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Made my day….

I presume there is an elegant German compound word for this phenomenon.

I get the #BlueMonday thing, but the feeling when your bins are collected and you have cleared the post-Christmas rubbish backlog gives me a perhaps disproportionate shot of endorphins….

I would love to read a Substack setting out its flaws…

An excellent response from @tomforth.co.uk to the TBI proposal for new R&D institutions outside universities. I agree that it would be better if the UK had more diversity in R&D institutions; Tom brilliantly identifies some blind-spots in the TBI analysis. To pick out a few key points...

Neophyte….

Absolutely brilliant marketing campaign….

77? Seventy fucking seven….

🚨Just released🚨

'Tipping the balance: Cheaper electricity is needed to drive clean heating'

Our brand new globally focussed paper looks at the role of energy pricing in delivering clean heat uptake and provides examples of what has been done to reduce electricity prices.

Thanks Sam. It really sets my teeth on edge….

10 reflections 10 years on from Amber Rudd's 'Reset' speech How well have the ambitions set out in the speech by the then-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change been realised?

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A bit of self-indulgence on a chilly Tuesday. Some reflections 10 years on from Amber Rudd's 'Reset' energy speech.

What worked out as we hoped? What did not? Coal, offshore wind, system operator reform, half-hourly settlement. All the exciting stuff...

An Innovation Nobel in Economics Innovation-Driven Economic Growth, With Implications for Electricity

If you are in energy, you literally have nothing better to do right now than read this by @knowledgeproblem.bsky.social ....

What the Economics Nobel teaches us about energy and innovation....

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1. To opinions! Solar is the cheapest source of bulk electricity in many countries, and the quickest to deploy, and now you couldn't stop it being built if you wanted to. The limits to PV build in most places are grid access, permitting, and sometimes installation labour.

I would definitely be interested in hearing about that, Zoe. Can I email you?

Please tell me it uses the Blondie song as the theme tune….

#heatpumps #cleantech #fintech #netzero #landlords | Fornax Rental properties are often left behind when it comes to heating systems. This is because most landlords encounter:  → High upfront costs for cleaner technologies → Different/unfamiliar maintenance r...

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These flags at the Last Night of the Proms are out of control…..

Essential reading…..

Does public R&D funding reinforce regional disparities? Exploring the changing geography of public and business R&D expenditure in Europe The concentration of R&D investments in regions with strong local capabilities helps these regions pull further ahead in the innovation economy, drivi…

Interesting big study looking at the geography of public R&D funding in 200 regions across 22 European countries. It supports the @tomforth.co.uk @richardaljones.bsky.social argument that R&D policy can often act as a form of anti-regional policy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This ONS article is helpful for thinking about the magnitudes of energy crisis vs. Brexit. (NB France, Italy and Germany also had an energy crisis, of course.) www.ons.gov.uk/economy/econ...

Invention vs. Innovation

The need for market signals in power

What is needed to deliver clean power plans and reduce costs to consumers?

Today’s Transmission guest is @guynewey.bsky.social - check it out on the usual channels

Hi Fiona. It is the article in the Economist (series of articles on climate, actually) including one on UK policy. All behind a paywall, I imagine….

Not sure I quite understand that last bit, Andrew. Is not the breakdown because costs are high on electricity?

What would be the price for buying offshore wind thay you woukd accept, I guess is the heart of this….

Thanks for the good thread, Andrew. I enjoyed the Economist piece. As you know I think we are at a very risky point on net zero politics.

I agree with a lot of your points am not wholly convinced by your four choices. Could we not go a bit slower on RE while supply chains/interest rates are hot?

As someone who has dislocated both shoulders many, many times, I can tell you that trying to run fast three days after doing it is not advisable…

Somewhat ambitious holiday reading list….

Excellent thread. What a missed opportunity…..

My goodness, what an excellent epic thread. Was like reliving the whole nightmare…..