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Steve Fawkes

@drstevefawkes.bsky.social
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Founder of epgroup.com Practitioner, author and speaker on energy efficiency, distributed energy & financing the energy transition. Blog at onlyelevenpercent.com

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 15h
"In the United States for a 2026 commercial operation date, 4-hour battery storage can be 65% to 75% cheaper than new open-cycle gas turbine gas peakers, a @woodmac.com spokesperson said Oct. 8, 2026." www.utilitydive.com/news/4-hour-... via Robert Walton 🔌💡
utilitydive.com
4-hour storage cheaper than gas peakers across global markets: WoodMac
In North America, data centers are boosting the long-term investment case for energy storage and renewables as gas turbine backlogs and rising fuel volatility drive up peaking costs, according to a Th...
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 20h
Major problem, too much computing and AI and not enough hands on technical skills.
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 20h
Haven’t done this in a while. IET dinner.
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
INSANE MIDDLE EAST HEAT 46C DAY 33C NIGHT The most extreme event in world history gets worse 46.3 Sharjah Uni. EMIRATES HOTTEST OCTOBER DAY EVER 44.7 Abu Dhabi 44.2 Dubai 44.0 Al Ain 43.9 Sharjah 42.6 Bateen IRAN 46.3 Omidieh OMAN 45.1 Sunaynah 43.5 Buraimi RECORD HOT NIGHTS👎
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 22h
Good heat pump column in @privateeyenews.bsky.social
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Don Comer @doncomer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Old Joe didn't get credit for a frick'n thing:
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Jamie MacKinnon🇨🇦 @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The “strongest El Niño in a millennium” is is seeing ocean “surface temps over 6 °C warmer than normal.” This Week in Collapse: “One scientist said, “this record breaking El Niño will double the amount of sea level rise we’ve seen from climate change overnight.” #climate
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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The next crash could be an economic bloodbath
thehill.com
The next crash could be an economic bloodbath
The author warns that the massive capital investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure creates a systemic economic risk that could trigger widespread financial instability if projected prod…
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
@energysmartwv.bsky.social I see you were quoted here
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
this is the first one of these "the alarm must be raised" pieces that actually makes sense, largely because he says something obvious: no one at the company has any clue about how safety engineering works
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 03/10/2026
I have absolutely wondered about this. Amazing.
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In Hampstead
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵
A notice about the Neiman Marcus store opening in downtown Dallas.An old photo of the Dallas flagship.
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A pleasant walk around the gardens of Forde Abbey, Somerset
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Emily Grubert @gruberte.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We (civil engineers) take this shit *extremely* seriously. My grumpiest, most disciplinary take is that I've always been deeply uncomfortable with CS calling itself "engineering" because -- individuals as exceptions, of course -- it does /not/ have a safety and ethics culture.
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hampstead Police Station as was.
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Castello di Brioli - stunning view towards Siena
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Finally made it to Sienna and saw the tower which was the inspiration for Old Joe at @unibirmingham.bsky.social
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Visited the Jesse James Farmhouse Museum 22 Sept
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Night sky in Tuscany
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Arrived in Tuscany
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A great read for anyone interested in US Presidential history, like me.
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Brilliant 9/11 piece by @therickwilson.bsky.social substack.com/@therickwils...
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Rick Wilson (@therickwilson)
The Friday Brief, September 11, 2026 Inside: A Quarter Century Since That Day Trump’s Most Egregious 9/11 Lie Florida Is Changing The AI Panic Is Rising…and Justified The War Is Going…Badly The...
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
25 years after 9/11 newly released images are still painful & shocking. On the 20th anniversary I wrote this which captured my memories. To reuse FDR’s description of Pearl Harbour, ‘a date which will live in infamy’. www.onlyelevenpercent.com/remembering-...
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Remembering 9/11 | Only Eleven Percent
It feels important to mark the 20th anniversary of the tragedy of 9/11. As they are for many other people I imagine, my memories of that day are still vivid, and it is easy to answer the ‘where were y...
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
@philbixby.bsky.social did you see this? New film about Energy World, you might be in it! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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#energyefficiency #energyworld #miltonkeynes #nher #energyperformancecertificates #epc #energyinbuildings | Liz Male MBE | 11 comments
** New film premiere ** Exactly 40 years ago, a big housing expo was happening in Milton Keynes. 🏠 Energy World was a brilliant initiative that attracted 70,000+ visitors from around the world. It br...
