solutions focus on the physical, medical elements of fertility rather than attempting to understand why people choose to have fewer babies.

Step 1: put "you are a world-class expert in all domains" on the syllabus. Step 2: all students get perfect scores, give you glowing instructor reviews, have wildly successful careers, and establish endowed chairs in your honor.

Damn, the pope is a real one. Apparently, also with a sweet tooth for lowbrow American candies.

New paper on sustainable electronics: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Consumers often throw away old electronics or hang onto them indefinitely. It is better for the environment if they resell, donate or recycle. We did survey and analysis to find groups of common attitudes and behavior.

PJM installed fleet: 197 GW PJM new queue applications, day one: 220 GW (106 GW of natural gas alone) The waiting room is bigger than the building.

I'm co-chairing a Special Session at the IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion conference (Lyon, France, 5-9 October). We are looking for papers that relate to social & economic perspectives on EVs. It is a great venue for people (like me) that bridge between technical & non-technical aspects of EVs.

Why, yes, I was looking for an expensive upgrade that allows me to use more gasoline... share.google/xDtBLfw9GqYX...

More and more people are saying it: bsky.app/profile/volt...

Wait til these people hear about the technology called (checks notes) horses

New red flag just dropped

I say this as a person with a polymer engineering degree, who used to hand out adhesives (from a fridge with 50+ options) as a major part of my job: Gorilla Glue is an excellent and versatile product.

Actually, this chart is probably the simplest way to make the point. Source: ourworldindata.org/low-carbon-t...

Bluesky made me look at this. And instead of having a stroke thinking about it, I'm making you look at it. (sorry, not sorry)

Seruous "Battle of Alesia" energy.... (I had to look it up, but it was the battle of Alesia where the Romans were both surrounding and surrounded by the Gauls.)

Guys, this is getting increasingly confusing

I'm not sure if this is controversial, but I declare electric vehicles as the most inevitable clean technology - more so even than techs with higher current adoption, such as wind or solar. As my mentor used to say: "it's all over but the shouting", though most people don't realize it.

I miss it. And that early EPCOT style was unbeatable

It’s a cleaner, less expensive kind of dance, with lower stranded asset risk

What does your church look like? Mine is:

Dear Friends, Please send this to your networks. Project Drawdown is offering full-time, paid (with benefits) fellowships to scientists and engineers working on climate solutions in the public interest. Deadline is April 17. drawdown.org/careers/clim...

An unanticipated benefit of switching from gas to induction stove: both of my kids will now cook on the stove. They were (apparently) afraid specifically of the fire.

At the Inagural Performance at RIT's Performing Arts Center. I've been watching them build it for more than a year, and it is pretty high tech on the inside. @rittigers.bsky.social

Just to crib Jan's great chart here a little bit - here are just a few of the headlines that came out when growth somewhat slowed in 2024 Many, many media outlets do not really know how to handle technological change like this

The number of Americans studying in China - and thus prepared to give informed future advice on China - is at a critical new low.

I bet a lot of people have fired up Kerbal Space Program in the last few days.

Easter already? But Valentines Day was a week ago...

I do hope that everyone knows that we are launching 4 astronauts to the moon (ok, around the moon) today. I've seen few mentions of it on here... Rocket is fueled and astronauts on board. Launch around 6:30pm www.youtube.com/live/ut72917...

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

I feel like I would be good at this job

The final report on the Iberia Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) blackout is out. Many will be blaming renewables and talk about inertia: nonsense. The cause was bad voltage control. Solar and wind could have helped but that was illegal. The fix is is surprisingly easy. www.entsoe.eu/publications...

I heard there was a secret cord You plug it in and you meet the Lord But you never care for OSHA do ya

Positive Externality: Ebike owners never stop talking about how great their ebikes are.

I don't have an opinion (yet) on the economic viability of this type of thermal energy storage, but I do have an opinion on the name "Fourth Power" for the company (it is both extremely cool and nerdy). search.app/H45vN

Damn, this is a good advert for a course...

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This. Exactly. 2- and 3-wheeled vehicles have delivered more emissions reductions than #EVs, globally. And you get fewer children & youth killed by cars. And better cities. Win-win-win. chargedevs.com/newswire/two...

(Checks driveway) 2 EVs (Nods approvingly)

Just PR help

Was enlisted as the roadie for a Girl Scout cookie booth, but I guess there are worse ways to spend a Friday night.

The one day I ever drank coffee was the day that the Dunkin Donuts Guy retired and, at least in RI, all of the DDs in the state gave away a free coffee and donut to everyone.