David Bryan

@EVCurveFuturist One of the most dilute energy sources imaginable. Anyone have any common sense?

Wind isn’t just another renewable anymore. It’s becoming foundational infrastructure for the new energy system. ⚡ 👉 China proves scale 👉 Denmark proves integration 👉 Nordics prove abundance This isn’t “just turbines.” It’s the rewiring of the global grid. #Bettrification Wind is one of the clearest examples of how the new energy system is evolving from isolated power plants into interconnected networks of complementary technologies. These rankings reveal something deeper than who generates the most wind power. They show different energy strategies emerging simultaneously. China dominates total generation because scale matters. With 1,135 TWh of wind generation, China has effectively industrialised wind deployment. Wind is no longer niche renewable energy there. It is becoming foundational infrastructure tied directly to manufacturing, electrification, heavy industry, EV charging, storage and ultra-high-voltage transmission. Meanwhile, countries like Denmark, Ireland and the UK demonstrate something equally important: penetration. Denmark generating 58% of its electricity from wind proves modern grids can structurally reorganise around variable renewables. Wind is no longer supplementary in these systems. It is central. Then there are the per-capita leaders like Finland, Sweden and Norway. These countries highlight a different trend entirely: energy abundance. Cheap clean electricity per person is becoming a major competitive advantage in a world shifting toward AI, electrification, battery manufacturing, green steel and industrial reshoring. The key insight from all three rankings is simple: 👉 China is solving scale 👉 Denmark is solving integration 👉 Nordic countries are solving abundance 👉 Australia is beginning to solve resource-backed renewable expansion And wind sits at the centre of all of it. One of the biggest misconceptions about the energy transition is the idea that it’s “just solar.” In reality, modern grids are becoming portfolios of technologies working together dynamically. Wind plays a critical role because it complements solar exceptionally well: 👉 Solar peaks during the day 👉 Wind often strengthens overnight and seasonally 👉 Hydro provides flexibility 👉 Batteries smooth short-term volatility 👉 Transmission balances regions 👉 EVs and demand shifting absorb surplus generation This is why the future grid is not about one perfect technology. It is about orchestration. Wind also helps solve one of the biggest renewable energy challenges: temporal concentration. Solar creates massive daytime abundance, but wind broadens the generation curve across different hours, seasons and weather systems. In many regions, winter wind becomes critically important when solar weakens. That changes the economics of the entire grid. Every additional percentage point of wind penetration reduces fossil fuel runtime, weakens gas peaker economics and lowers dependence on imported fuels. Over time, fossil generators lose peak pricing power first, then profitability, then strategic relevance. This is already visible in Europe, where wind has become not just a climate solution, but an energy security solution. The other major takeaway is speed. Wind scaled from marginal contribution two decades ago to 8.5% of global electricity generation today. That is an extraordinary infrastructure transition by historical standards. Unlike fossil systems, wind benefits from manufacturing scale, learning curves and declining operating costs. The old energy model was built around extraction, combustion and fuel dependency. The new one is increasingly built around manufacturing, electrons, software, storage and optimisation. Wind is not just replacing fossil fuels. It is helping build an entirely new operating system for energy.

@IQAir Is there a climate mode to prove this? Co2 is a trace amount & humans contribute a tiny fraction of this trace amount.

The case that humans are the leading cause of climate change is clear. From extreme temperatures, to shrinking ice sheets and glaciers, to atmospheric CO2 levels, and more, the rate of change is unprecedented over millenia. There has never been as much CO2 in the atmosphere as there is today. We have the tools to combat climate change. Let's use them. #climatechange #climateaction #actonclimate

@Karl_Lauterbach The ramp up of renewables which have the lowest energy density of any power source? What happened to common sense? Utilizing the most dilute energy sources is the definition of stupidity.

Sehr lesenswerter Artikel im Guardian. Die Eigentümer fossiler Brennstoffe und die darauf ausgerichtete Industrie werden mit allen Mitteln den Hochlauf der erneuerbaren Energie bekämpfen. Da dies ökonomisch sinnlos ist müssen rechte Populisten dienen theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…

@JJeffinArizona1 @ValaAfshar Learn about energy density.

