2026-04-09T20:47:10Z https://yabu.me The_Sun https://yabu.me/npub1j3hzy70fn62gdu8wt85njnzjgwrp2sfujvux8ct279hysvee0cxqeu57c5 https://solarcene.community/system/accounts/avatars/111/300/001/359/650/816/original/6aaf3f7ee79ba865.png https://solarcene.community/system/accounts/avatars/111/300/001/359/650/816/original/6aaf3f7ee79ba865.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2l87djrptpv0pl22xakklmek2fqtlphryaadhdlmddfgwjax7y6gzyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqce6cuwj It&#39;s not just sheep that like solar over farmland - solar panels provide farmworkers shelter from the sun and reduces fatigue:<br/><br/>&#39;A recent study in Colorado USA found that farmworkers can also benefit. It spoke to workers and took various physical heat stress metrics, finding that the panels can help farms avoid conditions conducive to dangerous heat stress.&#39;<br/><br/>#solar #Energy #AgriPV #Agricu #agrivoltaics #agriculture<br/><a href="https://news.agu.org/press-release/solar-panels-over-crops-may-boost-farmworkers-comfort/">https://news.agu.org/press-release/solar-panels-over-crops-may-boost-farmworkers-comfort/</a><br/> <img src="https://solarcene.community/system/media_attachments/files/116/178/629/872/615/957/original/8c6f8637a8c7a9a9.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-05T21:31:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgmxkvwja8f6u09fmawch2vg2t5evsq3arxhmmkej9ftj2e99atqgzyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqccvl79u #Solar #Coal #Energy #Australia <br/>So while half the internet is screeching that renewables will leave us all sitting in the dark, Australia cops a 40c plus heat tsunami and guess what happens? Sweet FA. No grid collapse. No Mad Max blackout. No candles and baked beans. The system just… works.<br/><br/>And why? Because solar is doing the heavy lifting while the sun is trying to cook us like a sausage left on the barbie too long<br/>This is the bit the coal huggers absolutely hate. (Continued) 2026-01-10T10:45:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqf0s0aa0nkh84q2nltlv9fflz0kgsvypsxwrq2a07j4dyrt47kfszyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqcp86vml Well done Germany - it produced 18% of its electricity through solar power in 2025, up from 14% in 2024, a significant leap that meant solar overtook both coal and methane gas in the country&#39;s electrical supply (despite the high latitudes the whole country sits at):<br/><br/><a href="https://electrek.co/2026/01/07/solar-overtakes-coal-and-gas-in-germany-a-country-with-little-sun/">https://electrek.co/2026/01/07/solar-overtakes-coal-and-gas-in-germany-a-country-with-little-sun/</a> 2026-01-08T13:46:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstkd055vsyx20pqmd5znyuc4jz5slkgpq6frvfcf94udwky7a8cxczyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqczd7ssp Currently every 3 years, China effectively builds a brand new total US grid’s worth of solar capacity, and that’s just solar!<br/><br/>#Energy #solar #PV #China #USA<br/><a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-chinas-renewables-rollout-boosts-its-war-on-sand/">https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-chinas-renewables-rollout-boosts-its-war-on-sand/</a> 2025-12-24T23:06:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq23wlm5hcll79tpaxxuekfxpknqphwgm6yh5cjxqm5a699c4u8xszyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqct87qry California winery runs all operations on floating and rooftop solar<br/>A family-owned California winery has replaced grid electricity with onsite solar generation, reducing power costs and providing a live test site for floating photovoltaic<br/><br/><a href="https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/12/19/california-winery-runs-all-operations-on-floating-and-rooftop-solar/">https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/12/19/california-winery-runs-all-operations-on-floating-and-rooftop-solar/</a><br/><br/>#wine #winery #Solar #energy #pv #floatingpv 2025-12-21T11:09:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9krkgakmcy6xvy0cmfvm54r28pcfcg60caqc3x3jszgal30zy9mgzyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqcqcpwd4 Australian Renewables beat coal again<br/><br/>The share of renewables was 50.4 per cent, and beat coal (46.4 per cent) for the second month in a row<br/><br/>For utility PV, the best performing assets were the Merredin solar farm (38.3% CF) in Western Australia, and the Greenough River (35.4% CF), both in Western Australia, and the Moura solar farm (34.8% AC CF) in Queensland Greenough