A battery recycling plant that is 100% electric powered, uses no local water, and is cheaper than mining the metals. Leading the world, worth knowing about: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

New figures from ACEA have the UK selling the highest volume of BEVs in the first quarter of 2024 in Europe. So much for EV demand stalling. There were over 84,000 BEVs sold in Q1, a 10% increase on Q1 2023 and sales were higher than in France and Germany.

Joe Biden pulled off perhaps the greatest oil trade of all time and in the process broke OPEC's grip and basically no one knows about it. We did a long segment on it last night and it's fascinating and worth your time. msnbc.com/all-in/watch/h…

It is not when solar produces the most that it brings the most value. Don't confuse maximal production with maximal value. Yellow : average generation Green : average value generated (if sold on the market) For June 2024 in Germany.

Malaysia founded the oil & gas giant Petronas 50 years ago today, adding to a wave of countries nationalizing lucrative fuel supplies 🇲🇾 🛢️ Here is a short thread of about the creation of Petronas, one of the most important and influential Asian fossil fuel producers🧵

If that's the prevailing view in German politics and even worse in its automotive industry, it will only accelerate their descent to irrelevance. Hopefully, it will be a great opportunity for others.

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I'm afraid this week the standard (bifacial PERC) solar module price fell to $0.095/W. What a world we live in.

When you buy a gun, you’re shown pictures of gunshot victims. If your neighbor suspects you of buying a gun, they can call a hotline. If you’re from a state where guns are illegal, you can be arrested if you buy a gun out of state. Oh sorry, these are all abortion laws.

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The focus from Conservative leadership candidates today on getting Britain building again is hugely welcome. We need more homes, transport links, and clean energy asap. But there’s some confusion about net zero 🧵

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Great thread. I was also at Tory Conference and it was clear there is confusion about the cost of energy. In particular, there’s an assumption that high “system costs” imposed by renewables are a law of physics rather than a reflection of rubbish electricity market design.

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COLUMN: The share of Russian natural gas in European imports has climbed to 20% year-to-date, up from 15% in 2023. Three years into the war, Europe can't kick its addiction to Russian gas, either via pipeline (throughout Ukraine) or LNG ships. @Opinion bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

London Metal Exchange plans to introduce green metals premium on.ft.com/3Gm1Fhk

"How can England possibly be running out of water?" This crisis, this emergency, connected to the climate and ecological crisis, is primarily a crisis of leadership. Our modern politicians/governments, are totally unfit to lead/govern. theguardian.com/news/ng-intera… 1/🧵

In the meteorological summer of 2025, Greece has the highest share of solar energy in the load (= electricity consumption + grid losses) in Europe at 33.7%. The EU 27 average is 18.4%.

The future is taking shape, now 1 Solar tops EU power in June with record 22% share 2 Renewables supplied 54% of net power 3 Denmark recorded the highest share of renewable electricity at 94.7%, followed by Latvia at 93.4%, Austria at 91.8%, Croatia at 89.5%, and Portugal at

Hundreds of thousands of UK motorists are suing manufacturers as Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Peugeot/Citroën, Renault & Nissan over claims they installed “defeat devices” to manipulate tests for nitrogen oxide emissions. From Financial Times on.ft.com/47l1rlm