(new from me) "Energy storage is the special sauce that makes renewables work anytime, anywhere & everywhere." Monash Energy Institute Monash University #RenewableEnergy #EnergyStoarge theconversation.com/with-a-million… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Wonderful to launch the SmartEnergyCouncil Climate Council Winning Bid report on the benefits of co-hosting the UN Climate Conference (COP) at Better Futures Australia with Annastacia Palaszczuk Richie Merzian and colleagues.

Important read

Very interesting, Scott. Can you explain, in Tweet-eese, what those of who have EVs need to do to use them as batteries to feed back into the grid? Is that the next part of the revolution?

“Energy storage is the special sauce that makes renewables work anytime, anywhere & everywhere. Being able to send this stored renewable energy back to the grid on demand makes the most of the existing electricity network…[less] transmission lines”Monash Energy Institute SmartEnergyCouncil

Donald Trump is handling his debate disaster the only way he knows how: insisting he won

A free vote is the best way out of the gambling advertising trap. “Going down the other path — a timid and contorted policy position backed by shouty assertions of party discipline — is a bad bet.” w/⁦Stuart Kells⁩ ⁦La Trobe University⁩ #qt #auspol themandarin.com.au/252930-a-free-…

I attended this lecture, and was deeply impressed. Really worth reading to understand the changing energy market. #auspol

On the desk today, two excellent volumes from ⁦Andrew Leigh Andrew Leigh⁩ ⁦Black Inc.⁩ #shortesthistory

An article AEMO should read. #AEMO also need a team of marketers and use market research to understand consumer behaviour, as AEMO are too fixated on the supply side. #RenewableEnergy #EnergyStorage #policy #auspol #Marketing #marketresearch #ConsumerBehaviour

Marching to the beat of a different drum…

Kamala Harris was just introduced at her rally in Charlotte, North Carolina. The energy is crazy. Trump doesn’t bring this much energy and excitement to his rallies. He brings old-man boredom. Harris is gonna win North Carolina!

Following Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris, there has been a "400% or 500% increase" in voter registration — between 9,000-10,000 people per hour, according to data firm TargetSmart. "It's really unlike anything I've seen," says TargetSmart senior adviser Tom Bonier.

1 MILLION HOME BATTERIES BY 2030 With a million home batteries, we could build far fewer power lines. We just need the right incentives t.ly/sDDJ4 SmartEnergyCouncil Monash Energy Institute Climate Council #RenewableEnergy #EnergyStoarge #Batteries #auspol

Buttigieg: This is a strategy to get us talking about the latest crazy thing that he did, whatever urban legend he amplifies right now, it's about people eating cats or geese or whatever because he cannot afford for us to be talking about his record.

This 👇

Springfield residents want Trump and JD Vance to stop spreading the lies and hate about their city. Please share!

He really is good at this

I've yet to see a simpler explanation for Project 2025.

The turds in legacy media have absolutely no idea how much this 50c fare policy alone matters to those on lower socio-economic demographics. It IS making a massive difference. We can't afford to let LNP in Queensland, they will trash the joint, as they do 🤬