David McMillan

On professional & personal mission to help achieve long term, sustainably low cost offshore wind power projects. Innovation, cost reduction, & of course people!

[David McMillan @DavidWindOps]

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[hal 👾 @halhod]

the scale offshore wind development in the UK is stunning (via @RenewableUK)

[Ayaan 🐧 @twtayaan]

The creator of Linux just publicly called out the AI hype. Word for word.

Linus Torvalds took the stage at Open Source Summit 2026 and said this:

"When I see people saying 99% of our code is written by AI, I literally get angry. Because those same people — I can pretty much guarantee — 100% of their code is written by compilers. But they never say that."

He is not anti AI. The Linux kernel saw a 20% jump in submissions this release because of AI tools. He uses it. He gets it.

His point is something most people are too afraid to say.

AI is a productivity tool exactly like compilers were. Compilers boosted programming by 1000x. AI adds another 10x on top. Enormous. But nobody says "the compiler wrote my code." So why are we saying AI wrote it?

He also flagged something nobody is talking about.

AI is flooding small open source projects with drive-by bug reports. Someone runs a prompt, files a report and disappears when asked for a patch. Maintainers with one or two people are drowning trying to keep up.

"Sometimes AI reports a bug and when you ask for more information the person has done that drive-by and does not even answer your question. That is the real burnout issue."

And his final warning was the sharpest of all.

"People who do not understand the complexity of systems will prompt systems and write processes that will fail."

The AI hype crowd is very loud right now.

Linus has been building real systems for 35 years. When he talks, engineers listen.

Full interview here:
https://t.co/LmXJtvKc4O

[David McMillan @DavidWindOps]

@DundeeSat I’ve been thinking a lot about Lincoln too. I hadn’t quite realised how many rules he broke. Unfortunately it sets a precedent.. not everyone is so well intentioned..

[National Energy System Operator @neso_energy]

Britain’s electricity system recorded its lowest ever transmission demand today: 12.62GW between 13:00–13:30.

Sunny weather, high solar generation and the bank holiday weekend all contributed to the lower level seen on the network. ☀️

The system operated securely throughout.

[David McMillan @DavidWindOps]

Kiss me Hardy

[Bambulu @Bqmbulu]

Your favorite military commander once said:

[David McMillan @DavidWindOps]

@Acyn Wow. Thats incredibly ignorant, even by his standards.

[David McMillan @DavidWindOps]

@Mr_H1978 Why is it so much better out of a glass bottle?! Science I’m sure has the answer.

[David McMillan @DavidWindOps]

@reNEWS_ Interesting headline - I’d be keen to know more .. the link is for a minesto R&D grant from 2018 tho.

[David McMillan @DavidWindOps]

@CollowWillie what a good man he was

[reNEWS @reNEWS_]

Inch Cape has taken delivery of two new-build crew transfer vessels from UK marine contractor Mainprize Offshore.

https://t.co/1LjMNUUOXr

[Offshore WIND @OffshoreWINDbiz]

Qair Group, the developer of the Ayre #floatingwind farm, has started working on advanced plans for a long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) base in northern Scotland, a facility that is expected to support up to 120 jobs. https://t.co/ISlIhlrNly

[Copernicus EU @CopernicusEU]

🍀 A rare cloud-free view of Ireland 🇮🇪 (29 Apr) reveals vivid spring greens & coastal sediment plumes.

🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-3 tracks seasonal change & coastal dynamics, supporting environmental monitoring.

🔗 https://t.co/fDtL8N0wTl

#ImageOfTheDay

[Ed Porter @edcporter]

Australia NEM battery revenues fell 38% year-on-year in Oct 2025-Mar 2026. Capacity grew 2.7x while coal and gas prices fell. Batteries now set peak prices twice as often, cannibalising their own margin. Duration is becoming the only lever holding project value.

[Javier Blas @JavierBlas]

Belgium plans to nationalize all the country's nuclear power reactors, and says that plans to decommission the plants are now "halted with immediate effect."

[Jamie Bonkiewicz @JamieBonkiewicz]

If both the Pope and the King of England are telling you to get your shit together, you need to get your shit together.

[David McMillan @DavidWindOps]

Wow!!

[Jan Rosenow @janrosenow]

This is truly mind-blowing: Norway has gone from near-zero sales of non‑emitting battery electric vehicles to now close to 100% of all new passenger car sales - achieved in about 13 years.

More in my next substack newsletter. Sign up here: https://t.co/nBMZPS4HTp

[Anton Muscatelli @AntonMuscatelli]

The US administration is demolishing the structures which have driven US science and technology progress in the post-1945 era. “It’s never a good idea to sack the entire National Science Board” via @FT
https://t.co/2HQrOZ5Gtj

[Rep. Melanie Stansbury @Rep_Stansbury]

Imagine getting in a time machine and going back to 1776 and telling the Founding Fathers that the King would one day be reminding America about the importance of democracy and our checks and balances. That is the timeline we’re living in.

[Tom Moyer 🇺🇸 @TomMoyerUT]

The trajectory of battery prices is insane. Radically different economics now compared to a decade ago. And they benefit every electricity generating technology.

[Robert Peston @Peston]

It was impressive that King Charles talked to Congress about the importance of holding an over mighty executive in check, the need for an environmental agenda, the imperative of supporting Ukraine and NATO and also why there must be understanding between different faiths - and he was given standing ovations for all of it. Not exactly Trump’s agenda. Chapeau

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Excellent speech by King Charles. So good to hear the clarion cry for Ukraine, for NATO, for nature and the environment, for democracy and the checks on power. JFK mentioned more than Trump. Starmer directly quoted. Europe mentioned several times. Vance looked ill. I loved it. Loved the confidence in British and European values