Sam Gardner
@geertvansintjan.bsky.social
So much to learn, so little time. See also osmotics.net
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Grid scale batteries are coming and fast.
Snapshot of grid BESS installations in YTD 2025 (Jan-Oct 2025) vs YTD 2024 (Jan-Oct 2024):
• Global: +38%
• China: +27%
• Europe: +21%
• North America: +21%
• ROW: +242%
Data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
rhomotion.com/news/global-...
Snapshot of grid BESS installations in YTD 2025 (Jan-Oct 2025) vs YTD 2024 (Jan-Oct 2024):
• Global: +38%
• China: +27%
• Europe: +21%
• North America: +21%
• ROW: +242%
Data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
rhomotion.com/news/global-...
December 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Grid scale batteries are coming and fast.
Snapshot of grid BESS installations in YTD 2025 (Jan-Oct 2025) vs YTD 2024 (Jan-Oct 2024):
• Global: +38%
• China: +27%
• Europe: +21%
• North America: +21%
• ROW: +242%
Data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
rhomotion.com/news/global-...
Snapshot of grid BESS installations in YTD 2025 (Jan-Oct 2025) vs YTD 2024 (Jan-Oct 2024):
• Global: +38%
• China: +27%
• Europe: +21%
• North America: +21%
• ROW: +242%
Data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
rhomotion.com/news/global-...
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It puts the controversy around the "woke" campaign against his misogynist remarks in a new light. Doesn't it? These were no innocent remarks, this was the tip of an iceberg.
It puts the controversy around the "woke" campaign against his misogynist remarks in a new light. Doesn't it? These were no innocent remarks, this was the tip of an iceberg.
Top Economics Group Bans Larry Summers for Life
The American Economic Association rebuked the former Treasury secretary amid scrutiny over his correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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It puts the controversy around the "woke" campaign against his misogynist remarks in a new light. Doesn't it? These were no innocent remarks, this was the tip of an iceberg.
It puts the controversy around the "woke" campaign against his misogynist remarks in a new light. Doesn't it? These were no innocent remarks, this was the tip of an iceberg.
Virtual Power Plants Thwart Plot Against Renewable Energy cleantechnica.com/2025/12/02/v...
Decentralised to the village rooftop...
Decentralised to the village rooftop...
Virtual Power Plants Thwart Plot Against Renewable Energy - CleanTechnica
The smart home of the future can hook up to a virtual power plant to earn financial incentives and fight back against cyberattacks, too.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Virtual Power Plants Thwart Plot Against Renewable Energy cleantechnica.com/2025/12/02/v...
Decentralised to the village rooftop...
Decentralised to the village rooftop...
@mclem.org they were from Europe, but the racism was as virulent. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_No...
Know Nothing - Wikipedia
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December 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
@mclem.org they were from Europe, but the racism was as virulent. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_No...
So it begins... or is it 2002 all over again? Swiss government urges people to ditch Microsoft 365 and others due to lack of proper encryption | TechRadar share.google/jVql5riOJtp5...
Swiss government urges people to ditch Microsoft 365 and others due to lack of proper encryption
Switzerland is worried about data privacy
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December 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
So it begins... or is it 2002 all over again? Swiss government urges people to ditch Microsoft 365 and others due to lack of proper encryption | TechRadar share.google/jVql5riOJtp5...
The Strange Time Compression of Sodium-Ion Battery Development cleantechnica.com/2025/11/30/t...
The Strange Time Compression of Sodium-Ion Battery Development - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. If you are not aware of Chinese battery technical leadership, it is probably time to take notice. As of 2025, CATL and BYD ha...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Strange Time Compression of Sodium-Ion Battery Development cleantechnica.com/2025/11/30/t...
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Vietnam's solar boom was built on three key pillars:
1⃣ Foreign direct investment (FDI) (mostly from China)
2⃣ Access to subsidised Chinese inputs
3⃣ Productivity spillovers from multinationals to domestic suppliers.
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1⃣ Foreign direct investment (FDI) (mostly from China)
2⃣ Access to subsidised Chinese inputs
3⃣ Productivity spillovers from multinationals to domestic suppliers.
Learn more ⤵️
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Vietnam's solar boom was built on three key pillars:
1⃣ Foreign direct investment (FDI) (mostly from China)
2⃣ Access to subsidised Chinese inputs
3⃣ Productivity spillovers from multinationals to domestic suppliers.
Learn more ⤵️
1⃣ Foreign direct investment (FDI) (mostly from China)
2⃣ Access to subsidised Chinese inputs
3⃣ Productivity spillovers from multinationals to domestic suppliers.
Learn more ⤵️
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Estonia is often called the EU’s most climate‑sceptic country – which made my interview with @erikmoora.bsky.social at Eesti Ekspress so timely.
We discussed shifting public sentiment, energy prices & why electrification & efficiency are key to Europe’s competitiveness.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
We discussed shifting public sentiment, energy prices & why electrification & efficiency are key to Europe’s competitiveness.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
From Europe’s most climate-sceptic nation: the transition is inevitable - but will Europe lead or…
Following my public lecture at the Estonian Academy of Sciences in November 2025, I sat down with Erik Moora — a prominent public figure…
medium.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Estonia is often called the EU’s most climate‑sceptic country – which made my interview with @erikmoora.bsky.social at Eesti Ekspress so timely.
