George Wise
@georgewisejr.bsky.social
Advocate for environmental justice, racial justice, economic justice, social justice and civil justice. They are all connected
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Industrial heat is one of the hardest parts of the energy transition.
This sand battery is now delivering fossil-free heat for industry, storing renewable electricity as high-temperature heat and releasing it when needed. Simple idea, big impact.
This sand battery is now delivering fossil-free heat for industry, storing renewable electricity as high-temperature heat and releasing it when needed. Simple idea, big impact.
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Industrial heat is one of the hardest parts of the energy transition.
This sand battery is now delivering fossil-free heat for industry, storing renewable electricity as high-temperature heat and releasing it when needed. Simple idea, big impact.
This sand battery is now delivering fossil-free heat for industry, storing renewable electricity as high-temperature heat and releasing it when needed. Simple idea, big impact.
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Big Oil's climate lies are fueling the insurance affordability crisis — and the costs are falling on disaster survivors and residents.
A new bill from @scottwiener.bsky.social aims to make Big Oil pay. "We can’t allow Californians, our residents, our small businesses, to be left holding the bag."
A new bill from @scottwiener.bsky.social aims to make Big Oil pay. "We can’t allow Californians, our residents, our small businesses, to be left holding the bag."
New bill aims to allow California AG to sue oil companies for disaster costs
“We can’t allow Californians, our residents, our small businesses, to be left holding the bag,” said the author of the measure.
www.fresnobee.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Big Oil's climate lies are fueling the insurance affordability crisis — and the costs are falling on disaster survivors and residents.
A new bill from @scottwiener.bsky.social aims to make Big Oil pay. "We can’t allow Californians, our residents, our small businesses, to be left holding the bag."
A new bill from @scottwiener.bsky.social aims to make Big Oil pay. "We can’t allow Californians, our residents, our small businesses, to be left holding the bag."
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"But what about China?" has been a throwaway comment made many times to justify inaction on climate change or criticise decarbonisation policies.
Well China is now by far the world's largest manufacturer, installer, and user of clean energy technologies.
Well China is now by far the world's largest manufacturer, installer, and user of clean energy technologies.
February 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
"But what about China?" has been a throwaway comment made many times to justify inaction on climate change or criticise decarbonisation policies.
Well China is now by far the world's largest manufacturer, installer, and user of clean energy technologies.
Well China is now by far the world's largest manufacturer, installer, and user of clean energy technologies.
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Chile installs 1.1 GW of PV in 2025 www.pv-magazine.com/2026/02/03/c... - massive solar PV demand ahead: doi.org/10.1016/j.es...
Chile installs 1.1 GW of PV in 2025
Chile installed 1.13 GW of solar capacity last year, raising total solar capacity to 11.63 GW, while over 4 GW of renewable projects are under construction, according to the National Energy Commission...
www.pv-magazine.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Chile installs 1.1 GW of PV in 2025 www.pv-magazine.com/2026/02/03/c... - massive solar PV demand ahead: doi.org/10.1016/j.es...
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Decarbonising the pint 🍺
Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew.
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew.
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Sussex brewery heat pump slashes emissions from steam brewing - Energy Live News
High-temperature heat pumps replace oil boilers, cutting costs and carbon
www.energylivenews.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Decarbonising the pint 🍺
Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew.
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew.
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
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Historic moment: China’s solar capacity overtaking coal matters. Capacity is destiny. But it’s #BESS + renewables that actually kill coal generation. Once storage scales, cheap electrons become firm power and coal loses its grid role. In China, that’s an easy path to ~2030. ⚡🔋 #Bettrification #LFP
China’s solar capacity set to overtake coal in ‘historic’ shift
Wind and solar combined are projected to account for about half of China’s total installed power capacity
www.independent.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Historic moment: China’s solar capacity overtaking coal matters. Capacity is destiny. But it’s #BESS + renewables that actually kill coal generation. Once storage scales, cheap electrons become firm power and coal loses its grid role. In China, that’s an easy path to ~2030. ⚡🔋 #Bettrification #LFP
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Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
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Reposted by George Wise
Here's the time it takes to get utility scale electricity production up and running.
