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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
3D‑printed capsules from Stanford chemist Joseph DeSimone’s lab could improve nuclear fusion efficiency. The capsules are designed to be identical every time they’re printed, possibly impacting how much energy reactions release. Read: sustainability-accelerator.stanford.edu/news/printin...
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Printing infrastructure for cleaner energy
Joseph DeSimone designs systems for producing micron-scale particles. Stanford has now filed a patent application on his lab’s new material for use in next-generation nuclear fusion and fission system...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship welcomes 10 new fellows. The fourth cohort joins the Precourt Institute for Energy, advancing interdisciplinary solutions across mobility, renewable energy, agriculture, energy efficiency, and storage. Read more: energy.stanford.edu/news/stanfor...
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Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship welcomes 10 new fellows
Ten emerging leaders in energy research come to Stanford University to work on interdisciplinary solutions to the challenges facing the clean energy transition.
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Oil powers over 90% of global transportation, but how much do you know about oil before it reaches your gasoline tank? The February edition of our Energy Spotlight explores crude oil: what it is, where it's found, and how it shapes our markets. Read: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
A new technique measures energy losses in nanoscale devices to optimize future computing energy efficiency. Directly measuring entropy production using this technique may allow engineers to improve computing in terms of energy, efficiency, and speed. Read here: news.stanford.edu/stories/2026...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Heat from deep underground could help power the clean energy transition Enhanced geothermal systems could supply reliable power nearly anywhere, cutting wind, solar, battery, and land needs at comparable cost. Read here: woods.stanford.edu/news/heat-de...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
India is projected to drive more global energy demand growth than any country through 2035 This month’s Energy Spotlight from the Understand Energy Learning Hub takes a closer look at India’s energy system. Read here: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Where is the energy transition gaining momentum, and what stands in its way? That question was the focus of a recent conversation between two Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellows: energy systems scientist Jackie Dowling and climate economist Chenfei Qu. Read: energy.stanford.edu/news/postdoc...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Hundreds of businesses around the world undercount supply chain emissions by 2B tons/year. Why? The most popular carbon accounting model assumes domestic suppliers, missing the higher carbon intensity of some international suppliers. Read here: sustainability.stanford.edu/news/what-mo...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Why metals are difficult to decarbonize, and what to do about it At Monday’s Stanford Energy Seminar, Prof. Leora Dresselhaus-Marais outlined research paths to cut emissions across metals supply chains, from extraction to manufacturing. Read here: stanforddaily.com/2026/01/12/s...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
China on pace for 100 % renewables around 2050, about 100 years before U.S. The study’s forecasts rely largely on the deployment of wind, hydropower, solar, and geothermal, as well as some energy storage capacity. Read here: pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/01/09/u...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Stanford O’Donahue Family Educational Farm now runs entirely on a solar microgrid with on-site battery storage, doubling as a living lab where students gain hands-on experience with sustainable agriculture and integrated energy systems. Watch: news.stanford.edu/stories/2026...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Stanford alum Mustafa Sultan, MS'26, cut commercial HVAC energy use by 60% with an electric heat pump that installs like gas units. His startup Greenhill also reduced peak demand by 40% at a pilot restaurant. Read the TomKat Center story: tomkat.stanford.edu/news/grid-st...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Fusion power is decades away, not imminent, says Hoover Institution’s Steven Koonin in a WSJ opinion piece. Key challenges in energy gain, materials, and fuel remain. Yet fusion research already yields spinoffs making the grid and EVs more efficient. Read here: www.wsj.com/opinion/fusi...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Stanford alumna Kelsey Freeman bridges Stanford energy research and California energy policy for tribes. In a pilot dual role with Stanford and the CEC, she’s codesigning clean energy programs with tribes, and routing policy needs back to Stanford. Read: energy.stanford.edu/news/pilot-p...
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Pilot program could expand Stanford policy work in energy
Tribal nations face persistent barriers in accessing state clean-energy programs. Alumna Kelsey Freeman’s new role with Stanford and the California Energy Commission aims to change that.
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
@climatecabinet.org, founded by Caroline Spears, MS ’17 Civil & Environmental Engineering, focuses on supporting pro-climate candidates in state and local elections rather than federal races. Emma Fisher, ’17 BS Earth System Science, is COO. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #energypolicy #climate
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Inside the climate group working everywhere but DC: ‘You can still have huge wins’
Climate Cabinet supports candidates in state and city races as the federal government ignores the climate crisis
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
December’s Energy Spotlight explores coal – the world’s dirtiest energy resource. Global coal demand has doubled since the 1990s; today, it generates over a third of the world’s electricity and is the largest contributor to global warming. Read: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Most Western U.S. transmission lines operate at ~30% of capacity during peak demand, and building new transmission takes years. Tapping into unused grid capacity can avoid bottlenecks as data centers and clean energy projects come online. Read here: energy.stanford.edu/news/hidden-...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Energy-efficient, U.S.-made 3D chip quadruples AI processing speed with runway for more “Breakthroughs like this are how we get to the 1,000-fold hardware performance improvements,” says Stanford’s Subhasish Mitra. Read here: engineering.stanford.edu/news/scienti... #EnergyEfficiency
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Scientists and U.S. foundry achieve 3D chip breakthrough to accelerate AI
Stanford, CMU, Penn, MIT, and SkyWater Technology achieved a milestone with the first monolithic 3D chip built in a U.S. foundry, delivering the densest 3D chip wiring and order-of-magnitude speed gai...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Infosys saved $240M through radical energy efficiency while increasing operations Join the Building Decarbonization Learning Accelerator webinar with Rohan Parikh, former head of sustainability at Infosys, to hear the story. Thurs, Dec. 11, 11 am PT. Sign up: bdla.stanford.edu/webinar/2025...
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The "Unreasonable" Goal: How Infosys Proved Radical Efficiency is Radically Profitable - Building Decarbonization Learning Accelerator
EcoBlock is a pilot research project that explores decarbonizing buildings at the neighborhood block level with the aim to lift up all neighbors.
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
How did a Stanford chemistry professor turn a battery breakthrough into a billion-dollar company? In Episode 4 of the Stanford Ecopreneurship Podcast, Yi Cui explains how his battery research at Stanford sparked his path as a scientist-entrepreneur. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3FE...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Gas stoves push NO₂ exposure above safety limits for 22M Americans, Stanford-led research finds. Electric stoves could cut that exposure by 25–50%. Read: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025... #gas #EnergyEfficiency #buildings
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
U.S. electricity demand was flat for decades until AI changed that. Data centers supporting AI could emit 2-3 gigatons of CO2 by 2050, according to Libby Wayman at the Stanford Energy Seminar. The challenge: powering AI while decarbonizing the grid. Read: stanforddaily.com/2025/12/02/e...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
California’s 2045 net-zero plan hinges on carbon removal that doesn’t exist at scale About 23% of the pathway relies on emerging tech like direct air capture. “It’s like trying to rebuild the airplane as you’re flying it,” says co-author Franklin Orr. Read: stanforddaily.com/2025/12/02/s...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Stanford Energy news is out! The Week That Was: 1. Sustainable #buildings; 2. #EV infrastructure; 3. Fuel for #fusion; 4. #Superconductors Plus all the energy events at Stanford this week. Read and, if you like it, subscribe for free: mailchi.mp/stanford/941... @stanforddoerr.bsky.social
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Stanford Energy news is out! The Week That Was: 1. Biofuels venture 2. Energy and food waste 3. All-of-the-above strategy Read and, if you like it, subscribe for free: mailchi.mp/stanford/941... @siepr.bsky.social @stanfordgsb1.bsky.social @hooverinstitution.bsky.social #Renewables #EnergyPolicy
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Interior Sec'y Doug Burgum: Forget #EnergyTransition. Think energy addition In conversation with PG&E Corp. CEO Patti Poppe and Heron Power CEO Drew Baglino, Burgum highlighted the rising need for affordable and reliable power. gsb.stanford.edu/newsroom/sch... #electricity #renewables
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Doug Burgum: Forget Energy Transition. Think Energy Addition.
