Once upon a time, Darkest Africa was the region where no Europeans had ever been. Racist disparagement of the peoples of Africa continues, ignoring the vast and increasing progress nearly everywhere there, and on every point of development: renewable energy, eliminating dread diseases, communications, education, business, reducing oppression of every minority, and much more.
Africa Records Its Fastest Year of Solar Growth
Africa installed approximately 4.5 GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025, representing a 54% year-on-year increase and marking a sharp acceleration in annual deployment across regions.
Africa is effectively running two energy transitions at the same time:
utility-scale projects funded mainly by public and development finance, and rapidly expanding privately financed rooftop and distributed systems.
8 countries have installed 100MW or above, against 4 last year, essentially doubling the number of countries. Additionally, two countries were closing in on this threshold -(Ghana and Chad). This confirms the trend of diversification
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Stockholm's electric ferry
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🇸🇪 Stockholm is using a new #electric “flying” #ferry that glides above the water to cut down travel time and pollution. ⚡️ It’s much quieter, faster and slashes #emissions by about 94% compared to old diesel boats, making water travel cleaner and more comfortable for commuters. 🚢
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— Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo (@0lsi.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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Just plug solar panels attached to a microinverter into any household outlet, place the panels outside on a patio or balcony. You can generate enough power to offset around 15% to 20% of your energy usage. Gear costs a few hundred dollars & can be set up almost anywhere.
www.hcn.org/articles/why...
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— Joe Lado (@reckon-recon.bsky.social) March 5, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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Which Automakers Build The Cleanest EVs? This Study Has Answers
A new study ranks automakers based on how clean and responsible their supply chains are. These are the winners and losers.
No need to wonder.
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Sulfur could power the next generation of EV batteries 🧪 New research, led by UChicago PME Prof. Shirley Meng with postdoctoral researcher Chen-Jui (Ben) Huang, shows that unlocking sulfur’s potential may not require new materials, just smarter ways of assembly.
ms.spr.ly/63327Q59bT
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— UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering (@uchicagopme.bsky.social) March 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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"Locally, [Kentucky] municipalities varying in population density, income levels and industry are teaming up to strengthen their own communities’ climate resilience through a six-county regional climate action plan." #goodnews #climatechange
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— Hope For The Planet (@h4tp.bsky.social) March 5, 2026 at 12:59 PM
World Economic Forum e-mail:
China’s Decarbonization Goals
Wednesday, 20 May 2026 | 14:00 CETChina’s decarbonization ambitions will significantly influence the global energy transition and the competitiveness of clean technologies. This session will assess progress toward the 2030 and 2060 goals, the policy levers driving change, and the tensions between climate ambition, growth and energy security, with a focus on what it means for global markets and climate outcomes.
Moderated by Markus Herrmann, Co-Founder and Managing Director, China Macro Group
Electric Buses Have Passed a Brutal Cold-Weather Test
Overhead chargers on key bus routes in Madison, Wisconsin are enabling the zero-emissions vehicles to run despite freezing conditions.
Global Warming Catastrophes
Many heat-stressed tropical insects are reaching their limits
Vast study in Peru and Kenya confirms limited defenses against rising temperatures, redoubling climate concerns
No New Nukes
New sprouts of sanity.
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TerraPower gets permission to build, not operate, sodium-cooled nuclear reactor: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has authorized the issuance of a construction permit to Bill Gates-backed TerraPower for its Natrium sodium-cooled nuclear reactor in Kemmerer, Wyo… https://ranked.news/274883?u=b
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— Ranked News (@rankednews.bsky.social) March 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Remember that there are no licensed and approved SMR designs. This proposes a change to that in 2028. Watch this space.
The Innovative Small Modular Reactor (i-SMR) - being developed by a consortium led by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) - is an integrated pressurised water reactor type nuclear power plant with an electrical output of 170 MW for both domestic use and export. It is being developed according to a development roadmap, with the goal of completing the standard design by the end of 2025 and obtaining standard design approval in 2028. According to KHNP, it requires one-third of the investment, and can be constructed in half the time compared with large reactors.
Standard design approval can be applied for when repeating the construction of nuclear power plants of the same design, and the information approved through this approval does not need to be included when later applying for a construction/operation permit. The standard design approval is valid for 10 years.
The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) said it received the application for standard design approval for the i-SMR on 27 February.
Geothermal, good. Nuclear and carbon capture, #BO-O-O-O-OGUS!!! AI needing more than wind, solar, and batteries, equally #BO-O-O-O-OGUS!!!
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Lucia Tian says meeting rising power demand from AI will require more than wind, solar, and batteries.
At Google, she’s working to scale geothermal, nuclear, and carbon capture, and use the company’s role as a major power buyer to advance new energy solutions.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4b2fqxi
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— Latitude Media (@latitudemedia.bsky.social) March 5, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Denial and Obstruction vs. Resistance and $$Real Money$$™
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On March 23, join us and our friends at the #Energy and Policy Institute for a free virtual event breaking down their new report on just how much monopoly #utilities are raking in and what it means for your access to #SolarEnergy.
Register here: bit.ly/4uqULfk
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— Solar United Neighbors (@solarunitedneighbors.org) March 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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Solar energy for renters has taken off in 10 states. Not in California
https://www.europesays.com/us/634764/
The tiny town of West Goshen, Calif., was exactly the kind of place that community solar was designed…#us #news #usnews
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— us-news.bsky.social (@us-news.bsky.social) March 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Heatmap Daily e-mail: Careful With That Wild-Caught Tuna
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One of the main indicators that we are indeed living in the Idiocracy is when they say, "You cant watch tv when the sun goes down" and the crowd explodes in applause. The same is true for wind power. People absolutely love giving their money to billionaires.
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— Jamal... or whateva (@lama-j.bsky.social) March 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Build more solar and wind power and you rely less on oil imports!
Not they should not repair the pipeline, it is Putin's moneybag and not their problem that European countries don't invest in alternative exporters or green energy.
ground.news/article/zele...
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— Evelyn 🏳️⚧️🇺🇦 🇳🇴 (@evelyn89.bsky.social) March 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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This clean energy dream team is ready to lead the nation's largest public utility, Arizona’s Salt River Project! But 𝑻𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 (yes them) wants to buy these seats for Big Oil. Can we count on your help defeating them? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jfcp-social-2026-salt_river_project_slate-az
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— Jane Fonda Climate PAC (JanePAC) (@janeclimatepac.bsky.social) March 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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The US has demanded that Vanuatu, drop its UN draft resolution that calls on the world to implement a landmark international court of justice (ICJ) ruling from last year that countries could face paying reparations if they fail to stem the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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— bikerlady22k.bsky.social (@bikerlady22k.bsky.social) March 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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