Show threadJan Wildeboer 😷Nov 18

Now. Where does this lead us? Build microgrids. Create hyperlocal energy cooperatives that share open technology. Lobby for rule changes that allow for this and simply and fully ignore the centralised state policies. Build and share open (source, hardware) solutions that don't need subsidies to be economically attractive. Decentralise. Cooperate. Help your neighbour. Literally: Power to the people.The #Fedigrid :)

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Jan Wildeboer 😷Nov 14

Help your (poor) neighbours through a cooperative to get cheap and clean electricity with a microgrid. Spain has several of those: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/14/were-proud-to-be-pioneers-inside-spains-community-energy-revolution

#Fedigrid #Cooperative #Renewables

‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution

From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel poverty

The Guardian
Jan Wildeboer 😷Jun 26, 2025

Decentralise the grid :)

„When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. There, nestled in the mountains on the midwestern side of the island, a combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents. The rest of the island waited over 24 hours, and in some cases longer, for electricity to be restored.“

https://spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-solar-microgrids

#fedigrid

Puerto Rico's Solar Microgrids Beat Blackout

Meanwhile, feds redirect $365 million away from solar toward grid fixes

IEEE Spectrum
Show threadKirk Smith, PhDJan 14, 2025

@jwildeboer we will be presenting our efforts towards an open-source battery for this sort of application at FOSDEM, see you there!

https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6003-flow-battery-research-collective-building-an-open-source-battery-for-stationary-storage/

Btw I like the #FediGrid tag

FOSDEM 2025 - Flow Battery Research Collective: Building an Open-Source Battery for Stationary Storage

Jan Wildeboer 😷Nov 2, 2024

#3GoodThings

6 machines of laundry done and now drying peacefully (no tumble-dryer, me likes the sight and smell)

Put my thoughts on the #Fedigrid, an approach to renewables, batteries and Open for Energy Freedom in a short but convincing (IMHO) thread.

Switched to the winter duvet and getting ready to enjoy its warmth.

Jan Wildeboer 😷Nov 2, 2024

Solid State Batteries will reach mass production in the next 2-3 years, lowering the price for electricity storage to (far) below €100/kWh while also offering more safety. US and European firms are however not part of this upcoming megamarket, because we prefer to waste our energy (pun intended) on glorified autocorrect solutions and deepfake (moving) pix. #SarcasmButOnlyHalf 1/5

Graph source: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/01/solid-state-batteries-enter-pilot-production-costs-expected-to-drastically-drop/

#FediGrid #renewables #Battery #OpenStandards #OpenSource #EnergyFreedom

Solid-state batteries enter pilot production, costs expected to drastically drop

The latest findings from Taipei-based intelligence provider TrendForce show that all-solid-state battery production volumes could have GWh levels by 2027. The rapid expansion will lead to cell price declines, reaching CNY 0.6-0.7/Wh ($0,084-$0,098) level by 2035.

pv magazine International
Show threadJan Wildeboer 😷Jul 5, 2024

I argued a while ago how we can use (hyper)local storage in batteries to have autarky for electricity in neighbourhoods/villages with defined connection points to The Grid at a single place so you can run your own little grid under your local control. I guess I will work on that a bit more and share some rough thoughts as blog post or on a landing page.

#GetRidOfTheGrid #FediGrid