smallsolar at solarcene

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Admin account for the test #solarpunk mastodon instance solarcene.community. My normal account is @smallsolar
I feel - if there isn't one already - there ought to be a specific #solarpunk #Fediverse server(s); imagine the solarpunk vibes of noncentralisation and connectedness reflected in a Fediverse instance(s) powered by green energy too! I guess some of us could always help create it, maybe in cahoots with @thepeoplestech?
@solaradmin love to see how you’ve come to adapt to the limitations rather than just seeing it as a thing to overcome because there’s some inconvenience. A model for us all.

It shouldn't be a problem, we've optimised solarcene perhaps a bit too much particularly when its not the depths of winter, it might mean some offline time but I don't think that's a bad thing - part of the joy of these mastodon instance is the downtime it brings.

Will keep everyone updated on how it goes, will post some graphs as well when I've got a bit of data

#solarinstance #solarpanels #solarexperiement

solarcene.community update - for the last few years the server system has been powered by 4x120W panels in my garden, my family have finally started to reclaim the decking area and so after long negotiations I've removed 2 of the panels so that it 'looks a bit better' 😜 . I can put the 2 panels back again in October when we are less likely to have friends over
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One of my favourite things about mastodon is when authors talk about their books and I pre-order them and then forget and a surprise appears at some point. I've had awesome #solarpunk anthologies, a book about airline maps, a wonderful book about communication methods, a book about fediverse and more.

I don't think I have anything pre-ordered right now - let me know if you've got something brewing which I can queue up...

#book #authors #publishing

@Serenity @The_Sun In September it will be the 2nd anniversary of starting solarcene.community!

While we are only a small mastodon instance I think we'll need to think of a low key, solar powered celebration. I'll try and work out some statistics about the project.

Hello World!
I have joined a few days ago but have not had time to write an #introduction post.
I live in Italy, I work in video games, and in my spare time I play tabletop games with my friends (we are well into our forties, but have been playing together ever since we were teenagers), fiddle with bash scripting, and read (currently reading "The brothers Karamazov".
I am interested in off grid living, though at the moment I am in a rented flat so have few options to go solar.

Photovoltaics for cargo ships

Wattlab has installed a PV system capable of delivering up to 35 kW to a cargo ship’s high-voltage propulsion system, allowing it to temporarily replace one of four diesel generators under optimal conditions.

Automated energy management uses solar and batteries toimproves efficiency and cuts fuel consumption.
#energy #solar #supplychains #shipping #cargo #gravy
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/07/14/photovoltaics-powering-cargo-ship/

Photovoltaics for cargo ships

Wattlab has installed a PV system capable of delivering up to 35 kW to a cargo ship’s high-voltage propulsion system, allowing it to temporarily replace one of four diesel generators under optimal conditions.

pv magazine International
Illegal content risk assessment for solarcene.community

@solaradmin woa, great, they were asking for sharing it so it is sure it helps a lot!
And yes, huayra is a nice, beautiful and useful linux distro for schollars and teachers of Argentina (mainly, but can be used for anyone, anywhere), full of freedom and contents/resources to play, use & share