We discussed shifting public sentiment, energy prices & why electrification & efficiency are key to Europe’s competitiveness.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
We discussed shifting public sentiment, energy prices & why electrification & efficiency are key to Europe’s competitiveness.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
" More than half of the world’s countries have already passed their peak CO₂ emissions."
medium.com/@jan.rosenow....
medium.com/@jan.rosenow....
From Europe’s most climate-sceptic nation: the transition is inevitable - but will Europe lead or…
Following my public lecture at the Estonian Academy of Sciences in November 2025, I sat down with Erik Moora — a prominent public figure…
medium.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:04 AM
" More than half of the world’s countries have already passed their peak CO₂ emissions."
medium.com/@jan.rosenow....
medium.com/@jan.rosenow....
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“We also spend too much time worrying about the last 10% of decarbonisation instead of doing the first 80–90%, which we already know how to deliver so that the energy itself and the energy services will become cheaper.”
This should be tattooed on every govt and industry leader.
This should be tattooed on every govt and industry leader.
Estonia is often called the EU’s most climate‑sceptic country – which made my interview with @erikmoora.bsky.social at Eesti Ekspress so timely.
We discussed shifting public sentiment, energy prices & why electrification & efficiency are key to Europe’s competitiveness.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
We discussed shifting public sentiment, energy prices & why electrification & efficiency are key to Europe’s competitiveness.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
From Europe’s most climate-sceptic nation: the transition is inevitable - but will Europe lead or…
Following my public lecture at the Estonian Academy of Sciences in November 2025, I sat down with Erik Moora — a prominent public figure…
medium.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“We also spend too much time worrying about the last 10% of decarbonisation instead of doing the first 80–90%, which we already know how to deliver so that the energy itself and the energy services will become cheaper.”
This should be tattooed on every govt and industry leader.
This should be tattooed on every govt and industry leader.
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How to rapidly scale the heat pump market?
“The main hurdle is the price ratio of gas to electricity. [Reforming taxation of energy] would unlock a much more market-driven transition.”
That’s what I told the FT. Excellent piece.
“The main hurdle is the price ratio of gas to electricity. [Reforming taxation of energy] would unlock a much more market-driven transition.”
That’s what I told the FT. Excellent piece.
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 AM
How to rapidly scale the heat pump market?
“The main hurdle is the price ratio of gas to electricity. [Reforming taxation of energy] would unlock a much more market-driven transition.”
That’s what I told the FT. Excellent piece.
“The main hurdle is the price ratio of gas to electricity. [Reforming taxation of energy] would unlock a much more market-driven transition.”
That’s what I told the FT. Excellent piece.
@delong.social open.substack.com/pub/braddelo... The classical dilemna: what can get quantified gets measured - and acted upon. What really counts is difficult to measure - has no good indicators nor milestones, and is eventually neglected.
This is very visible in the GDP-fallacy.
Geert
This is very visible in the GDP-fallacy.
Geert
The False Calm Before Steam: The Index H, Malthus, & the Long Slog, for Growth Was Very Real Before It Became Visible in Average Living Standards
The cliché says nothing happened before 1800. The data say capability rose steadily—only population swallowed the dividends. Replace vibes with an index: average income × √population. Suddenly...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
@delong.social open.substack.com/pub/braddelo... The classical dilemna: what can get quantified gets measured - and acted upon. What really counts is difficult to measure - has no good indicators nor milestones, and is eventually neglected.
This is very visible in the GDP-fallacy.
Geert
This is very visible in the GDP-fallacy.
Geert
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
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November 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
Making revenue go up very fast? @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy enshittification on its way.
One question that made OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 'uneasy' and his response sent Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella burst into laughter - The Times of India share.google/KXVhMQ30ZHH8...
One question that made OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 'uneasy' and his response sent Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella burst into laughter - The Times of India share.google/KXVhMQ30ZHH8...
One question that made OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 'uneasy' and his response sent Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella burst into laughter - The Times of India
Tech News News: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defended massive spending plans, dismissing concerns about the company's financial projections. He asserted OpenAI's revenue is
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November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Making revenue go up very fast? @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy enshittification on its way.
One question that made OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 'uneasy' and his response sent Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella burst into laughter - The Times of India share.google/KXVhMQ30ZHH8...
One question that made OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 'uneasy' and his response sent Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella burst into laughter - The Times of India share.google/KXVhMQ30ZHH8...
Covering car parks with solar panels is a better idea than occupying farm land.
New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms electrek.co/2025/11/02/n...
New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms electrek.co/2025/11/02/n...
New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms
Starting this month, parking lots in South Korea with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar canopies and carports.
electrek.co
November 3, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Covering car parks with solar panels is a better idea than occupying farm land.
New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms electrek.co/2025/11/02/n...
New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms electrek.co/2025/11/02/n...
And then Goodhart's law kicks in...Signature size and narcissism − a psychologist explains a long-ago discovery that helped establish the link share.google/kaMkUPmJ2SQk...
