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Electric Knight @elektriccnight.bsky.social · 3d

According to Energy-Charts.info, yesterday the 4th of October was the single day with the highest ever share of Renewable generation in the EU, 62,7% thanks #Amy
#Energysky

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Robert Ferry @robertferry.bsky.social · 6d

The EU is halfway there on electricity. Every nations needs to be on this trajectory while diving into electrification of heat, industry, and transport as well.

Solar leads EU electricity generation as renewables hit 54%

In Q2 2025, renewables powered 54% of EU electricity, with solar leading the mix and topping all sources in June for the first time.

electrek.co

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 24d

China’s solar and wind generation grew 27% in the first half of 2025, contributing to a 2% decline in coal generation.

Combined with rapid electrification, China’s clean energy boom is rewiring the economy for deep decarbonisation

https://loom.ly/psjqvhE

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Siem De Cleyn @siemdc.bsky.social · 27d

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · Sep 7

It all started on 1948

It all started on -Oct 7- (with a red line on it) 1948 (on a bold red text), on a billboard with a huge blood hand icon near it

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Younity @younityuk.bsky.social · Sep 5

☀️ Big solar news from Sweden!

The country’s largest solar plant, the 100 MW Hultsfred Solar Farm, just went online. 🚀

Developed by Alight & Neoen, it’ll power up H&M Group with 95% of its clean energy output through a long-term deal.

Sweden’s largest solar plant goes online

The 100 MW Hultsfred Solar Farm, developed by Alight and Neoen, will supply 95% of the energy produced to retailer H&M Group via a long-term power purchase agreement.

www.pv-magazine.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Aug 30

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Electric Knight @elektriccnight.bsky.social · Aug 29

Well, they have done a pretty good work at catching up pioneers DK, UK and BE, so they are exploiting the north sea winds alright now.
Was more talking about the gas resources.
www.4coffshore.com/news/dutch-s...

Dutch Senate greenlights 3.45GW of offshore wind

The Dutch Senate has approved the amendment of the Electricity Act with regards to the development of offshore wind energy. This provides a legal basis for TenneT to act as developer and operator of t...

www.4coffshore.com

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Electric Knight @elektriccnight.bsky.social · Aug 29

It has been worse, but low wind in 1H2025 increased the needs.

Why gas? domestic production historically and access to North Sea resources, no hydro, low nuke and coal.

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Electric Knight @elektriccnight.bsky.social · Aug 28

Source: www.energiforetagen.se/4a5026/globa...

www.energiforetagen.se

Electric Knight @elektriccnight.bsky.social · Aug 28

- Solar in 2025 to date is already on par with all of 2024
- Solar in the last 12 months is 30% higher than the previous period in spite of challenging market conditions
- Over the last 12 months, Solar and wind are now on par with nuclear! (46 TWh)
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Electric Knight @elektriccnight.bsky.social · Aug 28

Finally, Sweden's branch organisation for the energy sector, @energiforetagen.bsky.social includes solar power in their insightful weekly statistical report.
And it delivers a few nuggets straight away:
1/2 - #EnergySky

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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · Aug 28

Whether it is trying to bully us into buying crap American cars or lower our standards on climate reduction targets and keep buying gas and oil, no trade deal can force us as consumers to buy American crap.
Just say No - #BoycottUSA #BoycottAmericanMade and invest your money in a cleaner future.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Aug 27

This is an INSANE decision by the E.U.

“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”

This will kill people.

ETSC: Mutual recognition deal with U.S. will cost lives on Europe’s roads

By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the United States, the European Union has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice…

etsc.eu

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Electric Knight @elektriccnight.bsky.social · Aug 26

Batteries (electrochemical and thermal, like in Västerås) are a much quicker way to provide resilience and robustness to the power system. And it doesnt commit the taxpayer to an arm and a leg over generations.

Electric Knight @elektriccnight.bsky.social · Aug 26

This is availability of power source per load bin for Sweden in 2022. Wind contribution decreased at higher loads, but so did nuclear's. Hydro and import filled the gap.
"firm power" is not how I would describe nuclear in Europe over the last decade, neither new or old.

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Electric Knight @elektriccnight.bsky.social · Aug 26

You should not fall into the probabilistic fallacy. 1%CF is extremly improbable for Sweden, especially if including offshore wind.
Within the same probabilistic ballpark you have large scale nuclear unavailability (this summer a.o.), interconnection failures and large overestimates of max load.

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Electric Knight @elektriccnight.bsky.social · Aug 20

Way to go, Denmark bridging the spark gap. Belgium, Sweden etc take note!
#EnergySky

Brian Vad Mathiesen @brianvad.bsky.social · Aug 20

The Danish government has announced a major cut in the electricity tax – from 72.7 øre/kWh to the EU minimum of just 0.8 øre/kWh in 2026 and 2027.

For households, this means significant savings:

A typical family: ~4,000 DKK less per year

Pensioner couples: ~2,700 DKK less per year

👇🏼

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SellaTheChemist @sellathechemist.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Aug 19

I missed this in February - a chilling paper in The Lancet looking at life expectancy at birth in Gaza from 2017 to 2024. #genocide quantified.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02810-1/fulltext

A graph of life expectancy at birth where the value is steady up to 2023 and then plunges to about half that in 2024.

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Electric Knight @elektriccnight.bsky.social · Aug 13

That's good for about 100,000 bpd reduced oil demand (based on an conservative average consumption per car of 550 l/yr). 👍

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Timmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social · Aug 9

Make no mistake:

"wind turbines cause significantly fewer bird deaths than buildings, cats or oil pits. The Audubon Society says that climate change poses a bigger threat to birds than wind power."

Good reporting @lisafriedman.bsky.social

Explore gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/c...

Trump Cracks Down on Bird Deaths, but Only From Wind Turbines

www.nytimes.com

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Electric Knight @elektriccnight.bsky.social · Aug 6

Yes, our days are revealing of the true puppeteers... And it seems they are working on removing your right to vote with your wallet too...

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Electric Knight @elektriccnight.bsky.social · Aug 6

It is indeed flabbergasting seen from this side of the pond how your current administration goes all in against renewables with no fear of ridicule.
But very much why we should celebrate such great achievements. The blueprint and roadmap is there now, the tide will turn again...

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Electric Knight @elektriccnight.bsky.social · Aug 6

Battery energy from barely 5% to over 27% of Methane share within the span of two years in the World's 4th largest economy... Impressive!
Bets are on for the break-even timestamp!
#BESS #NG

Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · Aug 6

These two charts are giving fossil fuel investors nightmares!

This is the last three years of electricity provided to the California electricity grid from batteries and methane.

Read and weep fossil fools!
#EnergySky

Two column charts from Mark Z. Jacobson

Batteries (GWh/day) and Fossil gas (GWh/d)
Green 2023 Red 2024 Blue 2025

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · Aug 4

Progress on solar in Iran.

SATBA ramps up solar drive with over 5,000 MW under construction

TEHRAN - Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) has launched the installation of over 5,000 megawatts of solar power capacity at more than 850 sites across the country, as ...

www.tehrantimes.com

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Joannes Laveyne @jolaveyne.bsky.social · Jul 28

Europe to import $250 billion of US energy products per year under new Trump trade deal. *Total* EU-27 energy import now is ~€375 billion p.a. Even if the $250 billion of imports were technically possible, this would imply total EU energy dependence on the US.

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