Falling panel prices lead to global solar boom, except for the US.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/theres-a-global-boom-in-solar-except-in-the-united-states/
…"We're going to get just massively faster progress using the computation from these #AI systems that I believe will have practical pathways to harness #fusion #energy in the next 2 or 3 years."
Wright said the #supercomputers would also help manage the US arsenal of #NuclearWeapons [Skynet anyone?] & accelerate #drug discovery by simulating ways to treat #cancer down to the
molecular level.
#science #law #EnvironmentalLaw #tech #electricity #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
"My hope is in the next 5 or 8 years, we will turn most cancers, many of which today are ultimate death sentences, into manageable conditions," Wright said.
[that sounds great, but #Trump has defunded #CleanEnergy, he actually wants to use #coal & other #FossilFuels which will increase #cancer rates!]
#science #law #EnvironmentalLaw #AI #tech #energy #electricity #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
China's installed wind power generation capacity tops world for 15 consecutive years.
impermanen_ 🕊️
boosted
Ever since learning about Solar Power in my 1964 Weekly Reader, I have dreamt of this day. The Solar Panels are on the roof and I am one excited Old Coot. #solar #solarpower #solarpanels #sun #sunworshiper #sunworshipers #energy #cleanenergy #solarenergy #carbonfootprint
Ever since learning about Solar Power in my 1964 Weekly Reader, I have dreamt of this day. The Solar Panels are on the roof and I am one excited Old Coot. #solar #solarpower #solarpanels #sun #sunworshiper #sunworshipers #energy #cleanenergy #solarenergy #carbonfootprint
Jonathan Schofield
boosted
Excellent piece from Bill McKibben who writes with both clarity and optimism on the #ClimateCrisis and energy production.
While we are daily bombarded by BS from powerful incumbent #energy interests bent on maintaining their profitable inertia, ramming toxic solutions down our throats, there are far better options which need robust political support but are leeching into production by virtue of compelling economics
#CleanEnergy #AI #USPolitics #Renewables
https://open.substack.com/pub/billmckibben/p/hey-grok-whats-a-waste-of-energy
Excellent piece from Bill McKibben who writes with both clarity and optimism on the #ClimateCrisis and energy production.
While we are daily bombarded by BS from powerful incumbent #energy interests bent on maintaining their profitable inertia, ramming toxic solutions down our throats, there are far better options which need robust political support but are leeching into production by virtue of compelling economics
#CleanEnergy #AI #USPolitics #Renewables
https://open.substack.com/pub/billmckibben/p/hey-grok-whats-a-waste-of-energy
China has built the world's largest and most heat-resistant divertor prototype for its "artificial sun" fusion project. The component can withstand a massive 20 megawatts of heat per square meter. It's a critical breakthrough that removes waste heat from fusion reactions and brings China a major step closer to viable fusion energy.
China has launched its first major sodium-ion battery storage station. The facility will channel 30 million kWh of clean energy into the grid annually, power 20,000 homes, and cut CO2 emissions by 13,500 tonnes while using a cheaper, more abundant alternative to lithium.
A Chinese research team has unveiled a data-driven control system for the star-forged hearts of tokamaks. If the system is able to dynamically shape the plasma envelope in order to sustain fusion, that could potentially heralding the dawn of a new energy age.
China has switched on a world-first solar thermal power station in the Gobi Desert that with potential to be scaled up.
Nearly 27,000 mirrors have been installed to focus sunlight onto the 200-metre towers, which are about 1km apart.
This produces concentrated heat that melts salt at up to 570C to create steam to drive the turbines and keep the power flowing, even after sunset or on cloudy days.
China installs 100 solar panels a second as total PV capacity tops 1 terawatt.
maco
boosted
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
In a historic shift, renewables as well as nuclear overtook coal as the world's top electricity source in early 2025. Solar power drove this transition, meeting 83% of global demand growth and enabling developing nations like China and India to actually reduce fossil fuel use.
While developing countries lead the clean energy charge, developed nations like the US and EU are increasing reliance on coal and gas.
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
China's new 2035 climate pledge to cut emissions by 7-10% may appear modest.
However, this conservative target masks a more significant reality: China has become the world's clean tech superpower.
While Western climate action remains vulnerable to political cycles, China has strategically aligned decarbonization with economic growth.
Chinese approach, shielded from political volatility, achieves more than fickle Western promises.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/opinion/china-solar-electric-vehicles-climate-change.html
China's BEST nuclear fusion project has entered its main assembly phase with the installation of its key Dewar base.
The device aims to be the world's first to demonstrate practical-scale fusion power generation, with the landmark goal of lighting a bulb using fusion energy by 2030.
This breakthrough would represent a major leap in achieving clean, sustainable energy at scale.
China is reshaping the global energy landscape by pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into clean energy investments across the Global South, creating jobs and long-term influence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/26/world/china-winning-in-global-south/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #globalsouth #cleanenergy #climatechange #solarpower #windpower #pollution
China is leveraging its dominance in renewable energy to reshape global power dynamics, with the renewables sector becoming a $2.1 trillion economic driver, supplying 80% of solar panels and leading in wind turbines worldwide.
CO2 emissions in China are plateauing, while its clean-tech exports enable developing nations to bypass fossil fuels positioning China at the heart of climate action, global green projects, and forest conservation.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/07/china-fossil-fuel-us-climate-environment-energy
