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egwyn<p>Good news: solar panel recycling is getting easier and more efficient. Lack of recycling options for broken panels used to be a major problem for large-scale solar rollout.<br> <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/20/ecoprogetti-releases-fully-automated-solar-panel-recycling-line/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/20/ecoprogetti-releases-fully-automated-solar-panel-recycling-line/</a></p><br> <a class="hashtag" href="https://app.wafrn.net/dashboard/search/good%20news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#good-news</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://app.wafrn.net/dashboard/search/solar%20energy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar-energy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://app.wafrn.net/dashboard/search/renewable%20energy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renewable-energy</a>
Tina M Casey<p>TACO fever is catching: Texas lawmakers back down on threats to wind and solar industry, for now.</p><p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/29/the-us-solar-industry-is-safe-in-texas-for-now/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/05/29/t</span><span class="invisible">he-us-solar-industry-is-safe-in-texas-for-now/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/TACO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TACO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energypolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energypolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/windenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/windindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windindustry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/gogreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gogreen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/gosolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gosolar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/texasenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texasenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/greenenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energytransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energytransition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energyindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energyindustry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/usenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usenergy</span></a></p>
candide.xyz<p>Might be a shot in the dark, but is there anyone out there self-hosting Navidrome on a Raspberry Pi (or other device), and powering it using solar power?</p><p><a href="https://vis.social/tags/navidrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>navidrome</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/solarpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpower</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/solarbattery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarbattery</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/selfhost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhost</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a></p>
Debacle<p>There is a job in <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a>, related to <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/renewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableEnergy</span></a>, <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/embeddedSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>embeddedSystems</span></a>, <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a>, <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/freeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeSoftware</span></a>, <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C</span></a>, <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a>, <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Django" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Django</span></a>, <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a>, and even <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.ammonit.com/about-us/career/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ammonit.com/about-us/career/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Disclaimer: It's my company/employer. </p><p>EDIT: It's not necessary to tick ALL the boxes. There is always time to learn.</p><p>EDIT²: Due to a change of the website, the offer is gone atm.</p><p>EDIT³: Website is fixed!</p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Ammonit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ammonit</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/greenJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenJobs</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/fediJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediJobs</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/fediHire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediHire</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/windEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/solarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarEnergy</span></a></p>
Tina M Casey<p>Long duration flow batteries will cure data center energy woes with wind and solar power.</p><p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/18/a-new-flow-battery-takes-on-the-data-center-energy-crisis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/05/18/a</span><span class="invisible">-new-flow-battery-takes-on-the-data-center-energy-crisis/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/datacenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>datacenters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/datacenterenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>datacenterenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energycrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energycrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/flowbattery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowbattery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/flowbatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowbatteries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energystorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energystorage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/windenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>battery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a></p>
Chris Engelbert / noctarius<p>And the roof's finished. All building-integrated photovoltaic panels, instead of a regular roof.</p><p>I love it. Such a beauty.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/greenenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gr%C3%BCnerStrom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grünerStrom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a></p>
Kees van der Leun<p>After decades of solar PV deployment, the world crossed the 1 TW (a million MW) line in 2022. Just two years later, after adding 0.6 TW in 2024, we already crossed the 2 TW mark too!<br><a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/SolarPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a></p>
earthling<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>"The sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that." </p><p>—Thomas Edison to Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone (1931)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a></p>
