BR Griffey
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BR Griffey
@brgriff.bsky.social
Renewable energy pro, freedom advocate, fly fisher person , planet enthusiast. Thoughts my own.
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Using hydrogen for low/medium temperature industrial process heat is by far the most expensive option available.

Our recent analysis shows that heat pumps coupled with electro-thermal storage is the most cost-effective technology.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Restrictions on solar and wind farms are proliferating around the country, with scores of local governments going as far as to forbid large-scale clean-energy developments ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/05/t...
This Ohio county banned wind and solar. Now, residents are pushing back. • Ohio Capital Journal
Restrictions on solar and wind farms are proliferating around the country, with scores of local governments going as far as to forbid large-scale clean-energy developments.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hegseth's statements: In his 2024 book, The War on Warriors, Hegseth recounted telling his platoon to ignore legal advice regarding rules of engagement, stating, "Men, if you see an enemy who you believe is a threat, you engage and destroy the threat".
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
There is this….
During 2005 deployment to Samarra, Iraq, Hegseth was part of a company where Four soldiers from that company were later court-martialed, with three convicted of killing unarmed Iraqis.
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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A new study finds that combining load flexibility and “bring your own power” strategies could accelerate data center deployments by 3 to 5 years. The findings offer a data-driven approach to address key challenges delaying AI deployments.

open.substack.com/pub/datacent...
Study: New Approach Slashes 'Time to Power' for AI
Combo of Data Center Flexibility and 'Bring Your Own Power' Could Save 3-5 Years
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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PJM is the regional grid serving 67 million customers in 13 states
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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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.
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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So Pakistan is *paying* Qatar to *not* deliver LNG because even including this penalty payment their solar PV and battery spending is much better value for money and saves them billions.

How fascinating!
November 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This whole power structure needs a hard reboot. Honestly not working for any average person.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Bill Gates hasn’t made sense on Climate since he teamed up with Bjorn Lomberg in 2009. This is just a restating of Bjorn’s book from this year about how we have a finite amount of money and we shouldn’t use it for climate. What they get wrong is that climate solutions are now fully profitable.
Bill Gates has a new memo out calling for a “strategic pivot” on climate change, downplaying “doomsday” talk to focus on filling enormous post-USAID budget gaps in global health and vaccine funding. I got an early glimpse of his thinking last week:
7 New Takes From Bill Gates on Climate ‘Doomsday’ Talk and Global Health
“I mean, God bless the Europeans for caring about climate.”
heatmap.news
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
One of these won’t end well for anyone.
NextEra has agreed to reopen a nuclear power station in Iowa that will primarily provide power to Google as the tech giant races to secure clean energy to drive its artificial intelligence data centres on.ft.com/4olutrh
October 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Absolute post of the century “it is difficult to recognize the apocalypse when you are waiting for an Amazon delivery.”

youtu.be/YV2bGgAOGNw?...
After America: Notes From the Wreckage
YouTube video by The Functional Melancholic
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
How it started. How it is going.
October 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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And here's a longer version of why new nuclear is useless for addressing air pollution, climate, or energy security.

www.youtube.com/shorts/3O9Bl...
October 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Exactly
Renewables are a masterclass in learning-by-doing. Each doubling of deployment cuts costs via experience curves: better manufacturing, finance & supply chains.

Result:

Solar now cheapest new power in many regions
Falling battery costs enable flexibility
Electrification gets more attractive
September 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This headline makes no sense. Not getting past the paywall but still.
September 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Who here harbors car hostility? 🤔

2024 (Estimate): 39,345 people died in traffic crashes.

Historic High: In 2023, a total of 1,155 bicyclists were killed in crashes with motor vehicles, the highest number ever recorded by the (NHTSA).
September 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
China. Gets it. Almost.
NEW: China's president Xi Jinping unexpectedly joins the UN climate summit, by video, to offer his nation's 2035 climate pledge

* Cut GHGs to 7-10% below peak by 2035, "striving to do better"
* Raise non-fossil share of energy to at least 30%
* Boost wind/solar to 3,600GW
September 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Seriously fuck these people.
September 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The #chiefs are terrible. Poorly coached, prepared and not talented enough on offense. Can not believe we are here. Recurring theme in life right now.
September 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Yet another reason to back solar and not dirty, planet-polluting fossil fuels.
Utility-Scale Solar Can Withstand Severe Hailstorms. Here’s How - Inside Climate News
With effective weather forecasting, testing with “hail cannons,” and an ability to shift into “stow” mode, panels can tolerate run-ins with even large balls of ice.
insideclimatenews.org
September 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
America as we knew it, celebrated it and grew it may be over. It is up to the people to shape it now. Or let it slip under the surface of a dark tide.
September 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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1D chess.
September 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Raise your 👋 if you have trust in Exxon. Yeah.
September 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM