This year has been a good one for reading so far… Some decent momentum too, well ahead of where I was this time last year.
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Robin Hawkes
Профиль Vively🐙 DataViz at @octopus.energy ⚡️ Obsessed with maps and energy ✨ Creator of ViziCities 👨💻 Previously Wood Mackenzie & devrel at Mozilla
The 151-page Whitelee re-powering "scoping report" has been released as promised www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationD...
Robin HawkesTwice the output for nearly half the number of wind turbines… This is exactly why re-powering is such an important tool for levelling-up the renewable assets we already have. I'm very curious to dig into the plans once they are published later in the week. www.scottishpower.com/w/plans-to-r...
Twice the output for nearly half the number of wind turbines… This is exactly why re-powering is such an important tool for levelling-up the renewable assets we already have. I'm very curious to dig into the plans once they are published later in the week. www.scottishpower.com/w/plans-to-r...
If you're interested in how the grid is run then I recommended looking through the weekly @neso-energy.bsky.social Operational Transparency Forum. It's super nerdy but a great way to understand what's happening week-on-week, a little on the why, and also a chance to have some questions answered.
Operational Transparency Forum | National Energy System OperatorJoin our weekly forum to find out more about ENCC actions.www.neso.energy"Ditch Net Zero"? Only 9 months ago you claimed Octopus were the ones being anti-Net Zero. What happened Dale?
Dale VinceNet zero has become a crusade and all notions of value for money and business like decisions have gone out the window. Reform are making much of this. That’s why I say ditch net zero, break up DESNZ and re purpose £50 Billion into issues which affect people right here right now.
What feature is missing from my live energy map? If you could snap your fingers and add a new feature to my energy map, what would it be? It doesn't need to be map-related either, I'm warming to the idea of a general "come here to see the state of the GB electricity system past and present."
Robin HawkesIt's here! All power assets are now live on my GB Renewables Map ⚡ That's right, it's not just wind farms any more. Now you can see live and historic data for gas power plants, nuclear, grid batteries, biomass, pumped hydro and even a bit of solar.
Obvious perhaps but also kinda fascinating how the breaks in a football match can have a massive impact on instantaneous demand www.neso.energy/news/neso-re...
It's still not too late to make suggestions for this
Robin HawkesI'm working on some (free and public) content on how to tell stories using data. But I need your help… It'll be a round-up of the lessons I've learnt over the years teasing stories out of complex datasets, and how to tell those stories in simple ways that anyone can easily understand.
I'm hiring 👀🐙⚡ This is a rare opportunity to join the Data Visualisation team at Octopus Energy, the largest (and most exciting) energy supplier in Britain. jobs.lever.co/octoenergy/b...