Sign in

Will Mathis

@willmathis.bsky.social
648 followers 96 following 72 posts

Reporter at Bloomberg covering energy and climate change. Opinions are my own.

PostsRepliesMedia
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Norwegian green power developer Statkraft will stop developing new green hydrogen projects, just the latest company to pullback on the much hyped, but very expensive technology in recent months Read my story from December about how the bubble burst: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... #energysky
141
Reposted by Will Mathis
Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Removing these public mapping tools “is actually dumbing down the way the government works,” says Robert Verchick, a climate legal expert at Loyola University. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Six Environmental Mapping Tools the White House Doesn’t Want You to See
Government officials and advocates used them to help communities disproportionately affected by climate change and pollution.
18435
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez says rich energy company executives should pay to keep nuclear power plants operating if they want to keep them online www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
020
Reposted by Will Mathis
Laura Millan @lauramillan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
EXCLUSIVE: Europe is rearming and one country is using defense money to beef up the army's ability to fight climate change. I found it's a growing trend Read the story for free here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Spain Is Using Defense Budgets to Combat Climate Change Effects
Europe’s rush to rearm in support of Ukraine has led Spain to also bolster its climate defenses.
04619
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
BMW stock is rising this morning after it reported results that showed EV sales up 32% in the first quarter compared to a year ago, including a 64% jump in Europe. With Elon Musk toxic for many in Europe, Tesla's pain is BMW's gain www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
BMW’s EV Sales Help Soften First-Quarter Earnings Decline
BMW AG’s earnings declined less than expected in the first quarter as electric vehicle sales in Europe helped buoy the German carmaker amid slumping demand in China and the threat of US tariffs.
010
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Just the latest major blow to offshore wind as Orsted discontinues the 2.4gw Hornsea 4 project because the investment no longer adds up. This is one of the world’s biggest offshore wind farms and is critical to the UK’s energy and climate goals www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
01917
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Super interesting thread on the Spain blackout last week and the role of renewables and inertia 👇
143
Reposted by Will Mathis
Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
The BBC spoke to locals near a big English solar farm and found the panels “do not really bother them” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
What is life like living the shadow of Ashby's solar farms? - BBC News
Residents of Ashby-de-la-Zouch offer mixed views on the fields of solar panels surrounding the town.
2732691
Reposted by Will Mathis
Olivia Rudgard @oliviarudgard.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
ICYMI from the weekend: @lauramillan.bsky.social and I looked at why most of Spain's rooftop solar owners weren't shielded from the effects of the blackout - and why most Europeans have panels that don't work when the power is off. Gift link:
bloomberg.com
Why Spain’s Rooftop Solar Owners Weren’t Spared From the Blackout
The power outage across the nation this week shows that installing rooftop solar doesn't automatically guarantee owners energy independence.
15017
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Spain's wind and solar power have nearly surpassed all traditional sources. But spending on the grid has lagged behind. During the past 5 years, Spain invested an average of $0.30 on the grid for every $1 spent on renewables, according to BloombergNEF. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
0122
Reposted by Will Mathis
Laura Millan @lauramillan.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
💡 BLACKOUT MEGA-THREAD: Last week I was working at the Bloomberg office in Madrid when the humming of the ventilation system suddenly went quiet. That felt quite nice. But when we looked out the windows, we realized traffic lights were off. That's when we knew something serious was going on
34823
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Danish wind turbine company Vestas released its earnings statement this morning. The company, which does a lot of business in the US, said that tariffs are likely going to drive up power prices www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
1137
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Apparently AI chat bots are getting worse, not better. Worth noting that companies like OpenAI lose tons of money and have no clear product to sell. Worth having a listen to @edzitron.com’s podcast for a deep dive critical look at OpenAI I don’t see much www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/t...
