UK solar generation hits record 15 GW as gas falls to historic low https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/24/uk-solar-generation-hits-record-15-gw-as-gas-falls-to-historic-low/ #pv #energy #uk #solar #gas

China’s solar exports doubled in a single month, rising to a new record of 68 gigawatts in March and 50 countries - broke records for imports of Chinese solar panels; exports of batteries and EVs also jumped Demand was particularly high in countries hardest hit by the oil crunch, such as India […]

Bye bye diesel in the remotest corners of the planet as cheap clean solar takes over Many Amazonian communities aren’t connected to the grid In remote areas with no roads, transmission lines are difficult to build + maintain They depend on polluting diesel fuel for electricity Diesel […]

"In the Philippines, imports of solar panels from China during March alone were sufficient to increase total solar capacity by half, relative to levels at the end of 2025. In Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan, trade was sufficient to boost installations by a quarter or more. One […]

Australia: But it was rooftop PV that had the biggest impact, reaching a new Q1 high of 4,090 MW this quarter, and increasing its share to 15.8 per cent of total supply and remaining the single largest renewable contributor. AEMO notes that it is suppressing coal and gas generation during the […]

There’s a reason why Australia leads the world in rooftop solar installations per capita. It’s not better panels. It’s not more sun. It’s not some secret tech advantage. It’s cost. And the system built around it. Open imports, intense competition, streamlined installs. Quote → install → done.

Global growth in solar “the largest ever observed for any source“ The International Energy Agency says we’ve entered the Age of Electricity. #carbon-emissions #energy #green #renewable-energy #science #solar […] [Original post on faithcollapsing.com]

Maldives’ largest floating solar array goes online Swimsol says the 2.4 MW floating PV array will supply the resort island of Cheval Blanc Randheli, reducing diesel consumption and saving about $1.5 million in fuel costs. Solar modules are mounted more than 1.5 m above the water line, which […]

So much for the claims that solar destroys farmland; as usual, reality is the opposite of what he claims: 'Researchers have analyzed the biomass and nutritional value of grasses and legumes for grazing dairy cattle, growing in agrivoltaics fields. The results showed that forage quality may be […]

Australia has created the most cost-effective rooftop solar industry in the developed world - and it shows: 1. Australia consistently has the highest per capita adoption rate globally, with over one third of all households now having rooftop solar […] [Original post on solarcene.community]

Temporary solar farms for miners pays off, built, delivered, unpacked and then repacked later by an Aussie firm PHNNX: • Annual savings: $190,000 • 95% reduction in fuel and logistics costs • Diesel reduction: from 100,000 litres/year to 5,000 litres/year • Maintenance savings: ~$5,000/year […]

Solar for all - Darebin Council’s Solar Saver program has helped almost 1,200 low-income and vulnerable homeowners in the area get A$4.8 million worth of home energy upgrades Council pays the upfront cost of installing solar reverse cycle a/c and hot water heat pumps. Factoring in state […]

Currently feeling smug because there is an unexpected power outage in my street, and I have full power due to my solar & battery setup. The internet is out, though. crappy #nbn so I am typing this from my phone. #solarelectricity #solar #batteries

Australia leads per capita as rooftops turn homes into power stations & BESS scales fast. Centralized grids aren’t competing anymore—they’re being replaced faster than linear models anticipated

New solar farm built in Australia’s most destructive wind area “didn’t miss a beat” in recent cyclone #exmouth #australia #solar #pv #energy https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-solar-farm-built-in-australias-most-destructive-wind-area-didnt-miss-a-beat-in-recent-cyclone/

Balcony solar is taking US state legislatures by storm. In more than half of states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of small plug-in solar panels that sit on apartment balconies and plug directly into household outlets. The simple […]

One of the things I like about The Onion, to which I pay cash money for the print version, is the "ads"

Yeh, yeh, mine was still first 😎🤟😬 And bigger 'My' Western Australian Cunderdin solar-battery hybrid dispatches power up to 18 hours a day Yes, WEM, not NEM Dispatch from ~7AM often up to midnight! Who says the sun doesn't shine at night? Real daylight saving writ large bsky.app/profile/prof...

