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Our solar panel project Kelvin Hall is near completion. Probably Scotland’s largest roof top array - over 1,000 panels installed, generating close to 400,000 kWh of energy every year, saving £100,000 from the hall's electricity bill each year. Hear from Cllr Angus Millar 👇📹

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Glasgow City Council1 year ago

Kelvin Hall is part of a wider project to install solar on roof tops, more info here 👉

Thomas Ingram1 year ago

@KelvinHall16 So how much did it cost the taxpayer for the complete project ??

Bill Baxter1 year ago

A brilliant project — but one that really should have happened years ago, when local government budgets were stronger. The same opportunity should extend to all schools and council-owned buildings, many of which still run inefficiently. That said, with Kelvin Hall being a listed building, can you confirm if this now opens the door for other listed properties across Glasgow to install rooftop solar? Councillor, would you actively support and encourage this as part of Glasgow’s route to Net Zero? Headline savings are great — but only if paired with proper usage monitoring, otherwise energy (and money) is still wasted through heating left on, draughts, and inefficiencies.

steven briggs mbe1 year ago

@KelvinHall16 How much did the project cost

Cathie Russell1 year ago

@KelvinHall16 That’s good to hear. We have solar panels on our Glasgow flats and get no financial benefit as factor (Hacking & Paterson) is refusing to arrange a feed in tariff - could planning make that a requirement? We have generated £4000 of electricity that’s gone to the grid for free.

SharkDastardly1 year ago

@KelvinHall16 Chinese solar panels manufactured using materials from across the globe, transported by container ships powered by diesel. How do you recycle a solar panel? The answer is you can't. Lifespan of a solar panel?

PEACE 🕊️1 year ago

@KelvinHall16 Oh look more stuff for the West End. Actually disgusting how the rest of the city is completely neglected. What you did to the Glass House at the Peoples Palace is unforgivable. But sure, give yourselves a big pat on the back for improving the West End again.

elizabeth foy1 year ago

@KelvinHall16 Don't believe a word!

The Honourable Guild of Plumbers1 year ago

@KelvinHall16 If you are going to boast about probably Scotland’s biggest roof top array it is best to get your facts straight. NATS in Prestwick has a 1400 panel roof top array generating over 600,000 kWh a year. A piss poor boast from SNP run council

Bill1 year ago

@KelvinHall16 If the BBC is renting the Hall, why aren't the BBC paying for the electricity they use?

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1,198,725 views • 4 months ago

In 1999, China’s🇨🇳 economy was smaller than Italy’s. Today, China’s economy is larger than the combined economies of Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Canada. It now has surpassed the US in GDP @ PPP. Here are some of China’s incredible achievements: -800 million people brought out of poverty in 4 decades -Extreme poverty eliminated in China -Lifted 98.99 million rural citizens out of poverty since 2013 -Expanded the Belt and Road Initiative to over 150 countries -Has built a larger high speed rail network than the rest of the world put together, expanding it from 10,000KM to over 50,000KM -Installed renewable energy capacity in China is roughly 4× larger than that of the United States today -Made China the world’s largest industrial economy, with manufacturing output now exceeding the US & EU combined -Presided over the largest housing and urbanisation programme in history, moving hundreds of millions into modern cities with infrastructure, utilities, and services. In 2013 730 million lived in cities, in 2025, 954 million lived in cities. An increase of 224 million. -By 2030, China is projected to account for over 40% of the world’s middle class -Average disposable income has increased more than 25x since 1980 (real terms) -China’s middle class already drives the majority of domestic consumption, shifting growth away from exports -China now contributes more to global consumption growth than the US and Europe combined -Steel production: China produces approximately 55% of global steel -Shipbuilding: China accounts for over 50% of global shipbuilding output -China produces more cement than the rest of the world combined ⚡️The renewable energy dominance: -China controls 80%+ of the global solar manufacturing market across the entire supply chain (wafers, cells, panels) -It produces approximately 98% of solar wafers, 92% of solar cells, and 85% of solar panels globally -In 2025 alone, China exported 200+ GW of solar cells, with exports surging over 73% year-on-year -Solar cells & wafers now make up 40%+ of China’s solar exports -China drove over 50% of global solar expansion in 2025 -Chinese battery giant CATL alone holds approximately 42% of the global EV battery market