Tina M Casey<p>A Shell subsidiary aims to out-Tesla Tesla in the battery-enabled virtual power plant field, in Texas no less.</p><p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/06/shell-subsidiary-sonnen-heats-up-virtual-power-plant-race-in-texas/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/05/06/s</span><span class="invisible">hell-subsidiary-sonnen-heats-up-virtual-power-plant-race-in-texas/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solarpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solarpanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpanels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/rooftopsolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rooftopsolar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/vpps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vpps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/virtualpowerplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virtualpowerplants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/powerplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powerplants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/texasgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texasgrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ercot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energystorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energystorage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/homebatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homebatteries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solarplusstorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarplusstorage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/peakshaving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peakshaving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a></p>
Squads<p>A regenerative startup is emerging from Kakuma Refugee Camp 🇰🇪 via the Squads.com community! 💡<br>Focused on solving unstable power supply in camps &amp; underserved areas, the team has built MVPs for:<br> 🔋 eStove<br> 🔆 Solar Power Station<br> 💡 Solar Lantern<br>Innovation born from resilience. ⚡️🌱<br> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RefugeeInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RefugeeInnovation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RegenerativeBusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RegenerativeBusiness</span></a></p>
GailWaldby@bsky.social<p>Solar Panel Waste is Tiny—Coal &amp; Gas Emit Hundreds Of Times Mass Per MWh<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <br><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/solar-panel-waste-is-tiny-coal-gas-emit-hundreds-of-times-mass-per-mwh/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/s</span><span class="invisible">olar-panel-waste-is-tiny-coal-gas-emit-hundreds-of-times-mass-per-mwh/</span></a></p>
Joshua McNeill<p>30 years ago, <a href="https://h4.io/tags/MrBurns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MrBurns</span></a> wanted to block the sun to sell more <a href="https://h4.io/tags/nuclearenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclearenergy</span></a>. Silly, but really not far off from the <a href="https://h4.io/tags/oilindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oilindustry</span></a>'s goals.</p><p><a href="https://h4.io/tags/petroleum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petroleum</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/windenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windenergy</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/greenenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenenergy</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/Simpsons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Simpsons</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/TheSimpsons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheSimpsons</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/L3LbxDZRgA4?si=ZKHVO2ArDqFuuTWE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/L3LbxDZRgA4?si=ZKHVO2</span><span class="invisible">ArDqFuuTWE</span></a></p>
Yehuda TurtleIsland.social<p>The Squaxin Island Tribe is reducing its carbon footprint with solar panels that support tribal sovereignty while reducing the power bills.</p><p>Thanks to funding through the state’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA)—which auctions emission allowances and puts the resulting funds toward climate adaptation or mitigation projects—the tribe has embarked on a series of solar power projects to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.</p><p><a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/Native" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Native</span></a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a><br><a href="https://nwtreatytribes.org/solar-power-evs-introduced-at-tribal-facilities/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nwtreatytribes.org/solar-power</span><span class="invisible">-evs-introduced-at-tribal-facilities/</span></a></p>
Jürgen Hubert<p>Search for the causes of the <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/blackout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackout</span></a> in <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> and <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Portugal</span></a> are ongoing, will likely take some time, and (I suspect) will result at least one PhD thesis. Because major disasters like this never have a _single_ cause - several things have to go wrong for them to happen.</p><p>The _easy_ answer which I know is already going to be shared by The Usual Suspects is:</p><p>" <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> is too intermittent and our power grids cannot cope with them! We need to switch off <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/PV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PV</span></a> and <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/WindPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindPower</span></a> and return to a centralized power supply!"</p><p>And as usual, the easy answer is at the very least misleading, if not outright wrong. It _is_ true that renewable energy is more intermittent. But power grids can be made more robust to cope with that intermittency.</p><p>I don't know how this is done in Portugal and Spain, but here in Germany the <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Bundesnetzagentur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bundesnetzagentur</span></a> (BNetzA, Federal Grid Agency) is in charge of regulating the German power grids. One of their recent efforts to make the German grid more stable is called "Redispatch 2.0".(*)</p><p>Under this scheme, the regional grid operators (Distribution System Operator, DSO) have to submit forecasts about their grids to the Transmission System Operators (TSO) - the companies that run the high- and ultra-high voltage power grids that connect different regions and countries with each other. These forecasts have to be submitted for 72 hours in advance, in 15 minute intervals, and be refreshed for every 15 minutes.</p><p>The TSOs can then aggregate all those forecasts and react in order to stabilize their grids. Options include:</p><p>If there is too much power generation, they can either reduce power generation or add some loads.