Slovenia plans 140 MW floating solar plant Slovenian energy company HSE is developing a 140 MW floating solar project, with work currently underway on spatial planning activities. The solar plant is set to become Slovenia’s largest solar project and Europe’s largest floating solar plant […]

One week on the new LiFePO₄ batteries… we're now considering upgrading the solar panels. At the moment it's 5×120W or 600W peak capacity. If we go for 200W or 350W panels, we can possibly extract a bit more current for a longer period of the day […] [Original post on mastodon.longlandclan.id.au]

Africa may be about to see a green energy boom. Countries across the continent imported a record number of solar panels in the past year. "Assuming all the panels imported over the past year were installed, researchers [from energy think tank Ember] estimate 16 countries imported enough to […]

#owgf #solarpunk #solardemocracy https://youtu.be/uAPz172dpQY

Where does this leave the Mad Max plotline? When everyone is zipping around outback Australia in EVs powered by the sun. #solar #solarpunk #australia #owgf

US steel crunch puts solar deployment plans at risk With US domestic steel mills booked solid through 2025, a sudden doubling of tariffs on imported steel has created a critical bottleneck for American industries. The move, which hits hard Indian specialized flat-rolled and structural steel […]

No need to continually truck fuel over thousands of kilometres anymore for these fillup sites - these are from sunlight direct to EVs as photos of some of the remote EV charging spots across remote Australia show: #Solar #Energy #cars #EV #Australia […] [Original post on solarcene.community]

Australia’s main grid hits new renewable record share of 77.9 per cent, driven by rooftop solar – the second time in 48 hours that the record has been broken. Driven by large amounts of rooftop solar generation, which on this occasion accounted for more […] [Original post on solarcene.community]

Solar and batteries had a record-setting, grid-stabilizing summer in Texas Solar has set 17 power generation records in Texas so far this year, shoring up the grid alongside batteries as some gas plant developers step back #solar #energy #uspol #texas […]

Ok #sanfrancisco friends, we really need to just take the plunge and get #solar panels put on our roof. We have a pretty good number of ppl packed in this house and are mostly totally electrified, so we use a lot of energy. I’m kind of tempted to not even hook up to the grid and just get […]

Santa Barbara "Sun Day" Sunday Sept. 21 #Climate #solarpower #solar #santabarbara

The Guardian: ‘Sun day’: US climate activists to rally for clean energy amid Trump attacks Some 200 events are planned across the US this Sunday to celebrate growth of solar power and energy efficiency https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/18/sun-day-national-rally-clean-energy […]

Core server rack is back on solar, on a single panel in the new north test location. #solar

Some additional coverage of Utah’s successful bipartisan effort to legalize more solar energy here https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/09/power-to-the-people-plug-in-solar-now-legal-in-utah-homes/ #hb340 #solar #utleg

🆕 blog! “How big a solar battery do I need to store *all* my home's electricity?” I have a modest set of solar panels on an entirely ordinary house in suburban London. On average they generate about 3,800kWh per year. We also use about 3,800kWh of electricity each year. Obviously, we can't use […]

Local Church Makes Solar-Powered Lights To Distribute To Energy-Poor Communities Around The World #christian #energy #solar #us #pacific #australia #southeastasia #solarpunk https://www.solarbuddy.org/ […]

New record Australian Renewables generate 107% more electricity than needed Basically this extra electricity was lost. However it shows the potential for storage (battery, pumped Hydro, compressed air etc) to allow shifting to night time It reached a new peak of 10.21 GW, nearly 1.5 GW above […]

What a beautiful day to subvert #capitalism by lending people tools, helping people learn to fix their bikes, and I even got some #offgrid #solar charging of #ebikes / #cargobikes in for a thumb in elon's eye. #supercargo #pdxbikes

#california Considers #solar Farms as Water Runs Dry https://calmatters.org/environment/water/2025/09/solar-fallowed-farmland-wicks/ #cawater #decarbonization

Australian researchers almost double perovskite solar cell efficiency with graphene layer The addition of graphene means Halocell now has a “suite” of low cost materials for different solar applications They have been selling indoor cells in Australia for small electronics since last year and […]

There are so many aspects about the astoundingly fast transition in energy that peeps fail to grasp Here's some words from Prof Peter Newman and I about the fastest energy leap in history theconversation.com/climate-acti... @theconversation.com

Solar made the fastest energy leap in history. 🌞⚡ 8 yrs to reach 1,000 TWh, then just 3 to surge past 2,000. Wind’s not far behind. What coal & hydro needed decades, solar did in a decade. Exponential change ignores politics & ideology — once it starts […] [Original post on solarcene.community]

In summer, from 7am to 6pm the solar generates enough power to cover all household consumption and then most of the excess goes into charging up the battery, with a very small amount left over which would be exported In the evening peak period between 6pm and 9pm the battery will actually […]

SO WHAT'D WE LEARN TODAY, SOLARBIRD? (regarding today's experiments: https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/115182195031988991 ) 1: Wiring panels in PARALLEL is better than wiring panels in SERIAL because WATTAGE MATTERS MORE THAN VOLTAGE and if one of these panels drops down, these panels in […]

ClearVue Solar Glass Technology To Power Australia’s Smartest Greenhouse A groundbreaking $20M research project aimed to transform how we grow food while generating clean energy It aims to create greenhouses that are self-sufficient and improve crop yields. Unlike traditional solar panels […]

