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In the mean time estimated Texas renewable power project lead times: Wind: 12 mnths, Storage: 15 mnths lead times, solar: 18...

In the mean time estimated Texas renewable power project lead times: Wind: 12 mnths, Storage: 15 mnths lead times, solar: 18 mnths)

https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/engies-pulled-project-highlights-the-worsening-economics-of-gas/

#EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergy

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<quote>The bottom line: If you’re building a project that involves a gas turbine, the largest manufacturers say you should be...

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The bottom line: If you’re building a project that involves a gas turbine, the largest manufacturers say you should be talking to your OEMs as long as seven or eight years out.

“You need to get in line, basically,” said Ben Thomas, Mitsubishi Power Director of Hydrogen Production, during last week’s panel.
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https://www.power-eng.com/gas/turbines/long-lead-times-are-dooming-some-proposed-gas-plant-projects/

One way to make nuclear competitive I guess.

#EnergyTransition #Nuclear

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“How did you turn fascist?” “Two ways. Gradually and then suddenly.”#uspol

“How did you turn fascist?”
“Two ways. Gradually and then suddenly.”

#uspol

I would like to have micropayments to read articles. People "who know" tell me it will not work because the UX is terrible. ...

I would like to have micropayments to read articles. People "who know" tell me it will not work because the UX is terrible. But... more terrible than cookie popups & subscribe pop-ups & "can we spam you with alerts" pop-ups that are apparently "OK UX". Surely one popup saying "this article will cost you 10c" + zero ads, has got to be better?

(ok, + another to say you need to be a member of one of these 3 trusted micropayment services to continue if you are not already)

Podcast covering (among other things) Chinese nuclear progress (nuclear at the end)....

Podcast covering (among other things) Chinese nuclear progress (nuclear at the end). https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/redefining-energy-tech/id1675126007

Pro-nuclear (not Barnard) guy argues that:

- China now has its nuclear approach proven & will start rolling out nuclear at scale.

- China "missed the nuclear window" & reactors will only make up 10% of generation because other sources now track much cheaper.

- "the west" cannot copy this. No other countries can do big infrastructure cheaply or fast enough.

#NuclearPower

Wow, just realised the end of Jan was the 100th anniversery of the Nome serum run which you can read about in this great book:...

Wow, just realised the end of Jan was the 100th anniversery of the Nome serum run which you can read about in this great book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/cruellest-miles-9780747568582/

#history

Nice to see the The Dublin Data Protection Commission getting all over Deep Seek with such speed. Maybe they'll finally get round to...

Nice to see the The Dublin Data Protection Commission getting all over Deep Seek with such speed. Maybe they'll finally get round to thinking about maybe starting to consider having a look at Google, Meta, Amazon etc now? (not holding my breath).

#GDPR

I think Nvidia will come out ahead after the deep seek shenanigans play out.If Deep Seek is a winning approach many more players can join...

I think Nvidia will come out ahead after the deep seek shenanigans play out.

If Deep Seek is a winning approach many more players can join (so many more smaller sales), if it isn't then its back to the big players cornering the market. Either way Nvidia has a market (maybe not as big as 2024 but big enough)

Honestly its OpenAI etc who are most at risk.

#generativeAI

My wife just aquired this for future expeditions with our grandson.https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-observologist/@futurebird there is a...

My wife just aquired this for future expeditions with our grandson.

https://geckopress.com/bookshop/the-observologist/

@futurebird there is a sidwalk ant section.

@gworkman.bsky.social Is developing a cool #ElixirNerves oriented power management and sleep control board for Raspberry...

@gworkman.bsky.social Is developing a cool #ElixirNerves oriented power management and sleep control board for Raspberry Pi.

https://protolux.io/projects/soleil

Looks very cool. and now he is bridging to the Fedi if you want to follow him.

#elixir #nerves #MyElixirStatus

https://www.ess-news.com/2025/01/23/somalia-tenders-solar-plus-storage-at-28-educational-sites/This is interesting if it goes ahead. The...

https://www.ess-news.com/2025/01/23/somalia-tenders-solar-plus-storage-at-28-educational-sites/

This is interesting if it goes ahead. The more practice at actually installing microgrids the better.

#solar #RenewableEnergy

https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/21/ai_pothole_patrol/Useful AI - note: NOT an LLM

https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/21/ai_pothole_patrol/

Useful AI - note: NOT an LLM

Go on,cheer yourself up.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s53VK_X5c_Y#funny

Go on,cheer yourself up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s53VK_X5c_Y

#funny

#LLMs Only really useful for generating content that you don't care about or plan to repair.So _obviously_ the big markets for...

#LLMs

Only really useful for generating content that you don't care about or plan to repair.

So _obviously_ the big markets for "pure LLM" plays are in Helpdesks and Government welfare provision 😞

@jasongorman @baldur We have been told for a couple of years now that "Our LLM can write an entire website with a few good...

@jasongorman @baldur

We have been told for a couple of years now that "Our LLM can write an entire website with a few good prompts".

As this would obviously be great advertising to showcase its power I assumed that the leading LLM providers would have migrated their websites over and would be crowing about it.

Are there _any_?

#lazyfedi #LLMs

#capitalism

#capitalism

#SpacexFounded 2002 First orbital launch attempt Falcon 1: 2006First orbital launch success Falcon 1: 2008First orbital launch success...

#Spacex
Founded 2002
First orbital launch attempt Falcon 1: 2006
First orbital launch success Falcon 1: 2008
First orbital launch success Falcon 9: 2010
Falcon 9
- 2nd most launched active system
- 4th most launched system ever

#BlueOrigin
Founded 2000
First Suborbital success new Shephard: 2015
First Orbital launch attempt New Glenn: 2025
First orbital launch success New Glenn: ????

Has anyone done a case study yet?

@simon https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/25/deepseek-v3/I don't think "ironic" is right. But will China not only produce all...

@simon

https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/25/deepseek-v3/

I don't think "ironic" is right. But will China not only produce all the kit for powering data centres with renewables but also significantly reduce the need for all the extra ones at the same time?

#LLMs

How many use cases now remain where green #Hydrogen is the best fit? Batteries keep edging it out as costs plummet and energy density shoots...

How many use cases now remain where green #Hydrogen is the best fit? Batteries keep edging it out as costs plummet and energy density shoots up. Trains, trucks and automobiles all look like batteries are best. Same for short to medium range shipping and probably same for short to medium flight? Moving power around will probably end up via HVDC (especially with superconductors coming along).

Some industrial processes? Iron, fertiliser?

Still a candidate for seasonal load shifting?

#renewables

Your income level is the strongest predictor of your lifestyle, not culture or where you...

Your income level is the strongest predictor of your lifestyle, not culture or where you live.

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/12/19/global-elites-wanted-or-not-have-a-lot-in-common

https://www.gapminder.org/dollar-street