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
@philbixby.bsky.social did you see this? New film about Energy World, you might be in it! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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#energyefficiency #energyworld #miltonkeynes #nher #energyperformancecertificates #epc #energyinbuildings | Liz Male MBE | 11 comments
** New film premiere ** Exactly 40 years ago, a big housing expo was happening in Milton Keynes. 🏠 Energy World was a brilliant initiative that attracted 70,000+ visitors from around the world. It br...
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“I know donation law better than anybody”. Sounds like someone else we know.
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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The only thing more dodgy than Reform’s financial wheeler-dealing is the egregious lunchtime combo of oysters, Guinness and champagne
theguardian.com
Nigel Farage meeting a 'shadowy foreign donor'? It can only be another establishment stitch-up | Marina Hyde
The only thing more dodgy than Reform’s financial dealings is the egregious lunchtime combination of oysters, Guinness and champagne, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Waymo in Islington
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AECB @aecb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
📣 Conference Speakers - @Tim Martel 💬 PHPP, PHribbon and CarbonLite Certification ⭐ Check out the full programme: buff.ly/jqJzO0X
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Highly recommended read, heat is mis-understood.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Channel 4 investigation into secret foreign funding of polling for Reform is explosive. JL Partners are cooked IMO. The Times and Telegraph will be livid with Reform over it. And Farage will almost certainly face police, Standards and/or EC investigations over it. youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?...
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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
@andysaunders-1.bsky.social thought you would appreciate these from the Boeing Prologue room in St Louis. Gemini and Mercury mockups used by the astronauts.
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Brilliant!
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Interesting visit to the National Churchill Museum at Fulton, MO - site of the famous ‘Iron curtain’ speech.
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Energy Stats UK @energystatsuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Heat pumps were heating British buildings before natural gas reached our homes. Nathan Gambling joins me to trace the surprising history of heating, from coal & town gas to combis and heat pumps. The Secret History of Heat Pumps in the UK youtu.be/pHS5A0M3Sw0
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The Secret History of Heat Pumps in the UK
YouTube video by Mick Wall (Energy Stats UK)
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Visiting the Jesse James Farmhouse Museum.
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Back in the USA (Missouri) for the 1st time in nearly 4 years. The longest interval between visits since 1983. It's going to be interesting.
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
An unusual view of Battersea Power Station from Joia restaurant
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Very good to be back at @unibirmingham.bsky.social talking collaboration projects
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is... absolute nightmare fuel. A national blackout lasting 18 months to three years. Nothing done to prevent it beforehand. It would let Trump do anything he wanted for so long—and in darkness—that America would surely awaken to a tyranny. JFC.
nytimes.com
The Blackout That Could Devastate America
The power grid relies on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. If enough fail, the blackout could last years.
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
My current reading. Excellent and a must read expose of Facebook.
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Thursday night at Cameron House, Loch Lomond. Very pleasant after the 36C of London. Scotland is sublime when it is like this, and even when it isn’t.
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Went to the Light Room to see ‘David Bowie. You are Not Alone’. Excellent. #Bowie
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
For thousands of years, a solar eclipse has been a prophetic harbinger of a spectacular, epoch-making event. Just saying. #VoteBinface #Clacton
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Plug-in solar panels will become legal in Great Britain in about a fortnight.
independent.co.uk
The UK shops that could sell plug-in solar panels
Plug-in solar panels will become legal in Great Britain from 27 August, but retailers have yet to confirm when compliant products will go on sale
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Steve Fawkes @drstevefawkes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Good to see the new BIPV system from Zed Power today. Lots of potential.
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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
See the Sun like never before with most detailed images yet. 🧪 ☀️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
See the Sun like never before with most detailed images yet
New images and footage of the Sun show "whirlpools" of activity that it has not been possible to see before.
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Meanwhile in Indiana… @robertlandrumjr.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
It’s not just the AI startups. The $115 Billion corporate AI bubble is close to busting.
youtu.be
Prepare for the AI Token Rug Pull
YouTube video by The Infographics Show
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