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17 connected korrents · 17 moments on record from 10 Aug 2015 to 1 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about energy .
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batteries 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: Solar power now adds more new capacity to the global grid each year than any technology ever has, and will soon lead in annual electricity added too. Solar power now adds more new capacity to the global grid each year than any technology ever has, and will soon lead in annual electricity added too. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Nat Bullard — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once. — tap to centre the map on it A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After four more doublings of installed solar capacity, solar electricity will cost about 3 cents per kwh in the sunniest areas and 4.5 cents per kwh in moderately sunny areas. — tap to centre the map on it After four more doublings of installed solar capacity, solar electricity will cost about 3 cents per kwh in the sunniest areas and 4.5 cents per kwh in moderately sunny areas. Last stated 6 years ago
14 May 2020
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Ramez Naam — holds since 2015-08-10 — tap for who they are
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Ramez Naam — no longer holds since 2020-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel. — tap to centre the map on it An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel. Last stated 3 years ago
5 Sept 2023
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-06-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Average solar electricity prices in sunny parts of the world will fall to one or two cents per kwh by 2030 or 2035. — tap to centre the map on it Average solar electricity prices in sunny parts of the world will fall to one or two cents per kwh by 2030 or 2035. Last stated 6 years ago
14 May 2020
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Ramez Naam — holds since 2020-05-14 — 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 a month 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 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: Demand for electricity will rise to absorb far more solar than is currently considered feasible. — tap to centre the map on it Demand for electricity will rise to absorb far more solar than is currently considered feasible. Last stated 6 years ago
14 May 2020
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Ramez Naam — holds since 2020-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. — tap to centre the map on it America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. Last stated a month ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — 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 a month 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 a month ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — 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 11 months ago
11 Oct 2025
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Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. 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: After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again. — tap to centre the map on it After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — 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 3 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. — tap to centre the map on it All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Solar power now adds more new capacity to the global grid each year than any technology ever has, and will soon lead in annual electricity added too.
Holds Read this korrent →
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Holds
A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once.
Holds
After four more doublings of installed solar capacity, solar electricity will cost about 3 cents per kwh in the sunniest areas and 4.5 cents per kwh in moderately sunny areas.
No longer holds
An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel.
Holds
Average solar electricity prices in sunny parts of the world will fall to one or two cents per kwh by 2030 or 2035.
Holds
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
Demand for electricity will rise to absorb far more solar than is currently considered feasible.
Holds
America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
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
A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does.
Holds
A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system.
Holds
After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again.
Holds
A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away.
Holds
AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming
Holds
All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it.
Holds