evilSolarGuy retweeted
ERCOT West solar (white line in plot) almost fully curtailed on an 81gw peak demand day. Not the first or last time. I am interested to see how the curtailment dynamics shift as more solar takes PTC and old wind PTCs expire. #ERCOT
evilSolarGuy retweeted
Redwood is currently recycling batteries at a rate of of 20 GWh/year. That's an extraordinary amount —more than some analysts thought would even be available in the US for a few more years. But it's just a shadow of what's to come 4/ bloomberg.com/news/features/…
evilSolarGuy retweeted
Redwood's industrial campus is a 300-acre slope of buildings in various stages of completion. We followed cell phones and EV batteries recycled into 2500-pound bags of fluffy white lithium, then re-made into delicate foils and cathode CAM—the most valuable EV components 2/
evilSolarGuy retweeted
Two things happened on the @California_ISO grid last night.
1) Battery storage discharge went over 6GW for the
first time
AND
2) Batteries were the largest source of supply.
evilSolarGuy retweeted
Big moment: Batteries all built in just the last 3 years were providing 3 Diablo Canyons worth of power last night, and were the main source for the CA grid.
(DC is the West coast’s last large nuke, irreplaceable in decades, with replacement cost easily in the 10s of billions)
Two things happened on the @California_ISO grid last night.
1) Battery storage discharge went over 6GW for the
first time
AND
2) Batteries were the largest source of supply.
evilSolarGuy retweeted
The maps dashboard now overlays high-voltage power lines with interconnection queues on the county map.
With @California_ISO again taking new applications, SoCal counties now lead the nation for solar & storage. emp.lbl.gov/maps-projects-re…
evilSolarGuy retweeted
Last Friday I tweeted how knowledge from fracking creates a game changer for geothermal that reduces the cost of a renewable energy system.
And here's my friend @ChristianOnRE with another 100%RE study showing low-cost PV and geothermal create a cost optimum for Central America.
1/ New research @UniLUT & @RWTH doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.202… demonstrates a PV-geothermal hybrid-led energy system analysis on the case of Central American countries. Low-cost solar PV and geothermal in a cost optimum is a novelty.
evilSolarGuy retweeted
This is an off-grid industrial microgrid.
Couldn't get a grid connection for a new facility quickly. And they saw rates raising at 10% CAGRS.
So they said screw it, LFG!
Here you can see 78% of energy from solar plus battery.
evilSolarGuy retweeted
New research from @WyattArnold15, @MxgTeo and @hydroaholics shows floating solar could produce 20-100% of the electricity expected from Africa’s planned hydropower dams by 2050 and are competitive with land-based solar and other technologies. buff.ly/4cV17KZ
evilSolarGuy retweeted
⬆️ European carbon price rebounded strongly to almost €75/t today
It’s all about gas, which pulled #EUETS price up
montelnews.com/news/de91a15c…
evilSolarGuy retweeted
imagine if any of your vital signs did this.
yet here is a vital sign for earth, our life support system.
evilSolarGuy retweeted
What’s it like living near a large solar installation? We surveyed nearly 1000 neighbors to find out. The results are in a new @BerkeleyLab report at emp.lbl.gov/publications/per….
Here are some top findings – THREAD!
evilSolarGuy retweeted
Construction will soon begin on the largest offshore wind farm in the United States, Dominion's 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.
offshorewind.biz/2024/04/15/…
evilSolarGuy retweeted
The amount of warming Earth is projected to face in coming decades has DROPPED since 2015.
“If we don’t talk about what has been accomplished, we are disempowering and discouraging people from taking action,” @KHayhoe says.
ciphernews.com/articles/how-… via @CipherClimate
evilSolarGuy retweeted
anyone wanna buy a 2014 Smartcar with 33k miles?
✅ runs and drives great
✅ no accidents
✅ ice cold AC
✅ mint condition interior
✅ exterior looks great
✅ incredibly easy parking
✅ surprisingly feels great on highway
✅ clean title
❌typical NYC bumper scratches
evilSolarGuy retweeted
The past week has seen a widespread drop in #polysilicon prices compared to April 3rd, as per the latest data from China’s Silicon Branch.
Read more: solarbeglobal.com/polysilico…
#renewableenergy #solarpower
evilSolarGuy retweeted
good tailoring allows for movement
Racegoers fight each other as they scuffle on the second day of the Grand National Festival horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, north-west England (2024)
#GrandNational
evilSolarGuy retweeted
WE DID IT! @BLMNational has now permitted more than 25 gigawatts of clean energy projects – surpassing a major milestone ahead of 2025 – enough clean energy to power more than 12 million homes across the country. doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-…



















































