Big batteries Rapid addition of storage to Western Australia's south-west interconnected system Battery penetration regularly double digit share of electricity at peak eg 14Jul25: 9.4% battery facilities + 1.4% Cunderdin hybrid solar-battery 220MWh storage x.com/ProfRayWills/s…

Crazy birds They're still here Ngoolark (Carnaby’s Cockatoo - Zander latirostris) in for breakfast on Banksia media planted in my garden Menora, Perth, Western Australia 🔈 sound on Mob of around 30 birds

Doesn't matter how fast your car is, or how big, generally doesn't change how we escape catastrophic events Speed of things you might want to outrun in your car - avalanche 320kmh - forgetaboutit - volcano pyroclastic flow 80kmh - tsunami on land 50kmh x.com/ProfRayWills/s…

Simon Evans Projections of my Future Smart Strategies™ global energy model from 2018 and comparing most recent from 2025 My renewables cross-over with coal mid 2028 x.com/ProfRayWills/s…

The Australian animated series Bluey has won critical acclaim and parental devotion for its witty, emotionally intelligent portrayal of family life of a 6yo dog and her family and friends It ought be a key primer for ethical development of #AI LLMs Oh, and pay content creators

Despite what you think, end of oil started back in 2015 when we reduced search Global rig counts oil/gas reality: lowest in 30 years (ignoring 2020 covid dip) Drilling finds new resource for extraction We're busy using a lot of oil we've already found Just data Reuters

V8 Supercars must have pit lane speed limiters Devices auto-engage/ disengage when car enters/ exits pit lane, ensuring drivers do not exceed 40 km/h limit Why? Anything faster is unsafe In fact, it can be deadly for pit crew Where else ought we enforce 40km/h speed limits?

Flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005: one of most documented flood events in history led to ~600,000 vehicles lost Hurricane Harvey 2017 damaged ~500,000 vehicles Losses across 2023 and 2024 may not be of that scale, but appear substantial Unfortunately numbers not reported

Yeah, nah (Translated from Australian, means 'I don't think so') Projections of my Future Smart Strategies™ global energy model from 2018, and comparing most recent from 2025 x.com/ProfRayWills/s… All generators have down times, and outages - batteries the only reliable supply

I posted the same clean tech facts on two platforms: one sparked discussion, the other, disinformation. linkedin.com/posts/raywills…

Legacy car companies put profit before planet and people Just like fossil fuel companies And cigarette companies

Coastal erosion forces demolition of popular Lancelin lookout in WA Alternative headline not as sexy, just accurate: Sea level rise increasing erosion risk everywhere - especially buildings and structures along Western Australia's sandy coastlines abc.net.au/news/2025-08-1…

Look at slowed growth in EV sales in Europe🤯 The fossil fuel + legacy auto lobbies actively pushed back on policies to accelerate EV adoption in Europe holding up regulations, delaying mandates, and SHOUTING a lot🤔 Resistance reported by many: NGOs, journos, and industry

Almost 15 years ago, I outlined these things for Australia responding to climate change, building a renewable energy industry, and reducing costs in households and business #Roundtable Jim Chalmers MP

Reaching average rainfall for #Perth not much of a milestone Now just top extreme of rain in dryer future for south-west Western Australia, no?🤔 In bell curve: right side (above average) no longer gets rain 🤯 Consider sw drying climate impact on swWA streamflow😱

Battery storage in south-west Western Australia record On 16Aug25 6.30PM, 885MW/ 3,367MWh utility batteries share 17.7% WA's grid load Oh, and a certain Cunderdin solar farm added 1.1% from batteries = 18.8% battery share for WA 22Aug25 6.30PM batteries sent (16.1 + 1.6) 17.7%

It's really cold, right? Well, it is winter time in Australia Notice all the trolls saying "what climate change?" Well, here's what that looks like See the big blue dot showing our cold day Also, see the blue dots trending up? Even the cold parts are warming Even in winter

Africa needs clean energy, too Trolls say Africa can't afford clean energy >>> The trolls are wrong <<< Africa can afford clean energy Also, Africa can't afford not to have clean energy x.com/ProfRayWills/s… 🧵

Driver assist technology saves lives. So why do so many people turn it off? I've a different headline: Driver assist technology saves lives, so why do we allow people to turn it off? Ought it not be mandated? And peeps fined or lose their car if mods are applied to turn it off

Many outlooks on EV adoption have been too bearish 🤔 x.com/ProfRayWills/s… Which is worse? Is it better to underestimate by a lot, saying it won't happen? Or overestimate knowing it's possible, then highlighting govts/business/lobbyists have acted to put the brakes on?