John Chown
@johnchown.bsky.social
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2025 has been a historic year for clean energy in UK, with renewable project approvals reaching a record-high 45 GW — nearly double of 2024.
This surge was driven by an exceptional rise in battery storage capacity, which almost doubled to 28.6 GW, alongside strong growth in offshore wind & solar.
This surge was driven by an exceptional rise in battery storage capacity, which almost doubled to 28.6 GW, alongside strong growth in offshore wind & solar.
December 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
2025 has been a historic year for clean energy in UK, with renewable project approvals reaching a record-high 45 GW — nearly double of 2024.
This surge was driven by an exceptional rise in battery storage capacity, which almost doubled to 28.6 GW, alongside strong growth in offshore wind & solar.
This surge was driven by an exceptional rise in battery storage capacity, which almost doubled to 28.6 GW, alongside strong growth in offshore wind & solar.
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One of the most incredible shots I've ever gotten, in Yellowstone. This coyote walked over a ridge in the blowing snow and posed for me, with a small grin on its face, the snowfalkes like stars in the background.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
December 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
One of the most incredible shots I've ever gotten, in Yellowstone. This coyote walked over a ridge in the blowing snow and posed for me, with a small grin on its face, the snowfalkes like stars in the background.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
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With presents opened, turkey eaten & your guests gone, here is a different #ChristmasMovie for you to watch. All about @daringtodream.bsky.social, what we do, why it matters and how we are supporting #emotionalhealth. Carers, patients, clinicians explain our impact.
vimeo.com/1144081329
vimeo.com/1144081329
Making Space to talk about Emotional Health and Living well with Illness - October 2025
Daring to Dream's engagement event in October 2025, tells the story of how the charity began, where it is now, where it aspires to be. Hosted by Sian Lloyd…
vimeo.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
With presents opened, turkey eaten & your guests gone, here is a different #ChristmasMovie for you to watch. All about @daringtodream.bsky.social, what we do, why it matters and how we are supporting #emotionalhealth. Carers, patients, clinicians explain our impact.
vimeo.com/1144081329
vimeo.com/1144081329
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With presents opened, turkey eaten & your guests gone, here is a different #ChristmasMovie for you to watch. All about @daringtodream.bsky.social, what we do, why it matters and how we are supporting #emotionalhealth. Carers, patients, clinicians explain our impact.
vimeo.com/1144081329
vimeo.com/1144081329
Making Space to talk about Emotional Health and Living well with Illness - October 2025
Daring to Dream's engagement event in October 2025, tells the story of how the charity began, where it is now, where it aspires to be. Hosted by Sian Lloyd…
vimeo.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Patients are humans, not just bodies. Hear how our 'Spaces to Talk' in hospitals also remind clinical staff that we may be living with illness; first & foremost we are a human being @johnchown.bsky.social @jennyrees.bsky.social @barbarachidgey.bsky.social
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Patients are humans, not just bodies. - Daring to Dream
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December 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Patients are humans, not just bodies. Hear how our 'Spaces to Talk' in hospitals also remind clinical staff that we may be living with illness; first & foremost we are a human being @johnchown.bsky.social @jennyrees.bsky.social @barbarachidgey.bsky.social
daringtodream.wales/2025/11/17/p...
daringtodream.wales/2025/11/17/p...
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Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
December 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
December 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
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Look at this chart.
Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world?
Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world?
Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Look at this chart.
Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world?
Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world?
Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
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Sign up to @easyuk and unwrap free donations for Daring to Dream when you shop with over 8,000 retailers . Join today and pull a Christmas Cracker for your chance to win us a bonus £200 donation: join.easyfundraising.org.uk/daring-to-dr...
You spend, brands donate to Daring to Dream.
Help us when you shop with 7,000+ brands. Join now.
join.easyfundraising.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Sign up to @easyuk and unwrap free donations for Daring to Dream when you shop with over 8,000 retailers . Join today and pull a Christmas Cracker for your chance to win us a bonus £200 donation: join.easyfundraising.org.uk/daring-to-dr...
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Sign up to @easyuk and when you shop online with your favourite retailers this Christmas, they'll donate to us. It's free and your shopping won't cost you any extra - the retailers you shop with will donate, not you! join.easyfundraising.org.uk/daring-to-dr...
You spend, brands donate to Daring to Dream.
Help us when you shop with 7,000+ brands. Join now.
join.easyfundraising.org.uk
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Sign up to @easyuk and when you shop online with your favourite retailers this Christmas, they'll donate to us. It's free and your shopping won't cost you any extra - the retailers you shop with will donate, not you! join.easyfundraising.org.uk/daring-to-dr...
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Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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A small town installed solar panels on the school roof.
Now, the school saves money, teaches children about sustainability, AND powers nearby homes.
That’s the magic of community energy...everyone wins 🏆🌟
Interested in learning what your community could do?
www.younity.coop/what-is-comm...
Now, the school saves money, teaches children about sustainability, AND powers nearby homes.
That’s the magic of community energy...everyone wins 🏆🌟
Interested in learning what your community could do?
www.younity.coop/what-is-comm...
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A small town installed solar panels on the school roof.
