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17 connected korrents · 18 moments on record from 11 Oct 2023 to 14 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about batteries and solar .
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data centers Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change. China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change. Last stated today
14 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chinese solar panels and batteries are cheap because of automation and a honed supply chain, not because of cheap labour. — tap to centre the map on it Chinese solar panels and batteries are cheap because of automation and a honed supply chain, not because of cheap labour. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all. — tap to centre the map on it Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm. Last stated 9 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fusion and solar are the two energy sources worth betting on, and solar's limiting problem is batteries and transmission. — tap to centre the map on it Fusion and solar are the two energy sources worth betting on, and solar's limiting problem is batteries and transmission. Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody will finance new gas turbine factories, because paying one off takes twenty years of a market that solar and batteries will already have taken. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody will finance new gas turbine factories, because paying one off takes twenty years of a market that solar and batteries will already have taken. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Past a point it is cheaper to overbuild solar than to add batteries, because a battery kept for the rare bad day is barely used. — tap to centre the map on it Past a point it is cheaper to overbuild solar than to add batteries, because a battery kept for the rare bad day is barely used. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Solar power combined with batteries has surpassed nuclear power as the superior energy technology for most uses. — tap to centre the map on it Solar power combined with batteries has surpassed nuclear power as the superior energy technology for most uses. Last stated 2 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated 4 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them. — tap to centre the map on it A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them. Last stated a week ago
5 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost nobody in America is paying attention to the space race with China, and a Chinese landing at the lunar south pole will change that. — tap to centre the map on it Almost nobody in America is paying attention to the space race with China, and a Chinese landing at the lunar south pole will change that. Last stated 4 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America cannot simply copy China's manufacturing methods, because which technology is correct depends on the local price of labour. — tap to centre the map on it America cannot simply copy China's manufacturing methods, because which technology is correct depends on the local price of labour. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America cannot win manufacturing back by repatriating what left; it wins only by inventing the next wave of manufacturing and building that here. — tap to centre the map on it America cannot win manufacturing back by repatriating what left; it wins only by inventing the next wave of manufacturing and building that here. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that. — tap to centre the map on it America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The water-use objection to AI does not survive arithmetic: skipping one burger a month covers a person's token footprint, and golf uses more water than every data centre together. — tap to centre the map on it The water-use objection to AI does not survive arithmetic: skipping one burger a month covers a person's token footprint, and golf uses more water than every data centre together. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming — tap to centre the map on it AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming Last stated 2 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change.
Holds Read this korrent →
Chinese solar panels and batteries are cheap because of automation and a honed supply chain, not because of cheap labour.
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm.
Holds CH Casey HandmerHR Hannah Ritchie
Fusion and solar are the two energy sources worth betting on, and solar's limiting problem is batteries and transmission.
Holds DH Demis Hassabis
Nobody will finance new gas turbine factories, because paying one off takes twenty years of a market that solar and batteries will already have taken.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Past a point it is cheaper to overbuild solar than to add batteries, because a battery kept for the rare bad day is barely used.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Solar power combined with batteries has surpassed nuclear power as the superior energy technology for most uses.
Holds
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds CH Casey HandmerEB Eric Berger
A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them.
Holds
Almost nobody in America is paying attention to the space race with China, and a Chinese landing at the lunar south pole will change that.
Holds EB Eric Berger
America cannot simply copy China's manufacturing methods, because which technology is correct depends on the local price of labour.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
America cannot win manufacturing back by repatriating what left; it wins only by inventing the next wave of manufacturing and building that here.
Holds BS Blake Scholl
America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
The water-use objection to AI does not survive arithmetic: skipping one burger a month covers a person's token footprint, and golf uses more water than every data centre together.
Holds AM Andy Masley
A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away.
Holds AF Adam Frank
AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming
Holds TC Tyler Cowen