<br>If there is too little power generation, they can either increase power generation or shut down some loads.</p><p>This should make it much more unlikely to trigger massive blackouts on that scale, or even smaller ones.</p><p>Another problem is that many PV installations, especially smaller ones, do not have the physical infrastructure to shut down if there is an excess of production - they just send their electricity into the grid, whether or not the grid can handle it. But this, too, is in the process of changing - it is now mandatory to install so-called Smart Meter Gateways with all such installations, and these gateways also have secure channels that can send control signals to the PV installation.</p><p>All this is still a work in process and not trivial by any means, but it _is_ possible to make power grids more resilient for renewable energy. And this is desperately needed for the <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> - we have little fossil fuels of their own, and most suppliers are increasingly authoritarian if not outright hostile to us. The sooner we get independent from outside energy sources, the better.</p><p>(*) Full disclosure: Redispatch 2.0-related products are a major product line for my employer.</p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Renewables</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/PowerGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerGrid</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.kyon-energy.de/en/glossar/redispatch-redispatch-2-0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kyon-energy.de/en/glossar/redi</span><span class="invisible">spatch-redispatch-2-0</span></a></p>
Academic Europe<p>Job - Alert 📚</p><p>📢 Professur (m/w/d) der BesGr. W 2 - Solar Energy and Building Automation (Kennziffer 9076) </p><p>Deadline:&nbsp;2025-05-28 </p><p>Location:&nbsp;Germany, Amberg, Bayern </p><p><a href="https://www.academiceurope.com/job/?id=7507" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">academiceurope.com/job/?id=750</span><span class="invisible">7</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/hiring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hiring</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/electricalengineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricalengineering</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/energytechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energytechnology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/buildingautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buildingautomation</span></a></p>
GailWaldby@bsky.social<p>US Commerce Department announced tariffs of up to 3,521% on imports of solar panels from four South East Asian countries.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TariffsAreTaxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TariffsAreTaxes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a><br><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/monicatranel/p/tea-for-congress" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/monicatr</span><span class="invisible">anel/p/tea-for-congress</span></a></p>
Hart<p>China steigert <a href="https://norden.social/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a> und reduziert CO2-Emissionen der Kohlekraftwerke <br>➡️ So geht <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Energiewende" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energiewende</span></a><br><a href="https://norden.social/tags/endfossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endfossilfuels</span></a><br><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/20/chinas-coal-generation-dropped-5-yoy-in-q1-as-electricity-demand-increased/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/04/20/c</span><span class="invisible">hinas-coal-generation-dropped-5-yoy-in-q1-as-electricity-demand-increased/</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2010923/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2010923/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ‘Are people sick of Tesla?’ <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AndWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndWater</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChangeTheWayYouUseElectricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChangeTheWayYouUseElectricity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricVehicles</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergySage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergySage</span></a>|SolarSavings <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeWeather</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hack</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>home</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HomeUtilitiesHack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeUtilitiesHack</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instagram</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InstallSolarPanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InstallSolarPanels</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MoneySaving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoneySaving</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Opportunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opportunities</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outdoors</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/reddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reddit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tesla</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/YahooLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YahooLife</span></a></p>
Tina M Casey<p>Agrivoltaic project in China aims to reverse desertification</p><p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/massive-2-gw-agrivoltaic-project-aims-to-restore-desert-in-china/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/m</span><span class="invisible">assive-2-gw-agrivoltaic-project-aims-to-restore-desert-in-china/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpower</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarfarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarfarm</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/chinasolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chinasolar</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/agrivoltaic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agrivoltaic</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ecovoltaic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecovoltaic</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/deserts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deserts</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/energytransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energytransition</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/greenenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/gogreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gogreen</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/goelectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goelectric</span></a></p>
angst-ridden wanderer<p>We’re getting the classic “May Gray” / “June Gloom” power generating curve here.<br><a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a></p>