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Vehicle2Building2Grid = V-to-the-B-to-the-G -MicroGrids, Batteries, RoofTop PV -Smart Local Energy Systems -MicroGrid Training http://linkedin.com/in/mikebarker/

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Mike Barker - MicroGrids Matter ? @microgridmike.bsky.social · Nov 19

Imagine going through the immense effort of completely rebuilding our energy systems, but not taking care of #EnergyPoverty
What a massive societal failure that would be ?
Please guys, let's #LeaveNoOneBehind

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Mike Barker - MicroGrids Matter ? @microgridmike.bsky.social · Sep 17

Chris, a warm welcome to sunny Southern Africa 🙂

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Jaap Burger @jaapburger.eu · Aug 12

A comparison of 🇳🇴 Norway and 🇿🇦 South Africa when it comes to electric vehicle taxation: “There, cars drive on the left side of the road, the sun is in the north at midday and the cars that pollute the least, namely electric cars, have the highest taxes.”

Those Who Do Not Pollute Pay Extra

In Norway, the cars that pollute the most pay the highest taxes. In South Africa, the cars that pollute the least have the highest taxes.

elbil.no

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CleanTechnica @cleantechnica.bsky.social · Aug 7

Zeekr 7X Awarded 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating

cleantechnica.com/2025/08/05/z...

Zeekr 7X Awarded 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating - CleanTechnica

Zeekr 7X has been awarded the maximum 5-star Euro NCAP safety rating The all-electric midsize SUV scored 91% for Adult Occupant Protection and 90% for Child Occupant Protection, demonstrating Zeekr’s ...

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CleanTechnica @cleantechnica.bsky.social · Aug 7

Europe-Wide EV Survey Finds Growing Interest in E-mobility & Acceptance of Chinese Brands

cleantechnica.com/2025/08/05/e...

Europe-Wide EV Survey Finds Growing Interest in E-mobility & Acceptance of Chinese Brands - CleanTechnica

A survey of more than 8,000 people across Europe shows that interest in EVs is steadily increasing, with almost three in every five respondents saying they are likely to own one by 2030: up from just ...

cleantechnica.com

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Mike Barker - MicroGrids Matter ? @microgridmike.bsky.social · Aug 7

Please consider joining a new LinkedIN Group for Horticulturalists, Agronomists, Engineers, Building Scientists or Building Physicists, and Agriculturalists.
- Greenhouse Design ( Controlled Environment Agriculture )
www.linkedin.com/groups/12090...
>1800 members

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Energy Systems Catapult @energysyscat.bsky.social · Aug 5

She highlights key actions needed:

👉 Reform EPCs and MEES with clearer, outcome-based metrics
👉 Support landlords with one-stop retrofit shops
👉 Tailor financial tools to landlords’ unique challenges
👉 Use better data for compliance and enforcement

Read more: es.catapult.org.uk/insight/putt....

Putting renters at the heart of the Warm Homes Plan

Everyone understands the importance of a warm, healthy home that is affordable to heat - but how we get there is a source of heated debate.

es.catapult.org.uk

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Renewables Grid Initiative @renewablesgrid.bsky.social · Jul 31

How can we embed real stakeholder engagement in Europe’s energy future? Find out at "Power of Participation" with RGI, @ec.europa.eu, & @eu-acer.bsky.social

Expect expert panels, interactive sessions & a Best Practice Fair on community engagement in grid planning.

Sign up: bit.ly/PowerOfParti...

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InsideEVs @insideevs.com · Jul 13

Ferrari's got some work to do if it wants to keep up with (checks notes) a family SUV from Kia.

insideevs.com/news/765535/...

Electric Cars Are So Fast That A Ferrari Can't Catch A Kia Now

The Kia EV6 GT is slightly heavier and less powerful than the Ferrari Purosangue, but it's the quicker-accelerating car of the two.

insideevs.com

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TerraWatts2010 @terrawatts2010.bsky.social · Jul 14

With the third-generation Leaf, Nissan is ushering in a new era of electric mobility. More range, more efficiency, more space – and for the first time, vehicle-to-grid functionality. 🔌💡
www.electrive.com/2025/07/13/e...