Wind: 6-12 months
Solar: 3-12 months
Natural Gas: 2-3 years
Coal: 4-6 years
Nuclear: 5-12+ years
Wind: 6-12 months
Solar: 3-12 months
Natural Gas: 2-3 years
Coal: 4-6 years
Nuclear: 5-12+ years
January 31, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Here's the time it takes to get utility scale electricity production up and running.
Wind: 6-12 months
Solar: 3-12 months
Natural Gas: 2-3 years
Coal: 4-6 years
Nuclear: 5-12+ years
Wind: 6-12 months
Solar: 3-12 months
Natural Gas: 2-3 years
Coal: 4-6 years
Nuclear: 5-12+ years
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That Green ‘Scam’ Is The Top Source Of New U.S. Electricity
That Green ‘Scam’ Is The Top Source Of New U.S. Electricity
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at aiding the power crunch with more efficient buildings and using fuel cells to help curb data center pollution
www.forbes.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:23 PM
That Green ‘Scam’ Is The Top Source Of New U.S. Electricity
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Europe hit a historic milestone as EV sales surpassed gas cars for the first time, despite geopolitical headwinds.
insideevs.com/news/785541/...
insideevs.com/news/785541/...
EVs Just Outsold Gas Cars In Europe For The First Time
Europe hit a historic milestone as EV sales surpassed gas cars for the first time, despite geopolitical headwinds.
insideevs.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Europe hit a historic milestone as EV sales surpassed gas cars for the first time, despite geopolitical headwinds.
insideevs.com/news/785541/...
insideevs.com/news/785541/...
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Reposted by George Wise
“Minnesota’s never wrong. We are the only state that never voted for Ronald Reagan. A lot of the issues we see today started with that man and Minnesota never voted for him. We are always on the right side of history” - Hope Walz: a young lady raised well. #ProfileInCourage
January 24, 2026 at 1:57 PM
“Minnesota’s never wrong. We are the only state that never voted for Ronald Reagan. A lot of the issues we see today started with that man and Minnesota never voted for him. We are always on the right side of history” - Hope Walz: a young lady raised well. #ProfileInCourage
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‘total installed electricity capacity of the planet—every coal, gas, hydro, nuclear plant and renewables—was about 10 terawatts. The Chinese solar supply chain can now pump out 1 terawatt of panels every year’
Solar at 0.655 TW plus wind at 0.150 TW in 2025 represents 8% of the world’s capacity.
Solar at 0.655 TW plus wind at 0.150 TW in 2025 represents 8% of the world’s capacity.
January 23, 2026 at 12:35 AM
‘total installed electricity capacity of the planet—every coal, gas, hydro, nuclear plant and renewables—was about 10 terawatts. The Chinese solar supply chain can now pump out 1 terawatt of panels every year’
Solar at 0.655 TW plus wind at 0.150 TW in 2025 represents 8% of the world’s capacity.
Solar at 0.655 TW plus wind at 0.150 TW in 2025 represents 8% of the world’s capacity.
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🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
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This is the most thrilling podcast I’ve listened to in quite a while: we are in the threshold of something truly transformative (in a good way!)
Today on Volts: Swedish tech entrepreneur Jonas Birgersson was once known in his country as "broadband Jesus" for his efforts in spreading decentralized, low-cost broadband access. Now, he wants to bring the same decentralized, peer-to-peer revolution to the electricity grid.
Making the electricity grid work like the internet
Jonas Birgersson joins me to explain how "packet-switching" for electrons can lead to energy abundance and grid resilience.
www.volts.wtf
January 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
This is the most thrilling podcast I’ve listened to in quite a while: we are in the threshold of something truly transformative (in a good way!)
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Freedom of speech 💚!!
January 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Freedom of speech 💚!!
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Good morning with good news: India's new solar & battery storage price of 3.5 cents/kWh kills fossil fuels!
1.2 GW of solar & 600 MW/3600 MWh of batteries for 3.5 cents/kWh! Wow!
3.5 cents/kWh for dispatchable solar!
EXISTING coal is 5.4 cents/kWh!
#energysky www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/12/i...
