Max Renaudin

Founder and CEO of Tree-Nation, the worldwide reforestation platform. 40 million trees planted 🌳

[Max Renaudin @maxren]

@Gfilche @Tesla @robotaxi The most likely (and simplest) scenario is that Tesla is doing exactly what they say, and Musk is making such a huge and risky bet that we, normal humans, feel compelled to take refuge in alternative explanations.

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@FutureJurvetson @jeffskoll @Tesla @elonmusk And to think that when the Model S launched, TSLA was the most shorted stock. What a ride.

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Let’s be honest: this message was also “professionally” reviewed… by AI. 😄

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It’s incredible and ironic how hard it is for a professional team to communicate in an authentic way. Somehow, professionalism becomes a way to “protect” the user from our human nature, and every word is reviewed, weighed, and measured to appear in perfect control.

But on social media, people just want real, authentic content. What is easy for a kid seems almost unreachable for hardened professionals.

As a reader, I assume you just want to follow the Tree-Nation story as it is, and see how we run toward our mission.

And yet, ironically, it takes effort to communicate simply.
Am I wrong?

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@elonmusk The safest way for you to become a millionaire!

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@DavidMoss Finally! A lot of people have been waiting for this to happen for a long time!

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@DavidMoss Congratulations David. An incredible milestone!

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Time to prepare your #Christmas presents!

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🚀 Rolled out a small but mighty upgrade at Tree-Nation.

Planting and gifting trees for #Christmas just got easier. You can copy/paste your whole recipient list in one go, and our system is now much better at catching wrong or broken emails before you hit send.
Less friction. More trees. More happy Christmas gifts. 🎄🌱
Go plant something.

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@FutureJurvetson @EuroHPC_JU Hi Steve
Also in Barcelona: a forest inside a factory. Let me know if you wish to visit.

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China’s solar story isn’t just about growth—it’s about untapped potential.

By the end of 2024, solar power made up ~27% of China’s total electricity generation capacity.

But in terms of actual electricity produced?
Solar delivered only ~9% of China’s electricity.

That’s a huge gap. Why?

Let’s break it down:
1.Installed capacity ≠ actual output. 890 gigawatts (GW) of solar sounds massive—and it is. But solar power is intermittent. It only works when the sun shines, which doesn’t always match when people need power.

2. Solar peaks at the wrong time. Solar generation peaks around midday. But demand often peaks later in the evening—when solar production drops to zero. That mismatch leaves a lot of solar energy underused.

3.Excess energy is wasted without storage. On sunny days, solar can produce more electricity than the grid needs in the moment. But without enough batteries to store it, that surplus is curtailed—literally dumped.

4.The real bottleneck is storage. If China had enough batteries, it could store excess solar power and use it at night or during cloudy periods. That would make a much bigger dent in coal use and emissions.

5.China is investing in batteries—but solar is growing faster. Storage capacity is increasing, and China is a global leader in battery production. But the scale of solar growth—215–255 GW more expected in 2025—is outpacing storage deployment.

So, what’s the takeaway?
China could get a much larger share of its electricity from solar. It has the hardware. What’s missing is storage to unlock that full potential.

Building solar panels is only half the battle. Without batteries to store the energy they generate, China (and the world) won’t fully reap the benefits of clean power.

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@timecaptales

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Ironically, they could all be true at the same time.

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Theories on why we haven't found alien life yet.

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Nice one

[Chess Feed @chess_feed]

White to move, mate in 2!

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@typesfast I don’t know, man

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It’s not too late to start planting trees!

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Mission completed for January, game on for Feb!

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Not the typical job.
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This is how our team in Thailand transports tree seedlings to the planting site.

#Planting #Tree