010
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Spain’s solar power output is expected to keep breaking records
11037
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
It's still unclear what exactly caused Spain's blackout Monday. But frequency data shows that the grid was already under stress for at least a half hour before the system broke. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
616755
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
While gas, coal and nuclear power stations are almost completely offline in Spain, solar and wind are providing over 80% of Spain's electricity. Solar will also shut off come sunset, but the wind is set to pick up this evening by some lucky coincidence #energysky
56311
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Spain's grid operator said the blackout was caused by something called oscillation. Here's a little explanation on that and how it can cause a chain reaction that leads to a blackout. Follow the @bloomberg.com live blog on the blackout here: www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl... #energysky
273
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Massive power outage happening now in Spain. Here's a chart from the Spanish grid operator showing demand plummeting (the yellow line) as the blackout started #energysky demanda.ree.es/visiona/peni...
11815
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Investment in renewable power surpassed investment in oil and gas back in 2020 and green power has just grown its lead since then Read @davidfickling.bsky.social on looking past headlines that might make you think clean energy spending is down and out www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
020
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
The US set new duties as high as 3,521% on solar imports from four Southeast Asian countries, following an investigation sought by domestic solar manufacturers and initiated under former President Joe Biden. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
US Imposes Tariffs Up to 3,521% on Southeast Asia Solar Imports
The US set new duties as high as 3,521% on solar imports from four Southeast Asian countries, delivering a win for domestic manufacturers while intensifying headwinds already threatening the country’s...
010
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Microsoft created a new state of matter, but people think tech companies won’t be able to figure how to train and run AI models without consuming exponentially more electricity www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/t...
nytimes.com
Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers
Microsoft’s new “topological qubit” is not based on a solid, liquid or gas. It is another phase of matter that many experts did not think was possible.
010
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
The UK government wants to cut down on red tape and let builders build. Meanwhile the country’s only nuclear power plant under construction might be delayed again as EDF decides whether or not to build an underwater sound system for fish conservation www.theguardian.com/business/202...
010
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Despite Trump's anti-wind executive orders, investment in new wind farms is set to surge in the coming years. As of now, it looks like Trump will beat his own record for new wind capacity added in a four-year term www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
010
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
A 95-year-old woman who survived the Nazi occupation of Ukraine, the Chernobyl disaster and the COVID-19 pandemic was killed by a driver as she crossed the street outside her Brooklyn home on Thursday. gothamist.com/news/woman-w...
gothamist.com
Woman who survived Nazis, Chernobyl, COVID killed while crossing Brooklyn street, police say
Mayya Gil, 95, immigrated from Ukraine in 1992. Officials say she died after being hit by a driver outside her Brooklyn home.
010
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Since 2023 Capgemini has been offering employees interest-free loans of up to £5,000 to buy heat pumps or other green tech for their homes. So far only 10 out of more than 14,000 UK employees have taken them up on the offer www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Want a Heat Pump? Ask Your Employer
With the rise of remote working, some companies are offering benefits that will help their UK employees cut heating emissions at home.
011
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The lawyer for an Israeli private investigator said for the first time publicly on Wednesday that her client is being prosecuted over allegations that he was hired by an Exxon Mobil lobbyist to hack emails of environmental activists www.reuters.com/world/israel...
reuters.com
Israeli private eye wanted in US over alleged hacking for Exxon lobbyist, lawyer says
The lawyer for an Israeli private investigator said for the first time publicly on Wednesday that her client is being prosecuted over allegations that he was hired by an Exxon Mobil lobbyist to hack emails of environmental activists.
051
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
In 2024, solar panels produced more power than coal plants in the EU. Wind beat gas for a second straight year. Data via @ember-energy.org www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
1298
Reposted by Will Mathis
Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 15/01/2025
I have a new paper in Dialogues on Climate Change exploring climate outcomes under current policies. I find that we are likely headed toward 2.7C by 2100 (with uncertainties from 1.9C to 3.7C), and that high end emissions scenarios have become much less likely. journals.sagepub.com...
