My #homeassistant produced this nice image, because today was totally clear sky and my solar panels were providing full power. It's funny how doing things at home is so clearly visible in power usage.
#India's #solar capacity jumped by 9.5GW in 2024 Q1, partly due to Government policy:
"This increase is not merely a result of favorable market conditions but also a product of strategic #policy interventions and technological innovations. The Indian government's renewable energy policies have significantly lowered implementation and financing costs, enhancing the overall economics of solar projects."
Und weil immer wieder mal gefragt wird, wie ich überhaupt in des #Velostudio rein passe, hier ein Foto im aufgebauten/ausgeklappten Zustand beim #Festival. Nach Modifikationen an den Ladereglern erbrachten die #Solarzellen an diesem sonnigen Wochenende eine Spitzenleistung von 1400 Watt. Sie laden auch während der Fahrt - die Batterien des Gespanns waren nie unter 95% Kapazität - Yeah! #Welver#Dortmund#Solar#energiewende#verkehrswende#minicamper#fahrrad
#Senate#Democrats opened an investigation on Thurs into #Trump’s meeting w/ #oil & #gas execs last month to determine whether Trump offered a “policies-for-money transaction” [#bribe ] when he asked for $1B for his 2024 campaign so he could retake the White House & delete #POTUS#Biden’s #climate#regulations.
The investigation is the 2nd congressional inquiry into the April 11 fund-raising dinner…. Trump told ~20 oil & gas execs that they would save far more than $1B in avoided #taxes & #legal fees after he repealed #environmental regulations….
After a few false starts (oops, there were multiple more inspectors than I realized and they made me turn it back off for a bit) I finally got the permission to operate for my #solar install today! Of course for the first day I can operate it legally it would be cloudy and overcast, but it's also cool(ish) so my power requirements should remain low!
Kern Co still produces~3/4 of the CAs oil & gas, but CA’s push to decarbonize its energy grid is putting these rigs +ppl who operate them out of work. The battery-storage tech plan is to retrofit depleted oil wells to store concentrated #solar energy in super-heated groundwater +use that heat to drive turbines when energy demand rises. If it works as planned... #Climatehttps://e360.yale.edu/features/kern-county-oil-solar-thermal-geothermal-energy-storage
The world's biggest renewables & storage project, in northern Australia, will have 12 GW of wind, 12 GW of solar, and 32 GWh of storage. It will supply both Singapore & Australia. The project will likely be rolled out in two stages – with the first sized at 12 GW of wind & solar and 16 GWh of battery storage.
Hah! Just when I was complaining yesterday about the lack of regional solar to absorb some of that hot day electricity demand peak, along comes Summer Lee digging up $2m to put a solar farm on the nine mile run slag heap area.
Smelting #Steel Without Fossil Fuels: #Solar Power Shatters the 1,000°C Barrier for Industrial Heating
"Swiss researchers have developed a solar energy method using synthetic quartz to achieve temperatures above 1,000°C for industrial processes, potentially replacing fossil fuels in the production of materials like steel and cement."
Seit wir unsere PV-Anlage in Betrieb haben, beobachte ich unseren Stromverbrauch und da fallen einem Dinge auf, die, nun ja, eigentlich offensichtlich sind. Man weiß sie schon, aber es hat mir nochmal die Größenordnungen von Leistung vor Augen geführt.
It's very clear how desperate green tech advocates are to paint the current developments as a win for the climate. But by doing so they only reinforce the status quo.