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⚡️ Software to reduce the time to build clean energy at scale 🔗 www.transitionzero.org

Register for the Climate Change AI Virtual Summer School 2026 starting July 19! The program will feature an exciting lineup of lectures and tutorials exploring the intersections of artificial intelligence and climate action. 🎉🤖🌱

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The Philippines could incur US$90.5bn in fossil system costs through 2040. 81% of that is fuel and variable costs. New modelling shows solar grows eightfold and 12 GW of battery gets built. But contract lock-in keeps coal and gas running. 🔗 bit.ly/4e8ITJ9

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Coal outages in the Philippines surged 200% in 2025. ⚠️ The worst performers are the most contracted. When these plants go offline, supply tightens, potentially pushing up consumer prices through higher-cost alternatives. 📊 New TZ-CAT analysis: bit.ly/4svoq4E

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🔄 Most energy models don’t talk to each other. Long-term planning ≠ hourly dispatch. Built in isolation, they don’t align. We built an interoperable data model linking TZ-OSeMOSYS and PyPSA — one common language for capacity expansion and dispatch. Read more: bit.ly/4rMhuAJ

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🏭 Can coal plants in Southeast Asia run more flexibly? Technically, sometimes. Commercially? Much harder. Long-term PPAs, two-part tariffs & must-run clauses lock coal into baseload — even as solar and wind grow. Part II of our coal flexibility series explores why 👇 🔗 bit.ly/4aAHLut

🛰️ Indonesia's rooftop solar puzzle: plenty of sunshine, but minimal scale. Our satellite analysis found ~600 MWp installed - well short of the national target. The catch? 87% is concentrated in Java. The rest of the archipelago? Essentially zero. 🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/40eEoV2

Our Co-head of Modelling Abhishek Shivakumar will be in Delhi this week for the Google.org Impact Summit APAC 2026 (17-18 February) to share our work on building a no-code energy modelling platform. 💡 If you’ll be around, please reach out to Abhi directly — He’d love to connect!

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🇹🇭 Thailand was once a solar energy pioneer of Southeast Asia, but in recent years, capacity growth has remained fairly flat. 🔍 Now, the rooftop solar market is back in focus as the government pushes a ‘Quick Big Win’ package to accelerate deployment, especially of residential systems...