Gunstein Skomedal

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Energy material scientist currently working with anode materials for Li-ion batteries. Previously PV silicon and thermoelectrics. Based in southcoast Norway, mostly somewhere in the deep forest. Works at UiA and Vianode.
PV (No)www.solcellekysten.no
TE (No)www.termoelektrisitet.no
Twitterhttps://mobile.twitter.com/po1y
Unfounded concerns about photovoltaic module toxicity and waste are slowing decarbonization - Nature Physics

Unsubstantiated claims that fuel growing public concern over the toxicity of photovoltaic modules and their waste are slowing their deployment. Clarifying these issues will help to facilitate the decarbonization that our world depends on.

Nature
Last week, 50% of the total Dutch electricity demand came from renewable sources.
Nowadays, a normal score. In 2017, it would have been just 10%.
Earth refuses to cool down, for now. Against the normal seasonal trend, the average global temperature is still around 17โฐC, almost a full degree above the already warmed 1979-2000 average for this time of the year. August will probably be another record warm month.
Graph: @EliotJacobson

More people in power should read this. A policy guide for the decisive decade we are in.

https://earth4all.life/

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What do people think about economic systems change? Our comprehensive survey found out.

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A perfect illustration of hard it will be to achieve equity in the clean energy transition if the corporations that hold the equity fight to keep it. #monopoly power is a problem.
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RT @KateAronoff
Q: going forward, will you accept returns on wind and solar (i.e. 8-10%) that are lower than those from oil and gas?

New Shell CEO Wael Sawan: no
https://twitter.com/KateAronoff/status/1621564112806322179

Kate Aronoff on Twitter

โ€œQ: going forward, will you accept returns on wind and solar (i.e. 8-10%) that are lower than those from oil and gas? New Shell CEO Wael Sawan: noโ€

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#introduction I work at Wood Mackenzie, the research and consulting firm, talking and writing about the transition to low-carbon energy. I write a weekly newsletter, Energy Pulse, published at WoodMac.com, and host the Energy Gang podcast. WoodMac covers every sector in energy and natural resources, from cobalt to coal and ethane to EVs, and we have detailed data and insights on all of those industries. I am still on Twitter as @ed_crooks, but I plan to post more here in the future.
Our 10+ year old heat pump have started making fun noises. Should we:
Repair
50%
Get a new and more efficient one
50%
Poll ended at .
Thats incredible: ๐Ÿ‘
#Heatpump sales in 2022 vs. 2021 (which was already a record year):
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany: + 56 %.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland: + 50 %.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland: well over + 100 %
@energy #EnergyMastodon
if(lowCarbon=true){
System.out.println("Build it.");
}