In 1999, China’s🇨🇳 economy was smaller than Italy’s. Today, China’s economy is larger than the combined economies of Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Canada. It now has surpassed the US in GDP @ PPP. Here are some of China’s incredible achievements: -800 million people brought out of poverty in 4 decades -Extreme poverty eliminated in China -Lifted 98.99 million rural citizens out of poverty since 2013 -Expanded the Belt and Road Initiative to over 150 countries -Has built a larger high speed rail network than the rest of the world put together, expanding it from 10,000KM to over 50,000KM -Installed renewable energy capacity in China is roughly 4× larger than that of the United States today -Made China the world’s largest industrial economy, with manufacturing output now exceeding the US & EU combined -Presided over the largest housing and urbanisation programme in history, moving hundreds of millions into modern cities with infrastructure, utilities, and services. In 2013 730 million lived in cities, in 2025, 954 million lived in cities. An increase of 224 million. -By 2030, China is projected to account for over 40% of the world’s middle class -Average disposable income has increased more than 25x since 1980 (real terms) -China’s middle class already drives the majority of domestic consumption, shifting growth away from exports -China now contributes more to global consumption growth than the US and Europe combined -Steel production: China produces approximately 55% of global steel -Shipbuilding: China accounts for over 50% of global shipbuilding output -China produces more cement than the rest of the world combined ⚡️The renewable energy dominance: -China controls 80%+ of the global solar manufacturing market across the entire supply chain (wafers, cells, panels) -It produces approximately 98% of solar wafers, 92% of solar cells, and 85% of solar panels globally -In 2025 alone, China exported 200+ GW of solar cells, with exports surging over 73% year-on-year -Solar cells & wafers now make up 40%+ of China’s solar exports -China drove over 50% of global solar expansion in 2025 -Chinese battery giant CATL alone holds approximately 42% of the global EV battery market

Afshin Rattansi

69,956 views • 1 month ago

Get ready for your electricity bills to skyrocket, both BlackRock and Blackstone have begun purchasing American electric utilities companies “Private equity firms BlackRock and Blackstone are both in the process of acquiring their first electric utility companies - BlackRock is buying one based out of Minnesota for a little over $6 billion, and they provide services to right around 100,000 people - Blackstone is buying a utility company in New Mexico for just over $11 billion And, and why is private equity starting to get into electricity companies? Well, let me share a little insight with you. PSEG, which is an electric company out of New Jersey, just reported its first quarters of 2025 to be up 47% over last year. They claim that 90% of this energy usage is from AI and data centers. Let that sink in, people. Your energy bills are going to go through the roof.”

Get ready for your electricity bills to skyrocket, both BlackRock and Blackstone have begun purchasing American electric utilities companies “Private equity firms BlackRock and Blackstone are both in the process of acquiring their first electric utility companies - BlackRock is buying one based out of Minnesota for a little over $6 billion, and they provide services to right around 100,000 people - Blackstone is buying a utility company in New Mexico for just over $11 billion And, and why is private equity starting to get into electricity companies? Well, let me share a little insight with you. PSEG, which is an electric company out of New Jersey, just reported its first quarters of 2025 to be up 47% over last year. They claim that 90% of this energy usage is from AI and data centers. Let that sink in, people. Your energy bills are going to go through the roof.”

Wall Street Apes

380,557 views • 11 months ago

In a single generation, the UK has gone from having two offshore wind turbines to having just under 3,000. The industry now has a total generating capacity of 16.1 gigawatts (GW), which is enough to power more than 16 million homes each year, and over 600 million fully decorated Christmas trees 🎄 But where did it all start 25 years ago? 🤔 The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Minister for Energy Michael Shanks MP is in Blyth to find out! 🔎 “Twenty-five years after the first offshore wind turbines began to turn, Britain is once again leading the world in clean homegrown power. “Offshore wind is at the heart of our 2030 mission – helping us reduce our dependence on volatile fossil fuel markets, lower bills for good, and support 100,000 jobs by 2030.” Find out more 👇 #Generational

In a single generation, the UK has gone from having two offshore wind turbines to having just under 3,000. The industry now has a total generating capacity of 16.1 gigawatts (GW), which is enough to power more than 16 million homes each year, and over 600 million fully decorated Christmas trees 🎄 But where did it all start 25 years ago? 🤔 The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Minister for Energy Michael Shanks MP is in Blyth to find out! 🔎 “Twenty-five years after the first offshore wind turbines began to turn, Britain is once again leading the world in clean homegrown power. “Offshore wind is at the heart of our 2030 mission – helping us reduce our dependence on volatile fossil fuel markets, lower bills for good, and support 100,000 jobs by 2030.” Find out more 👇 #Generational

RenewableUK

31,362 views • 7 months ago

China’s🇨🇳 Xi Jinping: "Marxism has provided a strong theoretical weapon for the Chinese revolution, construction and reform, enabling China, an ancient country in the east, to create an unprecedented development miracle in the history of mankind." The miracle: -800 million people brought out of poverty in 4 decades -Extreme poverty eliminated in China -Lifted 98.99 million rural citizens out of poverty since 2013 -Expanded the Belt and Road Initiative to over 150 countries -Has built a larger high speed rail network than the rest of the world put together, expanding it from 10,000KM to over 50,000KM -Installed renewable energy capacity in China is roughly 4× larger than that of the United States today -Made China the world’s largest industrial economy, with manufacturing output now exceeding the US & EU combined -Presided over the largest housing and urbanisation programme in history, moving hundreds of millions into modern cities with infrastructure, utilities, and services. In 2013 730 million lived in cities, in 2025, 954 million lived in cities. An increase of 224 million. -By 2030, China is projected to account for over 40% of the world’s middle class -Average disposable income has increased more than 25x since 1980 (real terms) -China’s middle class already drives the majority of domestic consumption, shifting growth away from exports -China now contributes more to global consumption growth than the US and Europe combined -Steel production: China produces approximately 55% of global steel -Shipbuilding: China accounts for over 50% of global shipbuilding output -China produces more cement than the rest of the world combined ⚡️The renewable energy dominance: -China controls 80%+ of the global solar manufacturing market across the entire supply chain (wafers, cells, panels) -It produces approximately 98% of solar wafers, 92% of solar cells, and 85% of solar panels globally -In 2025 alone, China exported 200+ GW of solar cells, with exports surging over 73% year-on-year -Solar cells & wafers now make up 40%+ of China’s solar exports -China drove over 50% of global solar expansion in 2025 -Chinese battery giant CATL alone holds approximately 42% of the global EV battery market

