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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · 17h

After billions of dollars worth projects terminated last week, there is news about a probable second round of terminations. People in the power/energy space are just fed up at this moment. Soon they will be looking at other countries for work. Great job, USA!

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · 21d

Absolute bonkers! Reminded of the Michio Kaku clip on how US thrives on H1Bs. This is gonna be bad!

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · Jul 4

Would they have voted differently had we not had a two party system?

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jul 3

Congrats to Lisa Murkowski on voting for a bill that she herself admitted was not ready in hopes that the House would change it. Now it’ll become law. She had the power to stop it, and instead chose to become complicit. That’s her legacy.

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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · Jul 1

This is especially for those analysts who have a third-world framing of China's capacity.

Ford CEO notes that "their cost, quality of their vehicles is far superior to what I see in the West".

China is the current leader in industries of the future and US is doing everything it can to lag behind.

Ford's CEO says China's EV progress is 'the most humbling thing' he's ever seen

"We are in global competition with China, and it's not just EVs. And if we lose this, we do not have a future Ford," said Jim Farley, the CEO of Ford.

www.businessinsider.com

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · Jun 29

Immigrants working in the clean energy sector - the fight against climate change does not start and end in the US. There will be other countries doing good work in this space, our work does not stop here! Our knowledge and skills can be put to good use in many other countries!

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · Jun 25

You love to see it! Risk of emergencies down from 16% to 0.48%! We need to keep building on this momentum. More solar + BESS (preferably grid-forming), along with other reliable and firm resources, will help us build the grid of the future!

Doug Lewin @douglewin.bsky.social · Jun 23

ERCOT's Kristi Hobbs told the ERCOT Board the risk of energy emergencies is much lower this summer. We've added about 10,000 megawatts in a year "most of it from solar and batteries, that puts us in a better position." Indeed. 16% chance last summer and 0.48% this summer.

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Lisa Schiff @crkrjx.bsky.social · Jun 9

It UBER TAKEDOWN time - stop using Uber

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 9

the Uber CEO tells Trump his company supports the MAGA reconciliation bill (that will strip millions of healthcare and food support)

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · Jun 9

Will def boycott this company in the future

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 9

the Uber CEO tells Trump his company supports the MAGA reconciliation bill (that will strip millions of healthcare and food support)

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Jun 9

LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · Jun 5

Word!

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jun 5

I want to remind everyone that without Elon Musk, we wouldn't be in this situation where our academic institutions, science enterprise, and democracy are being dismantled, and millions of additional people around the world are going to die. We want both of them to lose horribly in this fight.

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · Jun 5

Great piece! The power systems industry needs a lot more engineers in the coming years...with new immigrants not preferring to move to the US, this will be a BIG opportunity for EU and other nations to poach as well as attract engineers from other countries!

Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · Jun 5

How to deal with shortage of skilled workers:

- Increase immigration
- Poach from others
- Retrain existing workers
- Train new workers

Immigration is out of favor. Poaching is limited. Retraining is not easy. Training takes years.

No easy way out!

🎁 link

www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

There Aren’t Enough Engineers to Meet the World’s Growing Hunger for Power

Aging population and anti-immigration rhetoric in rich countries are forcing companies building electricity infrastructure to find creative solutions

www.bloomberg.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Apr 26

The science enterprise in the US is like a forest. It takes generations to build it up, but only a moment to burn it down.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jun 3

I've seen folks talk about how "in four years" they'll be able to get back to their planned projects and I really don't think that's going to work out. People & projects losing funding now will not be able to hit pause and come back once funding is restored. Hard-won progress & capacity will be lost

Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · Jun 3

I worry that not enough of a big deal is being made about how long-term the devastation of these budget cuts to our scientific and health agencies will be, beyond the absolute ruin they will cause in the acute period.

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · Jun 3

I chose to work at a US national lab mainly because of the great work being done here. With the recent federal cuts and new budget proposals, I guess we'll have to find new research homes in other countries in the coming years. Research won't stop, it will just slow down and move to other countries!

Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · May 31

My latest column at Quitting Carbon: Before January 20, 2025, if you were a bright young energy researcher almost anywhere in the world looking to earn a Ph.D., an elite U.S. university was likely your first choice. No longer. www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/trumps-war-o... 🔌💡

Trump’s war on universities could set back U.S. energy innovation for decades

The Trump administration’s all-out assault on U.S. universities and research institutions is a warning for the world’s top scientists: You’re not welcome here.

www.quittingcarbonmedia.com

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Persistent Weak Layer @teresabarnes.bsky.social · Jun 3

SETO got zeroed in the ghouls’ budget request.

Who values solar research when solar is the dominant source of new capacity? Are we done? Can the US solar industry thrive with zero public R&D? 1/x
#energysky

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · Jun 2

People here should worry more about AI agents taking their jobs over immigrants taking their jobs. The impact is gonna be immense. Also, we are still waiting to see if AI agents will create new jobs and help boost the economy while immigrants (in USA) have historically improved the economy!

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · May 23

Please show your support to international students today. These are very difficult times, nobody wants a life with so much unnecessary stress.

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · May 22

Basically they prioritized money and party over their constituents

Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · May 22

Woke up from my post-all-nighter nap. One thought: GOP moderates got bullied into voting for the bill. A bunch had written a letter asking leaders to slow phaseout of green energy credits that benefit their districts. Instead, leadership nuked the credits even more and they gave thumbs up anyway.

Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · May 22

The kind of talent coming out of governemt roles, national labs and think tanks is just to good. While a lot of politicians and voters dont value their work, I hope these talented folks find new homes either in the industry or in other countries. No point wasting your talent on shameless people!

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 21

The US is ceding global leadership to China.

China to donate $500 million to WHO, stepping into gap left by U.S.

Beijing will replace the United States as the organization’s top state donor, expanding its influence as the U.S. retreats from international cooperation.

wapo.st

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · May 21

Most people are not trained to understand grid stability, but everyone is commenting on the Iberian blackout for some reason 😂
It's like a chiropractor talking about cancer research

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · May 21

Also, this excellent report from ESIG on diagnosis and mitigation of oscillations in IBR dominant power systems
www.esig.energy/oscillations...
Just grateful that these resources are available for free to the public :))

Diagnosis and Mitigation of Observed Oscillations in IBR-Dominant Power Systems - ESIG

While oscillations in power systems have always been of concern, the increasing use of inverter-based resources (IBRs) has led to oscillations with a wider range of characteristics and root causes. […...

www.esig.energy

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · May 21

You might like this study which Shahil did with AEMO to first understand IBR driven oscillations and then how a framework can be developed to optimally size and place GFM BESS or other stability providers like sync condensers and stuff.
youtu.be/eunAuzGvSKI?...

Webinar: Analysis of IBR driven Oscillations in the Australian Grid

YouTube video by Energy Systems Integration Group

youtu.be

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · May 21

And yes, ERCOT has some great engineers in their team doing all this work, much respect to them!

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Jay @jaysawant.bsky.social · May 21

All of these studies have been out there for years, but people always make it a political issue. I am 100% for more RE on the grid, but it's the largest manmade machine we are talking about, so let the unbiased e gineers also have a seat at the table. This blackout was a good wake up call....

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