58% of the three wheelers sold in India are now electric.

So many articles about EV sales right now are just repeating what was written somewhere else about a slowdown instead of looking at the data.

Here's a good datapoint:
EVs hit 42% of sales in China in March (retail). Up 30% year on year. April likely heading for 45% share.

Yes it actually is!

I worked on the Power part of this report but the rest of it is way more interesting - long executive summary in front of paywall here:

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David Roberts Solar Power without the Jargon by Jenny Chase is what I read when I joined renewables 3 years ago, and have bought for other people entering the industry

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'Customers want Chinese solar modules' says a solar installer in Switzerland. And he's right, if self-serving - Chinese modules are good and cheap.

(Mind you, talking to my neighbours, some have installed the most random brands I have never heard of).

nzz.ch/wirtschaft/mey…

Photovoltaics is the first major electricity generation technology that doesn't involve making a turbine go round. To be fair, wind and hydro use turbines but not steam.

[This is not an anti nuclear or really anti anything post, I'm good for explanations thanks].

EU : Storm Katherine combined with ample solar power has resulted in zero or negative prices in almost every European market tomorrow. And we're only in April! The pricing is expected to become even more extreme as we get sunnier days. In fact, the impact of Storm Katherine will…

EU’s power sector emissions plummet as renewables surge politico.eu/article/eu-car…

Yeehaw! solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/04/monthl…

Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon by Jenny Chase focuses on the practical and financial aspects of solar power, making this book suitable for those wanting to work in clean energy or who have a strong interest in the subject.

#SolarPowerFinance #RenewableEnergy

Cows —a surprise species— in dairy farms, cats and now a farm worker are sick with H5N1 avian flu.

The geographic distribution suggests it’s spreading from cow-to-cow.

Public health officials need to respond quickly, transparently and vigorously.
nytimes.com/live/2024/03/2…

This 👇🏾

This was a fun and thought provoking event, thank you Future House.

When they said the AI does not hate us, they probably weren't thinking of solar tracker control software.