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India Approves Massive $9 Bil. Rooftop Solar Plan with Panels for 10 Million Homes https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/india-approves-massive-9-bil-rooftop-solar-plan-with-panels-for-10-million-homes/

India Approves Massive $9 Bil. Rooftop Solar Plan with Panels for 10 Million Homes
Subsidies for a 2-kilowatt solar array will cover as much as 60% of the installation costs, falling to 40% for arrays 3 kilowatts or higher.

New York City bill would mandate solar panels on public buildings
#RealEstate #UrbanDevelopment #SmartCitiesDive

The total eclipse shows us how important solar energy is to the US
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/8/24124189/solar-eclipse-renewable-energy-panels-electricity-grid

I do eventually want solar panels on my house, but coming up to me randomly as I am trying to find stainless steel screws in at the home store makes me uncomfortable with you as a company.

"World first UK prototype could pave the way for constant energy all the time - from space"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy #Solar

World first UK prototype could pave the way for constant energy all the time - from space

Detectability of Solar Panels as a Technosignature
Ravi Kopparapu, Vincent Kofman, Jacob Haqq-Misra, Vivaswan Kopparapu, Manasvi Lingam
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.04560

Detectability of Solar Panels as a Technosignature
In this work, we assess the potential detectability of solar panels made of silicon on an Earth-like exoplanet as a potential technosignature. Silicon-based photovoltaic cells have high reflectance in the UV-VIS and in the near-IR, within the wavelength range of a space-based flagship mission concept like the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). Assuming that only solar energy is used to provide the 2022 human energy needs with a land cover of ~2.4%, and projecting the future energy demand assum…

This take on solar power is correct. And the same reasoning applies to batteries, which if anything are dropping in price even faster than PVs (it’s a less mature industry). https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2023/10/11/radical-energy-abundance/

Radical Energy Abundance
Originally published at Roots of Progress, based on this thread. Everyone knows the industrial revolution occurred centuries ago and involved steam engines. That was just the warm up. We are now a …

Fun fact:
Solar Panels don’t work very good with liquid Sunshine.
Did you know that?
3rd day now, WTF

Cute Solar Power Gauge Brightens the Day
https://poliverso.org/display/0477a01e-438e0bed-64c51a535c168724
Cute Solar Power Gauge Brightens the Day What’s the first thing you want after installing solar? All the sunshine you can get, of course. Espec…

Obsolete satellite antennas in Swiss Alps are being repurposed with solar panels https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/swiss-satellite-antennas-make-comeback-solar-powerhouses-2023-10-19/…

Solar panels in your eyeballs? This engineer is looking into it https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/03/solar-panels-in-your-eyeballs--this-engineer-is-looking-into-it
Solar panels in your eyeballs: Se…

Solar panels in your eyeballs? This engineer is looking into it
UNSW engineers are examining ways that solar panels can be implanted in the human retina to restore sight.

"World first UK prototype could pave the way for constant energy all the time - from space"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy #Solar

World first UK prototype could pave the way for constant energy all the time - from space

interesting to see more and more 'digital' energy providers, starting with product A (in this case solar panels), expanding to B (dynamic power tariffs) and then taking it a step further by also optimising for imbalance prices (and in future local grid congestion).
https://www.zonneplan.nl/powerplay/zon…

Finally introduced #pkl (#homelab to define my

UK Solar PV Incentives for Rented Commercial Properties (2022) - How do we urgently get more solar panels up on commercial rented property? What incentives are there in the UK? - https://www.earth.org.uk/commercial-rent-UK-solar-incentives-2022.html

UK Solar PV Incentives for Rented Commercial Properties (2022)
How do we urgently get more solar panels up on commercial rented property? What incentives are there in the UK?

"UK records 189,000 new solar installations for 2023"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Solar #SolarPower

UK records 189,000 new solar installations for 2023
Independent Advisor Solar says there were 189,826 MCS-certified solar installations in the United Kingdom last year, up 37.5% year on year. The researchers have also identified the 10 regions with the most solar panels installations to date.

Windows that are also solar panels would be huge, but if femtosecond laser is required, that seems not ideal for manufacturing. https://spectrum.ieee.org/next-generation-solar-transparent-glass

Shining Laser Light on Glass Creates a Solar Cell
New energy and sensor applications could await

"How does subscription #solar work? This Spanish company instals panels with no upfront investment
Want a ‘money printing machine’ on your roof? Leonardo #DiCaprio is backing this European solar company."

Could subscription solar power slash your energy bills?
Want a ‘money printing machine’ on your roof? Leonardo DiCaprio is backing this European solar company.

