Power prices in Europe swing wildly between free sunlight and expensive gas:

"On March 4, day-ahead prices in Denmark swung from €26 per MWh at 2pm to almost €430 at 5.45pm, less than four hours later. Prices in the Netherlands jumped from €24 to €450 over the same period, with similarly large swings in Belgium and Germany."

--> We need way more grid storage

https://www.ft.com/content/ac77915d-7542-4129-aabe-d3a9daff2573

#Climate #Energy #Grids #Electricity #IranWar #EU #EUPol #Renewables #FossilFuels

It’s all going so well.

One very little positive though is the ‘Guess what won’t get blocked in the Straits of Hormuz - Renewable power’ meme is getting a little traction. And something to ram down the throats of ‘Net Zero refuseniks’

People talk about the law of unforseen consequences - these were all predictable. As well as the delight of US and Israeli forces killing unarmed people they don't know.

The US needs to be shunned
#Economy #War #Iran #Renewables #FossilFuels #ForseenConsequences

Red-state politics aside, Texas continues to attract solar investors.

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/03/05/spotlight-on-texas-as-trump-makes-solar-power-great-again/

#solar #investors #texas #texassolar #renewableenergy #us #energypolicy #solarenergy #solarpower #energy #electricity #renewables #sustainable #sustainability #cleanpower #greenpower #investors #investing #finance

Red-state politics aside, Texas continues to attract solar investors.

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/03/05/spotlight-on-texas-as-trump-makes-solar-power-great-again/

#solar #investors #texas #texassolar #renewableenergy #us #energypolicy #solarenergy #solarpower #energy #electricity #renewables #sustainable #sustainability #cleanpower #greenpower #investors #investing #finance

When fuel prices spike, paying a premium or burning less fuel were the only options. But now, falling prices of solar and batteries offer another. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/03/06/energy/fossil-fuel-disruption-renewable-energy-boom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #middleeast #iran #energy #oil #renewables #solar

GS Research views labor challenges associated with US #renewables construction and Europe operations & maintenance (52% of the total job growth needed) as lower risk, chart @GoldmanSachs

youtu.be/2MrLW3daPko?.... #EV #Renewables #Aus

BYD Installing 1500KW Fast Cha...

A good read about a #geothermal #energy project in north east #britishcolumbia

#renewables #bcpoli #bcpolitics #greenhouse #agriculture #indigenous

https://thenarwhal.ca/west-moberly-geothermal-power-greenhouse/

Good read about #sodiumion #batteries

Probably not good for #evs but maybe for #battery #energy storage systems.

#lithium #sodium #chemistry #renewables

https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/sodium-ion-batteries-are-getting-ready-for-prime-time-how-can-they-improve-evs

#Coal in the UK is dead (but not yet buried). #Nuclear dominates all investments and yet cannot deliver to meet the growing demands. #Hydro & #BioFuels are killing the #ecology and #Renewables continue to be stymied by #CarbonGrifters while costs to #ratepayers skyrocket. This is the definition of a #ClusterFuck with no resolution in sight. #UKEnergy. @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org

"Oil dependence creates incentives for regime change, military occupation & erosion of international law. #PetroStates don't just extract energy. They export volatility resulting in a global system where climate & geopolitical breakdowns reinforce one another. #ElectroStates are the exact opposite."

https://www.podcastics.com/episode/401933/link/

#Venezuela #ClimateChange #OilWar #EnergyTransition #ElectroStates #PetroStates #CleanEnergy #Renewables #cdnpoli #abpoli #Trump #yyc #Electrification #ElectrifyEverything

shut in production creates a delay until it is brought back online if required suddenly and that is one reason why the oil and gas market is a mess when it comes to shipping problems.

there is a form of #energy that you dont have to transport via ship, ijfs, but y'all didn't want that.

#oilandgas #hormuz #systemsthinking #renewables

Trump gets data center companies to pledge to pay for power generation https://arstechni.ca/Gp6d #trumpadministration #datacenters #naturalgas #renewables #nuclear #Biz&IT #Policy #Energy #coal

Italy’s Minister for Environment and Energy Security visited Key Energy in Rimini, one of Europe’s key events for the energy transition.

Renewables, resilience and energy security are now deeply connected.

Events like this show how policy, industry and technology must work together to shape the future of energy.

#KeyEnergy
#EnergyTransition
#Renewables

Regardless of the sharp U-turn in federal energy policy, solar power is more powerful than ever.

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/03/05/us-builders-are-pushing-the-solar-power-envelope/

#solar #solarpower #solarindustry #construction #industry #buildings #sustainable #sustainability #land #property #realestate #solarenergy #renewablenergy #renewables #us #energypolicy #energy #energytransition #decarbonization

Regardless of the sharp U-turn in federal energy policy, solar power is more powerful than ever.

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/03/05/us-builders-are-pushing-the-solar-power-envelope/

#solar #solarpower #solarindustry #construction #industry #buildings #sustainable #sustainability #land #property #realestate #solarenergy #renewablenergy #renewables #us #energypolicy #energy #energytransition #decarbonization

UK must double down on #renewables as wars drive up energy costs, experts say - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/05/uk-clean-energy-iran-war-fossil-fuel-prices-surge this was obvious years ago; shame on politicians for failing to act

Useful thinkpiece on #renewables, fossil fuels and USA's war on Iran: "When such spikes occurred in the last century, there was little choice for import-dependent countries but to pay a premium or burn less fuel. This century, however, falling prices of solar and batteries offer another option..."
#journalism

💧🔋 #Solar panels usually stop working when the clouds roll in, but a team from the Institute of Materials #Science of #Seville has a fix. They developed a hybrid panel that can harvest energy from the impact of just one raindrop.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/hybrid-solar-panel-turns-raindrops-into-electricity/

💁🏻‍♀️✨ How do solar panels work? https://seethis.tv/post/how-do-solar-panels-work

#science #technology #tech #energy #renewables #engineering #physics #environment #innovation