River was the country’s very first solar farm, but has since expanded<br/>#solar #Energy #PV #Australia <br/><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/tasmania-wind-blows-hard-in-october-as-renewables-beat-coal-again-and-batteries-beat-pumped-hydro/">https://reneweconomy.com.au/tasmania-wind-blows-hard-in-october-as-renewables-beat-coal-again-and-batteries-beat-pumped-hydro/</a> 2025-11-03T03:01:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0m5crds46p6z2s63kyzv5au2kdtmjstd2szmn33kujh59jjm68yczyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqcv3jyyw European households pay triple for energy compared to China, with an average cost of 0.27 euros per kilowatt-hour<br/><br/>A new report says that the European Union could increase its installed solar capacity tenfold if it fully exploits the rooftops of homes, industries, and public buildings. This potential, estimated at more than a thousand gigawatts, would allow savings of up to 250 billion euros per year + drastically reduce dependence on fossil fuels<br/><br/>#Europe #Solar #Energy<br/><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/530330/">https://www.europesays.com/uk/530330/</a> 2025-10-27T19:44:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspnqyrvtl2qk9chgz9xnl0gxkexmcvun9ydhzuxsgcdmypgjnrzhgzyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqcsexjx3 * France&#39;s last nuclear reactor attempt (Flamanville) started in 2007 and still is not completed (from 5 to now 18 years and counting) for just 1.65GW of generation capacity, and costs have blownout ~4 times (€3.3 billion to an estimated €13.2 billion)<br/><br/>* in less than 1 year France has also installed about 3 times as much as Flamanville - 4.2GW - of renewable generation, and costs were only about €3.5 billion<br/><br/>#Solar #energy #France<br/><a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/22/france-adds-4-2-gw-of-solar-in-first-nine-months-of-2025/">https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/22/france-adds-4-2-gw-of-solar-in-first-nine-months-of-2025/</a> 2025-10-22T21:42:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdwd9dg7axedh8ep4zggvpkcjwgeqfgyhjvqgv07h88lykzva3vmszyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqcvmamav 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. <br/><br/>Driven by large amounts of rooftop solar generation, which on this occasion accounted for more than 43 % of grid demand.<br/><br/>The share might have been higher but large amounts, five GW– of potential large scale wind and solar output was curtailed, mostly due to negative prices. <br/><br/><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-main-grid-hits-new-renewable-record-share-of-77-9-per-cent-driven-by-rooftop-pv/">https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-main-grid-hits-new-renewable-record-share-of-77-9-per-cent-driven-by-rooftop-pv/</a><br/><br/>#solar #Energy #austraia #records<br/> <img src="https://solarcene.community/system/media_attachments/files/115/241/550/191/321/958/original/00832cf2085b2d38.webp"> <br/> 2025-09-21T09:29:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrqt0wqyls8ne8hu7qq8evk6th4zkpee5cxmd4w3y3ggkzl65ypeszyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqctt77vc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxnyk6939zqfrwwxc75vjsjwq5exu68vy0l755dhyesttcdjam9wgclap9x'>nevent1q…ap9x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Go back read previous toot or read articles at <a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/">https://reneweconomy.com.au/</a><br/><br/>The answers are there.<br/><br/>Or go piss off if you want to be a contradictory negative nancy <br/> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15ypj238yfhlfea25qaw2xpulmvu7nuqm9wgls9rulnnld8zt3tlq3r70ts" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Max Wainwright</span> (<span class="italic">npub15yp…70ts</span>)</a></span> 2025-09-15T11:25:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstl08erftnsn6e4vcuncwnxum4lllufkzvwglwzfyaxttea0l70yqzyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqc9pkynp New record <br/><br/>Australian Renewables generate 107% more electricity than needed<br/><br/>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<br/><br/>It reached a new peak of 10.21 GW, nearly 1.5 GW above the previous record that was set last September. The remarkable part is that is in itself more than electricity demand at the time, which hit a new low of 9.5 GW just after 1pm.