"UK records 189,000 new solar installations for 2023"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Solar #SolarPower

UK records 189,000 new solar installations for 2023
Independent Advisor Solar says there were 189,826 MCS-certified solar installations in the United Kingdom last year, up 37.5% year on year. The researchers have also identified the 10 regions with the most solar panels installations to date.

Man I love headlines - what’s the “gut punch” for home solar? Solar is generating too much electricity(and the grid can’t handle the amount being put back in), so the prices paid to home users is plummeting. 😂🙄

There is nothing more annoying to a data nerd like me than GAPS. No gaps. There must never be gaps!
BCHydro kWh usage in our home since we moved iin in2005... and I have two gaps. It bugs me!
I'm also slightly intrigued by the difference between this March and past March’s. We're very high this year. This is also the first spring in awhile with no solar panels, one was stolen and I disconnected the other.
Also, the weather has been weird. I will find the data and …

“Wood is part of a new group of super-proactive, super-engaged electricity customers. Solar panels, home batteries and other energy-efficient devices [..] price signals in the form of cheaper rates when demand is low and pricier rates when demand is high. Together, those factors are creating a new class of consumer: Call them the home energy nerds. It’s a niche for now, but baked into the nerd experience are lessons for everyone, and for utilities.”

Solar Panels, Heat Pumps, EV Chargers: The Home Energy Nerds Have Arrived
As homeowners invest in solar panels, EV chargers, heat pumps and batteries, many are finding that a little electricity arbitrage can be addictive.

🌦️ Detroiters more likely to support local solar power development if they think it reduces energy prices for their community
https://theconversation.com/detroiters-more-l…

Detroiters more likely to support local solar power development if they think it reduces energy prices for their community
Detroit’s plan to install solar panels in city neighborhoods may conflict with residents’ desires to see lower energy bills and more housing.

Yay, two pictures taken by #Odysseus during descent and after landing! "Flight controllers intend to collect data until the lander’s solar panels are no longer exposed to light," says the update https://7c27f7d6-4a0b-4269-aee9-80e85c3db26a.usrfiles.com/ugd/7c27f7_357496b3ba404948ba24ad63081b5d23.pdf which also includes an LRO image of the lander on the surface: "Based on Earth and Moon positioning, we believe flight controllers will continue to communicate with Odysseus until Tuesday morning." How much else can be downloaded by then is unclear, the link remains very weak.

Calling criticism of #China "yellow journalism" and then writing an article full of unabashed #China praise and zero mention of #Uyghur forced labor (a key component of cheap solar)...is something.
Reali…

Yellow journalism and China - Climate and Capital Media
China added more solar panels last year than the U.S. has in its entire history

‘“It’s not so much signaling virtue as signaling a clarion call for change,” Gillian Tett, the provost of King’s College and a columnist for The Financial Times, told The Guardian in November. “Yes, it’s a symbol, but symbols reinforce what’s normal, and we’re trying to change what’s thought of as normal.”’
King’s College Chapel, 438 Solar Panels and an Architectural Squabble…

🌞 OPERATION SOL SUCK: LET’S GO YEAR 3 🌞

Grid-constrained online scheduling of flexible electric vehicle charging
Emily van Huffelen, Roel Brouwer, Marjan van den Akker
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03109

Grid-constrained online scheduling of flexible electric vehicle charging
We study Electric Vehicle (EV) charging from a scheduling perspective, aiming to minimize delays while respecting the grid constraints. A network of parking lots is considered, each with a given number of charging stations for electric vehicles. Some of the parking lots have a roof with solar panels. The demand that can be served at each parking lot is limited by the capacity of the cables connecting them to the grid. We assume that EVs arrive at the parking lots according to a known distributi…

A Peer-to-Peer Energy Management Solution for Maximum Social Welfare
Atefeh Alirezazadeh, Vahid Disfani
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.01754 https://

A Peer-to-Peer Energy Management Solution for Maximum Social Welfare
In smart energy communities, prosumers who both generate and consume energy play a crucial role in shaping energy management strategies. These communities use advanced platforms that enable prosumers to actively engage in the local electricity markets by setting and adjusting their own energy prices. Through peer to peer (P2P) energy trading systems, members can directly exchange energy derived from sources such as solar photovoltaic panels, electric vehicle battery storage, and demand response…

Getting another monster log onto the sawmill this afternoon. This is very close to the extreme limit of what I can saw!

Man I love headlines - what’s the “gut punch” for home solar? Solar is generating too much electricity(and the grid can’t handle the amount being put back in), so the prices paid to home users is plummeting. 😂🙄

"Three-step process to recover lead from end-of-life solar panels"
#Solar #SolarPower #Renewables #Recycling

Three-step process to recover lead from end-of-life solar panels
Researchers in India have developed a new solar module recycling process that transforms lead into less toxic lead monoxide. It consists of three main steps - leaching, precipitation, and calcination.

Four high-ranking congressional Democrats condemned a decision the private entity that sets the country’s default homebuilding guidelines made this week
-- which will 👉gut requirements for new houses and offices to include the wiring for electric heaters, EV chargers and solar panels.
In November, 🔸trade associations representing the natural gas industry 🔸launched 11th-hour appeals to the🔹 International Code Council🔹, the nonprofit consortium of local governments and industry grou…

‘A Real Scandal’: Democrats Slam Gas Industry’s Gutting Of Green Building Codes
Two senators joined House Democrats in criticizing the International Code Council’s controversial move.

Solar panels net metering is now starting to pay off. Our household’s March electricity bill was almost 6000 pesos (~$105), but since net metering was enabled late last month, our April bill is now almost 2000 pesos (~$35). Hopefully this will even be further reduced when we have a full month’s worth of net metering.
#SolarPower

This is the first time I have seen such a vertical solar installation on the facade of a building. I guess pretty good yield across seasons (south facing)

Farming the Sun near Abergele
#dronephotography #WelshPhotography #NorthWales #agriculture

"Community wind turbines and heat pumps could be a win-win against fuel poverty and climate change"
#Wind #WindTurbines #Energy

Wind-powered heat pumps could slash energy bills by up to one third
Adding solar panels and a battery to the mix could make the cost and carbon savings even greater, according to a new report.

Blockchain-enabled Circular Economy -- Collaborative Responsibility in Solar Panel Recycling
Mohammad Jabed Morshed Chowdhury, Naveed Ul Hassan, Wayes Tushar, Dustin Niyato, Tapan Saha, H Vincent Poor, Chau Yuen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.09937

Blockchain-enabled Circular Economy -- Collaborative Responsibility in Solar Panel Recycling
The adoption of renewable energy resources, such as solar power, is on the rise. However, the excessive installation and lack of recycling facilities pose environmental risks. This paper suggests a circular economy approach to address the issue. By implementing blockchain technology, the end-of-life (EOL) of solar panels can be tracked, and responsibilities can be assigned to relevant stakeholders. The degradation of panels can be monetized by tracking users' energy-related activities, and thes…

"New-build homes must be fitted with solar panels, say Tory MPs"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Solar #SolarPower

New-build homes must be fitted with solar panels, say Tory MPs
Pressure on Rishi Sunak to bolster UK’s green credentials after he rolled back net-zero pledges

Farm protests in Europe are being whipped up by anti-CO2 regulation fervour. The Q we really should be asking is this:
Why are governments not creating solutions to electrify food production. And No, not just with battery powered tractors, if at all.
Most farms have electricity, possibly even a *surplus* of potential energy on non-arable space for solar panels.
There is no reason a farmer should be reliant on fossil fuel to harvest/process their goods.

"New-build homes must be fitted with solar panels, say Tory MPs"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Solar #SolarPower

New-build homes must be fitted with solar panels, say Tory MPs
Pressure on Rishi Sunak to bolster UK’s green credentials after he rolled back net-zero pledges

"Australian solar farm hosting 6,000 sheep"
#Australia #Energy #Solar #SolarPower

Australian solar farm hosting 6,000 sheep
The first stage of Acen Australia’s planned 720 MW New England Solar Farm in Australia is home to more than 6,000 sheep, which graze beneath the panels in a proof-of-concept agrivoltaics project.

"Oil industry has sought to block state backing for green tech since 1960s"
#Oil #Gas #FossilFuels #Climate

"Spanish company offers harmless device protecting solar modules from birds"
#Spain #Solar #SolarPower #Energy

Spanish company offers harmless device protecting solar modules from birds
Prosolarbirds has designed a harmless device to prevent birds from perching on the panels and soiling them with excrement. It is a rotating device, without a motor, that is activated by a slight breeze, and whose movement prevents birds from landing.

"Swiss canton to cover road with 14 MW of solar"
#Switzerland #Solar #SolarPower #Energy

Swiss canton to cover road with 14 MW of solar
The Swiss canton of Fribourg says it plans to cover a roadway with 14 MW of solar panels. The authorities are now conducting an in-depth feasibility study, to be followed by a financial plan for the project.

"Port of Liverpool plans UK’s largest roof-mounted solar project"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Liverpool #Solar

Port of Liverpool plans UK’s largest roof-mounted solar project
The Port of Liverpool’s operators have unveiled plans to grow the facility’s onsite solar array to more than 60,000 panels, spanning an area size equivalent to 18 football pitches.

"Manchester City eyes huge onsite solar project"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Manchester #ManchesterCity

Manchester City eyes huge onsite solar project
Premier League club Manchester City has requested planning permission to install almost 11,000 solar panels at its Football Academy and the stadium it uses to host women’s matches.