Woolworths achieve 100% clean power Australian retail giant Woolworths Group has announced it is 100% powered by renewable electricity across its superkmarkets, distribution centres, BIG W stores and support offices in Australia and New Zealand […]

It's not just sheep that like solar over farmland - solar panels provide farmworkers shelter from the sun and reduces fatigue: 'A recent study in Colorado USA found that farmworkers can also benefit. It spoke to workers and took various physical heat […] [Original post on solarcene.community]

Internet friends, do any of you have a Fronius Gen24 series solar inverter on the same network as a Linux computer? If so, could I trouble you to please run the following two commands and send me back the output? avahi-browse -rv _Fronius-SE-Inverter._tcp avahi-browse -rv […]

I find myself in possession of a solar panel. It has a plug outlet that is round with two round holes in it. Does anyone have any idea whether this connector has a name, and/or what I could plug this into (other than the out-of-production system it originally belonged to)? #solar #solarpanels […]

It doesn't seem particularly sunny, nor particularly windy in SA recently, but the two energy sources for the last 3 days have been supplying effectively 100% of our electricity needs (as well as exporting excess energy abroad), and thus virtually zero emissions and tiny costs […]

Almost half of SA homes have solar on their rooftops 'Energy companies from across the globe are asking how to best incorporate rooftop solar into grids. The electricity distributor has had no choice but to adapt to consumers’ “extraordinary take-up” of solar and had “completely changed” how […]

Did someone say you can't use solar power at night?? 'On Feb. 1, California’s batteries bridged the solar gap with seamless precision. After discharging through the night until sunrise, they spent the daylight hours charging, then pivoted back to exporting power well past midnight – effectively […]

This makes clear why coal and gas is unloved while renewables are booming in Australia (and the world): https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/what-is-the-cheapest-form-of-electricity-for-australia/

The US on its way down… Stupidity has its price. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-8d2b6944-4f7a-45b4-96fd-2d92499ff97d

If we’re going to hold an inquiry into the life cycle of solar, why not coal and gas? Coal + gas systems produce waste continuously, every hour they run. Coal emits roughly 1,000 kg of CO2 per MWh, along with nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and fine particulates Natural gas emits less CO2 […]

The impact of agrivoltaics on soil properties New research shows how agrivoltaic systems can reshape soil by altering moisture, temperature, and microbial activity, creating heterogeneous zones under and between panels. Proper design and management can boost soil health and crop resilience […]

In just the last three months of 2025, nine wind and solar projects added 2.1 gigawatts (GW) of new electricity generating capacity to the grid, and 1 GW, 2.3 gigawatt hours (GWh) of battery storage. According to the report, more renewables were “switched on” in the dying months of 2025 than in […]

RE: https://mastodon.green/@solar_chase/116084941755282241 As Cuba’s electric grid falters due to the blocking of oil deliveries, we again see the power of the rise of #solar panels - keeping the lights on and building greater energy #resilience …

China built one entire United States’ worth of power capacity in just 4 years. In 2025 alone, it added more power than every country on Earth has in total — except the U.S. This isn’t transition. It’s industrial-scale rewiring. While the West argues culture wars, China builds, innovates & scales.