14361140
Reposted by Will Mathis
Jens Terhaar @polarocean.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Has the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) weakened over the last decades? In our new study, we combine state-of-the-art CMIP6 models and observation-based estimates of the air-sea heat flux in the North Atlantic to show that the AMOC has not declined since the 1960s! 🌊
nature.com
Atlantic overturning inferred from air-sea heat fluxes indicates no decline since the 1960s - Nature Communications
The AMOC is crucial for the global ocean overturning circulation and controls the climate around the North Atlantic. Here, the authors use 24 Earth System Models from the CMIP6 to demonstrate tha...
25443159
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Equinor has retracted a claim that it stores about a million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually at its flagship carbon capture project after DeSmog obtained data showing the real figure was as little as a tenth of that amount www.desmog.com/2025/01/14/e...
desmog.com
Exclusive: Norway’s Equinor Forced to Withdraw Key Carbon Capture Claim
This story is the tenth part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Equinor has retracted a claim that it stores about a million tonnes of ca...
061
Reposted by Will Mathis
Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 14/01/2025
Total US electric vehicle* sales grew 7.3% in 2024 to 1.3 million, according to Cox Automotive. Market leader Tesla saw sales shrink for first time, dragging down the US total, while most automakers saw robust growth, led by Honda, Ford, GM & Hyundai/Kia. www.coxautoinc.com/market-insig... 🔌💡 🔌🚗
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S., according to the latest counts from Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book, jumped 15.2% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2024 to 365,8241, setting a new volume record for any quarter. In 2024, full-year EV sales reached 1.3 million, an increase of 7.3% from the upwardly revised total in 2023. Sales of EVs in the U.S. benefitted from strong incentives from the automakers, excellent lease deals, and federal and state incentive programs.

The gains in 2024 were also supported by excellent new products, particularly from General Motors and Honda Motor Co., which together sold nearly 80,000 more EVs in 2024 than in 2023. Hyundai Motor Group and Ford Motor Company also notably increased EV sales last year. By volume, Tesla sales were estimated to be lower year over year by more than 37,000 units (roughly the volume GM added). VW and Mercedes-Benz also posted significantly lower volumes in 2024 compared to 2023.
46916
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
The severing of Russian pipeline gas flows to Europe make the cover of Polish magazine Wprost www.wprost.pl/tygodnik
031
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
More bad news for green hydrogen: one of the most prominent electrolyzed makers, Norway’s Nel, says they’re halting production and laying off staff after orders failed to materialize and customers’ projects are delayed or at risk of cancelation nelhydrogen.com/press-releas...
010
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
In an interview with Bloomberg published last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he thinks the best way to prevent AI from hindering the fight against climate change is with fusion power, a technology he says won’t be ready for an unspecified number of years 🤔 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
120
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
“No cartel controls the sun. Its energy will not run out. It will not pollute the air; it will not poison our waters. It's free from stench and smog. The sun's power needs only to be collected, stored, and used.” -Jimmy Carter during a May 1978 visit to the Solar Energy Research Institute
nrel.gov
President Carter’s Vision Helped Launch SERI and NREL
The staff of what is now NREL owes a considerable debt to former President Jimmy Carter. NREL was originally known as the Solar Energy Research Institute, founded in 1977 by the Carter administration.
042
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
On the day when scientists confirm that global warming exceeded 1.5C on an annual basis for the first time in 2024, some other headlines that jump out: Indonesia’s coal production hits a record China’s coal production is set to rise for a ninth straight year www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
02011
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Genuine question, if Chinese EVs are so much better than American and European ones, why does Tesla sell so many cars in China?
