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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A reminder that the second, final part of An Irish Atlantic Rainforest – the tv version – will air on @rteone.rte.ie this evening at 6.30. I've been bombarded with positive feedback since the first episode came out, and am certain people will like this one no less.

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Looking for some help/advice. I’ve designed my own heat pump system using Air-to-air, but for BER energy rating I need to input Dwelling Energy Assessment Procedure (DEAP). Anyone any advice on how to get this? And, anyone had #heatpump #A2A installed domestically in Ireland with recommendations?

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Our documentary An Irish Atlantic Rainforest, the first part of which airs tonight on @rteone.rte.ie at 6.30, is getting loads of attention in the newspapers, like the Sunday Times' tv section Critic's Choice.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

“We’ve got to pivot like hell because we’re in for hellish conditions on this island in a short few years. Politicians, media & the public need to brace for impact”. Am quoted at length in @thejournal.ie today on rapidly worsening #climate crisis. www.thejournal.ie/ireland-summ...

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The summer that burned Ireland - so where do we go from here?

Scorched woodland, arid crops and overheating homes and workplaces have all hit Ireland these past few months.

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I had a close to 0kW during the eclipse peak, came back up then a little after for the usual evening boost due to North facing panels at this time of year

Graph of solar PV output from the 12th of August 2026, time graph line shows 19:15:00 and a PV output of 0.017kW

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Europe led major markets on EV sales in H1 2026, up 30% year on year. EVs are now 30%+ of EU sales, 38% in the UK. But the real story is global. Outside the major markets, sales rose ~75%. Latin America more than doubled. India +90%. Colombia +300%. The centre of gravity is shifting. Chart: IEA

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This would be a perfect replacement for our Citroen van…. Price will be the main factor, aka is it actually in my price range 😅

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Another tipping point, electricity to from renewables above 50% in Ireland for the first half of the year! Meaning kms driving in an #EV are getting cleaner than before.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/08/2026

Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

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The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed

The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

My wife and I are married 12 years, and we went to Dunmore House hotel on our anniversary day with the gang to mark it

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I said I’d be back with an article on this. July 2026 marks a significant month in the BEV (Battery Electric Vehicles) adoption in Ireland. EV sales are up 61.06% in 2026, making them the #1 fuel type, overtaking all other fuel types!

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Ok, I’ve an article in progress on historical data for EV adoption in Ireland. But holy moly, #EVs are now the #1 fuel source for pass vehicles sold in Ireland! EV sales are up 61% over 2025, and hold a 26.12% market share of fuel sources, above Petrol elec (non-PHEV) at 24.59%. #EVSky #IEVA

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Oh, just came back to me. Really interesting dynamic in the conversations today. Only 2 people of 17(?) speakers mentioned AI today. Why mention this? A) Electrification is about real solutions you can touch, real hands on sort of things B) The room could be felt to sour when AU was mentioned

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

In other news from today, it seems that this scheme was filled *technically* in minutes and not hours. Rural demand was ~20 mins to close out on, Urban took just over the hour 😮‍💨

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Today was cool. Got to attend the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment's first event as part of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026. Which was made all the cooler by the location, #ArdnacrushaHydroStation the home of Ireland’s #Electrification journey 100 years ago!

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Ireland introduced an ICE2EV scheme as of today, €10m for 2,000 vehicles, giving a €5k reduction to the price of a new car for scrapping a 13-year old vehicle. The system crashed due to demand, and when back online, was completely filled within a 3 hour window. Supposedly no one wants an #EV eh 😆

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Delighted to be back presenting the Info Circuit! EV sales in Ireland are up 53% so far this year (latest data is tomorrow!!), but pricing for ESB ecars is also up, that’s not so good… Either way thanks to those who enjoyed the episode and engaged this evening! Always good fun!

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#TreatyCity was at 31C as of 17:00, today 😶 FML

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Green Collective @greencollective.io · 20/06/2026

Trust us, the current European heatwave is no joke 🥵 However, clear skies and long days are good for capturing power from the sun: as of 4pm this afternoon, solar farms had been meeting >30% of the ROI's electricity needs for several hours ☀️ This kind of share for solar is all new this summer 📊

A stacked area chart of the renewable electricity generation mix on the island of Ireland with the following fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, waste-to-energy, hydro, solar, wind, and gas. The y axis indicates the percentage of demand being met by each source.

Footnote reads: Republic of Ireland figures. Excludes rooftop solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO

A treemap of the electricity mix on the island of Ireland with the following fuel types: battery, pumped storage, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, gas, and waste-to-energy. Larger sources are annotated with the GWh and percentage of total generation that source comprised.

Footnote reads: Republic of Ireland figures. Excludes rooftop solar. Source: EirGrid, SEMO

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 20/06/2026

Today is #ShowYourStripes day! This year, St Michael's Tower atop Glastonbury Tor is encouraging everyone to use the Climate Stripes to start a conversation about climate change and the actions they are taking. Thank you @nationaltrust.org.uk! Graphics: www.ShowYourStripes.info

St Michael's Tower atop Glastonbury Tor lit up with the Climate Stripes to encourage everyone to start a conversation about our warming world.

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Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.eurosky.social · 15/06/2026

Ken Maeda: "Too Proud to Pivot: Why Japan's Auto Industry Is Losing the Electric Race? I was asked the same question — "Toyota, Honda, Nissan. So why is Japan's EV share barely 2%?" Two forces explain it: the Innovator's Dilemma, and Japanese pride. I wrote the full answer here. W/ data, charts" ⚡️

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Too Proud to Pivot: Why Japan's Auto Industry Is Losing the Electric Race

The world's most conflicted auto market, from the inside.

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

#LeMans midnight Drone and fireworks show is a phenomenal thing, what luck that they were under the first safety car so the drivers could watch it as well 😂

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Progress has been good to date on EV charging rollout in Ireland. But more does need to be done to help speed this up, and AC charging at ends of journeys are important pieces of the puzzle! Happy to contribute to this piece by Conor Pope on behalf of @ievasso.bsky.social

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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 04/06/2026

New column: Now is the ideal time to make fossil fuel phase-out the organising principle of Ireland's energy and economic strategy. My piece in today's @irishtimes.com: www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

There’s also solar panels on the balconies! Been following EcoCocon’s stuff on IG for a while, very cool to see this sort of thing come to life. Love it!

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This is a good step forward, and one we have requested action on in our @ievasso.bsky.social Pre-Budget Submissions from prior years! Nice to see the balance of rural vs urban to incentivise this in higher numbers in rural addresses!

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

JUST DROPPED: For years I thought industrial electrification potential was limited. How wrong I was. Engineering studies point to 90%+. Long term scenarios support this. Technology is much further ahead than we think. Question is whether policy keeps up. janrosenow.substack.com/p/industry-f...

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Industry: from hard-to-abate to ready-to-electrify

How far can industry run on electricity?Much ffurther and faster than the 'hard-to-abate' label suggests.

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Start of day 2, collection day for the Hyundai. Work is done, time to go get it now!

View from seat on Irish Rail train overlooking the next platform and train waiting for passengers

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/05/2026

A decade ago, analysts were calling Spain a cautionary tale. Too much solar, too fast! Today, Spain is rapidly on its way to having the cheapest power in Europe. Maybe this time, solar naysayers will learn... haha, jk, they'll just move the goalposts.

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Spain just became one of Europe's cheapest power markets. Here is how.

How wind and solar quietly pushed gas off the margin, and the wholesale price followed.

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Solar is great, a slightly jaggedy line, but almost what you’d see as a perfect day for production. Also, I don’t recommend people put panels North facing, but I love the blip in the evenings where I get the setting sun on my North facing panels, running the house up to 9pm at night on Solar!!

Solar PV graph in yellow showing curve from morning to night, with a slight bump up late in the evening due to North facing panels. Pink line is battery SoC. The house used 10.55kWh over the day, while exporting 12.84kWh

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

In a grim coincidence, was just reading this, on AMOC collapse, in ‘The Fate of the World’ by Prof Bill McGuire

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

In other news, dropped of my Hyundai Ioniq AE for a motor & reduction box bearing replacement. We are badly under supported for this. I had to drive from the Mid-West to the Sunny South east for a specialist to do this. 224kms. Then a bus, a Luas and two trains hope, which I worked on all the way!!