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
40% of food produced globally is never eaten, while 735 million people go hungry This month’s “Energy Spotlight” from the Understand Energy Learning Hub explores the urgent global problem of wasted food and its connection to our energy systems. Read: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
A $7.5M solar field at Napa Valley College failed after its vendor went bankrupt. But today, panel costs are down 90% and the same site could make 3–4x more power. Stanford’s GSB and Precourt fellow Omer Karaduman says reviving it is a “no-brainer.” Read: www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/13/n...
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Napa Valley College’s $7.5 million solar field was once a model. Now it sits dead in the weeds
Once hailed as a national model for clean energy, the Napa Valley College solar field quietly shut down after 15 years. Records, interviews and missing data show how the project unraveled — and whe…
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Entrepreneurial timing — among other ingredients — in cleantech can make or break a venture, says Will Chueh, director of Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy, in the debut episode of Stanford's new Ecopreneurship Podcast. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5-_...
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Batteries, AI, and Perfect Timing, with Mitra Chem’s Will Chueh & Vivas Kumar
YouTube video by Stanford Ecopreneurship
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Unexpected momentum ahead of COP30 next week: • Renewables are now so cheap they're the logical choice for developing economies; • Petroleum exporters are investing in clean energy; • Small island states are stepping up. Read the Q&A: woods.stanford.edu/news/who-lea... #EnergyTransition
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Pushing iron to repeatedly donate five electrons instead of the usual two or three per atom in chemical reactions was thought impossible. Breakthrough could lead to higher voltage lithium-ion #batteries and magnetism devices. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025... #Batteries #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransit
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Scientists unlock new energy potential in iron-based materials
Researchers have created a more energy dense storage material for iron-based batteries. The breakthrough could also improve applications in MRI technology and magnetic levitation.
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
The Environmental Protection Agency "has gotten out of the environmental protection business, and they have started to abandon the tribes," Pilar Thomas, '83, said to a packed lawn of Stanford students Tuesday evening in a discussion on tribal energy policy. Read: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/28/m...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
New study shows where burying power lines could cut blackout hours the most. Undergrounding increases grid resilience, but remains expensive and unevenly implemented. Read: sustainability.stanford.edu/news/slow-pr...
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Slow progress on burying power lines leaves U.S. grid vulnerable to extreme weather
Analysis by Stanford researchers shows how strategic investment in undergrounding power lines could shave hours off some long lasting blackouts tied to extreme weather.
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Energy use is driving climate change, mainly from burning fossil fuels. Millions of people worldwide are experiencing the impacts. The good news: We have solutions. Read October's Energy Spotlight from Stanford's Understand Energy Learning Hub: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...
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Understand Climate Change
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Flash-freezing reveals what’s really happening inside batteries Stanford researchers found that standard tests were changing battery chemistry. Their new “cryo-XPS” method can preserve it, offering a clearer path to longer-lasting lithium metal batteries. Read: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
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New observation method improves outlook for lithium metal battery
Stanford researchers developed a flash-freezing observation method that reveals battery chemistry without altering it, providing new insights to enhance lithium metal batteries.
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Southeast Asia’s $4T economy and 700M people remain underutilized on the global stage. In What It Takes: Southeast Asia, Gita Wirjawan argues that energy access, STEM education, and climate-friendly investment are key to the region’s rise. Read here: fsi.stanford.edu/news/how-sou...
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How Southeast Asia Can Move to Occupy a Lead Role on the World Stage
In his new book, What It Takes: Southeast Asia, Gita Wirjawan examines how Southeast Asia can unlock its untapped potential by leveraging its massive economic and human scale to claim its place on the...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Stanford and Technical University of Munich hosted the first Living Lab Summit, uniting 100+ participants from 10 countries to explore how campuses can test real-world sustainability solutions. Next stop: TUM in six months. Read more here: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/08/l...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Researchers solve model that can advance underground storage of #nuclear waste and CO2, enhanced #geothermal systems, conductivity of heat and electricity, and decarbonization of making #cement Read at Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability: sustainability.stanford.edu/news/researc...