282
Reposted by Will Mathis
Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 09/01/2025
"It felt more like a supercomputer on wheels than any car you can buy in the United States right now." Chinese EV makers show off their advanced cars at CES in Vegas, making auto & tech fans drool and US automakers very nervous. insideevs.com/news/746628/... 🔌💡 🔌🚗
insideevs.com
China's EVs Drew Big Crowds At CES. They Should Make Everyone Else Nervous
Zeekr, Great Wall Motors and others have cars on sale right now that the rest of the industry is trying to
64517
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
A must read story on devastating levels of hunger in Gaza and what the world means when it talks about famine www.reuters.com/investigates...
reuters.com
As Gaza suffers, hunger watchdog avoids using the F word: famine
Many say Gaza is in famine. But the war makes it hard for the world hunger monitor to conclude if Gaza meets the criteria. Is it time to change the definition?
031
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Just an incredible chart showing the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on U.S. manufacturing investment from this NYT piece: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
2125
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Solar power profits. Rising demand for new (cheaper) EVs. A long-awaited recovery for the wind industry. These are some of the reasons to be optimistic about the energy transition heading into 2025, by @davidfickling.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
041
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Once hyped as the next big thing in clean energy, the hydrogen bubble completely collapsed this year. Dozens of projects were cancelled. Jobs eliminated. Expectations lowered. It all comes down to cost. It’s too expensive today and it’s going to stay expensive www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
22915
Reposted by Will Mathis
Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
All that rapid and growing clean-energy build is not enough to start the secular decline of coal. The extreme rise in gas prices post-pandemic has reinforced coal's energy-security benefits for India and China. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... by @willmathis.bsky.social
Coal Demand Keeps Surpassing the IEA's Expectations. The chart looks at IEA's coal outlook by the year from 2020 through 2024 and finds upward corrections.
43313
Reposted by Will Mathis
Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
The best way to cover business news is through the cynic's lens. And through that lens, this looks worthy of your attention... www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... by @willmathis.bsky.social
Chart showing how UK Wind Farms Are on Track to Surpass Coal and Gas Plants in 2024
1278
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
UK wind farms are set to produce more power than coal and gas plants this year Subscribe to the @bloomberg.com Energy Daily newsletter and read more here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... #energysky
4514
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
The CEOs of two of France’s biggest energy companies, Total and EDF, agreed that a law meant to accelerate the deployment of renewables in France has actually made the process more time-consuming. “Red tape is the first brake to decarbonization.” #energysky www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
TotalEnergies and EDF CEOs Spar Over French Power Market Rules
The chief executives of TotalEnergies SE and Electricite de France SA sparred over how France should handle its power-market rules while the country deals with its current political impasse.
031
Reposted by Will Mathis
Mary Hui @maryhui.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
The weather has long been tied to military and national security interests. Now it's primed to emerge as another flashpoint in the US-China rivalry. On how Trump's return gives China a shot at being the next weather superpower, w/ @laurenthal.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
bloomberg.com
Trump’s Return Gives China a Shot at Being the Next Weather Superpower
The conservative Project 2025 roadmap calls for slashing NOAA funding at a time when China is investing heavily in climate research.
22617
Reposted by Will Mathis
Evelina Stoikou @evelinastoikou.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
The results from BloombergNEF's 2024 lithium-ion battery price survey are out. Lithium-ion battery pack prices dropped 20% from 2023 to a record low of $115 per kilowatt-hour. This is the largest decline observed in our survey since 2017. 🧵⬇️
14527202
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Europe is finding a limit to its wind power expansion. Take Denmark. It gets more of its electricity from wind than any other country. But no one wants to build anymore because prices are too low when it’s windy. The solution? More flexible demand to match www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Europe Is Reaching a Limit to Its Wind Power Expansion
Europe is starting to find the limit of a decades-long boom in offshore wind.
151
Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Stellantis and CATL will build a €4.1 billion battery factory in Spain. Not only is Spain one of the biggest car producers in Europe, but it also has some of the cheapest and increasingly renewable power sources in the EU www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Stellantis, CATL Invest Up to €4.1 Billion in EU Battery Plant
Stellantis NV and a Chinese partner plan to invest as much as €4.1 billion ($4.3 billion) in a battery plant in Spain, giving a boost to Europe’s struggling effort to build an electric-vehicle supply ...
000