Impressive: just 28m people and Australia ranks #3 globally in grid-scale #BESS pipeline. This isn’t population-driven — it’s grid reality: high solar, weak transmission, coal exits. Storage is now core infrastructure. If this is Australia today, imagine India, SE Asia, LATAM next.⚡🔋 #Bettrification

I’ve pulled together my full system-level data & projections for solar, wind, grid storage (BESS), behind-the-meter batteries & V2G/VPPs out to 2035. This isn’t opinion — it’s physics, economics & scaling laws driving a full system rewrite in real time. #Bettrification evcurvefuturist.com/energy/

219,000 home batteries in ~6 months isn’t a subsidy story — it’s a cost-curve story. Australians are arbitraging the grid: store cheap solar, dodge peak prices, stabilise the system. Avg BTM ≈ 22 kWh. That’s not “consumer tech”. That’s distributed infrastructure. #BTM #LFP #Bettrification ⚡🔋

Same planet. Three energy choices. ☀️ One builds abundance. 🌍 One builds resilience. 💀 One builds disease. This isn’t ideology. It’s physics. It’s economics. It’s lungs. Choose your future. #Bettrification #EnergyReality #DisruptionDecade #LFP #BESS #Solar #Wind

South Australia Q4 2025: 84% of electricity from solar + wind, wholesale prices down 30% YoY, prices negative 48% of the time, and a record 157% of demand met by renewables in one interval. High renewables. Lower prices. System stability. Cost curves win. ⚡ #Bettrification #LFP #Solar #BESS #Wind

Record $386bn invested in renewables in H1 2025, despite ‘Trump effect’ Germany and France recorded their largest investments in solar since the 2011/12 financial year. And Italy and Romania also saw higher solar investment In solar, would-be investors in the US have mainly been lured by China […]

Another way to think about a house or yard with solar panels is that you permanently lock in your price for energy to whatever you paid for the solar panels and installation. It won't matter, to you, if gas or electricity costs more for everyone else because that's not what you're paying; you've […]

Drone footage of the 2.8 GW Guizhou mountain #solar farm in China — and yes, it’s real. Not AI. Not CGI. Fully built across rugged hillsides, feeding the grid. Every time people see it they say “this has to be fake.” It’s not. It’s what $0.08/W panels look like at scale. ⚡🌞 #Bettrification

Furthermore, China’s rolling out a 2-layer system: solar panels on the surface for electricity, with fish, shrimp & crabs farmed underneath. It’s called Fishery-Photovoltaic Complementary (FPC) — floating PV integrated with aquaculture. Energy + food. Same footprint. That’s how you #Bettrify. ⚡🌞🐟

I take it as a sign of growing interest in transitioning into agrivoltaics that a lawyer has written a blog post on legal considerations to consider for developers. #EnergySky www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/sh...

In November, @czds and I discovered that we required a permit and were told a sketch would do, so we requested a document consultation from our local permit office but never received a response. Today we filed for a permit based on the same sketch and […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

China just switched on the world’s largest offshore solar farm: 1 GW open-sea PV off Shandong. 🌊☀️ Output ~1.78 TWh/yr — enough to power ~2.6–2.7 million homes/people. This isn’t a demo. It’s clean energy built at infrastructure scale. Firmed by grid storage. #BESS #Solar #Renewables

Australia’s grid just passed a brutal heatwave stress test. Jan 7, 2026 hit record demand, yet solar surged at peak, batteries carried the evening, and reliability beat 2019. Not more fossil fuels — clean energy scaled. This is modern resilience, and a sign of what’s coming. 🔋⚡ #Solar #BESS #Energy

This heatwave was a turning point because it exposed the lie. Not the green fantasy lie, the coal nostalgia lie. The grid didn’t survive despite renewables. It survived because of them. So next time someone bangs on about coal being reliable, ask them why it needs a pension, a bailout, and a […]

Coal does not save you in heat. Coal melts, trips, and breaks. It’s Victorian technology held together with rust, duct tape, and vibes. Solar just sits there going, “Is that all you’ve got?” And the funniest part is these same geniuses screaming “renewables don’t work” are sitting in […]

This is the bit the coal huggers absolutely hate. Extreme heat used to smash the grid because old coal plants run like asthmatic chain smokers. They overheat, they trip, they fall over, and suddenly everyone’s yelling at the toaster. Now the sun shows up, panels fire up, and daytime demand gets […]