1.2 GW of solar & 600 MW/3600 MWh of batteries for 3.5 cents/kWh! Wow!
3.5 cents/kWh for dispatchable solar!
EXISTING coal is 5.4 cents/kWh!
#energysky www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/12/i...
India’s SECI awards 1.2 GW of solar, 600 MW/3,600 MWh of storage at $0.035/kWh
Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has concluded a tender for 1.2 GW of interstate transmission system-connected solar projects paired with 600 MW/3,600 MWh of energy storage, with tariffs as low as I...
www.pv-magazine.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Good morning with good news: India's new solar & battery storage price of 3.5 cents/kWh kills fossil fuels!
1.2 GW of solar & 600 MW/3600 MWh of batteries for 3.5 cents/kWh! Wow!
3.5 cents/kWh for dispatchable solar!
EXISTING coal is 5.4 cents/kWh!
#energysky www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/12/i...
1.2 GW of solar & 600 MW/3600 MWh of batteries for 3.5 cents/kWh! Wow!
3.5 cents/kWh for dispatchable solar!
EXISTING coal is 5.4 cents/kWh!
#energysky www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/12/i...
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Podcast on Chile Can Go 100% Renewable Energy for Lower Cost than Today's Energy System youtu.be/pKnIDZRRWvo for this article from 2020 doi.org/10.5278/ijse...
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@lut.fi
Chile Can Go 100% Renewable Energy for Lower Cost than Today's Energy System
YouTube video by Christian Breyer
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Podcast on Chile Can Go 100% Renewable Energy for Lower Cost than Today's Energy System youtu.be/pKnIDZRRWvo for this article from 2020 doi.org/10.5278/ijse...
@lut.fi
@lut.fi
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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China just switched on the world’s largest offshore solar farm: 1 GW open-sea PV off Shandong. 🌊☀️ Output ~1.78 TWh/yr — enough to power ~2.6–2.7 million homes/people. This isn’t a demo. It’s clean energy built at infrastructure scale. Firmed by grid storage. #BESS #Solar #Renewables
World's largest offshore solar power plant brought online in China
The world's largest 1 GW offshore solar farm located off the coast of Dongying, Shandong Province, China is now connected to the grid.
interestingengineering.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:18 AM
China just switched on the world’s largest offshore solar farm: 1 GW open-sea PV off Shandong. 🌊☀️ Output ~1.78 TWh/yr — enough to power ~2.6–2.7 million homes/people. This isn’t a demo. It’s clean energy built at infrastructure scale. Firmed by grid storage. #BESS #Solar #Renewables
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Very interested to see if this does in fact form an artificial reef, partial marine sanctuary and cool the local waters as planned and how its integrated fish farm goes.
youtu.be/MEr2M0aY3IU?...
youtu.be/MEr2M0aY3IU?...
China Just Built an ENORMOUS Solar Farm on the Ocean to Power 2.7 Million Homes
YouTube video by The Electric Viking
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Very interested to see if this does in fact form an artificial reef, partial marine sanctuary and cool the local waters as planned and how its integrated fish farm goes.
youtu.be/MEr2M0aY3IU?...
youtu.be/MEr2M0aY3IU?...
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How clean energy could save us trillions
As clean energy prices fall, a fast transition to renewable energy is the cheapest option on the table. Experts say it could save us trillions in energy costs alone.
www.dw.com/en/fossil-fu...
As clean energy prices fall, a fast transition to renewable energy is the cheapest option on the table. Experts say it could save us trillions in energy costs alone.
www.dw.com/en/fossil-fu...
How clean energy could save us trillions – DW – 01/07/2026
As clean energy prices fall, a fast transition to renewable energy is the cheapest option on the table. Experts say it could save us trillions in energy costs alone.
www.dw.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
How clean energy could save us trillions
As clean energy prices fall, a fast transition to renewable energy is the cheapest option on the table. Experts say it could save us trillions in energy costs alone.
www.dw.com/en/fossil-fu...
As clean energy prices fall, a fast transition to renewable energy is the cheapest option on the table. Experts say it could save us trillions in energy costs alone.
www.dw.com/en/fossil-fu...
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He has…sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
January 9, 2026 at 12:53 AM
He has…sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: