Electric vehicles are built different Built better Australia needs better data to get the most out of the shift Smart cars can deliver smart data theconversation.com/electric-veh... @aunz.theconversation.com

The Leeuwin Current is a warm, poleward flow hugging Western Australia Strongest in autumn–winter, the Leeuwin carries tropical water south, then east into the Bight past Albany and Esperance the warm water overlays cooler Southern Ocean, reshaping frontal zones, nutrient supply, and species ranges

While this first wave of longer-range trucks in 2026 will be heavier than their diesel counterparts, battery density continues to improve Longer range trucks relying on charging, coming to market as soon as 2028, will be closing the gap Battery swapping tech can have lighter trucks with more stops

New Zealand’s second confirmed case of H5N1 bird flu found in a swamp harrier hawk (kāhu) in the Wairarapa region NZ first case was in a brown skua near Wellington Oh - and confirmed, currently no detections in poultry Thanks goodness someone thought of the poor chickens

Australia is running a data deficit – on EVs and the energy shift – and everyone pays the price  Ray Wills and Peter Newman reneweconomy.com.au/australia-is... @reneweconomy.com.au

Solar should be on rooftops, not under caps

Worth repeating Again, and again Solar brings value as a multiple land use for: Solar sheltered car parks Solar sheltered cycleways Solar vertical noise reduction on road corridors Solar farm fence bsky.app/profile/prof...

Electrification can end Australia's dependence on imported diesel On farm, too My prezzo on electric ag: farming electricity the electric gateway to lower on-farm costs Energy Sovereignty 7PM Tue 14Jul2026 AWST Online www.aeva.asn.au/events/1228/ In person: arrive 6.30PM @aevanational.bsky.social

In 2019, a future Western Power network was meant to be reduced by half - with WP still delivering to customers by utilising stand-alone power! Hopefully delivering energy sovereignty to customers (else volunteering for a utility death spiral?) Methinks it won't cut it in 2026

Cylonic conditions off the west coast of New Zealand Tight vorticity and strong gradient winds near the centre Sure looks cyclonic But no tropical cyclone www.windy.com?-38.864,168....

Despite 30cm of natural snowfalls, the best chance of snow is 226 snow guns - each snowmaking night needs 30MWh electricity Mild daytime temperatures mean Perisher must lean heavily on snow cannons this week Snow made at base will struggle to persist as daytime highs forecast to reach 5–6°C

Australia’s electric car market share is racing ahead Our official data and planning must keep up If we want grids & precincts fit for this electric age, govts need data to inform decisions for public good, not just a pop chart of who sold the most cars thedriven.io/2026/07/04/a... @thedriven.io

Antony Green captured dispensing the magic @antonygreenelec.bsky.social Antony Green is retiring – sign his retirement card! getup.to/pj554caC5rdFx @getup.org.au

And no doubt the trolls are gonna say "but it snowed today" so the fact it hadn't snowed before doesn't matter Trolls also had lunch, so they've ended world hunger Today - not much snow, barely hiding the brown Perisher weather report Weather: Thursday 3° Mostly cloudy. Mix of rain, snow & sleet

I need to wait for the whole of June data - here's the plot to May 2026

No need to guess - here's the NZ map from solargis.com/resources/fr... 3.5 kWh / kW means 3.5kW for 1kW panel, so 10kW = 35kWh a day, obviously this is an annual average, varies from summer to winter PV Output gives you real outputs in NZ from users pvoutput.org/map.jsp?coun... Does that help?

The fastest shift in energy in history Driven by production volume + scale from China Delivering cost reductions that in past were inconceivable But in 2026? Just fact Don't trust projections that propose slowing growth Volumes still growing, prices still falling reneweconomy.com.au/solar-is-alr...

Thin white strips of snow from 1-2MW of snow cannons electricity/night, ~ 1/2 tonne CO₂, to produce 'winter snow’ on a mostly brown slope Kosiosco NP resort operations ought align with national‑park climate‑mitigation objectives & climate targets www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Cars collide with people People almost never collide with cars A thread bsky.app/profile/prof...

Looks like this - log scale 12 TW solar - 3 fold increase 2.5 TW wind - 2 fold increase 20 TW batteries - 10 fold increase (over five years 2026-2030)

The fastest shift in electricity generation in human history - and it is still accelerating bsky.app/profile/prof... Why would it slow? Those suggesting it might be less fast to 2030 and beyond are ignoring all the consistent trends in the last few years of today's data It will only get faster

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Australia's 2026 alpine season unfolding as one of driest and most challenging ever With El Niño weather pattern, below-average snowfall, above-average temperatures, and periods of rain that have crippled natural snowpack, the Australian Alps are unsnowed bsky.app/profile/prof...

#Aus economy, to be #FutureSmart, Australia needs to move past turning our big rocks into small rocks for minimal reward when loaded onto big ships that become small ships sailing over the horizon delivered to big factories overseas that turn small value into big value that we then import back

Imagine you live in a country with increasing climate-related disasters Y'know, like cyclones, floods, bushfires Then imagine that nation kept warehouses with reserve stock of ready-made prefab transportables able to be rapidly deployed at a time of #ClimateCrisis to house displaced peeps

Solar versus nuclear? Yeah, nah - just the cricket T20 AUS vs BAN

In the last three oil crises, we didn't have an accessible, affordable tech to replace the internal combustion engine But in this 4th oil crisis, there's electric vehicles From China Is oil king again? China’s surging cleantech exports show the opposite is true theconversation.com/is-oil-king-...

someone in MAGA … has a … green streak? . . Now, isn't that ironic? Hydrogen peroxide used to treat the algal bloom in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has only affected the edges

Sharks live longer than lions, tigers, bears, oh my! Warming #oceans from #ClimateChange reshaping #fisheries And so, including #shark distribution White shark frequency increases with ocean temperature - which increase with global warming - and in El Niño years

>50% of truck sales in China new energy vehicles in Dec 2025, end of year always most active penetration, every year bigger than the last Agriculture is next bsky.app/profile/prof...