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Researchers solve model that can improve sustainable design, groundwater management, nuclear waste storage, and more
Scientists can now accurately determine where randomly distributed components appear in concrete, soil, and other common materials using a statistical model. The findings could enable the design of be...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Getting CO2 credits for farmers while improving their soil sounds like a wonderful combination. Read @washingtonpost.com's feature about Stanford spinout Terradot: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu... #climate #co2 #Brazil #Stanford #Terradot
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Scientists seek to turbocharge a natural process that cools the Earth
Terradot, a carbon removal company, is using “enhanced rock weathering” to sequester carbon by spreading crushed volcanic rock over farmland.
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City signed a memorandum of understanding this morning to partner in accelerating clean energy and sustainability across Southeast Asia. #EnergyTransition #Vietnam #industry
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
How does a nation gain clean energy leadership? Stanford economist Shanjun Li reflects on lessons from China’s rise, and his own path from rural China to researching global energy transitions. Read his story: sustainability.stanford.edu/news/uncover... #EnergyTransition #ElectricVehicle
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Uncovering policy lessons from the rise of clean energy industries in China
Stanford economist Shanjun Li models how policy choices in the U.S., China, and around the world shape the energy transition and give rise to clean energy leaders.
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Energy efficiency isn’t a constraint; it’s a source of profit and competitive advantage. Former Delta CEO Yancey Hai and Precourt scholar Amory Lovins show how integrative design and efficiency can cut emissions and increase profit and revenue. Read: sustainability.stanford.edu/news/reduce-...
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To reduce emissions while increasing profit, aim for efficiency
Delta Electronics leader Yancey Hai and energy efficiency expert Amory Lovins shared advice for companies, countries, and students in Stanford’s Big Ideas in Sustainability series.
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Stanford Energy news is out! The Week That Was: Energy #policy; MacArthur Fellow; #EV incentives; #Nuclear power Plus, all your guide to all energy events @stanforduniversity.bsky.social in the week ahead... mailchi.mp/stanford/941... @stanforddoerr.bsky.social @stanfordjournalism.bsky.social
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Tarpeh designs devices and membranes that sort molecules from waste mixtures based on their chemical properties. His projects include recovering ammonia from #wastewater for use as fertilizer and extracting lithium from spent #batteries for reuse. engineering.stanford.edu/news/william... #recycling
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William Tarpeh receives MacArthur Fellowship
The chemical engineering professor was granted the award for his advances in recovering valuable materials from wastewater.
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Annual US subsidies to #oil & #gas firms have risen from $5B to at least $12B following recent legislation. Meanwhile, the same firms eliminated 4.7k jobs in the first half of 2025, with big corp's. planning significantly more workforce cuts. Read @ssir.org: ssir.org/articles/ent... #government
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The Oil and Gas Industry Is Costing American Taxpayers, Consumers, and Communities (SSIR)
Investing in people and places is an antidote to the climate crisis.
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
In 2024, renewables added 582 GW (91% of new power) while nuclear added as much as renewables added in two days. "Nuclear costs are huge and rising," write Stanford's Mark Jacobson, Amory Lovins, and co-authors. Read the full opinion piece: www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go... #nuclear
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The $7,500 federal EV incentive expired Sept. 30, but California buyers can still save thousands by combining incentives from regional programs. Bay Area's Clean Cars for All offers up to $12K; PG&E adds more rebates. Read more on Peninsula Press: peninsulapress.com/2025/10/07/f...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Are small modular reactors about to take off, or stuck in the demonstration phase? 74 new projects worldwide, $15.4B in financing to date, but only 2 operating today. Read more in September’s Energy Spotlight from the Understand Energy Learning Hub: understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...
Construction of the ACP100 SMR demonstration project at the Changjiang site in China's Hainan province. Image: CGTN.
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Cleantech fails to scale because companies constantly redesign instead of standardizing. Repeating proven designs cuts costs and emissions dramatically. Read The Stanford Daily article on key insights from the latest Energy Transition seminar: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/01/p...
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Stanford Energy @stanfordenergy.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Three Stanford Energy postdocs are bringing science beyond the lab: Lev Tsypin taught biology at San Quentin Prison, Liat Adler introduced high schoolers to hornworts, and Yukio Cho writes to students through Science Penpals. Read the story here: energypostdoc.stanford.edu/news/postdoc... #STEM
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