Energy transition thought leader, numbers guy, lapsed energy modeller, 3 decades worth of learning in energy so far... Independent consultant (EME Consulting). Ex-lead of IRENA's work on RE costs. All opinions are my own. https://bsky.app/profile/mtaylornz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtaylornz.bsky.social/post/3li7kgvw62c27Cheap natural gas-fired power? Not in Indiana according to Duke Energy A cool USD 2236/kW on a brownfield site - and that doesn't include the gas pipeline, so not comparable to solar/wind That is more or less twice what most expansion models assume globally Is this the new norm for the U.S.?15 Feb 2025 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:futppto46c47sb7pl7mvk6vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3li7kgvw62c27https://bsky.app/profile/mtaylornz.bsky.social/post/3lhyg2vjpo22kA decade ago an old colleague of mine at the IEA once made the point that the 'best car mileage' hadn't changed in almost 50 years, car makers had cannibalized tech progress to sell bigger more expensive cars, even at the bottom end... Put another way, we squandered a good 30 years of tech progress [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:futppto46c47sb7pl7mvk6vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhyg2vjpo22khttps://bsky.app/profile/mtaylornz.bsky.social/post/3lhyblvyxq22kEV sales yet again disappointing, legacy automakers will be relieved they can relax their disinfo campaigns... [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2025 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:futppto46c47sb7pl7mvk6vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhyblvyxq22khttps://bsky.app/profile/mtaylornz.bsky.social/post/3lhvkqrxknc2kExcept who's going to harvest the vegetables? This why you don't listen to dairy/livestock people when it comes to anything vegetarian/vegan...All they know is it's 'a bad thing' [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2025 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:futppto46c47sb7pl7mvk6vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhvkqrxknc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mtaylornz.bsky.social/post/3lhtjzcbqpc2qSurprise surprise ...and when AI starts referencing AI outputs to get better at AI'ing then we're all doomed... [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:futppto46c47sb7pl7mvk6vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtjzcbqpc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtaylornz.bsky.social/post/3lhtdb26f7c23This is a really great example of how careful thought and iteration can make compelling, impactful graphics. Wonderful #DataViz [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2025 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:futppto46c47sb7pl7mvk6vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtdb26f7c23https://bsky.app/profile/mtaylornz.bsky.social/post/3lhstwna7xk2jOne of the things I was looking forward to as an independent consultant was more freedom on the comms side of things. So here's a presentation on trends in the offshore wind industry, specifically trends in project characteristics, technology and costs. 1/ https://youtu.be/uKpzp9ZSYbk?si=s81CkgL1Czo89_h810 Feb 2025 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:futppto46c47sb7pl7mvk6vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhstwna7xk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtaylornz.bsky.social/post/3lhldt2z5ss2rA thoughtful thread. I'd just say all of the things SMRs might be able to do could also be done at scale, without the diseconomies of scale of SMRs So the questions are then: 1) What inherent properties, apart from small size, are intrinsic ONLY to SMRs? 1/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Feb 2025 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:futppto46c47sb7pl7mvk6vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhldt2z5ss2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mtaylornz.bsky.social/post/3lhlbiurbcc2rBioenergy for power can be part of the solution, but the Drax model of importing feedstock from the US isn't. Almost as important, those subsidies could go to support low-cost solar, wind and batteries. Drax represents last centuries technology, we shouldn't keep it alive when its not helping [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Feb 2025 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:futppto46c47sb7pl7mvk6vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhlbiurbcc2r