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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 11 Oct 2023 to 21 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about solar and energy .
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America 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: Fast-growing state economies deploy solar and batteries quickly primarily to close their electricity gaps and power economic growth, not for climate or ideological reasons. Fast-growing state economies deploy solar and batteries quickly primarily to close their electricity gaps and power economic growth, not for climate or ideological reasons. Last stated 6 months ago
3 May 2026
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Joseph Politano — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Battery storage is becoming the defining transformative energy technology of the second half of the 2020s, as solar and wind were of the first half. — tap to centre the map on it Battery storage is becoming the defining transformative energy technology of the second half of the 2020s, as solar and wind were of the first half. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-13 — 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 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
CH
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: Solar power has, broadly speaking, won the energy technology race because good, cheap batteries now make it reliable. — tap to centre the map on it Solar power has, broadly speaking, won the energy technology race because good, cheap batteries now make it reliable. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The end state of the grid is not a fifth solar backed by spinning generation, but twice the demand in solar with days of storage behind it. — tap to centre the map on it The end state of the grid is not a fifth solar backed by spinning generation, but twice the demand in solar with days of storage behind it. Last stated 3 years ago
11 Oct 2023
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change. — tap to centre the map on it China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change. Last stated a month ago
14 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The upcoming U.S. elections are the last real chance to shift fast enough from oil and gas to solar and wind to limit global warming. — tap to centre the map on it The upcoming U.S. elections are the last real chance to shift fast enough from oil and gas to solar and wind to limit global warming. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Unnecessary soft costs in the US create a significant difference in the cost of installing rooftop solar compared to Australia. — tap to centre the map on it Unnecessary soft costs in the US create a significant difference in the cost of installing rooftop solar compared to Australia. Last stated a year ago
13 Oct 2025
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Saul Griffith — holds since 2025-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. — tap to centre the map on it Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
IT
Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear fission power has been extremely disappointing. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear fission power has been extremely disappointing. Last stated 3 weeks ago
30 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. 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 country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago
21 Mar 2026
TG
Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company with a huge existing user base can keep funding AI data centers as long as its AI app's download numbers look healthy and it tops the charts, whatever its retention. — tap to centre the map on it A company with a huge existing user base can keep funding AI data centers as long as its AI app's download numbers look healthy and it tops the charts, whatever its retention. Last stated 3 days ago
21 Oct 2026
RB
Ryan Broderick — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. Last stated a year ago
11 Oct 2025
AM
Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy. — tap to centre the map on it A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
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Fast-growing state economies deploy solar and batteries quickly primarily to close their electricity gaps and power economic growth, not for climate or ideological reasons.
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Battery storage is becoming the defining transformative energy technology of the second half of the 2020s, as solar and wind were of the first half.
Holds
Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm.
Holds
Fusion and solar are the two energy sources worth betting on, and solar's limiting problem is batteries and transmission.
Holds
Solar power has, broadly speaking, won the energy technology race because good, cheap batteries now make it reliable.
Holds
The end state of the grid is not a fifth solar backed by spinning generation, but twice the demand in solar with days of storage behind it.
Holds
China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change.
Holds
The upcoming U.S. elections are the last real chance to shift fast enough from oil and gas to solar and wind to limit global warming.
Holds
Unnecessary soft costs in the US create a significant difference in the cost of installing rooftop solar compared to Australia.
Holds
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Holds
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Holds
Nuclear fission power has been extremely disappointing.
Holds
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Holds
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Holds
A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress.
Holds
A company with a huge existing user base can keep funding AI data centers as long as its AI app's download numbers look healthy and it tops the charts, whatever its retention.
Holds
A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does.
Holds
A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy.
Holds