Russell Gold
@russellgold
Rhymes w/ hustle. Slinging words @T1_Energy. Former journalist @TexasMonthly @WSJ. Author http://russellgold.net/about, flanuer.
The U.S. oil industry is turning to solar to stay strong and globally competitive. Our CEO Daniel Barcelo's thoughts on how solar is helping the Permian Basin. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…
The Texas power grid is kicking butt. Here's what its CEO says about how it is keeping the lights on and prices low. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…
Ok, I'm interested. What're you thinking? Split a cargo, capture the sweet sweet Henry Hub-SE Asia arbitrage. I'm listening. Shoot me a pitch deck and let's make some deep freeze some natgas together.
This. 1000x. Writing is thinking.
Everyone working in a STEM field should read this - ‘writing is thinking’ nature.com/articles/s4422…
Thanks @Inc for featuring T1 Energy. The G1_Dallas factory looks pretty damn good in glossy.
Baseload solar+storage has arrived in sunny cities, and with falling prices of batteries it is arriving soon in your city. substack.com/@drvolts/note/…
The Guadalupe rose up and devoured his family's house with three generations inside: A Texas Monthly senior editors first hand account of surviving the Kerr County floods. An stunning, terrifying, unforgettable story. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…
We used to talk about natural gas as a bridge to renewables. Today, it's clear that solar is the only bridge available until gas is ready.
From @Ben_Geman, we have a contender for top energy pun of the year.
In his 2014 book, @alexepstein argued “no one could figure out a cost-effective, scalable process to take sunlight and wind, which are dilute and intermittent forms of energy, and turn them into cheap, plentiful, reliable energy.” Really? Since 2014, global solar output has…
Increasingly think this might be the most important chart in the world right now
China is on track to install ~20 times more solar in 2025 than the United States. Yeah.
There's cool & then there's owning a 1980s, six ton, half Caddy, half BBQ smoker cool. Hey @BBQsnob, you got one of these?
Solar energy and largescale batteries are shoring up the grid. - ERCOT officials
We're not the Armadillo World Headquarters, but we live in central Austin and had a little armored visitor last night.
Electricity prices are soaring around the country due to the current heat wave—everywhere but Texas. And this map explains why. 🧵
This one is for you Dad. The team wouldn’t be in OKC without your vision. Now Oklahoma City is on the map and we are world champions!!!
WSJ scoop: NY State plans to add 1 GW of new nuclear. That's great. The U.S. adds 1 GW of new solar every 11.2 days. x.com/T1_Energy/stat…
New York announces plans to add 1 GW of new nuclear. That's great. By when? 2030? 2035? We're adding 1 GW of utility-scale solar every two weeks. wsj.com/business/energ…
Interesting idea.
How long until tech companies start bidding on retired US navy ships for their reactors and retrofitting them to be gpu centers. @elonmusk could hire @realErikDPrince to put together the best security on Earth and the repurposed ships would be the greatest power plant/artificial…