1/ A deep understanding of Bitcoin is what allows people to benefit the most from it. In 2013 Roya Mahboob converted her company in Afghanistan fully into BTC, riding the wave from $100 to $1,200. But then it crashed: all the way to $200 Most would have given up. But not Roya.

Shouldn’t the defining challenge of our time be the defining topic in the upcoming Irish general election? If you think the political party leaders should participate in a dedicated debate on climate, please sign this petition. my.uplift.ie/petitions/host…

Don't miss your chance to connect with Cork's future talent 💫 Join leading companies including EY Ireland Wind Energy Ireland and PepsiCoEU at the Cork Careers Fair on Nov 14th at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh Registration for exhibitor stands closes this Friday 👇 bit.ly/40cRSSq

📣We release today a new peer-reviewed study, in which we expose the unprecedented influence of the meat industry on science, public discourse & policy: "The Dublin Declaration: Gain for the Meat Industry, Loss for Science" After months of investigation, here is what we found🧵

A Principle Power 10mw floating turbine being built for deployment off the 🇫🇷 Med coast. Illustrates the port capacity challenges for 🇮🇪 Principle Power Mark Mellett Mike Brunicardi Irish Naval Service Tony Lewis Maritime Area Regulatory Authority @Dept_ECC Port of Cork Mainport Val Cummins

JUST IN: While EU has been busy gaslighting Bitcoin mining, Switzerland has been busy researching it. Look how much further ahead their thinking is, in the research proposal on Bitcoin mining that their parliament just voted "yes" to 85 to 46 cryptobriefing.com/bitcoin-mining…

How bitcoin mining can help achieve universal electrification in #Africa Africa faces a renewable energy paradox: underutilized capacity. While countries invest in large-scale renewable projects, transmission and distribution infrastructure often lag, leaving much of that energy

The country's first digital toy exchange library aims to tackle the problem of toy waste by giving parents a platform to find, exchange or donate second hand toys free of charge to give them a longer lifespan. rte.ie/b/1484540

A delegation from UCC Ireland visited UMass Lowell to strengthen collaborations in wind energy research. The visit included a tour of Massachusetts Clean Energy Center 's Wind Turbine Testing Center and discussions with BU Institute for Global Sustainability to advance renewable energy innovation.

Latest significant wave height forecast showing 13.7m possible off the Southwest coast early Friday morning with #StormÉowyn

Are you a progressive, and skeptical of Bitcoin as a progressive force for good? This thread is for you Why Bitcoin is the Most Progressive Tool of the 21st Century 🧵

A follower has reported a Met Office weather buoy has washed up on reenroe beach Ballinskelligs in Kerry today after #StormÉowyn ODAS 62 seems to be print on it, anyone know where it has been deployed? Thanks to Roisin for photo.

MARA (Moved to @MARA) closed its Texas wind farm deal, using last-gen ASIC miners with 100% renewable energy. This is mining done right—reducing curtailment, extending hardware life, and pushing toward near net-zero operating costs. A win for Bitcoin. A win for energy efficiency.

Thoroughly enjoyed the #UCCSustainableFutures Forum today. Seán Ronayne’s birds were the highlight, but the whole day was high quality from start to finish (including the food from Léa’s!). Well done Prof Marguerite Nyhan, Anna Ozolina and the Sustainable Futures team!

BBC News reports from a remote community of 15,000 people in the far north-western tip of Zambia relying on hydroelectric power, “The bitcoin mine now accounts for around 30% of the plant's revenue allowing them to keep the prices down for the local town”

An elecric bike charging hub made from decommissioned wind turbine blade: linkedin.com/posts/bladebri…

In 1945, six women pulled off a computing miracle. They programmed the world’s first computer—with no manuals, no training. Then, a SINGLE assumption erased them from tech history for decades. The story of how ONE photo nearly deleted computing’s female founders: 🧵

Bhutan would have wasted much of their abundant surplus water, but instead used it to build a reserve worth 40% of its entire GDP This is a blueprint for all nations that have surplus renewable energy resources

We are throwing away clean energy while bills keep rising. Bitcoin mining can be a 24/7 buyer of last resort, turning wasted power into revenue, stabilising the grid and lowering bills without taxpayer subsidies. We’ve told the government and National Grid’s Future Energy

You’ve completed your Leaving Cert, a major milestone that opens the door to your future. Now it's time to find a path that’s not just a job but a purpose. The wind energy industry is building a cleaner, more sustainable world, and there’s a place in it for people like you,