Toby Couture

Ideas & insights on energy, with a focus on renewables, resilience, climate finance, and sustainable energy futures.

[Jenny Chase @solar_chase]

(We thought the world installed about 413GW of PV last year, but turns out it's about 443GW. China released installation numbers of 216.8GW(AC), which is about 266.5GW(DC). End-of-year deadline rush on megabases and continued rooftop activity).

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

How a homeowner’s association in a Berlin Altbau opted for a heat pump over fossil gas:
A personal account https://t.co/rMW0VkklRA via @LinkedIn

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

Just listened to @Tylercowen's interview with Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745) conjured up by ChatGPT: https://t.co/isRyRPdw5x. I thought the most stunning reply was the one about Queen Anne (around min. 20), and how it opted to use metaphor in its reply. Unbelievably nuanced replies

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

#BETD23 Interesting than an advocate of lead-acid batteries is invited to make his pitch at the beginning of the #BETD. For a broader look at storage technologies, and to see how lead-acid compares, check out the latest: https://t.co/nL505ovb2w

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

#BETD23 How is it, in the midst of the current energy crisis (which, in Europe, is largely triggered by an over-reliance on gas) that @siemensenergy
is pushing for more natural gas? Exactly the wrong solution at exactly the wrong time.

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

#BETD2023 How is it, in the midst of the current energy crisis (which, in Europe, is largely triggered by an over-reliance on gas) that @siemensenergy is pushing for more natural gas?? Exactly the wrong solution at precisely the wrong time.

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

#BETD2023 Interesting that an advocate of lead-acid batteries was invited to give a pitch. For a broader spectrum of battery technologies, see: https://t.co/nL505ovb2w

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

@LionHirth The same effectively applies to electricity.

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

@LionHirth Saw that too Lion, but let's not over-simplify: abundance doesn't mean things become free. Agriculture has had to deal with surplus for 5000+ years. What did we do? We built storage infrastructure, improved distribution, and learned to process surplus (drying goods, baking).

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

Join us for a presentation of our latest report on storage technologies today at 9:30 CET! #energystorage #batterystorage #energytransition #solarpower #solarPV #wind

Organized by Center for the Study of Democracy
Wed, Dec 14, 2022, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

https://t.co/Qgzs9YVjkF

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

@arrivecan I was unable to upload my second vaccine to the app (first dose was J&J). The app didn't request a second. Then I tried to fix this by calling ArriveCan, and ended up on the quarantine registration line, trying to speak with a real human. I need help fixing this -

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

Investor group advises EU against labeling gas as "green" - somebody had to say it: #EUtaxonomy, #greeninvestment https://t.co/YJhHWsS9M4

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

This connects nicely to #CleaningUp Ep. 15 with @AukeHoekstra where the #IEA comes in for hefty (and fully justified!) criticism for its "wildly" conservative forecasting: https://t.co/wtpzn6aH5z

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

15 years ago, Greenpeace published its landmark energy transition report, the Energy (R)evolution, which proved to be the most accurate energy forecast (though considered wildly optimistic at the time) https://t.co/VaozWJ1x5n #energytransition #renewables #solar #Greenpeace

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

SolarPower Europe now expects that we will effectively reach the 2TW mark by 2025 - 25 years ahead of the most "wildly optimistic" forecast at the time! Cue the Beatles, now that's a (R)evolution - #solar #renewables #energytransition #solarpower

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

Today, we're at a range of USD $1.5 cents - 5 cents per kWh for solar, and have total installed capacity of 773GW #solar #energytransition #renewables #Greenpeace

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

Spain sets out to start treating Covid like the seasonal flu: https://t.co/NnDsEeWegT

[Toby Couture @TobyCouture]

A rush of company investments in solar power is now in the works in South East Europe to counter high fossil fuel and power prices: Our latest analysis for Agora Energiewende @AgoraEW #energytransition #prosumers #renewables #solarPV : https://t.co/CBeDV1qdMA