Photo of the Irish countryside, somewhere in Wexford from the back of a bus with laptop on my lap working away

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The #FerrariLuce has been revealed. And it’s like all traditional OEMs when they launch an #EV, in so far as it’s not a looker. Jag I-Pace vibes to it, but also, looks like a knockoff of a Ferrari and not a Ferrari you’d expect…. Not that I’m being one soon 😂

Ferrari Luce from the front three-quarter view

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Sort of an overcast day in #TreatyCity and I’m exporting away to the grid (6.1kWh of 7.8kWh generated so far). This would work really well here, we are still so far behind the curve to what we should be doing here in IRL. We don’t need trials, pilots or whatever you want to call it. Just do it!!

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Wow, Engel into the barriers, such a small mistake but those curbs on the Nordschleife bite so hard for such a small touch 🫣

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Adrian Hiel @adrianhiel.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Challenge 1: we have an ongoing oil crisis and no one knows when it will end. Challenge 2: we have so much solar electricity we will pay people to use it on a regular basis. If only there were some kind of globally proven technology that solves both challenges (with other massive benefits).

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Belgium 2026. Brilliant trip with my dad and brothers. Lots of chats, beer, food, race cars. I was supposed to have an EV, but Europcar had a Hyundai Inster for 4x men, not what I had booked… ended up with a Hyundai Tucson Hybrid.

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

@bustedride.bsky.social spotted this when in Belgium last week. The cream alloys to match the cream paint was quite a nice touch! Been sitting a while…

Renault Megane convertible in cream, on cream alloys

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This was a very interesting conversation, I think each speaker could have done an hour talking about their specific sections, but a great ‘overview’ from each and what are the issues being faced. Worth a watch/listen!

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Happy to be quoted in today’s @irishtimes.com piece on the issues around on-street #BEV charging, without a dedicated driveway in Ireland. Ireland does not have a “right to charge”, something which should be implemented here as there is continued pushback on viable solutions! 1/

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Looks like the day Micheál Martin’s ship comes in, he’ll be waiting at the airport. Ireland has among world’s best quality renewable energy resources - cost effective & ready to deploy. Nuclear makes no sense whatever, unless real aim is to do nothing. www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...

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Taoiseach: We should 'seriously examine' nuclear power

Speaking in Armenia, Micheál Martin said that Ireland relies too much on imported energy

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

This came up in another chat today. I’ve done similar look at this last year, but great to re-highlight this sort of info, and done in a better way to what I did last year 😂 TLDR: EVs are better than ICE for PM that you’re lead to believe (even forced AI in searches show incorrect info!!)

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

This F2 race has been a disaster from Race direction, I’d nearly argue that it’s genuinely borderline negligent in decision making

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Almost 100% of new cars sold in Norway last year were electric. Not just because of oil wealth. Because of carbon taxes, EV incentives, and thirty years of consistent policy. New newsletter: Norway: The World's Most Instructive Energy Paradox janrosenow.substack.com/p/norway-the...

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Norway: The World’s Most Instructive Energy Paradox

The electrification playbook the world needs - and its inconvenient footnote

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

6 months ago our van was using 64.2gCO2/km. With a record low April, it’s now at 56.1gCO2/km. That’s nearly a 13% improvement on ‘tail-pipe’ emissions in that time, and I’m still driving the same 2-Ton 9-seater vehicle, in the same way as I was then… and it’s only gonna get lower 😎 #EVsky #BEV

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I'm *wildly* excited to announce that my new book, 'Setting the Land Free – Visions of a Rewilded Ireland', will be published by Hachette on 27 August. We have a stark choice re our collapsing nature: the usual timid, token gestures, or real, gutsy ambition. This book makes the case for the latter.

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Dynamic pricing can’t come quick enough 😩

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Matthew Sealy @matthew-sealy.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Im looking forward to the upcoming newsletter. I always try to eke out a bit of time in my day to read these without distraction. This one I’m expecting to be quite interesting considering how renewables have looked the last few days/weeks!!

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