China’s🇨🇳 Xi Jinping: "Marxism has provided a strong theoretical weapon for the Chinese revolution, construction and reform, enabling China, an ancient country in the east, to create an unprecedented development miracle in the history of mankind." The miracle: -800 million people brought out of poverty in 4 decades -Extreme poverty eliminated in China -Lifted 98.99 million rural citizens out of poverty since 2013 -Expanded the Belt and Road Initiative to over 150 countries -Has built a larger high speed rail network than the rest of the world put together, expanding it from 10,000KM to over 50,000KM -Installed renewable energy capacity in China is roughly 4× larger than that of the United States today -Made China the world’s largest industrial economy, with manufacturing output now exceeding the US & EU combined -Presided over the largest housing and urbanisation programme in history, moving hundreds of millions into modern cities with infrastructure, utilities, and services. In 2013 730 million lived in cities, in 2025, 954 million lived in cities. An increase of 224 million. -By 2030, China is projected to account for over 40% of the world’s middle class -Average disposable income has increased more than 25x since 1980 (real terms) -China’s middle class already drives the majority of domestic consumption, shifting growth away from exports -China now contributes more to global consumption growth than the US and Europe combined -Steel production: China produces approximately 55% of global steel -Shipbuilding: China accounts for over 50% of global shipbuilding output -China produces more cement than the rest of the world combined ⚡️The renewable energy dominance: -China controls 80%+ of the global solar manufacturing market across the entire supply chain (wafers, cells, panels) -It produces approximately 98% of solar wafers, 92% of solar cells, and 85% of solar panels globally -In 2025 alone, China exported 200+ GW of solar cells, with exports surging over 73% year-on-year -Solar cells & wafers now make up 40%+ of China’s solar exports -China drove over 50% of global solar expansion in 2025 -Chinese battery giant CATL alone holds approximately 42% of the global EV battery market

Afshin Rattansi

99,089 views • 3 months ago

The world's elite met in Davos and Larry Fink $11 trillion sat across from Elon Musk to talk AI 2 men in one room: One manages the pensions of half the planet The other builds the machines replacing the people who earn them Fink opened with returns: BlackRock since IPO 21% compounded Tesla since IPO 43% Then Musk dropped the timeline nobody in the room wanted: "AI smarter than any human by the end of this year" By 2030 smarter than all of humanity combined The bottleneck isn't chips It isn't talent It's electricity America adds 3-4% of power per year China installs 1,000 gigawatts of solar per year 250 gigawatts steady-state Half of everything the US consumes. From one country's panels Musk fix: a 100 x 100 mile square in Nevada powers all of America It isn't built because of tariffs on Chinese panels So he's leaving the planet Solar in orbit makes 5x the energy no night, no weather, no atmosphere Cooling is free at 3 degrees Kelvin Starship goes fully reusable this year Cost to space drops 100x under $100 per pound "The lowest cost place to put AI will be space within 2 years" Optimus robots on public sale by end of next year More robots than humans, per Musk Fink asked how people keep purpose Musk: "You can't have both work that must be done, and abundance for all" Davos gathered to discuss the future of the economy The man with the rockets already priced it in orbit

The world's elite met in Davos and Larry Fink $11 trillion sat across from Elon Musk to talk AI 2 men in one room: One manages the pensions of half the planet The other builds the machines replacing the people who earn them Fink opened with returns: BlackRock since IPO 21% compounded Tesla since IPO 43% Then Musk dropped the timeline nobody in the room wanted: "AI smarter than any human by the end of this year" By 2030 smarter than all of humanity combined The bottleneck isn't chips It isn't talent It's electricity America adds 3-4% of power per year China installs 1,000 gigawatts of solar per year 250 gigawatts steady-state Half of everything the US consumes. From one country's panels Musk fix: a 100 x 100 mile square in Nevada powers all of America It isn't built because of tariffs on Chinese panels So he's leaving the planet Solar in orbit makes 5x the energy no night, no weather, no atmosphere Cooling is free at 3 degrees Kelvin Starship goes fully reusable this year Cost to space drops 100x under $100 per pound "The lowest cost place to put AI will be space within 2 years" Optimus robots on public sale by end of next year More robots than humans, per Musk Fink asked how people keep purpose Musk: "You can't have both work that must be done, and abundance for all" Davos gathered to discuss the future of the economy The man with the rockets already priced it in orbit

West Lord

61,203 views • 9 days ago