Now, the school saves money, teaches children about sustainability, AND powers nearby homes.
That’s the magic of community energy...everyone wins 🏆🌟
Interested in learning what your community could do?
www.younity.coop/what-is-comm...
Now, the school saves money, teaches children about sustainability, AND powers nearby homes.
That’s the magic of community energy...everyone wins 🏆🌟
Interested in learning what your community could do?
www.younity.coop/what-is-comm...
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@postcodelottery.bsky.social - thank you so much to the #PostcodeCommunityTrust for their grant to @daringtodream.bsky.social. It is so important to us! @johnchown.bsky.social @barbarachidgey.bsky.social
Read more in our clip below. Diolch yn fawr iawn!
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Read more in our clip below. Diolch yn fawr iawn!
daringtodream.wales/2025/11/28/a...
A massive shout out and thank you to the Postcode Community Trust - Daring to Dream
daringtodream.wales
November 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
@postcodelottery.bsky.social - thank you so much to the #PostcodeCommunityTrust for their grant to @daringtodream.bsky.social. It is so important to us! @johnchown.bsky.social @barbarachidgey.bsky.social
Read more in our clip below. Diolch yn fawr iawn!
daringtodream.wales/2025/11/28/a...
Read more in our clip below. Diolch yn fawr iawn!
daringtodream.wales/2025/11/28/a...
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What a week - our first #dayroom #PrincessofWalesHospital finished and open! Huge thanks to so many people. Our first finished #SpacetoTalk in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board! @johnchown.bsky.social @cwmpasceo.bsky.social @libbyhumphris.bsky.social
daringtodream.wales/2025/11/20/d...
daringtodream.wales/2025/11/20/d...
Daring to Dream’s ‘Space to Talk’ in the Care for the Elderly wards will have enormous impact - Daring to Dream
daringtodream.wales
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
What a week - our first #dayroom #PrincessofWalesHospital finished and open! Huge thanks to so many people. Our first finished #SpacetoTalk in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board! @johnchown.bsky.social @cwmpasceo.bsky.social @libbyhumphris.bsky.social
daringtodream.wales/2025/11/20/d...
daringtodream.wales/2025/11/20/d...
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Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
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The underlying fundamental economics have changed dramatically: solar is now so cheap that businesses and households all around the world install it often without subsidies. Throw in batteries and the business case just keeps improving.
November 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The underlying fundamental economics have changed dramatically: solar is now so cheap that businesses and households all around the world install it often without subsidies. Throw in batteries and the business case just keeps improving.
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I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]
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Hammersmith & Fulham’s first community-owned solar project just hit its £106,500 share offer target ☀️
Over 100 local investors helped fund 274 panels at Jack Tizard School, now fully owned by the community!
Local ownership is what community energy is all about🤝
www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2025/10...
Over 100 local investors helped fund 274 panels at Jack Tizard School, now fully owned by the community!
Local ownership is what community energy is all about🤝
www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2025/10...
October 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Hammersmith & Fulham’s first community-owned solar project just hit its £106,500 share offer target ☀️
Over 100 local investors helped fund 274 panels at Jack Tizard School, now fully owned by the community!
Local ownership is what community energy is all about🤝
www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2025/10...
Over 100 local investors helped fund 274 panels at Jack Tizard School, now fully owned by the community!
Local ownership is what community energy is all about🤝
www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2025/10...
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If you want to play your role in the building transition you want to know this trick.
(There is a large unutilized
area for heatpumpified heating and cooling in all buildings, left out by ignorance of physics.)
(There is a large unutilized
area for heatpumpified heating and cooling in all buildings, left out by ignorance of physics.)
Heated ceilings explained 🧵
Pic: wem wandheizung.de
Pic: wem wandheizung.de
October 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If you want to play your role in the building transition you want to know this trick.
(There is a large unutilized
area for heatpumpified heating and cooling in all buildings, left out by ignorance of physics.)
(There is a large unutilized
area for heatpumpified heating and cooling in all buildings, left out by ignorance of physics.)
Reposted by John Chown
Two graphs in today’s FT.
Notice the UK’s position on both graphs.
Notice the UK’s position on both graphs.
October 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Two graphs in today’s FT.
Notice the UK’s position on both graphs.
Notice the UK’s position on both graphs.
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Wales Restorative Approaches Partnership are on the look out for people to fill two freelance positions 👀 They are looking for Restorative Trainers and Restorative Practitioners - could that be you? Take a look to find out more: buff.ly/QA8iYuC buff.ly/v5qAfWJ
October 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Wales Restorative Approaches Partnership are on the look out for people to fill two freelance positions 👀 They are looking for Restorative Trainers and Restorative Practitioners - could that be you? Take a look to find out more: buff.ly/QA8iYuC buff.ly/v5qAfWJ
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The Primary Energy Fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy.
BUT: Not necessary because >2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat.
Electrification+renewables are far more efficient.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
BUT: Not necessary because >2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat.
Electrification+renewables are far more efficient.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
October 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The Primary Energy Fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy.
BUT: Not necessary because >2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat.
Electrification+renewables are far more efficient.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
BUT: Not necessary because >2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat.
Electrification+renewables are far more efficient.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...