I know wave power has a terrible track record but I really want this one to work:
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) is considering decommissioning one or more reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Japan, excluding the No. 6 and No. 7 units. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/tepco-kashiwazaki-kariwa-decommissioning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #niigata #energy #nuclearenergy
Weather forecasters are finding a lucrative niche in Japan’s power-trading boom, selling hyper-specialized data to firms seeking an edge in one of the world’s most volatile electricity markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/companies/japan-power-trading-weather-services/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #electricity #energy #weathernews
Tim Chambers
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Oregon Accelerates Green Energy Projects Before Trump Phase-Out of Tax Credits
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to expedite solar and wind permits before federal green energy tax credits expire next year. The order prioritizes high-priority projects to begin by July 2026.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-renewable-energy-trump-tax-credits?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Oregon #Green #Energy #Solar #Wind #RenewableEnergy #Trump
Oregon Accelerates Green Energy Projects Before Trump Phase-Out of Tax Credits
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to expedite solar and wind permits before federal green energy tax credits expire next year. The order prioritizes high-priority projects to begin by July 2026.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-renewable-energy-trump-tax-credits?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Oregon #Green #Energy #Solar #Wind #RenewableEnergy #Trump
maco
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Nothing can stop the solar energy revolution, greenhouse glass edition.
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/07/new-solar-glass-cranks-up-lettuce-crop-yields-by-almost-40/
#solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agrisolar #agrivoltaic #agriculture #farms #farming #sustainable #sustainability #renewableenergy #renewables #innovation #startups #energy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #gogreen
Nothing can stop the solar energy revolution, greenhouse glass edition.
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/07/new-solar-glass-cranks-up-lettuce-crop-yields-by-almost-40/
#solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agrisolar #agrivoltaic #agriculture #farms #farming #sustainable #sustainability #renewableenergy #renewables #innovation #startups #energy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #gogreen
Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than coal globally for the first time in the first half of 2025, driven by rapid growth in China and India, a report by a think tank has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/10/08/energy/renewable-energy-overtakes-coal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #renewables #energy #coal #solar #wind #india #china #climatechange #environment
Australia’s rooftop solar market has climbed by more than 16% in the past month with the latest data revealing that 237 MW of small-scale rooftop PV capacity was installed last month as consumers increasingly turned to solar-plus-storage solutions.
639 MWh of small-scale battery energy storage was added in September, up by 55% on the previous month and equivalent to 75% of 2024’s annual tally
#Australia #Solar #energy
China is leading the way in the battle to win the energy export market: Its exports hit a record in August, with $20 billion in products shipped globally, according to a new report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/06/economy/china-us-energy-exports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #us #energy #donaldtrump #trade
Angela Antunovic
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Today's ODT editorial is entitled "Dim energy announcement" and it's a good one, critical of the Luxon government's backwards leap towards fossil fuels and their inability to come up with any viable plan.
"When it finally arrived, the government’s big announcement on the energy sector had all the oomph of a low-watt bulb."
Today's ODT editorial is entitled "Dim energy announcement" and it's a good one, critical of the Luxon government's backwards leap towards fossil fuels and their inability to come up with any viable plan.
"When it finally arrived, the government’s big announcement on the energy sector had all the oomph of a low-watt bulb."
The planned interventions in the American economy reverse decades of hands-off approach to private enterprise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/05/trump-white-house-deals-midterms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #donaldtrump #pharmaceuticals #medicine #ai #mining #energy
Power-hungry data centers run hot, so one Chinese company is planning to submerge a pod of servers in the sea off Shanghai with hopes of solving computing's energy woes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/04/tech/china-underwater-data-centers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #datacenters #oceans #energy
alcinnz
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🫨 Self-tuning energy device turns vibrations into power
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-09-tuning-energy-device-vibrations-power.html
#energy #energyharvesting #vibrations #resonance #hardware #research #technology
🫨 Self-tuning energy device turns vibrations into power
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-09-tuning-energy-device-vibrations-power.html
#energy #energyharvesting #vibrations #resonance #hardware #research #technology
Kuwait, despite its vast oil wealth, is facing worsening power outages due to political gridlock, underinvestment and climate pressures — highlighting the unsustainability of fossil fuel dependence in a warming world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/03/world/kuwait-oil-addiction-is-a-cautionary-tale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #kuwait #oil #fossilfuels #energy #cleanenergy #climatechange
The United States will provide Ukraine with intelligence on long-range energy infrastructure targets within Russia, as it weighs whether to send Kyiv missiles that could be used in such strikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/world/us-intelligence-russia-targets-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russiaukrainewar #us #russia #ukraine #energy #defense
Tom
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@jwildeboer shares the good news that EU greenhouse gas emissions are -37% below 1990 levels.
Then gets a thread full of Eeyores responding that it must be due to delocalisation of industry to China or something.
No man, it ain’t, and it can’t possibly be. It’s mostly the shift from coal power to renewables and nuclear, as well as some energy efficiency, for instance in buildings.
A few relevant links below