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David Howey

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Professor at Oxford University, Co-founder Brill Power. batteries | electric cars | renewable energy | machine learning and control | howey.eng.ox.ac.uk

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David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Nov 27

hallo bluesky! I've had this account for a while but been fairly dormant. Great to see so many friends and colleagues on here now. I'll try and hang out here a bit more often, and spout random thoughts about clean energy, music, running, etc. etc.

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David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · 14d

Excited to be at another Oxford energy day on the timely theme of energy and data!

Tina Fawcett @tinafawcett.bsky.social · 14d

Oxford Energy Day 2025 about to kick off. If you're not here in person you can catch up afterwards via @oxfordenergy.bsky.social . This year's theme is energy and data.

Lecture theatre and posters for ZERO Institute and Oxford Energy Network

David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Aug 26

we have a 5, not a 6 - but it's great!

David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Aug 8

Tired of manually listing your co-authored papers for funding apps or internal admin?
I built a semi-automated workflow using Scopus + BibTeX + LaTeX to generate a clean, numbered PDF.
Try it here 👉 github.com/davidhowey/l...

GitHub - davidhowey/latex-publications-by-category: Latex hacks to get a list of one's publications by category

Latex hacks to get a list of one's publications by category - davidhowey/latex-publications-by-category

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David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Jul 28

Do you have a Hyundai Ioniq (2016-21)? I've got roof bars available to give away (collect from Oxford, UK) - perhaps for a small charity donation. YKS6 Yakima flush bars S6, 100cm x2, with YKK1144 smartfoot fitting kits. message me if interested.

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David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Jul 11

wow, what a talent Charlie Chaplin was

David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Jun 24

Agreed, certainly in many countries here in Europe the issue is no longer range - the charging infrastructure is pretty good. 200-300 miles and the ability to charge at 150+ kW should be fine for most people IMO. By the way, this just happened in the UK octopus.energy/press/octopu...

Octopus & BYD turbocharge EV revolution with all inclusive car and charging bundle

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · Jun 17

Exactly as I said after the blackout: voltage regulation was issue, not a lack of spinning inertia, as so many quickly speculated (or asserted). It was an off peak spring day, plenty of cheap solar available, and the grid operator cut it too close, failed to commit sufficient voltage regulation.🔌💡

Joannes Laveyne @jolaveyne.bsky.social · Jun 17

Iberian blackout: not inertia, but lack of procurement of voltage regulation (reactive power absorption) by TSO to blame for spreading power outage, according to first government report. Plausible explanation for the scale of the incident, less for the root cause.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Miscalculation by Spanish power grid operator REE led to massive blackout, report finds

Spain's power grid operator REE miscalculated its power capacity needs on the day that a surge in voltage caused a massive blackout across the Iberian peninsula in April, a government investigation has concluded.

www.reuters.com

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David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Jun 5

sweet as... MTBing is the best!

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David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · May 22

I heartily recommend cal.com so that you can overlay the times that work for you (and not expose your entire calendar)... :)

Cal.com | Open Scheduling Infrastructure

A fully customizable scheduling software for individuals, businesses taking calls and developers building scheduling platforms where users meet users.

cal.com

David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · May 21

gosh, Andor is just some of the best TV I've seen in ages - visually spectacular, incredible characters, riveting dialogue, complex and emotional story.

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · May 7

NEW SHIFT KEY

WHAT SPAIN’S BLACKOUT TELLS US ABOUT THE MODERN POWER GRID

This is a *master class* from my cohost @jessedjenkins.com on how the lights stay on — and how operators manage supply, demand, voltage, and frequency to keep the world’s biggest machine humming.

heatmap.news/podcast/shif...

Spain’s Blackout and the Miracle of the Modern Power Grid

Rob and Jesse go deep on the electricity machine.

heatmap.news

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Dr Iain Staffell @iain-staffell.bsky.social · Apr 23

We must stop focusing hydrogen research and investment into dead-ends.

EVs out-sell fuel cell cars 1000:1.

Find out what's hot and what's not as the famous @mliebreich.bsky.social Hydrogen Ladder enters the peer-reviewed literature.

New paper in Nature Reviews: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Applications for hydrogen, qualitatively ranked in terms of competitiveness against alternatives.

a) The main applications for hydrogen across all sectors are grouped according to their current and potential future economic advantage against alternatives. Ranking derived from Liebreich's ‘Hydrogen Ladder’ and Espacito's ‘Hydrogen Policy’s Narrow Path’ report.

b) c) d) Give the annual sales of hydrogen, alternative and incumbent technologies in three example applications.

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David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Mar 18

this is excellent news for Oxford - congrats @janrosenow.bsky.social

Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social · Mar 18

We're excited to announce renowned energy expert @janrosenow.bsky.social has been appointed as ECI’s new energy programme lead, returning to the University of Oxford department where he completed his doctorate in Energy Policy 13 years ago

Read more: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/global-...

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David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Mar 7

This (and getting solar panels, and a general desire to move towards not having any gas at all) is why we ripped out the gas hob and switched to induction. Induction is so, so much better (and easier to clean).

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Mar 7

Gas hob can raise indoor air pollution higher than busy UK road, study finds

Research by Which? compared levels nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter in homes and street in London Cooking on a gas hob can create higher levels of indoor air pollution than found on one of the UK’s busiest roads, a study has found. The…

www.theguardian.com

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · Mar 5

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

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David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Feb 3

awesome! is this in London? or in the US? if you're in the UK at all, come and visit us in Oxford. I'm also on sabbatical (until October) woop! :)

David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Feb 1

It's the weekend... time to make bagels!

David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Jan 30

I'm in Cambridge (UK) today and tomorrow. Shout if you want to meet up!

David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Jan 23

I've (finally) signed up for the PyBaMM conference www.pybmc.com which should be great fun. Are you coming?

an aerial view of london with a clock tower in the foreground

ALT: an aerial view of london with a clock tower in the foreground

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David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Jan 19

wow Sam!

David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Dec 7

it's good to have you back, just like old times ;)

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David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Dec 6

Ginormous funding proposal submitted. I'm so tired of looking at a computer screen and using words like "significantly", "breakthrough", "unique" and "fundamental". Time for a beer... happy weekend y'all!

David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Dec 4

What a joy it was to visit my alma mater last week, beautiful Queens' College in Cambridge, and to be so warmly welcomed by the excellent @davidcebon.bsky.social (who *cough* taught me as an undergrad 😀). Looking forward to the next trip!

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Geoff Norcott @geoffnorcott.bsky.social · Dec 2

Massive away win for the little fella.

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David Howey @davidhowey.bsky.social · Nov 29

Friends, what's the latest projections for global lithium demand over the next 15 years? anyone got reliable thoughts on this? thanks #battchat :)

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