“Electrical efficiency is the main factor” – Shunsuke Shigemoto on the new Nissan Leaf - electrive.com

With the third-generation Leaf, Nissan is ushering in a new era of electric mobility. More range, more efficiency, more space – and for the first time,

www.electrive.com

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Mike Barker - MicroGrids Matter ? @microgridmike.bsky.social · Jul 13

Brett, please keep us updated on any reductions in PNNLs Building Science efforts.
𝗜𝗕𝗣𝗦𝗔 - 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
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>11,040 members - carefully curated spam-free resource

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Peter Miller @petereastern.bsky.social · Jul 12

I’ve just got approval for a 14.4kW system on my Suffolk house, consisting of 28 off 515W panels and 2 off 6 kW inverters. Hardware cost at trade of the above is just £2,500. Add labour and overheads to that (the house is fully scaffolded atm anyway for exterior decoration). Unbelievable.

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Brighton & Hove Energy Service Co-op @bhesco.bsky.social · Jul 12

BHESCo have developed more than sixty #CommunityEnergy projects in and around #Sussex.

Have a browse through our case studies and get inspired to make the leap to renewables.

bhesco.co.uk/commercial/c...

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Paul Boldrin @paulboldrin.bsky.social · Jul 12

Let people get it done themselves! Councils don't like paying for things like this, they do however like fining people, and British people love reporting their neighbours to the council. People will install the most perfect gullies for fear of the wrath of Brenda at number 27 getting a £500 fine.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 12

English councils urged to install pavement gullies for home charging of electric cars

Scheme aims to stop cables trailing across pavements and encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles Local councils in England will be encouraged to install pavement gullies that link houses to the kerbside so that electric cars owners can charge their cars from home if they do not have a driveway. The new government scheme hopes to stop cables trailing across pavements, as EV owners in built up areas where off-street parking is scarce, try to charge their cars. The Department for Transport has said it will put £25m towards “cross-pavement” charging – essentially a narrow cable channel with a cover on top. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Mike Barker - MicroGrids Matter ? @microgridmike.bsky.social · Jul 11

How did you get your sleep back?

Mike Barker - MicroGrids Matter ? @microgridmike.bsky.social · Jul 11

In South Africa they steal the entire mini-sub with a crane truck. Else they know enough to steal just the neutral cable.

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ClimateHope @climatehope.bsky.social · Jul 11

Agrivoltaics - the future of farming.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/07/11/a...

A closer look at vertical agrivoltaics

<b>pv magazine</b> visited a 1.9 MW agrivoltaic plant in Austria where pumpkins and soy are cultivated beneath vertically mounted PV structures supplied by Next2Sun.

www.pv-magazine.com

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Mike Barker - MicroGrids Matter ? @microgridmike.bsky.social · Jul 3

Is this the 5 minute argument?

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Mike Barker - MicroGrids Matter ? @microgridmike.bsky.social · Jul 3

No it's not
- youtu.be/ohDB5gbtaEQ?...

Argument - Monty Python

YouTube video by unmusedtails

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Mike Barker - MicroGrids Matter ? @microgridmike.bsky.social · Jul 3

#LocalInertia is a thing 🙂

Mike Barker - MicroGrids Matter ? @microgridmike.bsky.social · Jul 3

"Inertia location and slow network modes determine disturbance propagation in large-scale power grids"
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Inertia location and slow network modes determine disturbance propagation in large-scale power grids

Conventional generators in power grids are steadily substituted with new renewable sources of electric power. The latter are connected to the grid via inverters and as such have little, if any rotatio...

journals.plos.org

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Mike Barker - MicroGrids Matter ? @microgridmike.bsky.social · Jul 3

And the best metric is hourly matching - ie. 24/7 Carbon-free Energy

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Mike Barker - MicroGrids Matter ? @microgridmike.bsky.social · Jul 3

" There was a time
A storm that blew so pure "
( This is NOT America )

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EV Curve Futurist @evcurvefuturist.com · Jul 1

Totally agree—we should aim for 50, but the early re-panelling risk is real. Some of the C&I installs in the 2022–2024 gold rush were rushed, under-specced, or poorly mounted. But the upside? Next-gen panels are dirt cheap, smarter, and tougher. Swaps will be upgrades, not setbacks.

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EV Curve Futurist @evcurvefuturist.com · Jul 1

Absolutely. PV won’t just sit on buildings—it will be the building. BIPV is the future: roofs, façades, windows, walls. And let’s not forget the great untapped solar goldmine—carport rooftops. Wasted space just begging to power the grid.

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