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  • ‘a fundamentally different company’

    There is no doubt that under John Riccitiello Unity shat the bed again and again and again and… It is going to be really interesting to see if Matt Bromberg can pull off this u-turn. If he can, it’ll be something that is taught at business school. I hope he does. Having used both Unreal…

  • Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain

    Gotta love down and to the right…. Before August 2024, monthly generation from fossil fuels had never dipped below 4 TWh, even during the lockdowns of 2020 when demand for electricity and transport fuels plummeted. What’s more exciting is that this was the first time fossil fuels (98.5% gas and 1.5% coal) fell to third…

  • Agrivoltaics come of age

    “Far from reducing food production, agri-PV actually increases yields for some crops,” says Ember analyst Paweł Czyżak. “Agri-PV combines the best of both worlds — electricity and food production, preserving precious land for agriculture, yet still enabling the energy transition to move forward, benefitting societies and economies.” https://theprogressplaybook.com/2024/09/10/agrivoltaics-come-of-age/

  • Snake Oil, Baby

    src: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/denis-o-b61a379a_genai-activity-7237647652052488192-CwHF?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

  • Batteries start to rival gas on California’s electricity grid

    Lithium batteries appear to be undercutting the use of fossil fuels. Gas accounts for 40% of California’s grid. However, its use in April registered its lowest proportion in seven years. “The data clearly shows that batteries are displacing natural gas when solar generation is ramping up and down each day in CAISO,” notes an analysis by Grid…

  • South Australia will enshrine 100% net renewables by 2027 target into law

    Home to the city of Adelaide, South Australia has already more than halved its emissions since 2005 thanks to a rapid shift to wind, solar, and battery technologies, which now meet around 70% of its annual power needs. By 2027, it must reach 100% net renewable electricity, though it’ll keep gas power plants on standby…

  • I run my electric tractor completely off-grid. Here’s my secret

    But as you can imagine, I don’t always want to rely on a wall outlet that is several acres away. As an alternative, I decided to create a charging shed out of a 20-foot shipping container. https://electrek.co/2024/08/26/i-run-my-electric-tractor-completely-off-grid-heres-my-secret/

  • Harnessing harakeke – a new future for a traditional taonga

    It could change the performance of a pickleball paddle, a snowboard, a surfboard, even a rally car. It could also reduce our reliance on carbon fibre, restore Māori tikanga and put unproductive land to sustainable use. For Ben Scales and William Murrell (Ngāi Tahu), co-founders of KiwiFibre in Ōtautahi Christchurch, the potential of composite materials…

  • How the Inflation Reduction Act is transforming America — and the world

    Thanks in part to the IRA, US greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 will likely be between 32% and 34% lower than they were in 2005, according to the REPEAT project, which is led by Princeton University’s ZERO Lab. By 2035, the reduction will have reached 40%-43%. https://theprogressplaybook.com/2024/08/20/how-the-inflation-reduction-act-is-transforming-america-and-the-world/ One of the things I love about how…

  • China Auto Tech Levels Up: BYD super car

    After teasing the electric supercar’s sleek design, dance moves, and other fun features, BYD launched the Yangwang U9 in February. Starting at around $233,000 (1,680,000 yuan), the U9 is priced at a hefty premium compared to most low-cost BYD models starting at around $10,000 to $25,000. https://electrek.co/2024/08/19/byd-chinas-supercars-get-serious-new-1200-hp-ev/