energykillian.bsky.social
Power grid decarbonisation with focus on how carbon accounting, electricity markets, policy, PPAs and clean energy demand can drive grid decarb. CEO of NGO EnergyTag. Energy engineer and electro-intensive industry background. Irish born, Brussels based.
👤 Joined on 21 February 2024
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@energykillian.bsky.socialBig Tech is openly calling for more fossil gas to power Europe’s growing fleet of data centres. We can’t allow our energy security, climate goals, and economic future to be held hostage by the profit motives of tech billionaires and fossil fuel giants.
Show PostA NEW TWIST in Africa's soaring solar story: It's now manufacturing its own panels. The factories use imported Chinese cells, which are 40% of the value of panels, keeping much of the value domestically. 9 GW of cells+wafers in Mar/Apr alone🧵
Show Post📢 Today, 14 investors with $1.2 trillion assets under management are urging the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to update Scope 2 rules so reporting reflects real electricity use. Press release: shareaction.org/news/emissio... #ResponsibleInvestment #ClimateDisclosure #EnergyTransition
Show PostSolar and batteries are cheap enough that most people can get most of their electricity from them, and save money. This equation gets better and better over time as their costs decline. All details in a new blog post: nworbmot.org/blog/solar-b...
Show PostIt's really troubling how much European power consumption is claimed to be "clean" because the owner bought renewable energy credits from Norwegian hydro. Virtually all this is from existing, non-deliverable hydro at no risk from retiring. And... (H/T @energykillian.bsky.social for the figure)
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