Signature size and narcissism − a psychologist explains a long-ago discovery that helped establish the link
Psychologist Richie Zweigenhaft found a link between signature size and self-esteem. A growing body of research has since established a link to narcissism as well.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
And then Goodhart's law kicks in...Signature size and narcissism − a psychologist explains a long-ago discovery that helped establish the link share.google/kaMkUPmJ2SQk...
Interesting China actively strengthens communities and gives meaning to the lives of retirees, while the much of the world seems to abandon the communities and offers mostly entertainment to retirees.
english.news.cn/20251031/9e8...
english.news.cn/20251031/9e8...
China Focus: Positive aging takes root in China via community engagement
english.news.cn
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Interesting China actively strengthens communities and gives meaning to the lives of retirees, while the much of the world seems to abandon the communities and offers mostly entertainment to retirees.
english.news.cn/20251031/9e8...
english.news.cn/20251031/9e8...
Good overview comparing the risk of depending fossil fuel supply while renewable energy is supplied locally & decentralised.
Why Nations That Bet on Renewables Will Win the Next Energy Era | OilPrice.com share.google/bHX4Cg8oqYwT...
Why Nations That Bet on Renewables Will Win the Next Energy Era | OilPrice.com share.google/bHX4Cg8oqYwT...
Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
Crude oil prices & gas price charts. Oil price charts for Brent Crude, WTI & oil futures. Energy news covering oil, petroleum, natural gas and investment advice
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October 30, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Good overview comparing the risk of depending fossil fuel supply while renewable energy is supplied locally & decentralised.
Why Nations That Bet on Renewables Will Win the Next Energy Era | OilPrice.com share.google/bHX4Cg8oqYwT...
Why Nations That Bet on Renewables Will Win the Next Energy Era | OilPrice.com share.google/bHX4Cg8oqYwT...
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How strong is Europe’s policy framework for industrial electrification?
Our expert survey: not very.
⚙️ Policy priority electrification: 2.3 / 5
⚙️ Policy priority heat pumps: 1.7 / 5
⚙️ Regulatory support: 1.3 / 5
Huge potential — weak readiness.
Full paper 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our expert survey: not very.
⚙️ Policy priority electrification: 2.3 / 5
⚙️ Policy priority heat pumps: 1.7 / 5
⚙️ Regulatory support: 1.3 / 5
Huge potential — weak readiness.
Full paper 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
How strong is Europe’s policy framework for industrial electrification?
Our expert survey: not very.
⚙️ Policy priority electrification: 2.3 / 5
⚙️ Policy priority heat pumps: 1.7 / 5
⚙️ Regulatory support: 1.3 / 5
Huge potential — weak readiness.
Full paper 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our expert survey: not very.
⚙️ Policy priority electrification: 2.3 / 5
⚙️ Policy priority heat pumps: 1.7 / 5
⚙️ Regulatory support: 1.3 / 5
Huge potential — weak readiness.
Full paper 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Sam Gardner
One of the key barriers to electrification is the ratio of electricity to gas prices.
The tax rate on electricity used in industry is much higher in most European countries than the tax rate on fossil gas.
There are many options for reform: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ember-energy.org
The tax rate on electricity used in industry is much higher in most European countries than the tax rate on fossil gas.
There are many options for reform: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ember-energy.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
One of the key barriers to electrification is the ratio of electricity to gas prices.
The tax rate on electricity used in industry is much higher in most European countries than the tax rate on fossil gas.
There are many options for reform: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ember-energy.org
The tax rate on electricity used in industry is much higher in most European countries than the tax rate on fossil gas.
There are many options for reform: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ember-energy.org
This very good: regulation is freedom from abuse, a stop to the freedom to abuse.
open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...
open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...
'Abundance', De-regulation, and the Demolition of Democracy
Centrists laid the groundwork in the US and Europe.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This very good: regulation is freedom from abuse, a stop to the freedom to abuse.
open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...
open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...
Resetting the clock by integrating urban nature and its biodiversity into the 15-minute city concept | Nature Communications share.google/M7CS5mTnVTVB...
Resetting the clock by integrating urban nature and its biodiversity into the 15-minute city concept - Nature Communications
In this perspective, the authors propose integrating urban nature and its biodiversity into the 15-minute city concept to meet both human needs and biodiversity conservation goals.
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October 26, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Resetting the clock by integrating urban nature and its biodiversity into the 15-minute city concept | Nature Communications share.google/M7CS5mTnVTVB...
Kingfishers are magic. A dense ball of jewel, speed, and energy.
Five years on!
Our first holiday after the initial COVID lockdown in late October 2000 was to Norfolk and Suffolk - this was the first time I saw and photographed a kingfisher, at Lackford Lakes.
Not a bad first experience - perhaps that it what got me addicted.
Our first holiday after the initial COVID lockdown in late October 2000 was to Norfolk and Suffolk - this was the first time I saw and photographed a kingfisher, at Lackford Lakes.
Not a bad first experience - perhaps that it what got me addicted.
October 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Kingfishers are magic. A dense ball of jewel, speed, and energy.