<br/><br/><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/remarkable-record-day-of-wind-and-solar-curtailment-as-renewables-surge-and-rooftop-pv-holds-sway/">https://reneweconomy.com.au/remarkable-record-day-of-wind-and-solar-curtailment-as-renewables-surge-and-rooftop-pv-holds-sway/</a> 2025-09-15T03:35:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs822yjq42p6at3u7jhedpqhu49l2nw6zcw5heum64g4sjg60a4q2qzyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqcgzm8jp 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<br/><br/>Renewables totalled 21,917 MW with rooftop solar providing more than half (12,532 MW or 43.%, wind providing 8,074 MW 30.6%, large scale solar 4,549 MW )15.9%, and hydro 616 MW, or 2.1%<br/><br/>Coal provided just 7,033 MW, or 24.5 %, gas providing a modest 207 MW 0.7%<br/><br/>#Solar #renewables #energy #Auspol <br/><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-reach-new-record-high-of-76-4-pct-of-demand-on-australias-main-grid/">https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-reach-new-record-high-of-76-4-pct-of-demand-on-australias-main-grid/</a> 2025-09-08T10:22:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp4dczfj529sc0wm9ex9zv2u0ky2l8nq3njmlkdgzp2jvklnn4yuszyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqc4gdjuv The top solar nations might surprise you:<br/>Netherlands leads per capita, Greece gets 28% of its power from solar, and Poland just hit #13 globally. It’s not just about big installs—it&#39;s about smart policy, rooftop adoption, and clean power share. The solar revolution is spreading globally fast! ☀️⚡<br/><br/>The Best Solar Power Countries... (🔗 cleantechnica.com) 2025-05-19T09:11:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8r89um7wjecd9rzdyc2ka2prtu9j8tgrgdvc6gahy7pfmvxpcwaszyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqcu8vk6a Growatt inverter recall.<br/><br/>#Solar #energy<br/><br/><a href="https://www.productsafety.gov.au/search-consumer-product-recalls/solar-power-inverters-models-sph3000tl-bl-up-sph3600tl-bl-up-sph4000tl-bl-up-sph4600tl-bl-up-sph5000tl-bl-up-sph6000tl-bl-up">https://www.productsafety.gov.au/search-consumer-product-recalls/solar-power-inverters-models-sph3000tl-bl-up-sph3600tl-bl-up-sph4000tl-bl-up-sph4600tl-bl-up-sph5000tl-bl-up-sph6000tl-bl-up</a> 2025-02-06T10:49:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz4x8uwk5crcj3wyjv35745wh6fupgmlf2zhxkd0e0zxye4s7qgtgzyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqcczmg2k Rooftop solar meets 107.5 pct of South Australia’s demand, no emergency measures needed <br/><br/>The rooftop solar peak on Sunday afternoon coincided with a fall in what the Australian Energy Market Operator describes as operational demand to minus (minus) 45 megawatts.<br/><br/>#solar #record #rooftopsolar #energy #SA #SouthAustralia<br/><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-solar-meets-107-5-pct-of-south-australias-demand-no-emergency-measures-needed/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=thesun">https://reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-solar-meets-107-5-pct-of-south-australias-demand-no-emergency-measures-needed/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=thesun</a> 2024-11-18T10:18:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgvxl9qvgxk79dfcpungh9da8q0y3x8auyav2q5cfvch5w4es3y3szyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqcaed3jk Solar modules now selling for less than €0.06/W in Europe<br/><br/>Solar module prices reached a new low this week, says Leen van Bellen, business development manager Europe for Search4Solar, a European purchasing and selling platform for solar products. He tells pv magazine that prices will remain low in the short term.<br/><br/>“This is the first time the €0.06/W threshold was surpassed,” Leen Van<br/><br/>#records #solar #cleanenergy #europe #renewables<br/><br/><a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/14/solar-modules-now-selling-for-less-than-e0-06-w-in-europe/">https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/14/solar-modules-now-selling-for-less-than-e0-06-w-in-europe/</a> 2024-11-14T10:25:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0h2den2u877rerhlp9un7vdq7twm6qnf64rhcj2u0xs2x33rgmwqzyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqc65rjx6 France installed around 3.32 GW of new PV systems in the first nine months of 2024.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/01/france-deploys-1-35-gw-of-new-solar-in-q3/">https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/01/france-deploys-1-35-gw-of-new-solar-in-q3/</a><br/><br/>#Solar #France #energy #cleanenergy<br/> <img src="https://solarcene.community/system/media_attachments/files/113/424/218/226/781/824/original/fce19d1d275ffb16.