Who is going solar? Our annual study of the demographics of solar adopters is out. Wealthier households are still more likely to go solar, but the average income is falling. Download the report and see our data tool at SolarDemographics.lbl.gov. THREAD 

We want to weaken Putin's military, not to make us more culturally ignorant!! If I have to bet, Tchaikovsky and Dostoevsky will outlast the nation state of Russia itself.

In the horrific Yugoslav wars, 4 million people were displaced over 10 years (1991-2001). This is the result of Russia's assault on Ukraine, 10 days into the fighting. Financial Times

Just published @nature The impact of #Covid on the brain: the 1st longitudinal imaging study before and after infection, with controls nature.com/articles/s4158… Reduction of grey matter, brain size, cognitive decline

Building battery gigafactories in the U.S. would require the development of the entire chain: from workforce training, to mineral extraction, to recycling. No battery factory can stand alone. #EnergyStorageSummit

So the 5th Circuit stayed this “bonkers” injunction on all agencies using or relying on the IWG’s Social Cost of Carbon. Now what? A🧵observing some obvious legal implications for agencies (+ a few less-obvious) 1/

This is Ukrainian cellist Denys Karachevtsev playing Bach in Kharkiv.

What happened to wholesale electricity prices last year? How are wind and solar impacting wholesale prices? Explore updated data with the Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) tool from Berkeley Lab. emp.lbl.gov/renewables-and…

**The IPCC AR6 scenario database** Edward Byers (basically the chef of the database!) just released the AR6 Scenarios Explorer hosted by IIASA Explore and download the scenarios underpinning the AR6 WGIII report on Climate Change Mitigation: data.ene.iiasa.ac.at/ar6/#/about

A great day for a new Supreme Court Justice to be confirmed! True that she cannot tip the ideological balance of the Court now but…life is long. On environmental regulation specifically, record suggests KBJ follows facts & law, open to argument, both sides have won=a good judge.

Please share! Final week to apply! Third Derivative is seeking #climatetech startups tackling the world’s most ambitious challenges. Apply to this powerful accelerator here by the April 12 deadline: bit.ly/3vzOQZl

It has been nearly 1 year since the announcement of the latest U.S. #NDC. To achieve 50-52% we need significant action from all levels of society, including rapid reductions of at least 39% from transport—our largest emitting sector. americaisallin.com/blueprint-2030

From RE Futures to electrification, transmission, storage, and 100% RE studies, what we have learned in the past decade on the electricity sector transformation: nrel.gov/news/features/…

A former Geisha apprentice reveals sexual exploitation and slavery of underage girls in Japan: virginity being sold at a price; being forced into bathing with male customers and enduring harassment... #MeToo

Shinzo Abe was assassinated. I'm in complete shock.

well, I think our official account meant to say #supercomputing 😀😀 For the last phase of the study, we simulated 845,164,800 unique shifting opportunities for flexible loads.

France would get used to seeing €900/MWh prices...

Innovators, application to IMPEL (DOE's tech-to-market program) is open! If you are working on early-stage building technologies, this is a great opportunity to get access to training, lab facilities/ prototyping, incubators, etc. impel.lbl.gov/impel