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https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/10/08/solar-energy-named-the-worlds-cheapest-power-source-what-it-means-for-europe A new study from the University of Surrey named solar energy the cheapest source of power, outranking other renewables such as wind, as well as coal and gas. #solar #environment #renewableenergy #business #climate
https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/10/08/solar-energy-named-the-worlds-cheapest-power-source-what-it-means-for-europe A new study from the University of Surrey named solar energy the cheapest source of power, outranking other renewables such as wind, as well as coal and gas. #solar #environment #renewableenergy #business #climate
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In an article about more solar farms in the UK, the BBC quotes the 7000 Acres Group:
> "fighting to protect the countryside from mass industrialisation"
It's worth pointing out that the UK uses 2.2% of arable land for biofuel (as of 2024) but only 0.3% for solar farms. I don't think solar farms are necessarily more industrial than biofuels.
I'm happy to be put right if I've misunderstood.
In an article about more solar farms in the UK, the BBC quotes the 7000 Acres Group:
> "fighting to protect the countryside from mass industrialisation"
It's worth pointing out that the UK uses 2.2% of arable land for biofuel (as of 2024) but only 0.3% for solar farms. I don't think solar farms are necessarily more industrial than biofuels.
I'm happy to be put right if I've misunderstood.
Strypey
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Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/22/wind-and-solar-overtook-fossil-fuels-in-power-generation-for-eu-in-2025-report
#EU #environment #renewable #energy #RenewableEnergy #wind #solar #fossilfuel #fossilfuels
#Australia hits #power demand record as #renewables pass 50pc milestone.
Demand for power in Australia's biggest #electricitygrid reached a record high for the fourth quarter last year.
It came as #renewable #energy supplied more power than #fossilfuels across Australia for the first time in a three-month period. #auspol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/australia-hits-power-demand-record-as-renewables-pass-50pc/106280246
... and in #GoodNews ...
"Rooftop solar alone supplied an average of 4,407 megawatts during the quarter — also a record — while its share at one stage momentarily reached 61 per cent."
#DanielMercer, 2026
Edelruth, PBS Passport Holder
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Running on solar this afternoon. So glad to have to rooftop panels up!
I've noticed about a dozen other homes in my conservative rural Virginia neighborhood doing the same, and the town rec center recently got a large rooftop system as well. It gives me hope that some things are still moving in the right direction, even in these dark times.
Social Media Channel
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1/ A growing list of #academics, #scientists, #activists, #journalists, #thinktanks, #NGOs, etc. in the #climatechange space are busy trying to somehow add the patina of #solar #batteries to the absurd explosion of #datacenters ( #Alphabet #Amazon #Meta - 100s of billions of $ in 2026 alone).
1/ A growing list of #academics, #scientists, #activists, #journalists, #thinktanks, #NGOs, etc. in the #climatechange space are busy trying to somehow add the patina of #solar #batteries to the absurd explosion of #datacenters ( #Alphabet #Amazon #Meta - 100s of billions of $ in 2026 alone).
Social Media Channel
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A growing list of #academics, #scientists, #activists, #journalists, #thinktanks, #NGOs, etc. in the #climatechange space are busy trying to somehow add the patina of #solar #batteries to the absurd explosion of #datacenters ( #Alphabet #Amazon #Meta - 100s of billions of $ in 2026 alone). In a decent world, all of them (and those $) would be going toward scaling up clean as rapidly and as equitably as possible. Why have those good people decided to side w/ evil?
A growing list of #academics, #scientists, #activists, #journalists, #thinktanks, #NGOs, etc. in the #climatechange space are busy trying to somehow add the patina of #solar #batteries to the absurd explosion of #datacenters ( #Alphabet #Amazon #Meta - 100s of billions of $ in 2026 alone). In a decent world, all of them (and those $) would be going toward scaling up clean as rapidly and as equitably as possible. Why have those good people decided to side w/ evil?
womble
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#SpaceWeather #Solar #sflorg
Geophysical Alert Message
The estimated planetary K-index at 1500 UTC on 08 February was 1.00.
Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred.
Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be moderate.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are likely.
Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level are likely.
https://www.sflorg.com/p/space-weather.html
#SpaceWeather #Solar #sflorg
Geophysical Alert Message
The estimated planetary K-index at 1500 UTC on 08 February was 1.00.
Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred.
Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be moderate.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are likely.
Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level are likely.
https://www.sflorg.com/p/space-weather.html
Running on solar this afternoon. So glad to have to rooftop panels up!
I've noticed about a dozen other homes in my conservative rural Virginia neighborhood doing the same, and the town rec center recently got a large rooftop system as well. It gives me hope that some things are still moving in the right direction, even in these dark times.
Business Channel
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Trump is losing the war against solar energy, one battery at a time.
#solar #solarpower #solarenergy #battery #energystorage #vpp #homeenergystorage #renewableenergy #batteries #powerwall #tesla #sunrun #startups #ai #investors #investing #sustainable #sustainability
Business Channel
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Trump is losing the war against solar energy, one battery at a time.
#solar #solarpower #solarenergy #battery #energystorage #vpp #homeenergystorage #renewableenergy #batteries #powerwall #tesla #sunrun #startups #ai #investors #investing #sustainable #sustainability
Trump is losing the war against solar energy, one battery at a time.
#solar #solarpower #solarenergy #battery #energystorage #vpp #homeenergystorage #renewableenergy #batteries #powerwall #tesla #sunrun #startups #ai #investors #investing #sustainable #sustainability
Trump is losing the war against solar energy, one battery at a time.
#solar #solarpower #solarenergy #battery #energystorage #vpp #homeenergystorage #renewableenergy #batteries #powerwall #tesla #sunrun #startups #ai #investors #investing #sustainable #sustainability