Mastodawn

I think driven by steady reduction in cost of panels.
China breaks more records with surge in solar and wind power | China | The Guardian https://share.google/tp0sLMQAncfwzYKpJ

Not suddenly this year.
Solar power in China - Wikipedia https://share.google/46zUPue2ARy2QUvB0

This looks like an #exponential curve, up to last year.
It'll be a #logistic curve, I suppose, but there's no indication of the flattening of the rise into an S yet.

#PhotoVoltaics #China

Dorothea Zwölfer (sie)Nov 7

About me (for english readers):
I work as a pastor in the Protestant Church in Bavaria, have a trans* biography (came out in 2013) and am interested in scientific topics – especially with regard to the climate crisis, but also with regard to how we can motivate people in a democracy to adopt a different lifestyle (in order to achieve climate targets). I am also fascinated by biology, solar energy issues (photovoltaics, battery storage, etc.), e-mobility and, of course, human rights worldwide.
Most postings in german (but no problem in times of translators...) 😇
#emobility #photovoltaics #batterystorage #biology
#climatecrisis #science

Karl Voit

Nov 6

In #Australia, households will get at least 3 hours of free power during noon because of #photovoltaics:

"requiring retailers to offer free #electricity to households for at least three hours in the middle of the day when #solar generation is at its peak."

https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/bowen/media-releases/more-australian-homes-get-access-solar-power

Dorothea Zwölfer (sie)Nov 6

About me (for english readers):
I work as a pastor in the Protestant Church in Bavaria, have a trans* biography (came out in 2013) and am interested in scientific topics – especially with regard to the climate crisis, but also with regard to how we can motivate people in a democracy to adopt a different lifestyle (in order to achieve climate targets). I am also fascinated by biology, solar energy issues (photovoltaics, battery storage, etc.), e-mobility and, of course, human rights worldwide.
#emobility #photovoltaics #batterystorage #biology
#climatecrisis #science

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Spaceflight 🚀Nov 3

📊 2025 : The simulations show that if the swarm design can deliver #electricity at six to nine times the projected 2050 cost of ground PV, system #costs fall by 7%–15% 📉. At that price, #space -based #solar ☀️ can displace up to 80% of wind-plus-solar capacity and cut #battery needs by more than 70% https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435125002557

#SBSP #SolarPower #Photovoltaics #PV

Ms. Que Banh Oct 8

I remember many people (mostly white folks) telling me that I'm crazy & have no idea what I was talking about - when I told them that while Global North kept ignoring opportunities for shifting to more #SolarPower & more #WindEnergy to move away from #FossilFuels as part of longterm #EnergyProducing plans/infrastructure, China was going to kick global ass with their full investments on wind & solar #AlternativeEnergy. I said that in 1996.

China became the world's leading installer of #photovoltaics in 2013. China surpassed Germany as the world's largest producer of photovoltaic energy in 2015 & became the first country to have over 100 GW of total installed photovoltaic capacity in 2017. As of 2024, Chinese firms are the industry leaders in almost all of the key parts of the solar industry supply chain, including polysilicon, silicon wafers, batteries & photovoltaic modules.

#WindPower remained China's 3rd largest source of #electricity at the end of 2021, accounting for 7.5% of total power generation.
China is forecast to have 1200 GW of combined #wind & #solar capacity by 2030 as part of the government's pledge to increase the share of non-fossil fuels in primary #energy consumption to around 25% by that year.

Both wind & solar energy industries in China have created thousands of sustainable jobs as well. They have boosted the Chinese economy from within.

#AsianMastodon #DivestFromFossilFuels #GlobalSouth #ChineseEnergyIndustry

Joseph A di Paolantonio Sep 14

The efficiency and infrastructure practicalities of these projects are awesome

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/california-first-canal-array-project-nexus

#photovoltaics #SolarCanal #sustainability #resilience #waterConservation #climateCrisis

California's first solar-covered canal is now fully online

The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.

Canary Media

Joseph A di Paolantonio Sep 10

On what has generally been a cloudy day, with occasional breaks allowing the sun to shine onto our driveway, and even though our F3800 battery energy storage systems #BESS have reached the 20% charge level to be kept in reserve for a sudden outage, the single 400W portable photovoltaic panel is keeping the BESS topped off to the point where we aren’t using any energy from the grid. This is amazing to @czds and me. 1/3
#photovoltaics #homeBatterySystem #renewable #resilient #sustainable

Philo Sophies Sep 7

#Zoomposium with #Christopher #Hebling: “#Hydrogen as a #solution—as an #energy source and #climate protector of the #future”

In this #interview from our #Energy and #Climate blog, Axel and I talk to German professor #ChristopherHebling, who, as Director of International Affairs at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, has been elected to the board of the Forum for Future Energies e.V.

More at: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2024/12/17/wasserstoff-als-loesung/

or: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6B7vIXtOuATDfm0VrrO0hm?si=Kh-1lPwsTuaiTroBvx5tRg

#Hydrogen #GreenHydrogen #EnergySupply #EnergyTransition #SolarEnergy #Photovoltaics #Decarbonization #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy #FraunhoferISE #PowerToX #EFuels #DirectAirCapture #EnergyTrilemma #Sustainability # Climate protection #Climateneutrality #Mobilityofthefuture #Renewable energies #Energysecurity #Environmental compatibility #Economicefficiency #IPCC #Desertec #Methanol #Nuclearfusion #CO2reduction #Energyresearch #Futureenergy #Trinational Forum #Lithium #Fuelcell