There’s a useful tension right now between urgency and realism. We need clean firm capacity and storage at speed, yet the delivery timelines remain stubborn. Closing that gap is the practical challenge of the moment. #Decarbonization #Energy

Late October brings a quieter kind of focus. The flashy announcements fade a bit, and the harder questions stay. How fast can clean firm power actually scale, and what happens if it doesn’t keep up with demand. #Energy #Decarbonization

The next phase of the energy transition will be less about new ideas and more about simply getting things built. Scaling what already works (firm clean power, storage, better grids) is harder than inventing the next breakthrough. That’s the work ahead. #CleanFirmPower

Here’s the quiet paradox almost no one is sitting with. Power used per AI task is falling at a rate rarely seen in energy history, yet more people are using it and the applications are getting heavier. Efficiency gains are real but total load is still rising. #EnergyEfficiency

There’s a real sense of momentum building toward the Asia Clean Energy Summit at the end of the month. I’ve been following the prep and it feels less like another talking shop and more like a place where regional players might actually align on storage and firm capacity

The IRENA High-Level Forum that just wrapped in Santo Domingo left me thinking. Tripling renewables by 2030 is the right target, yet the gap between commitment and actual delivery still feels wide. I hope the partnerships they launched start closing it faster than previous rounds

Riyadh energy summit matters, but after that Houthi (Iran proxy) airport strike it feels genuinely risky for people trying to arrive. Hard not to notice how different the picture looks next door in the UAE.

The interesting question is not whether we have the strengths it is how we convert them into the next set of opportunities especially the ones that require scaling not just inventing.

Fowler’s face during that ovation is everything.

How is used nuclear fuel stored? ⚛️

After cooling in pools, it can move to dry storage casks. Engineers test casks against extreme hypothetical events, while @INL and @ENERGY research supports better monitoring of canister health.

Learn more: brnw.ch/21x6jxu

PowerChina switches on 1 GW PV-CSP hybrid plant in northwestern China: PowerChina has completed grid connection of a 1 GW hybrid solar project in Qinghai province, China. The facility combines 900 MW of solar PV… 🔗 Link in Bio #Photovoltaics #EnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy

Bonne nuit, Montréal

#GoHabsGo

A good reminder from hockey you can have a great game plan and still lose if you cannot execute and the same thing applies to energy projects.

Quebec has a lot to be proud of: its energy resources, engineering talent, research and ability to build. The interesting question is how we turn those strengths into the next generation of opportunities.

Sometimes the most exciting innovation isn't a brand-new invention. It's finding a smarter, cheaper way to make something we already use every day.

A good reminder from hockey: you can have a great game plan and still lose if you can't execute. Probably applies to energy projects too.

Living in Montreal means accepting that winter will test you at least a few times every year. But there’s something special about a city that comes alive in the snow. ❄️

I was looking through the IEA's latest energy innovation report and one thing stood out: progress is happening across a huge range of technologies, from next-generation geothermal to advanced batteries and new solar designs.

I find that exciting, but I also think we need to distinguish an interesting breakthrough from a technology that can scale.

Can it be manufactured affordably? Can it compete? Can we build the infrastructure around it?

That's where innovation starts becoming real-world impact.

IEA report: iea.org/reports/the-st…