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It’s bloody lovely tonight

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Oooh you’re proper clever then! I just live near 😂

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It’s working for offshore wind, lots of wider offshore expertise to borrow from. I’m optimistic 😁

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Follow our progress as Darwin’s site evolves - Darwin College

River-source heat pump for ancient Cambridge college: @janrosenow.bsky.social www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/construction...

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Si Cy @sicy.bsky.social · 22h

I think the limited number of viable sites is the Achilles heel. Wave seems to have more ubiquitous potential, but also seems to be going nowhere fast. 🤷‍♂️ Maybe it’s just that I’m not seeing the right feeds.

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Si Cy @sicy.bsky.social · 23h

It’s been a bit quiet from the UK’s tidal companies of late. Hopefully this is a good sign as they build the machines for the various CfD allocation rounds. Nice video. I invested in Proteus but they rudely bought back the debt for a 10% return. Which was nice. www.linkedin.com/posts/intere...

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It Looks Like a Wind Turbine, but This One Lives on the Seabed | Interesting Engineering | 23 comments

Bristol-based Proteus Marine Renewables builds seabed-mounted tidal turbines that look like wind turbines but tap currents in water more than 800 times denser than air. They swivel to face the tide ea...

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Si Cy @sicy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Good update from @edconway.bsky.social Surprising how much oil is actually getting out. Still a pretty crappy overall situation in the meantime youtu.be/proNeKKwUio?...

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Why diesel prices are existential for Donald Trump

YouTube video by Sky News

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Si Cy @sicy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Now a twin vs 4-engined. The design seems to be trending towards the current standard, only hybrid. 125miles electric makes a decent dent in a lot of express routes but fuel will be used on the majority of routes. There are turbine warm up times to be considered also. Still wishing them luck!

Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

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What is that sound? It's the noise that of a million "what about" brains exploding. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Si Cy @sicy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Ahhh, that’s good to know

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Long story short, use the money saving of climate solutions to turn your “boomer uncle” around. Nice 😎

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What the hell is going on with GMSNOW?! 14%?

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Got some of these for our outdoor lights that come on whenever it’s dark. 2.1W for what used to take 50W, if we put all the non-sensor lights on as well, there’s maybe 20W max? Very impressive ebay.io/m/5aXYff

Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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Number crunching: “the poorest in our society” From the new Private Eye, out now.

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What is it with my parents’ generation and living it the dark & gloom?! Even with today’s energy prices, LEDs are nigh on free to use. Just turn them on so you can see what you’re doing! 🤦‍♂️

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 06/10/2026

Gee, thanks Donald 🤬🤬🤬

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This year's El Niño continues its climb into uncharted waters; Niño3.4 region anomalies are now at a 3.4C above normal (how fitting!), higher than any prior El Niño event on record. September monthly Niño3.4 anomalies also set a record at 2.9C (beating 2015 and 1877's 2.75C).

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 06/10/2026

Those who earn more should pay more, obviously. But they cannot be systematically excluded from the stuff they pay for, that just doesn’t work.

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Si Cy @sicy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If you look at income tax, the top 1% pay around 30% of income tax. I’d say that’s a fairly colossal contribution. Where I think it stinks is those who aren’t paying *income* tax, who have ingenious dodges and pay basically no tax whatsoever despite being incredibly wealthy. That isn’t right.

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Tom Haddon @tomh-analyst.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In the face of a *Global diesel shortage* we should: 1) Buy more 2) Encourage every one to buy more 3*) Remove the cost of externalities (i.e. encourage people to buy more!) *It's a typo I think she means UK refineries The absolute tripe you have to spout to appease your pay masters.

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Si Cy @sicy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Mine was great. The 7yr/100k warranty was a major bonus.

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It’s a figure of speech. You know exactly what I mean. Shortage of critical skilled trades + disincentives to work = shit show. Questions?

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It’s either parent. Either trips that line you lose the lot. But really it’s the marginal tax rate it creates: about 80%. If you only see 20p in every £ you earn for doing more work, would you do any more? As a GP/surgeon etc? Or would you put your feet up and let someone else take the strain?

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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Counter: severe tax cliff edges, particularly in cases like this when the marginal rate spirals into infinity, are bad for everyone. They mutilate incentives and reduce overall wealth. They should be fixed and not avoided simply because they initially benefit wealthy people.

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 03/10/2026

I often see people claim that because clean energy sources like solar, wind, or nuclear are manufactured using fossil fuels their emissions are high. But thats absolutely not the case: even accounting for full lifecycle emissions they are vastly better than burning coal or gas:

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I think the truth is people didn’t wash their clothes anywhere near as often as we do. And perhaps even themselves, especially working classes - think Victorian baths as a new thing in sanitation

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I think this graphic shows it best, super concise: bsky.app/profile/mlie...