‘Scotland's 'first' wind farm Hagshaw Hill to deliver 5X more power’ www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560818... See also ‘Repowering could boost onshore wind to over a third of UK electricity supply’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/repowering...

‘ScottishPower Renewables repowers Hagshaw' Hill’ renews.biz/105163/scott... See also: ‘Repowering could boost onshore wind to over a third of UK electricity supply’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/repowering...

UK Solar PV capacity goes above 20 GW www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/05/u... See also ‘So how much of UK electricity could solar pv provide? A lot more than people usually think...........https://davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-how-much-of-uk-electricity-could

‘Japanese utility uses Sharp PV-linked home batteries for grid balancing’ www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/04/j... See also ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...

Renewables and batteries force electricity price reduction in Australia reneweconomy.com.au/prices-fall-... See also: ‘So why are UK electricity bills so high? - it's got nothing to do with the amount of wind and and solar generation’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-why-are...

So why are UK electricity bills so high? - it's got nothing to do with the amount of wind and and solar generation davidtoke.substack.com/p/so-why-are...

Renewable industry says there’s not enough budgeted to fund new projects renews.biz/103871/renew... See also ‘There's easily enough renewable energy to meet Labour's clean energy target.. davidtoke.substack.com/p/theres-eas...

‘“Solar nation:” (Australia) Home battery scheme reaches 2 gigawatt hours in just four months’ onestepoffthegrid.com.au/solar-nation... See also: ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...

‘Energy storage could cut Brazil’s electricity system costs 16% in 2029’ www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/22/e... See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...

China is beating the hell out of the West when it comes to exports of solar pv, batteries and electric vehicles www.scmp.com/economy/chin... See also ‘Some data on how Trump is helping China by opposing green energy’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-trump-...

self-defeating proposal by Government to lower fees for universities judged to have lower teaching quality. Lower fees will mean fewer staff which will reduce staff-student ratios and reduce student contact time for teaching www.thetimes.com/uk/education...

Campaigners argue against proposed ‘small modular reactor’. pembrokeshire-herald.com/124146/campa... But how feasible are SMRs? See ‘Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...

Base Power hauls in $1B for mass deployment of huge home batteries www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat... See also ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...

The German electricity network operator reports increasing network reliability as renewables increase their share of generation www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/P... See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...

‘EVs reach record 98.3 pct share of new car sales in Norway, surge across Europe’ thedriven.io/2025/10/09/e... See also how increasing EV use will reduce overall energy consumption in ‘How small increases in renewables produce big cuts in carbon emissions’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-small-...

En Allemagne, 500 MW de PV + stockage attribués à moins de 48 €/MWh 🤩

Germany awards just under 500 MW of solar plus storage projects at little more than 5 eurocents per kwh pv-magazine.com/2025/10/08/g... See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...

‘Overvoltage key factor in Iberian blackout’ - a law (changed after the blackout) actually prevented renewables from contrbuting to voltage control renews.biz/103454/overv... See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...

Blaming nuclear's overruns and delays on the NRC (or the ONR) is like blaming a drunk driver's car wreck on the DMV. #NuclearIsItsOwnWorstEnemy

‘The US and UK governments’ attack on the integrity of their own nuclear safety regulators makes no sense....' www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go... See also ‘Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...

Hungary is the surprise leader in terms of proportion of electricity coming from solar PV. ember-energy.org/latest-insig... See also Which 'country' is leading the world in solar PV and battery power - and why’ - California would be tops if it were a country! davidtoke.substack.com/p/who-is-lea...

“A lot of what is now the most expensive gas power should no longer be needed. As you will have heard before, the wholesale electricity prices are set by the highest price offered by gas fired power plant. This is referred to as ‘marginal pricing’.”

'How wind power cuts UK wholesale electricity prices by a quarter' davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-wind-p...

If this really were to happen, which I doubt, London would become a war zone for years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'How wind power cuts UK wholesale electricity prices by a quarter' davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-wind-p...

UK Power networks to use heat from data centres to heat homes and replace gas boilers www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/news/uk-powe... See also: 'How data centres will cut carbon emissions, not increase them' davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-data-c...

Podcast on Beyond the Grid - How Solar Home Systems Could Revolutionise Africa's Electrification youtu.be/yYKaUI8ZbSA for this paper from 2017 doi.org/10.3390/en10... @lut.fi

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‘Privatisation premium’: billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...? See also: ‘Why have UK energy prices been so high? Privatisation and liberalisation is largely to blame’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-have-u...

IEA says that ‘more oil and gas investment may be needed’ www.tbsnews.net/world/iea-sa... Just how green is the IEA? See also ‘How the IEA is still grossly biased against renewables’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-the-ie...

I may be missing something here George but I don't think SMRs are as good as you think they are - bsky.app/profile/davi...

See also @davidtoke.bsky.social substack on this davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...

Two stories: 1) How SMRs may curb nuclear development and... 2) Why Reform can't cancel UK's renewable energy projects davidtoke.substack.com/p/two-storie...

"Electrification of transport, heating and industry will create a more efficient system, experts say’ "

#renewables #climatecrisis is real

‘The reshaping of energy consumption…..Electrification of transport, heating and industry will create a more efficient system, experts say’ www.ft.com/content/d857... See also ‘How small increases in renewables produce big cuts in carbon emissions’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-small-...

‘Growth of renewable energy heralds the rise of supercables’ www.ft.com/content/db0a... See also ‘Why we are heading for a globally connected electricity system based on renewable energy’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-we-are...

Academic Study co-authored by former Chair of US Nuclear Regulatory Commission doubts future of ‘small modular reactors’. See www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... See also ‘Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...

@davidtoke.bsky.social called it! davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...

‘Rise in energy prices leaves 1m UK households behind on bills’ www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s... See also ‘Why have UK energy prices been so high? Privatisation and liberalisation is largely to blame’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-have-u...

For the first time ever China will sell more electric cars than the US sells of gas and electric cars combined 🤯

Is this the battery that will break the fossil fuel car? CATL have launched their ‘Shenxing Pro’ battery’ to EU based EV manufacturers to give a range of 758 km and - half of that can be charged in 10 minutes cnevpost.com/2025/09/08/c...

‘Africa's solar energy potential makes for a bright future for renewable power’ www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/art... See also ‘Which 'country' is leading the world in solar PV and battery power - and why’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/who-is-lea...

Solar production made a giant surge in the first five months of 2025, up by over a third compared to the same period in 2024. davidtoke.substack.com/p/global-sol...

“Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn. Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space.” Cities need smart, specific strategies to manage vehicle size. It’s about space & safety.

‘One of Scotland's oldest wind farms gets new life’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... See also ‘Repowering could boost onshore wind to over a third of UK electricity supply’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/repowering...

Blow your mind with fresh solar stats and facts from @davidtoke.bsky.social ‘s always enlightening newsletter this morning 🌅

Global investments in renewable energy reach new heights n 1st half of 2025 - despite Trump! about.bnef.com/insights/cle... See also: 'Renewables provided over 90 per cent of the world's increase in generation capacity in 2024. davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...

New tech scales way faster than old. Solar went from 100 → 1,000 TWh in 8 years, then doubled again to 2,000 TWh by 2024—in just 3 more years. For each of the last three years, solar was the biggest source of new electricity globally. Nothing else has scaled this fast.