Dr Nathan Johnson

📈 Researcher at @imperialcollege
🌍 Interested in climate solutions
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[Dr Iain Staffell @iain_staffell]

Wind and solar now supply 40% of Britain's electricity demand.

What a remarkable change has been made over the last decade!  That puts us ahead of most major world economies.

A bit of positive news for your weekend read at Electric Insights: https://t.co/eHCiN6JR6F

[Dr Iain Staffell @iain_staffell]

A battery beside a wind or solar farm can be worth less than the same battery on its own. Our new paper in @RoySocChem EES journal maps where hybrid storage adds value, and where it does not.

https://t.co/uG5D7VoezN

[Dr Iain Staffell @iain_staffell]

There is no single “correct” path to decarbonise.
There are six trillion.

Our new paper in Science puts 36 climate solutions into one common unit, so you can build your own pathways.

Paper: https://t.co/VteSUBr7ay
App: https://t.co/YDjdRhFTpP

What would your pathway look like?

[Dr Iain Staffell @iain_staffell]

We are all used to stories of the UK in decline… Electricity is no exception: demand has fallen for 20 years as we outsource industry.

But Britain has turned a corner: demand up two years in a row. AI data centres now consume more power than Birmingham and could 4x by 2030.

[Dr Iain Staffell @iain_staffell]

Dirty or damaged solar panels waste vast amounts of clean power.

Introducing SolarSynthNet: a deep learning model that spots cracks, dust & snow. It's the new state-of-the-art with 97%+ detection accuracy and is built for real-world farms.

Paper: https://t.co/iu58TPEtLY

[Dr Iain Staffell @iain_staffell]

🕯️ The recent blackout in Spain & Portugal shows how the grid is the front-lines of the energy transition.

⚡ Innovation is key to keeping the lights on.  Our new study reveals what Europe's TSOs are rolling out to stop it happening again...

📕: https://t.co/BBRUd18dBL

[Dr Iain Staffell @iain_staffell]

Global hydrogen demand has grown 𝟯𝘅 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿than experts predicted.

For 50 years, analysts projected rapid uptake (6-15% pa.). Instead hydrogen tracks global GDP @ ~3% pa.

Will hydrogen finally take off - or are we still being too optimistic?

📖https://t.co/eSLwgwib5B

[UKERC @UKERCHQ]

Hydrogen cars are being outsold by Ferraris worldwide.

This blog, originally posted on Carbon Brief, draws on new research that reveals why hydrogen hype has stalled in many areas, and where it could potentially shine.

From @Dr_NJohnson & @iain_staffell
https://t.co/I4N4rmVebT

[Carbon Brief @CarbonBrief]

Guest post: Why hydrogen cars are being outsold by Ferraris | @iain_staffell @Dr_NJohnson

Read here: https://t.co/dpMov2P0ag

[Carbon Brief @CarbonBrief]

Guest post: Why hydrogen cars are being outsold by Ferraris | @iain_staffell @Dr_NJohnson

Read here: https://t.co/dpMov2P0ag

[Carbon Brief @CarbonBrief]

Guest post: Why hydrogen cars are being outsold by Ferraris | @iain_staffell @Dr_NJohnson

Read here: https://t.co/dpMov2P0ag

[Dr Nathan Johnson @Dr_NJohnson]

🔍 Confused about hydrogen’s role in the energy transition? Drowning in hype, controversy, and hot air?

Our guest post in Carbon Brief cuts through the noise.

Also dive into the full article: https://t.co/bmOjEVSQ0Z

[Carbon Brief @CarbonBrief]

Guest post: Why hydrogen cars are being outsold by Ferraris | @iain_staffell @Dr_NJohnson

Read here: https://t.co/dpMov2P0ag

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

NEW: Why are hydrogen cars outsold by Ferraris (& EVs)?

Why have H2 projections massively outstripped reality?

Find out + see the latest hydrogen "ladder" by @iain_staffell @Dr_NJohnson based on new review with @mliebreich @dan_kammen

https://t.co/FxwHGaKNsH

[Dr Nathan Johnson @Dr_NJohnson]

🔍 Confused about hydrogen’s role in the energy transition? Drowning in hype, controversy, and hot air?

Our new article, published in Nature Reviews, cuts through the noise.

📄Read the paper: https://t.co/bmOjEVSQ0Z

[Dr Iain Staffell @iain_staffell]

We must stop focusing hydrogen research and investment into dead-ends.

EVs out-sell fuel cell cars 1000:1.

Find out what's hot and what's not as the famous @MLiebreich Hydrogen Ladder enters the peer-reviewed literature.

New paper in Nature Reviews: https://t.co/eSLwgwib5B

[Carbon Brief @CarbonBrief]

NEW – Guest post: Why hydrogen cars are being outsold by Ferraris | @iain_staffell @Dr_NJohnson

Read here: https://t.co/dpMov2P0ag

[Dr Iain Staffell @iain_staffell]

Wind power is getting a lot of hate

Trump vows to ban new farms that "drive the whales crazy"

Germany's AFD want to "tear down all these windmills of shame"

Misinformation is running wild. Lets cut the crap and review the real barriers facing wind power
https://t.co/AsGZoyYsSi

[SSE - A Better World of Energy @SSE]

Can the UK lead the G7 on clean power?

The UK will become the leading low carbon nation in the G7 if it delivers its clean power mission by 2030.

Analysis by academics from @ImperialCollege suggests that the UK can overtake current leaders Canada and France to have the highest share of low carbon electricity by the end of this decade.

The team of researchers developed a ‘Clean Electricity Scorecard’ that looks at metrics such as emissions intensity and the share of low carbon generation.

Read the analysis: https://t.co/34E5ZaRQ9q

[Alistair McGirr @alistairmcgirr]

Lots of debate about what ‘clean power’ means, but how does the ambition of the UK’s Clean Power Mission compare against its peers?

Well, if delivered it would lead the G7 🇬🇧⚡️

Have a read of the analysis from @iain_staffell @Dr_NJohnson and team at @imperialcollege 👇🏻

[Dr Nathan Johnson @Dr_NJohnson]

The UK phased-out coal power faster than any other large country 👏

Read more on this and other stories in our latest edition of @ElecInsights

[Dr Iain Staffell @iain_staffell]

The new Electric Insights report is out, covering the major events in decarbonising UK energy over the third quarter of this year.

My favourite chart for this quarter: the global coal phase-out league table!