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May 21, 2024
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5 mins
Electricity Maps was created with the mission to enable a data-driven decarbonization of electricity. But what exactly does that mean? And how do we ensure we continuously contribute to fighting climate change?
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May 13, 2024
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15 minutes
To make our marginal signal more accurate, and explainable we combined two models, a marginal topology and a marginal generation model.
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May 7, 2024
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2 min
We’re very excited to announce that we just closed a financing round of €5M led by climate funds Transition and Revent.‍
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February 22, 2024
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10 mins
(Potentially) unpopular opinion: Asking “How do you define the role of tech lead?” is the wrong question. I encourage instead tech leads and other engineers to reflect about what being a leader actually means;
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January 31, 2024
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10 minutes
In 2023, emissions from electricity consumption decreased by 5% with a 20% reduction in coal-fired generation. Can wind and solar exceed coal in 2024?
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January 17, 2024
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10 minutes
Emissions from electricity consumption dropped below pandemic levels in 2023 but could bounce back in 2024
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September 19, 2023
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10 minutes
A deep dive into Europe grid interconnection and how it got impacted by various factors, including weather, prices, policy, and geopolitics, between 2021 and the end of H1 2023.
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July 24, 2023
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15 minutes
In the second quarter of 2023, wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the European Union. Will this continue to be the case throughout 2023?
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