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-04T10:31:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrrujsmkxy8kshugz5v8l6lyagxkrcupzhg7lpv8zjda9j7jas4kgzyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqcejsq6t Records tumble as renewables hit new high and coal a new low in Australia<br/><br/>Renewables hit their highest ever instantaneous share - 75.3%<br/> -coal hitting the lowest share of 23.9%<br/><br/>The records, for five minute trading, were set, with coal hitting its new nadir twice on Wednesday +Thursday, in the middle of the day when rooftop solar was exerting its consumer driven muscle<br/><br/>Rooftop solar alone was 51% of the grid. <br/><br/>#energy #solar #renewables #Auspol #cleanenergy #records.<br/> <a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/more-records-tumble-as-renewables-hit-new-high-and-coal-a-new-low/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=thesun">https://reneweconomy.com.au/more-records-tumble-as-renewables-hit-new-high-and-coal-a-new-low/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=thesun</a> 2024-11-01T21:27:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr4q8fv6a2slq7mdarnj8h9je05mez0wn7tjl77chazwk0m2hmurgzyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqcexlx2c Rooftop PV pushes grid demand and coal output to new low.<br/><br/>Rooftop solar alone, jumped to a new record 54.6%, up from 53.2%, at around the same time across the NEM, and to a new peak of 58.9%, up from 55.7%, in NSW<br/><br/>This pushed operational demand and coal output on Australia’s main grid + biggest state, to new record lows as the spring season continues to refashion the shape of Australia’s electricity system<br/><br/>#Auspol #NSW #records #Energy #Solar #Rooftopsolar #Solarpunk<br/> <a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-pv-pushes-grid-demand-and-coal-output-to-new-lows-as-nsw-gets-ready-for-solar-switch-off/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=thesun">https://reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-pv-pushes-grid-demand-and-coal-output-to-new-lows-as-nsw-gets-ready-for-solar-switch-off/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=thesun</a> 2024-10-29T15:07:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsff88fgtf2pkn0cw3ezgdwczx8rql5m5tw755880vrp0w2c6a575qzyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqcwx0xfk The ABC Four Corners having a go at Duttons nuclear ambitions. Rather than calling it the bullshit it is, they spent half the time giving the idea oxygen. Even handed bullshit.<br/><br/>#fourcorners #myabc #Auspol #australia 2024-10-07T10:51:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzutvc9ljklfx98apykh4xd6m6w9cwac98gsczrrytmqx7ntc6yqzyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqcsm20fh Solar panels are getting put everywhere!!!<br/><br/>Swiss pilot to install solar panels in-between railway tracks <br/><br/>A Swiss startup received permission from local authorities to build an 18kW, 100-metre-long removable solar PV plant between railway tracks in the country’s west<br/><br/>The pilot project will consist of 48 solar panels of 380W. Sun-Ways expects the solar plant will generate around 16,000kWh of clean power each year.<br/><br/>#Rail #trains #railway #Solar #PV #energy #cleanenergy<br/><br/><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/swiss-pilot-to-install-solar-panels-in-between-railway-tracks/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=thesun">https://reneweconomy.com.au/swiss-pilot-to-install-solar-panels-in-between-railway-tracks/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=thesun</a> 2024-10-07T05:26:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd94jf4cm9u9m5zz00mtvkrf7t4h5mvsvjlz3jmcf9lv0g857lpmczyz2xugneax0ffphsaev7jw2v2fpcv92p8jfnsclpdtckujpn89lqc2lh6w4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspjeg5lpx0zzrv7aqdx4p7nlwuualvmm4y632zckgyrwv8j87f04skfmjq2'>nevent1q…mjq2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Our local shopping centre got a little bit over 100 car spots covered by solar back in 2020.<br/>Great to keep the car cool on Sunny days, but also makes visiting on rainy days so much better. No more trying to get the groceries in the boot holding a umbrella.Also came with a better pedestrian layout, which improved safety in carpark.<br/><br/>The company that owns the shopping centre and about 170 others has been rolling them out to their other properties to reduce tenant costs. 2024-08-20T02:00:41Z