Prof Ray Wills
@ProfRayWills
Futurist Disruption Ag, cities, climate, ecology, economy, energy, renewables, tech Top100 Sustainability MD @FSS_Au Prof UWA http://profraywills.bsky.social
Try bringing coal-fired power to your village by boat or donkey #coal owned by companies #solar belongs to the peeps
Has anyone else noticed Grok having bad hair day? Answers come back: - muddled (eg confusing poster vs reply) - failing fact checking (suggested Power-to-Gas (ie H2) tech as existing solution to store renewables) Has been so for last 24 hours Seems to be getting worse? @premium
A huge challenge AI faces is to ensure it aligns with the pursuit of truth (data + facts) over amplification of noise (zombie data, and debate + opinion irrespective of quantity same as data + facts) Fruit of a long iteration with @Grok on a road to greater Grokkness @elonmusk
In 2010, land wind was globally 23% more expensive than fossil fuels. By 2024, it was 53% cheaper at 3.4 cents/kWh. In 2010, large solar was ~4X higher cost than fossil fuel. By 2024, solar was 41% cheaper at 4.3 cents/kWh. W&S will add ~838 GW & Gas just ~45-60 GW in 2025!
Are we there, yet?
As if we needed further proof of a government that acts on everything based on ideology and/or mates, rather than using evidence, analytics and expert advice Child care Aged care Mental health care Koala care (Actually anything with the word 'care' in it) and Climate change
Did you know the Australian government’s decision to approve the 45-year extension of West Shelf gas export terminal is the greatest giveaway of Australia’s resources ever. australiainstitute.org.au/post/great-gas…
Early start to the breeding season as the first cars rush to sea to spawn, like their very distant relatives, the eel. Isn't nature wonderful? #ClimateCrisis Heavy rain in Wuqi County, Yan’an City, Shaanxi, China caused the Bei-Luo River to flood
Ahh, the glorious and abundant cycle of nature: Cars rush downstream to the sea, in the same way European and American eels swim off to spawn in ocean waters Warms the cockles of the heart - as long as they don't explode from climate stress #ClimateCrisis
California have secret things called batteries🤫 x.com/mzjacobson/sta… Also cellphone things to make calls, too🫢 No really, they mostly don't have landlines anymore🤯 More amazing - I've a robot vacuum cleaner at home that just sucks motion out of thin air. I know, right?🤖
Thiessen: Just so people understand wind and solar only work when there is wind and sun. We don't have technology to store the energy from wind and solar…
Indeed. Your projection chart aligns closely with what I’m seeing as well. I’m now of the view we’re heading for 6.8–7.5 Mt LCE by 2030, with high-end cases pushing 8.5–9 Mt. Even if sodium-ion fulfills 8–10% and recycling contributes 10–15%, we’re still left with a massive and…
Apocalyptic scenes in Kharkiv as russia heavily bombs the second largest city in Ukraine. 1.4 million people live here - it’s a major European cosmopolitan city. It’s a war crime. russia should be viewed as an official terrorist state. All embassies shut down, all visas revoked.
A wake up call for every level of government in Australia. No more “dragging the chain”. Get up to date with this ABC report and video. @washingtonpost @BBCWorld @abcnews @nytimes @smh @Reuters abc.net.au/news/2025-07-2…
Presenting The Hoff Don't Hassel the Hoff Giant gold mine testing its hydrocarbons off (HOFF) capability switches off gas and diesel for first time after completion of largest off-grid hybrid system reneweconomy.com.au/giant-gold-min… @renew_economy
The dirty Australian loophole in plug-in hybrid emissions ratings. thedriven.io/2025/07/22/the…
💰Turning a $53,000 bill into a $43,000 revenue stream... that’s the kind of productivity opportunity New Zealand farmers need. 🔋⚡ 📸 @Southland_NZ / @rewiringnz