US blocks all offshore wind construction, says reason is classified
#HackerNews #USWindBlock #OffshoreEnergy #RenewableEnergy #ClassifiedInformation
US Administration halted largest Offshore Wind project in the U.S.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/22/trump-offshore-wind-cvow-dominion.html
#HackerNews #USAdministration #OffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #EnvironmentalPolicy #WindEnergy
CO2 batteries that store grid energy take off globally
https://spectrum.ieee.org/co2-battery-energy-storage
#HackerNews #CO2batteries #EnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy #ClimateInnovation #GreenTech
"For perspective: the U.S. could generate all its electricity by covering 22,000 square miles with solar — less land than is already used for golf courses."
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And much of solar doesn’t even require new land: rooftops, car parks, warehouses, canals, degraded land, and agrivoltaics (panels + crops together) can take a huge share."
https://evcurvefuturist.com/2025/09/the-truth-about-solar-and-land-a-rounding-error/
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alcinnz
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The biggest heat pumps in the world
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17p44w87rno
#HackerNews #heatpumps #renewableenergy #climatechange #technology #innovation
Analysis finds anytime electricity from solar available as battery costs plummet
#HackerNews #solarenergy #renewableenergy #batterytechnology #cleanenergy #sustainability
Tom
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India’s solar capacity hits 129 GW as non-fossil energy surpasses 50% of total installed power in 2025, led by rapid clean energy expansion. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/india-non-fossil-energy-50-percent-solar-129gw-luudlu3r?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SolarPowerIndia #RenewableEnergy #CleanElectricity
In contrast, I do love it when @pluralistic drops ruthlessly well-researched factoids like this into a conversation;
"The material bill for solarising and electrifying the planet - so all the stuff we would need, all the minerals we would need - it's about a 17th of what we dig up every year."
#CoryDoctorow, 2025
https://www.teamhuman.fm/episodes/339-cory-doctorow-enshittification-is-not-inevitable
There's a blurry line between being sceptical enough to avoid getting sucked into greenwashing and too sceptical to accept any good news.
joene 🏴🍉
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Hello everyone ☀️☀️☀️ This is your friend Khaled from Rafah, #Gaza Strip, #Palestine. How are you doing today? How was your day? I hope you’re well and the sun shines over your head, warms your heart and gives you a smile!
Today I’d like to talk to you about electricity in Gaza, and solar panels!
Did you know that Gaza used to have the highest density of rooftop solar panels in the world, before the current genocidal massacre? It’s truly a remarkable place.
India’s solar capacity hits 129 GW as non-fossil energy surpasses 50% of total installed power in 2025, led by rapid clean energy expansion. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/india-non-fossil-energy-50-percent-solar-129gw-luudlu3r?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SolarPowerIndia #RenewableEnergy #CleanElectricity
Tom
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Hello everyone ☀️☀️☀️ This is your friend Khaled from Rafah, #Gaza Strip, #Palestine. How are you doing today? How was your day? I hope you’re well and the sun shines over your head, warms your heart and gives you a smile!
Today I’d like to talk to you about electricity in Gaza, and solar panels!
Did you know that Gaza used to have the highest density of rooftop solar panels in the world, before the current genocidal massacre? It’s truly a remarkable place.
250MWh 'Sand Battery' to start construction in Finland
#HackerNews #SandBattery #Finland #EnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy #Construction
Chip Butty
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"What happens in Australia matters, because we are showing that a transition to solar and wind is neither difficult nor expensive."
https://reneweconomy.com.au/what-will-night-time-electricity-generation-look-like-in-2030/
#AusPol
#RenewableEnergy
#EnergyTransition
"What happens in Australia matters, because we are showing that a transition to solar and wind is neither difficult nor expensive."
https://reneweconomy.com.au/what-will-night-time-electricity-generation-look-like-in-2030/
#AusPol
#RenewableEnergy
#EnergyTransition
Tom
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"Some 80 per cent of the world lives in countries that import coal, gas, petrol and diesel to power their lives, whereas 92 per cent of countries have the potential to generate renewable energy more than 10 times their current demand …"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-22/the-global-south-drives-the-energy-transition/106022814
#ClimateChange
#RenewableEnergy
"Some 80 per cent of the world lives in countries that import coal, gas, petrol and diesel to power their lives, whereas 92 per cent of countries have the potential to generate renewable energy more than 10 times their current demand …"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-22/the-global-south-drives-the-energy-transition/106022814
#ClimateChange
#RenewableEnergy