Silvia Weko

For years, countries accepted their dependence on US tech companies. That needs to change.

This week @ceciliarikap.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss why it’s so important for governments to champion digital sovereignty that puts people first.

Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/290_...

21.08.2025 20:01 — 👍 89    🔁 34    💬 4    📌 5

Screenshot of invite to a seminar, logo of Uni Tübingen. Talk by Silvia Weko, titled "From Big Oil to Big Tech: how energy transitions are changing infrastructure politics". Jan 15th, 16:00-18:00 c.t. Institute for Political Science, Room 124 or online via Zoom 930 8975 0063 (meeting ID), passcode 142311

Very excited to be speaking at the @unituebingen.bsky.social today about the role of Big Tech firms in the energy transition, and what this means for international politics. If you're not in Tübingen, you can also join us on Zoom!

15.01.2025 07:34 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

NEW ANALYSIS:

Right-leaning UK newspaper editorials have relentlessly attacked energy secretary Ed Miliband since last year's election, calling him "hysterical", a "madman" & "demented"

The papers have also published a record number of editorials opposing climate action…
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10.01.2025 08:31 — 👍 234    🔁 148    💬 10    📌 15

Bärbel Bas in a red jacket and Silvia Weko holding a certificate, both smiling. Photo by Patrick Pollmeier.

My work on Big Tech's role in the energy transition got second place in the Social Sciences section of the Deutscher Studienpreis! I'm grateful that as a non native speaker Germany still offers such opportunities - and excited to keep working on this and more energy politics topics 🔌💡

05.12.2024 20:05 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Verleihung des Fakultätsfrauenpreises 2024:
Die FAU WiSo zeichnet dieses Jahr 2 hochkarätige Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen mit dem Ingeborg-Esenwein-Rothe-Preis aus: Eva Leonhardt und Dr. Silvia Weko. Wir gratulieren herzlich zu dieser tollen Auszeichnung! Infos: go.fau.de/1bdcf @unifau.bsky.social

28.11.2024 10:29 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

EU to demand technology transfers from Chinese companies New requirements will apply to batteries but could be expanded to other green sectors

The tables have turned for "forced" green tech transfer - now the EU is pushing Chinese companies to share battery tech. #Energysky www.ft.com/content/f4fd...

20.11.2024 12:42 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Der britische Traum vom Heizen mit Wasserstoff ist aus

Der britische Traum vom Heizen mit Wasserstoff ist aus.

Mein Kommentar heute im Tagesspiegel Background Energie & Klima.

background.tagesspiegel.de/energie-klim...

22.02.2024 08:00 — 👍 38    🔁 15    💬 0    📌 2

Disputation Silvia Weko: Sustainable energy for some? Value creation and distribution in the energy ... Doctoral Procedure on: Sustainable energy for some? Value creation and distribution in the energy transition

Defending my thesis about who benefits from the energy transition this week! Covering everything from how benefits are perceived in Jordan to the potential role of Big Tech... Stay tuned 🔆

12.12.2023 12:21 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

As solar capacity grows, duck curves are getting deeper in California

Yes, the duck curve is getting deeper, BUT look at 2023 above 2022. Why is that? More demand-supply coordination through demand flexibility. That's the future, and will be broadened and deepened through combo of more meaningful price signals + automation. 🔌💡 EnergySky

www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...

06.12.2023 20:22 — 👍 15    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

It's Energy day at COP28.

Just five countries – US, Canada, Australia, Norway and the UK – are responsible for over half (51%) of all planned oil and gas field developments from now to 2050.

NEW Article in COP28 newsletter ECO

05.12.2023 08:00 — 👍 63    🔁 37    💬 4    📌 1

Giant batteries drain economics of gas power plants | Reuters Giant batteries that ensure stable power supply by offsetting intermittent renewable supplies are becoming cheap enough to make developers abandon scores of projects for gas-fired generation world-wid...

Good news! Batteries are now disrupting the economics of gas plants, leading to lots of canceled gas projects.

www.reuters.com/business/ene...

21.11.2023 17:33 — 👍 74    🔁 38    💬 1    📌 4