Paul Braren, TinkerTry.com
@paulbraren.bsky.social
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Dad. IT Ops Engineer, previously SE @Pure/Dell/VMware, IBM team lead. VMware vExpert & Certified Pro. #2681.
Sustainability advocacy & consulting.
EV Club of CT co-leader.
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Bidirectional Charging – Club Zoom Meeting
All About V2G/V2H, register for free!
evclubct.com/event/bidire...
Many club members opt-in to a Virtual Power Plant program - utility pays them to use stored energy from their battery storage during peak demand. V2G extends this concept to EV batteries.
All About V2G/V2H, register for free!
evclubct.com/event/bidire...
Many club members opt-in to a Virtual Power Plant program - utility pays them to use stored energy from their battery storage during peak demand. V2G extends this concept to EV batteries.
Bidirectional Charging - Club Meeting | EV Club CT
EVs and the grid can be friends! Learn all about bidirectional charging and the vehicle to grid pilot program for which recruitment is currently underway.
evclubct.com
Is social media dying? How much has Twitter changed as it became X? Which party now dominates the conversation?
Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed.
Here are the key take-aways 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed.
Here are the key take-aways 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
Yes! Unclear on timeline but it’s something I’m really pushing for
@35:12 @mikegrunwald.bsky.social quotes Tim Searchinger:
"100 acres of corn grown for ethanol to generate the energy of a one acre solar array. So humanity would have to use 30% of its cropland to produce 2% of its energy. It just doesn't work."
@timsearchinger.bsky.social
@chrisnelder.bsky.social
"100 acres of corn grown for ethanol to generate the energy of a one acre solar array. So humanity would have to use 30% of its cropland to produce 2% of its energy. It just doesn't work."
@timsearchinger.bsky.social
@chrisnelder.bsky.social
![[Episode #253] – Bioenergy Illusions](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6yxqy36ajlz3j2ejxgtqgoq4/bafkreiejrxpvnhns3qtvn2utyhmuqckeqgsmolx2yhinh2juykc4lfwfjy@jpeg)
Tech such as wind turbines, see pictures I just took in New London, Connecticut recently, with new developments:
"...Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built"
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"...Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built"
apnews.com/article/offs...
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ctmirror.org/2025/08/23/r...
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On Thurs 9/11 at noon, @geconsumers.bsky.social has a webinar on how #cleanenergy lowers your power bill. Speakers: Pat Knight of @synapseenergy.bsky.social & Susan Muller of @ucs.org. Hosted by @amandabarker22.bsky.social and @larrychretien.bsky.social.
www.greenenergyconsumers.org/event/howcle...
www.greenenergyconsumers.org/event/howcle...
How Clean Energy Helps Lower Your Energy Bill
www.greenenergyconsumers.org