@imdavidbryan @ValaAfshar I’d say think but responses like this is why we can’t have nice things in America. Nothing wrong with nuclear but we need a combination of non fossil fuels for energy needs.

In South Korea 🇰🇷, the solar panels in the middle of the highway have a bicycle path underneath - cyclists are protected from the sun, isolated from traffic, and the country can produce clean energy.

@chicosueco @EVCurveFuturist Learn about energy density & capacity factors.

@imdavidbryan @EVCurveFuturist And even if you would just calculate it you will always be very close to the truth since solar generation is very predictable. It is not that hard...

BloombergNEF: Solar #1 electricity source by 2032! Storage 17x to 3.8 TW by 2050 — huge system shift. But IEA & forecasters underestimated solar growth for 20 straight years… This projection STILL too conservative. The #SWB revolution is accelerating FASTER than most understand! The old energy modelling mindset still treats solar and wind as conventional energy technologies, assuming they're simply 1-for-1 replacements for coal, gas or nuclear. They aren't. They're modular, manufactured, deflationary, globally deployable and increasingly paired with batteries. That makes them behave less like traditional fuel-based infrastructure and more like technology platforms, improving through scale, learning curves and deployment. Solar is becoming the backbone of the future grid, but wind increasingly looks like its perfect dance partner, strongest when solar is weakest. While solar floods the grid with ultra-cheap daytime electricity in high-penetration markets, wind often strengthens overnight and during seasons when solar weakens. Add batteries and the whole system starts behaving very differently. The killer point is this: once solar and wind become the cheapest source of new electricity, growth no longer relies on climate policy. Economics takes the wheel. Energy security, AI, EVs, industrial electrification, green fuels and escaping fossil fuel volatility all start accelerating adoption simultaneously And that’s before the battery curve fully bites. Batteries don't just support solar and wind. They fundamentally change their value proposition, turning the entire energy equation on its head. They transform midday solar abundance and overnight wind into dispatchable power. They crush gas peaker economics, reduce curtailment and make ultra-cheap renewables flexible enough to reorganise the grid around them. So when a model says solar leads by 2032, I don't see a bold prediction. I see a conservative baseline. History suggests the real question isn't whether solar becomes the world's largest source of electricity by 2032. It's whether it gets there earlier, and whether the solar share projected for 2050 ends up looking laughably low in hindsight. reneweconomy.com.au/solar-will-be-…

@renew_economy Zero emissions if you ignore the mining for the panels, the global transport, the ecosystem damage from all the land needed etc.

#Fortescue starts building biggest solar farm outside main #grid, and a giant eight-hour battery as it races to reach its target of real zero emissions by 2030.. reneweconomy.com.au/fortescue-star…

@newscientist Instead of spreading doom constantly to get published, why not think up ways to make things better?

A study of soils around the Arctic and boreal forests has found that some wildfires are releasing carbon stored over millennia, meaning higher CO2 emissions than assumed #Echobox=1779688822" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newscientist.com/article/252636…

@sydney_ev And how much energy does it actually produce & how much environmental damage is it doing?

Fortescue Mines starting work on a huge solar farm and battery that will supply for 8 hrs! even mining ops see the benefits in reliable clean renewable energy. reneweconomy.com.au/fortescue-star…

@AxelFlasbarth Solar is the most dilute energy sources imaginable. It's basically worthless large scale as it does far more harm than good.

Ist ein bisschen ein No-Brainer. Und ökonomisch sehr sinnvoll, denn PV plus Speicher ist günstiger als Kohle oder Gas. Den Klimaschutz gibt es also zu negativen Kosten.

@solarpapst Interestingly, this same stat for EV fires has existed for as long as I can remember. It never changes. Every year, it's the same. Something's not right with this: "about 25 fires per 100,000 sold".

