We have someone coming next week to assess & quote on removing our gas cooktop, heater (which we no longer use) & the gas booster on our solar hot water. We should’ve done it ages ago, so I can’t judge others for not moving faster on this, but only plead that people who are in a position to do this at least start thinking about it.

#ClimateChange #Energy

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-20/plummeting-gas-demand-averts-looming-gas-crisis/105072412?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

IS CAFFINATED ENERGY DRINK WOKE OR BROKE

PLEASE HELP

#energy #monsterultra #caffeine #woke #ethicalconsumptionundercapitalism?

Wir suchen für meine Abteilung einen Projektleiter für den Standort #Oldenburg ! Wir entwickeln Leittechnik für Stadtwerke - die zentrale Steuersoftware für Strom-, Gas-, Wasser- und Fernwärme-Netzwerke.

Wenn ihr schon immer mal wissen wolltet, wie unsere Versorgungsnetze funktionieren, dann ist das der richtige Job!

Bei Fragen zu der Stelle könnt Ihr euch bei mir melden!

#GetFediHired #JobAlert #JobSearch #Hiring #SCADA #Energy
https://www.kisters.eu/de/job-vacancy/it-projektmanager-w-m-d-junior-senior/

The Tylertown Tornado
massive damage from this wind event

#climate #energy #tornado
https://youtube.com/shorts/h6ACKP6ODwE

Interview w/ Bill McKibbon: Look at a place like Germany where last year, 2024, a million and a half Germans put solar panels on the balconies of their apartments. This balcony solar is suddenly a huge movement there. You can just go to IKEA and buy one and stick it up. You can’t do that in this country because our building codes and things make it hard, and the fossil fuel industry will do everything they can to make sure that continues to be the case. #energy https://therealnews.com/bill-mckibben-on-the-billionaire-conspiracy-to-kill-green-energy

US judge orders #Trump admin to reinstate thousands of fired workers

A California federal judge on Thurs ordered 6 US #FederalAgencies to reinstate thousands of recently-hired employees who were fired as part of Trump's purge of the federal workforce.

The ruling made by US Dist Judge William Alsup in San Francisco during a hearing applies to the Departments of #Defense, #Veterans Affairs,#Agriculture, #Energy, #Interior & the #Treasury.

#law #DOGE #Musk
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-extend-block-trump-administration-ordering-mass-firings-2025-03-13/

These trains could carry giant batteries across Colorado and deliver clean energy to Denver

SunTrain wants to use the existing freight rail system to transport clean energy from wind farms and solar arrays to the grid.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91293078/these-trains-could-take-solar-power-from-pueblo-colorado-and-deliver-it-to-denver

In the weeks since President Donald Trump has taken office, he has pushed to unleash oil and gas production and has signed executive orders halting the country’s transition to renewable energy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/03/11/energy/us-nuclear-site-solar-farm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #us #nuclearenergy #renewables #solar

Peer-to-peer energy trading + cheap solar & storage = millions of people lifted out of energy poverty.
#Bangladesh #Cambodia #ClimateChange #Energy #MicroGrids #OWGF #Peer2Peer #RenewableEnergy #Solar #SolarPower #SolarPunk #Sustainability
https://owgf.org/2025/03/10/peer-to-peer-energy-in-developing-nations/

Peer-to-peer energy in developing nations

https://youtu.be/j6oB1UjwY5w?feature=shared

It’s estimated that globally 1.18 Billion people are living in energy poverty and 700 Million are living with no electricity at all. [1 [data.undp.org]] Many of them are in rural areas with no chance of ever getting connected to a mains (Fossil Fuel) grid because the electricity/maintenance would be just too expensive. Enter peer-to-peer energy trading technology, coupled with cheap solar and storage. A technology that has the potential to lift millions out of energy poverty, especially those living in equatorial regions.

Established in 2015, SOLshare, in Bangladesh, has developed one of the world’s first solar peer-to-peer energy exchange platforms, allowing households with rooftop solar home systems to trade excess electricity in real-time. This technology enables users to become both producers and consumers of electricity, enhancing energy access in areas where traditional grid infrastructure is lacking.

The SOLshare platform is comprised of three key elements

• SOLbazaar Platform: This is the core of SOLshare’s P2P trading system, which connects households and small businesses. Users can sell surplus energy generated from their solar installations to neighbours, facilitating a decentralised energy market.
• SOLbox Meter: A bi-directional smart meter that allows for the measurement and trading of electricity between users. It supports mobile payments, making transactions seamless and accessible.
• Mobile App: The SOLapp helps manage user energy and tracks consumption and trading activities, enhancing user engagement and efficiency.

SOLshare’s initiative has significantly improved energy access for rural communities in Bangladesh, where approximately 60 million people still lack reliable electricity. Some of these communities have never had access to reliable electricity. By enabling households to monetise their excess solar energy, SOLshare not only addresses energy poverty but also empowers local economies by allowing individuals to earn income through energy trading.

The company’s technology exemplifies the benefits of a shift towards decentralised and sustainable energy solutions. The Fossil Fuels industry to this day claims that renewables can’t power the world, but if history has taught us anything it’s centralised Fossil Fuels can’t power poorer regional areas. While this technology is most applicable in rural areas it can be deployed in cities to help combat blackouts and rising electricity costs.

There are other similar initiatives happening in the developing world. I touched on another initiative in Africa in this article HERE [owgf.org]. Also in Cambodia Okra Solar are deploying something very similar which they call a Mesh Grid. It can be quickly deployed, and in this case below, redeployed when needed. Someting that is increasingly important when it comes to Climate Change adaptation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI4S2lH9DdM

You can see other projects that Okra Solar are deploying around the world here: https://www.okrasolar.com/category/case-studies

It’s not just the developing world that can benefit from this type of Solar Micro Grid. In Australia remote communities that are currently dependent on diesel generators are now being powered by Solar and Batteries. These towns would also benefit from the addition of peer-to-peer energy trading as a way to save money and build more resilience into their micro grids. https://reneweconomy.com.au/horizon-slashes-diesel-use-with-solar-and-battery-microgrids-for-remote-towns/

Solar and Storage will 100% power equatorial regions, and beyond, in the the future. It will be cheaper and more reliable. It will allow for more energy independence and will dramatically reduce emissions. We just need to hit the accelerator pedal and get deploying these projects faster so they can benefit from economies of scale.

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Notes*

The Bangladesh video is from Damon Gameau who embarks on a personal journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we embraced the best solutions available today to improve our planet and wellbeing. https://theregenerators.org/2040/

You can read more about Mesh Grids here: https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/05/the-potential-of-solar-mesh-grids-for-last-mile-electrification/ [www.okrasolar.com]

Other links:

Al Jazeera video on Solshare: https://youtu.be/v33ERl42VYM?si=U_dZvHwzlnZEmKuk

World Economic Forum video: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/06/rural-bangladesh-villages-transition-renewable-energy-sebastian-groh/