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• Post #3080225

  Australia’s only solar panel maker is thinking big with a planned Gigafactory, a greenfield facility capable of producing up to 1 GW of high quality Australian-made panels per year that would employ more than 200 people: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/29/inside-pv-manufacturing-tindos-solar-manufacturing-facility-in-australia/ #Solar #PV #Energy #austrailia #tindo

• Post #3080224

  Coal is it blamed for emissions, politics, old power stations and health issues. According to new research, it may also be hurting solar power itself A study published in Nature Sustainability looked at 140,000+ solar installations 2017- 2023 and found that aerosols linked to coal-fired power can reduce PV output by blocking sunlight and changing cloud behavior In 2023, the loss was estimated at 5.8% of global solar generation, or about 111 TWh #coal #solar #energy

• Post #2263780

  Solar panels reduce thermal stress in dairy barns during critical afternoon hours A study from China shows rooftop PV systems on dairy barns can significantly reduce roof heat flux and improve indoor thermal conditions. Field measurements and simulations found up to a 2.3 C reduction in indoor temperature during peak afternoon heat stress periods #Solar #PV #agrisolar #dairy #energy https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/06/solar-panels-reduces-thermal-stress-in-dairy-barns-during-critical-afte...

• Post #1949118

  Australia: But it was rooftop PV that had the biggest impact, reaching a new Q1 high of 4,090 MW this quarter, and increasing its share to 15.8 per cent of total supply and remaining the single largest renewable contributor. AEMO notes that it is suppressing coal and gas generation during the day #Solar #PV #Energy #RoofTopSolar #Australia https://reneweconomy.com.au/batteries-both-big-and-small-have-reshaped-the-grid-and-forced-wholesale-prices-down-aemo-says/

• Post #1949083

  "In the Philippines, imports of solar panels from China during March alone were sufficient to increase total solar capacity by half, relative to levels at the end of 2025. In Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan, trade was sufficient to boost installations by a quarter or more. One Manila-based solar installer told local news site Rappler that they were signing as many as 10 times more contracts per month than before the war." #solar #energy #asia #pv https://www.smh.com...

• Post #1949080

  Bye bye diesel in the remotest corners of the planet as cheap clean solar takes over Many Amazonian communities aren’t connected to the grid In remote areas with no roads, transmission lines are difficult to build + maintain They depend on polluting diesel fuel for electricity Diesel, transported by boat, is burned by about 160 thermal plants + thousands of generators scattered in the rainforest Solar + batteries are beginning to transform the region, supplementing/replacing diesel altogether

• Post #1949076

  China’s solar exports doubled in a single month, rising to a new record of 68 gigawatts in March and 50 countries - broke records for imports of Chinese solar panels; exports of batteries and EVs also jumped Demand was particularly high in countries hardest hit by the oil crunch, such as India and the Philippines. Nations aren’t just focused on oil. They’re securing more reliable energy supplies to avoid the next disruption #Energy #solar #pv #india #philippines #china

• Post #1551846

  Australia has created the most cost-effective rooftop solar industry in the developed world - and it shows: 1. Australia consistently has the highest per capita adoption rate globally, with over one third of all households now having rooftop solar, totalling more than four million installations. 2. In South Australia, more than half of all homes have rooftop solar. Price for a 7KW rooftop solar system.$USD #australia #Solar #PV #USA #Germany

• Post #1551845

  So much for the claims that solar destroys farmland; as usual, reality is the opposite of what he claims: 'Researchers have analyzed the biomass and nutritional value of grasses and legumes for grazing dairy cattle, growing in agrivoltaics fields. The results showed that forage quality may be maintained or even enhanced in agrivoltaic environments.' #Energy #Solar #agrivoltaics https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/04/16/agrivoltaics-maintain-or-enhance-forage-quality-study-finds...

• Post #1551841

  Maldives’ largest floating solar array goes online Swimsol says the 2.4 MW floating PV array will supply the resort island of Cheval Blanc Randheli, reducing diesel consumption and saving about $1.5 million in fuel costs. Solar modules are mounted more than 1.5 m above the water line, which prevents wave impact damage and biofouling on the panels themselves.” Specially designed anchors suited to sandy seabeds, #solar #energy #PV #Maldives https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/22/maldives-lar...

• Post #1020904

  New solar farm built in Australia’s most destructive wind area “didn’t miss a beat” in recent cyclone #Exmouth #Australia #Solar #PV #Energy https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-solar-farm-built-in-australias-most-destructive-wind-area-didnt-miss-a-beat-in-recent-cyclone/

• Post #1020896

  Australia leads per capita as rooftops turn homes into power stations & BESS scales fast. Centralized grids aren’t competing anymore—they’re being replaced faster than linear models anticipated

• Post #1020893

  Solar for all - Darebin Council’s Solar Saver program has helped almost 1,200 low-income and vulnerable homeowners in the area get A$4.8 million worth of home energy upgrades Council pays the upfront cost of installing solar reverse cycle a/c and hot water heat pumps. Factoring in state government rebates, costs were added to the homeowner’s property taxes as a “special rates charge” The homeowner could then repay this money over ten years–interest-free https://theconversation.com/how-one-loc...

• Post #1020892

  Temporary solar farms for miners pays off, built, delivered, unpacked and then repacked later by an Aussie firm PHNNX: • Annual savings: $190,000 • 95% reduction in fuel and logistics costs • Diesel reduction: from 100,000 litres/year to 5,000 litres/year • Maintenance savings: ~$5,000/year from reduced generator wear • Payback period: ~3.1 years • ROI over 10 years: ~300% • Carbon Abatement: 560 tonnes of CO2 per year https://www.phnxx.io/case-studies/powering-accommodation-camps-mining-proje...