Verbrenner-Autos brennen 20-mal häufiger als Elektro-Autos (auf 1 Mrd Fahrkilometer bezogen), sagen die Berufsfeuerwehren. youtu.be/IrSIutILozs?t=…

@IRENA Electrification is 100% mining intensive & will destroy the planet faster.

⚡Electrification will dominate the new phase of global #energytransition. The share of #electricity in global final energy consumption would rise from around 23% today to 35% in 2035, & above 50% in 2050—making electricity the dominant energy carrier in the global energy system. Find out more in @IRENA’s new report ‘Transitioning away from fossil fuels: A roadmap based on renewables, electrification and grid enhancement’ ➡️ irena.org/News/pressrele… @Cop30noBrasil @Cop31Turkiye

@ClimatePNowak "CO2 is 0.0004% of the atmosphere. Man-made CO2 is 4% of all CO2" So, man made co2 is 4% of 0.0004% ??

For me, this is exactly why climate science matters. CO2 may be a trace gas, but it has a powerful warming effect, and rising emissions are harming the planet and biodiversity.

@ClimateReality So, how are solar panels manufactured & when forests are cut down for solar farms, what's that doing for the air?

You already know polluted air is bad for the planet. What’s harder to grasp is just how bad it is for our bodies too. Air pollution from fossil fuels and climate-fueled wildfires releases tiny particles into the air every day. Some are 30 times thinner than a strand of hair and small enough to travel deep into our lungs and bloodstream – and they can make people sick. Clean air should not be a privilege – everyone deserves it.

@jacksonhinkle China is known for dumping garbage directly into the oceans. Maybe they should stop doing that & enact environmental laws.

🇨🇳 China has developed a robot designed to autonomously clean pollution in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.

@Rainmaker1973 Really. From a theoretical one degree increase. That's amazing.

Earth’s oceans are absorbing heat at an alarming rate. Earth’s oceans continue to break heat records. 2025 marked the ninth consecutive year of record-high ocean heat content, according to a major international study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. The amount of energy absorbed by the world’s oceans is staggering. The additional heat stored in 2025 alone was equivalent to the explosion of roughly 12 Hiroshima atomic bombs every second for the entire year. Oceans absorb more than 90% of the excess heat trapped by human-caused greenhouse gases, acting as the planet’s primary heat sink. This relentless warming has far-reaching consequences. Hotter oceans fuel more powerful hurricanes and extreme weather events, accelerate sea-level rise through thermal expansion, and disrupt marine ecosystems, including coral reefs and fisheries. Scientists warn that these changes are destabilizing global weather patterns and increasing the frequency and intensity of climate-related disasters. The study, involving more than 50 scientists from 31 institutions worldwide, confirms that ocean warming is accelerating and shows no signs of slowing. [Pan, Y., Cheng, L., Abraham, J., et al. (2026). Ocean Heat Content Sets Another Record in 2025. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. DOI: 10.1007/s00376-026-5876-0]

@Nossnahojfiel1 This is destroying the environment & calling it green. How is wiping out nature green?

Svensk solel nu större än svensk kärnkraft! Produktion per 24/5 kl 12.00 Solel** 3.055 MW Kärnkraften 2.793 MW NÄR PASSERAR SVENSK SOLEL KÄRNKRAFT I ENERGI? Skriv Ditt svar i kommentarsfältet (** 2.350 MW Enl kontrollpanelen x 1,30 (bakom mätaren)= 3.055 MW)

@thematrixb0t A data centre 3X the size? You've not seen how much land solar farms take up to generate a minimal amount of energy.

I find it funny that the same people who complained about solar panels being a waste of land and farm space, have no issue with opening data centers 3x the size.

@engineers_feed Interesting how solar is only mentioned in terms of capacity. Solar produces only a tiny fraction of it's "capacity".

China absolutely dominates the market. By 2025, China’s installed solar capacity is more than double the USA + India + Germany + Japan combined. China completely dominates global solar power deployment.

@hashjenni Because solar has the lowest energy density imaginable & requires massive amounts of land sacrificed to produce any appreciable energy. That's why.

Why aren't data centers Solar powered and air cooled ?????