2026-04-08T18:52:50Z https://yabu.me Tom Brown https://yabu.me/npub1tdsx37hcdhkumtttfzpx7dfgllxhkvvdf6cryvlpkdha93ulk6pshtq7an https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/247/181/066/023/361/original/8ee3c3c5b3938285.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/247/181/066/023/361/original/8ee3c3c5b3938285.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxsnqrdcxff985yn6dp823x5yywvrr0zt0y0zmlwx7tdx6smwfjaszypdkq686lpk7mnddddygyme49rlu67e3348tqv3nuxekl5k8n7mgxhe2aum RE: <a href="https://mastodon.energy/@TransitionShow/116370353189905956">https://mastodon.energy/@TransitionShow/116370353189905956</a><br/><br/>In this time of turbulence, let&#39;s not forget the good news on solar and batteries - now cheap enough that most people can get most of their electricity from them, and save money.<br/><br/>Had a great time with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mzdgg4jvxx3rmjwkryqd890t5kyyz0qxt5crk6ghhfpnj56xv6nqju58f4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Chris Nelder 🤘</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mzd…58f4</span>)</a></span> on his <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1assd9jwfw022wy2uyzd4zlzmz9azcff2ek9w2etpsa2quqy3pacsjfxqkk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Energy Transition Show</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ass…xqkk</span>)</a></span> podcast discussing what this new world looks like, based on a recent blog post:<br/><br/><a href="https://nworbmot.org/blog/solar-battery-world.html">https://nworbmot.org/blog/solar-battery-world.html</a><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note18mttusrgcgqyxctm69twzu0xksgjwuwyg2724nuafnd98hjz5evq728jwg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note18mt…8jwg</a></span><br/> </div> In <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1assd9jwfw022wy2uyzd4zlzmz9azcff2ek9w2etpsa2quqy3pacsjfxqkk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Energy Transition Show</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ass…xqkk</span>)</a></span> Ep. 272, Tom Brown <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1tdsx37hcdhkumtttfzpx7dfgllxhkvvdf6cryvlpkdha93ulk6pshtq7an" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Tom Brown</span> (<span class="italic">npub1tds…q7an</span>)</a></span> shares a new model which shows that by 2030, solar and batteries could supply 90% of electricity to 80% of the global population for less than €80/MWh. It would not only be cost-effective, but also likely cheaper than gas. <a href="https://xenetwork.org/ets/episodes/episode-273-can-solar-and-batteries-power-the-world/">https://xenetwork.org/ets/episodes/episode-273-can-solar-and-batteries-power-the-world/</a> </blockquote> 2026-04-08T19:12:11Z