World-first solar thermal demonstrator targets breakthrough for industry and agriculture Using lightweight plastic mirrors to focus sunlight on a specific target to create the necessary heat needed for industrial processes Industrial process heat accounts for a staggering 25% of global energy […]

Our solar panels have generated $1340 worth of electricity so far in the year and change we’ve had them. That’s pretty cool. My kids will be nearly grown by the time we “break even”, but heck some people send $100k on depreciating assets like pickup trucks, so I try not to stress about RoI on […]

Do you know about Sun Day events to promote solar and wind power & leave fossil fuels behind? There's one this Sunday in Minneapolis. RSVP at: https://www.mnipl.org/event/sun-day-day-of-action/ Sept 21 is a national (global?) Day of Action. Here's their national web site […]

Renewable energy hit a new record high share of 76.4 per cent of electricity demand on Australia’s main grid on Monday, beating a record that had stood since last November Renewables totalled 21,917 MW with rooftop solar providing more than half (12,532 MW or 43.%, wind providing 8,074 MW 30.6% […]

Australian Solar glass pioneer says next-gen tech has 66 pct higher energy output at half the cost. ClearVue says its Gen3 design has demonstrated capability of generating more than 50 Watts per square metre, delivering around 66 per cent more energy output Importantly, beyond such a notable […]

Today… we picked up two 300Ah LiFePO₄s for the server rack… so we'll be charging those and getting them ready for parallel operation for the #solarcluster to replace the aging AGM batteries there. I also picked up Sam from my mothers, he made it nearly all the way, puking at the bottom of the […]

A fine example of why I have said that South Australia is at the cutting edge of leveraging DERs. 135% renewables on their grid today and paying customers to consume power. https://xenetwork.org/ets/episodes/episode-251-south-australia-on-point/

Maybe it’s just me, but space-based solar feels like another techbro, overly complex, resource intensive and centralized ‘solution’ in search of problem. #solar #pv […]

This is awesome: 🐑 "wool from sheep grazing under solar panels was stronger and grew faster" 1 🍇"grapes grown alongside solar panels also see yields of up to 60 percent higher" 2 h/t @kathhayhoe 1) https://www.talkingclimate.ca/p/solar-panels-lead-to-betterwool […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

S.A now just needs one small fossil fuel generator online to ensure a stable grid. In South Australia, the need for just one gas generator, operating at a minimum level of just 40 MW, means that more wind and solar can be supplied to the grid, rather than curtailed to make space for an extra […]

Time is up on solar panels going to landfill ! Today at Parliament House, Canberra, the Smart Energy Council, alongside two of Australia’s leading solar recyclers – PV Industries and Pan Pacific – delivered a joint statement to the Federal Government We’re calling for a national mandatory […]

India rooftop solar installs hit 2.8 GW in H1, up 155% year on year India deployed 2.8 GW of rooftop solar in January-June 2025, up 155% from 1.1 GW a year earlier, according to Mercom India. growth was driven by cleared registration backlogs, the commissioning of new systems, and upgrades to […]

Strongest year on record for UK solar generation as deployment accelerates Generation data for the first half of 2025 shows a record start for solar, while new government capacity data points to accelerating deployment and larger installations There were 22,406 new PV installations in July […]

Thailand opens 364 MW solar tender The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has kicked off a tender for a floating solar project at the Srinagarind Dam, already home to one of its power stations. #solar #energy #thailand […]

Canada backs 32 MW Indigenous-owned solar project Canada is investing CAD 33 million in a 32 MW solar project to be built by George Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan The Wicehtowak Solar project is the latest in a series of Indigenous-led solar projects backed by the Canadian government […]

India added 18 GW of new solar power capacity in the first half of 2025, with over 11 GW installed in the second quarter alone. Up 31% from the same period in 2024, As of June 30, India’s cumulative solar capacity stood at 116.4 GW. Large-scale projects made up nearly 86% of the total, while […]

France to cut VAT to 5.5% for residential solar under 9 kW from October To qualify, solar panels must meet criteria tied to manufacturing rather than use. The cumulative requirements are: a carbon footprint below 530 kgCO₂eq/kW, silver content under 14 mg/W, lead content below 0.1%, and cadmium […]

#nvenergy proposes change for new #solar customers https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/nv-energy-proposes-change-for-new-solar-customers/ #nem

Throughout history, agricultural producers have been harnessing the energy of the sun to help produce food, fiber+ fuel to power the world. While some see agriculture and renewable energy as competing forces, the two have actually become allies in some parts off the world where solar grazing […]

Utilityscale solar photovoltaic investment actually decreased by one-fifth. Investors backed away in markets besides the US, including China, Spain, Greece +Brazil These markets have seen rising curtailment rates, because utility-scale solar buildout has been more rapid than the buildout of the […]

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 […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Ministry Said 854 solar projects in capacities ranging from 10 to 20 MW, and even up to 2,000 MW, are under development. Among them is a planned 2,000 MW solar power plant Construction has also begun on a 200 MW solar project in Bushehr Province. He stressed the […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Ministry has inaugurated 150 megawatts of solar power plants across eight provinces, most of them in 3.0 MW units, Momeni praised private-sector investors and urged authorities to clear bureaucratic hurdles that slow projects. He described the solar expansion as a […]

A team from Western Sydney University beat all other Australian challengers to place sixth overall in the 2025 World Solar Challenge car race on Thursday. Their custom-built solar powered car, the UNLIMITED 6.0, has a top speed of 130 kilometres per hour and is powered by the same amount of […]