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Today, we held a conference in Tænketanken Brundtland on the new demands for industrial policies in an increasingly uncertain era. The policies we see today are may not be fundamentally different from before.

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This is cool. Parking lot solar canopies that track the sun, producing 25-45% more electricity for the same footprint as fixed-tilt canopies. www.scarlet.red

submitted 13 days ago • 5 comments

Denmark’s 2030 renewable electricity target is finally more aligned with reality. Recent government moves signal that we’re no longer chasing the goal of quadrupling onshore renewable production by 2030. Instead, it is acknowledged that demand for electricity isn’t growing as rapidly once assumed. 👇

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Læs EUDP - Det Energiteknologiske Udviklings- og Demonstrationsprogram’s nye årsberetning. Du kan blive klogere på, hvordan støtten til de nye innovative energiteknologier fordelte sig i 2024, og fordelingen af støtte gennem programmets 17 år. (1/2)

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Why Toyota Motor Corporation Is wrong about hydrogen vehicles 🚗💨 Toyota once claimed that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) were "the future." A decade later, with just 27,500 Mirai cars sold, the company is rethinking its strategy. (1/5)

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Renewables vs. Carbon Capture ☀️💨 The argument is simple: if you have $100 million, should you spend it on renewables or carbon capture? A new Stanford study suggests every dollar invested in wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal energy does far more to reduce emissions than capture. (1/5)

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The Future of Urban Heating: Vienna’s $21B ☀️🔥 Imagine a city where heating isn’t dependent on fossil fuels but instead powered by massive heat pumps, district heating, and smart energy storage. Vienna is making that vision a reality, investing $21 billion to transform and cut ties with Russian gas.

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☀️ A glimpse into the future of energy! This weekend, New South Wales hit a historic milestone—rooftop PV provided 60% of the state's electricity demand on Sunday! Grid demand share fell below 30%, pushing coal to minimum levels and showing just how fast behind-the-meter generation is growing. (1/2)

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It's not very long ago when 1MW was a big turbine. Just 47 of these would match the output of a typical nuclear fission power plant. Granted you would need some overhead and battery storage for intermittence, but that's still going to be a lot less than the cost of building new nukes.

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Siemens Gamesa’s 21.5MW Offshore Wind Turbine in Denmark 🚨 New photos from Østerild test center reveal Siemens Gamesa’s highly anticipated 21.5MW offshore wind turbine prototype is underway🇩🇰 The EU granted €30M to support what could become the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine. ⚡ (1/4)

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13th of 39 days in 2025 with #WindWaterSolar > 100% of demand on California's main grid (Sat, Feb. 8), vs. 1/39 days in 2024. 6 hours > 100% WWS, peaking at 121% of demand. WWS supplied 55% of 24-h demand. Since Jan 1, fossil gas down 29%, WWS up 20%, batteries up 89%, and imports up 80%.

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California, Texas Demonstrate Cleaner Grids Become More Reliable thinc.blog/2025/02/08/c... @peterwsinclair.bsky.social

submitted 32 days ago • 2 comments

Solar is quickly outpacing nuclear in China. (This is in TWh of energy - not capacity - and nuclear would flatline if the vertical axis was percentage of electricity.) (hat tip Jesse Peltran on twitter)

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New nuclear reactor under construction in the Netherlands, for production of medical isotopes, paid for and organised by the state. Small (~8MWe), but a familiar story. Costs exploded to €2.4 billion, and big delays. €500 mln spent and only a hole in the ground so far. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

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Check or Crisis? 🌱⚡ Recent political developments have sparked concerns about Denmark’s ability to meet its ambitious 2030 climate goals. With reductions in offshore wind targets, delays in renewable expansion, and the partial rollback of the CO2 tax for fisheries, some see a growing risk of failure

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Need some weekend reading? 📖🔥 Check out this insightful report on redesigning Europe's energy infrastructure using a Smart Energy System approach. It highlights how expanding district heating can play a key role in eliminating gas-based heating in European buildings.

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Today Denmark revives offshore wind and hydrogen projects it seems. The Danish government is set to breathe new life into the struggling offshore wind and hydrogen sectors with key policy changes to be announced today Friday.

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment