The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet by Brett Christophers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3nZmk1PDoA

I thought this talk was interesting. He is arguing that private companies are chasing relative profits. So the lower cost of generating electricity from solar, won't translate into a transition from fossil fuels if fossil fuels still have higher profits. And unfortunately fossil fuels can still have higher profitability because they can manage price volatility better.

It reminds me of farming. There are upfront costs to creating the field (agricultural or photovoltaic), but then you are at the mercy of global markets. Also like with farming, there is not a huge barrier to entry except that inherent uncertainty.

#energyTransition
#solarPower
#capitalism

Yet another reason to shutter coal power plants for good.

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/05/18/solar-panels-coal-power-pollution-aersols-trump/

#solar #solarpanels #solarpower #solarenergy #solarpowerplants #coal #coalpower #fossilfuels #energy #energypolicy #us #trump #renewableenergy #cleanenergy #greenenergy

Yet another reason to shutter coal power plants for good.

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/05/18/solar-panels-coal-power-pollution-aersols-trump/

#solar #solarpanels #solarpower #solarenergy #solarpowerplants #coal #coalpower #fossilfuels #energy #energypolicy #us #trump #renewableenergy #cleanenergy #greenenergy

A solar plant in Minnesota planted flowers beneath its panels, and soon monarch butterflies and dozens of new plant species began to appear

https://www.ecoportal.net/en/solar-plant-enhances-plant-biodiversity/21410/

#solarpower #nature #wildlife

"Egypt installs 800 MW of solar in 2025"

#Egypt #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/11/egypt-installs-800-mw-of-solar-in-2025/

"France, Spain set solar records in May"

#France #Spain #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/12/france-spain-set-solar-records-for-day-in-may/