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Dakota Jones retweeted
Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson in new interview:
“Many people [in America] have driven EVs that frankly suck. I know because I drive all the competition. So I think the American public has been ill-served by underwhelming EVs." eletric-vehicles.com/lucid/l…
Dakota Jones retweeted
Good climate news this week
1 Canada [finally] proposes sharp cut in oil & gas emissions by 2030, down 35% by 2030
2 China has reforested an area about the size of Denmark since since 2012
3 Brazil's Amazon deforestation down 30.6% v previous year, lowest level of destruction in 9 years
4 China installed 75 GW of clean energy capacity in the third quarter, up 17.5% year-on-year
5 China’s operational energy storage surges to 34.5GW, up 166% from a year ago
6 EU climate chief holds firm on ban of petrol vehicles in 2035
7 Ethiopia bans imports of gas-powered private vehicles
8 Australia renewables squeeze coal power to historic lows for September and October, at 52% and 50% of overall power mix
9 EV charging points in China in September reach 11.43m, up 49.6% year-on-year
10 UK grid operator calls for 47 GW of solar by 2030
11 Paris shut its city centre to cars as part of a long series of traffic control and pedestrianization measures
Good climate news this week
1 EU emissions down a steep 8% in 2023
2 South Korea cut GHG emissions by 6.5% more than its target in 2023
3 In China, 140 steel enterprises completed their "ultra-low emission" transformation this year
4 China’s largest offshore wind project at 900MW connected to the grid
5 China’s emissions stayed at, or just below, last year’s levels in Q3, after falling in Q2
6 US to spend $3b to electrify port infrastructure at 55 sites nationwide
7 US on pace for 11,600 fast-charging EV stations this year, up 35% compared to same period in 2023
8 Australian big batteries lead renewable charge as record 45GW of new capacity seeks grid connection
9 Hard coal use in German electricity generation down 39% in first 9 months of 2024
10 Oil & gas company Santos sued by its own shareholder in world-first greenwashing case
11 London's Tube could partly be powered by solar energy
12 British households made a record £30.7m from rooftop solar panels last year following record installation levels
Dakota Jones retweeted
Global solar PV capacity has reached 2 terawatts, and is forecast to quadruple by 2030 reneweconomy.com.au/it-took-…
Dakota Jones retweeted
Batteries are now playing a huge role in some energy systems around the world.
Look at California - not long ago you wouldn’t even be able to see the contribution from batteries. Few expected batteries to ever be able to compete.
Today instead of fossil fuel generation batteries discharge stored renewable electricity.
Be prepared for much more to come.
Dakota Jones retweeted
New study in @NatureEnergyJnl:
Solar and wind "less likely to cause severe blackouts than traditional power systems"
techxplore.com/news/2024-11-… @techxplore_com
Dakota Jones retweeted
Find the climate calculation for your own representative and senator, POTUS and governors in this national climate change voters guide. Take it to the polls and.#VoteClimate: voteclimatepac.org/
Dakota Jones retweeted
US energy panel has approved a rule to make it easier to transmit wind and solar power to the electricity grid. This marks the biggest change in over a decade to the way US power lines are planned and funded and could boost renewables (7/10)
via @nytimes
nytimes.com/2024/05/13/clima…
Dakota Jones retweeted
10 solar panels per person.
That's not just household electricity. That's total electricity for "developed" countries. Less than 30 square meters per person.
It may not sound like a lot (and it really isn't), but that adds up to ~50 TW (terawatts) globally.
It's laughable to think that solar is going to flatline at less than 1 TW/year.
We need 2-3 TW/year just to reach "developed" levels of electricity globally. More if we want to achieve it on a reasonable timeline.
Dakota Jones retweeted
Twelve 🇺🇸 US states — including the largest by economic output, California — now generate enough renewable energy each year to cover more than 50% of their electricity needs
See the full list here:
via @progressplaybk
theprogressplaybook.com/2024…
Dakota Jones retweeted
Texas hit a MAJOR milestone this year - producing more electricity from solar than coal over an entire month for the first time ☀️
Read the full story from @CanaryMediaInc
canarymedia.com/articles/sol…
Dakota Jones retweeted
Washington Governor @JayInslee approves huge Horse Heaven wind farm, largest in the state. Will be co-located with PV+batteries
tri-cityherald.com/news/loca…
WA already meets 72.4% of its electricity demand with #WWS. This will push WA toward 100%
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/…
Dakota Jones retweeted
Surge in renewables and some demand reduction drives 8% net greenhouse gas emission drop in the European Union in 2023 vs. 2022.
eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/ne…
Dakota Jones retweeted
NEWS: Battery electric vehicle market share hit a record-high of 23.7% in California in Q3.
Source: cncda.org/wp-content/uploads…
Dakota Jones retweeted
Incredible stat:
A single container ship of solar panels can provide as much electricity as more than 50 large LNG tankers of gas – or 100 large coal ships
There's many more insights in IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2024 – here's a selection 🧵
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Dakota Jones retweeted
Far more promising than vaporware backyard nucs
Enhanced geothermal expands US potential of geothermal from 40 GW in 13 states to 5,500 GW throughout the U.S., at a 2030 cost of $60-$70/MWh and 2035 cost or $45/MWh
Western governors want more geothermal
msn.com/en-us/weather/topsto…
Dakota Jones retweeted
Awe-inspiring video from @TheEpicSpaceman : youtube.com/watch?v=7J_Ugp8Z…
