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Solar energy is going to power the world much sooner than you think, says @NewScientist.
"The first six months of 2025 saw wind and solar together pass a historic milestone, generating more power than coal for the first time and making renewables the world’s leading source of electricity."
This is neat! This is basically pumped-storage hydroelectricity but using the difference in salt density between different layers of sea water instead of differences in height.
https://sizableenergy.com/news/2l26pidy71-sizable-energy-raises-8-million-to-launc
Solar energy is going to power the world much sooner than you think, says @NewScientist.
"The first six months of 2025 saw wind and solar together pass a historic milestone, generating more power than coal for the first time and making renewables the world’s leading source of electricity."
Rooftop Solar Energy record broken (only 2 days after previous record broken). At 12:30pm today (18 Oct) on the Australian National electricity market the amount of rooftop solar alone made up 54% of power in the grid, and large-scale solar added another 15% - meaning Australia’s largest grid was 69% solar powered and overall 75% Renewable Energy. Please note that nearly 17% of Utility Solar was being curtailed at the time (Coal can't turn off easily). #solarpower #renewableenergy
Rooftop Solar Energy record broken (only 2 days after previous record broken). At 12:30pm today (18 Oct) on the Australian National electricity market the amount of rooftop solar alone made up 54% of power in the grid, and large-scale solar added another 15% - meaning Australia’s largest grid was 69% solar powered and overall 75% Renewable Energy. Please note that nearly 17% of Utility Solar was being curtailed at the time (Coal can't turn off easily). #solarpower #renewableenergy
... and in #GoodNews;
"For the first time, renewables have overtaken coal as the world’s leading source of electricity, representing a 'historic shift' in the global energy transition.
That’s according to fresh analysis from the thinktank Ember, which said that the milestone had been reached in the first half of 2025."
#GavinHaines, 2025
https://www.positive.news/environment/good-news-stories-from-week-41-of-2025/
... and in #GoodNews;
"For the first time, renewables have overtaken coal as the world’s leading source of electricity, representing a 'historic shift' in the global energy transition.
That’s according to fresh analysis from the thinktank Ember, which said that the milestone had been reached in the first half of 2025."
#GavinHaines, 2025
https://www.positive.news/environment/good-news-stories-from-week-41-of-2025/
I've posted a few times in the last year or two suggesting sodium ion batteries as an alternative to lithium ion. Cheaper, safer, longer-lived, and easier to manufacture, and to recyclable at EoL. Mainly for fixed installations at this point (eg storage for rooftop solar), because the tech is new and still somewhat bulky.
I recently visited the friends who introduced me to them, as storage in their off-grid systems. They can't praise them enough.
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#RenewableEnergy overtook #coal as world's leading source of #electricity in first half of #2025 - a historic first.
Electricity demand is growing around world but growth in #solar and #wind was so strong it met 100% of the extra electricity demand, even helping drive a slight decline in coal and gas use.
Developing countries, especially #China, led the clean energy charge but richer nations including the #US and #EU relied more than before on planet-warming #fossilfuels.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2rz08en2po
Oregon Accelerates Green Energy Projects Before Trump Phase-Out of Tax Credits
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to expedite solar and wind permits before federal green energy tax credits expire next year. The order prioritizes high-priority projects to begin by July 2026.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-renewable-energy-trump-tax-credits?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Oregon #Green #Energy #Solar #Wind #RenewableEnergy #Trump
Oregon Accelerates Green Energy Projects Before Trump Phase-Out of Tax Credits
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to expedite solar and wind permits before federal green energy tax credits expire next year. The order prioritizes high-priority projects to begin by July 2026.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-renewable-energy-trump-tax-credits?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Oregon #Green #Energy #Solar #Wind #RenewableEnergy #Trump
#RenewableEnergy overtook #coal as world's leading source of #electricity in first half of #2025 - a historic first.
Electricity demand is growing around world but growth in #solar and #wind was so strong it met 100% of the extra electricity demand, even helping drive a slight decline in coal and gas use.
Developing countries, especially #China, led the clean energy charge but richer nations including the #US and #EU relied more than before on planet-warming #fossilfuels.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2rz08en2po
Nothing can stop the solar energy revolution, greenhouse glass edition.
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/07/new-solar-glass-cranks-up-lettuce-crop-yields-by-almost-40/
#solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agrisolar #agrivoltaic #agriculture #farms #farming #sustainable #sustainability #renewableenergy #renewables #innovation #startups #energy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #gogreen
Nothing can stop the solar energy revolution, greenhouse glass edition.
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/07/new-solar-glass-cranks-up-lettuce-crop-yields-by-almost-40/
#solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agrisolar #agrivoltaic #agriculture #farms #farming #sustainable #sustainability #renewableenergy #renewables #innovation #startups #energy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #gogreen
@edumerco I don't think most individuals are ever going to be 100% energy self-suffisent, but what you are doing is showing that everybody can contribute and it's really not that hard. It also makes people conscious of the amount of electricity they use - and at what time of day - which is a big factor in maximizing renewables use, as you know. Well done!
@radundtat
As you too! :)
I love to share stories like these to show people that #RenewableEnergy and #PhotovoltaicEnergy is not hard really and it creates immediate benefits for everyone.
Let's keep showing another way to go... :D
Renewables overtake coal globally for first time on record - analysis
#ThinkTankAnalysis #ClimateChangeAction #CoalToClean #SustainabilityNow #RenewableEnergy
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/solar-shetland-china-india-david-jones-b2840557.html
Renewables overtake coal globally for first time on record - analysis
#ThinkTankAnalysis #ClimateChangeAction #CoalToClean #SustainabilityNow #RenewableEnergy
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/solar-shetland-china-india-david-jones-b2840557.html
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