Control software used in fusion energy research has the potential to help grid operators cope with increased supply and demand, concluded a study by UK Atomic Energy Authority and Oxfordshire tech start-up, Sygensys ✅ Full story: ccfe.ukaea.uk/fusion-researc… #FusionEnergy ⚡

NEW UK govt has released a deluge of docs on its "green day", inc an Energy Security Plan Not yet out: crucial "carbon budget delivery plan" on how its numbers add up By my count… 16 docs so far 25 docs due 929 pages so far All the links in 1 place: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Interesting 2GW HVDC link. For more detail see tennet.eu/lionlink

THREAD: The Benefits of EU Membership Let's remind ourselves of some of the things Brexit took from us when we left the EU. (Not an exhaustive list.) 1. No barriers to trade with the world's largest trading bloc. (Bristol, Berlin, Barcelona all equally accessible.)

How much 💵💶💷 can you earn with energy storage? This is a complex question to answer. 😉 The graphs below seek some general insights by comparing the revenue potential of storage across four major electricity markets.

ESIG had a fabulous webinar from AEMO on how they manage up to 100 percent distributed PV (yes! 100%) on the South Australia grid and maintain system security. Let's dig into the details of this lesson from the future... esig.energy/event/g-pst-es…

"If it ain't broke don't fix it" In some ways I see the logic, but that type of thinking means the GB grid code in places still mandates the use of fax in 2023!

GB Frequency event - Just before midday it seems like the interconnector to Norway (NSL) tripped while importing 1298MW. That would traditionally be a very large hit to the system - likely at the high end of what national grid had planned for. The grid handled in comfortably. 1/

A great article about the impact of EVs on the grid. Sygensys is delighted to be collaboration with this US team to share European experience. sygensys.com/projects/

I will never forget a day I was flying a paraglider just outside Lyneham airspace and a C-130 was heading straight for me. Thanks to great pilots who spotted me, I had an amazing birds eye view of a banking Hercules.

Powerful reporting The News Agents Well worth a listen. open.spotify.com/episode/0EVkWN…

#universitychallenge Interesting to hear a question about Decibel as a unit. Isn’t it actually a dimensional less quantity and thus not a unit?

📜 Govt minister on tv just now saying Braverman is right to question the refugee convention because it was conceived a long time ago when the world was very different. Can’t wait to talk to him about the First Past the Post voting system. #StopTheRot #ProportionalRepresentation

.Allison Pearson has shared her thoughts on the #ElectricVehicle transition in today's The Telegraph Been a while since I've seen an article with quite so many inaccuracies and unevidenced claims So, here's a not-so-little thread to debunk some of the things that have been said

This report is well worth watching if you want to understand some of the challenges in modernising the electricity grid

I believe there a large number of people initially go into politics for the correct reasons. Sadly the adversarial party political system does not let them deliver for their constituents and ultimately drives them out. Jo Gideon good luck for the future.

Pollution from fossil fuel powered vehicles required rules 148 years ago!

Oooh - Reeves says fuel duty increase wrong while people worried about cost of living - so she spends £ 3bn to maintain level... a v small increase would have easily paid to maintain bus fare cap...#Budget2024