Interdisciplinary scientist working on energy systems and climate policy. Postdoc at Princeton ZERO Lab. Research Affiliate at MIT CEEPR. Consulting for Good Judgment. 0th-gen immigrant. Writings: dimanchev.com.https://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mrpjbe7y5s2rThese are all traits of terrible forecasters.28 Jul 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpjbe7y5s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mr5hotx3gk23Europe can build a lot of renewables without getting into grid issues. What’s also worth noting here is that private investors must have known this all along. That this hasn’t yet happened means there are barriers to investment beyond the grid. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5hotx3gk23https://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mptooont4c2xThis is a rather weird fourth. I fell in love with America, the country where it doesn’t matter where you are from. It saddens me how much we’ve regressed, but I also believe that that America as an idea is still alive.04 Jul 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptooont4c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mm5fwtfjy225As an American immigrant from Bulgaria, I thought I left this graft and corruption behind. Apparently not. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5fwtfjy225https://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mm2wcbv44s2p💯 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2wcbv44s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mkybztdbdk2xSlightly diminish a book: As I Lay Drying [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkybztdbdk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mjtxe5gcak2i“Nearly three-quarters of planned generation equipment for data centres is natural gas fired, according to energy research firm Cleanview, which is tracking 56GW of projects across the US.” ($) https://www.ft.com/content/b0f83b19-1cd6-4876-b2dd-88c331d7744a?shareType=nongift19 Apr 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtxe5gcak2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3miw6nednms2yIt's being increasingly normalized for us all to be in someone's camera. Meta's glasses are trying to take that to an extreme. So this is worth highlighting: "Smart glasses from Meta turn you into a 'douchebag with a camera on your face'" https://www.ft.com/content/30390769-2dc1-4573-8d2e-2e8359b2ee39?syn-25a6b1a6=107 Apr 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw6nednms2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mijhqwybik2tIn response to Trump's War in Iran, the European Commission this week published a proposal to amend the EU's CO2 price. The problem is that the proposed changes are exactly backward: they degrade the long term CO2 price with little to nor relief in the short term. 🤦‍♂️ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_66602 Apr 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijhqwybik2thttps://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mieukcgu4c2c👏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieukcgu4c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mi7ba3aa2c2eHear hear! ”Perhaps consuming a few dozen book pages a day should become the new 10,000 daily steps — a basic foundation of activity to maintain cognitive fitness.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/opinion/technology-mental-fitness-cognitive.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share29 Mar 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7ba3aa2c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mhiqzg4czc2jOh I know this one! Trump has always wanted his name attached to stuff right?20 Mar 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiqzg4czc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mhdn6q2yb22hThat men reading in public is vilified as "performative" is idiotic. Books are good y'all. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdn6q2yb22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mgsbf6vq7c23Electricity markets suffer from a missing market problem that is hindering decarbonization but remains poorly understood. So it's good to see this good non-academic read on the topic, and Australia is a good case study for understanding it better. https://inflectionpoints.work/articles/rewiring-incentives11 Mar 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsbf6vq7c23https://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mgmzbftovk2vAmericans didn't ask for this.09 Mar 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmzbftovk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mgdq73ffac2tAs EU lawmakers are looking to soften the continent's CO2 price, it's worth remembering that policy makers can overcome political constraints by complementing CO2 pricing with subsidies without sacrificing much economic efficiency, as I and @knittelmit.bsky.social show here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.10669705 Mar 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdq73ffac2thttps://bsky.app/profile/emildimanchev.bsky.social/post/3mfpd4cwclc2wSolar is cheap, exhibit 3,141,592,653.25 Feb 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:vhtzglyql4c6brfe2ulkjysb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpd4cwclc2w