The Sky
https://www.solar.vic.gov.au/manage-end-life-solar-pv
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Specialist solar PV recyclers can recover up to 90% of a solar panel for reuse.
In Victoria there are several reputable recyclers who reprocess solar PV panels. Installers can ccontact these facilities below or their local government authority for the nearest collection point and more information on the process to recycle solar PV panels:..
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Sure, everything can be improved - but I don't think this alarmist "major problem" labelling is justified.
#Solar
Solar waste is a major problem for Australia – but recycling should be the last resort https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-waste-is-a-major-problem-for-australia-but-recycling-should-be-the-last-resort/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solar-waste-is-a-major-problem-for-australia-but-recycling-should-be-the-last-resort
Growth in global electricity generation using "Solar PV" outpacing growth in other technologies https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127183248 #Solar
Fully solar-powered electric vehicles recharge using sunlight only, no plugs, no emissions. Discover the future of clean, independent transportation.
www.techentfut.com/2025/06/solar-electric-vehicle.html
Back on the roof today, cleaning the #solarpanels
Based on the PV outage in Grafana (stats from #homeassistant )I cleaned 33 panels in 2h36m. I make that about 4m45s per panel. They do look shiny again now.
I finally have a 3D printer at home, that I can use for electronics projects. Enclosures, solar panel mounts etcetera.
Irish solar records new monthly solar generation peak for May
Grid-scale solar accounted for 6.5% of electricity generated in May, with 173,163 MWh of solar output.
Irish solar has been hitting record generation levels lately, with new peaks for solar power recorded on the grid in March and May. In March, Ireland reached a new daily peak record with over 750 MW of grid-scale solar.
In May, about 32.5% of Ireland’s electricity came from renewables
#Ireland #solar
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/11/irish-solar-records-new-monthly-solar-generation-peak-for-may/
Repurposing unused satellite dishes into solar systems
Switzerland-based utility CKW has installed PV systems on disused satellite dishes at telecom company Leuk TDC’s headquarters, using SolarEdge’s DC-optimized inverters and power optimizers to maximize system output.
#solar #energy #satellite #switzerland
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/11/repurposing-unused-satellite-dishes-into-solar-systems/
UK small-scale solar costs tumble as competition heats up for installers
Figures for 2024-25 financial year reveal double-digit percentage drop in median price for UK small-scale solar. Falling prices were driven by increased supply and technology advancements, according to DESNZ, while installer warns new rooftop opportunities could come with tighter margins.
#UK #solar
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/12/uk-small-scale-solar-costs-tumble-as-competition-heats-up-for-installers/
Global Solar pathfinders are important because they learn to solve new problems and disprove misinformation and disinformation.
One third of Australian dwellings have rooftop solar. This is often coupled with the removal of all gas appliances in favor of electric heat pumps, electric hot water storage tanks, electric vehicles and home batteries. Together, these provide the cheapest, most resilient and least polluting domestic energy in history.
#energy #solar #gas #PV
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/13/global-renewable-energy-pathfinding/
Nicaragua starts work on 70 MW solar plant, largest to date
China Communications Construction Co. has begun building the 70 MW Enesolar-3 solar plant in Nicaragua, which will supply power to state water utility Enacal and cover about 40% of its electricity needs. The PV project is the largest in the country to date.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/13/nicaragua-starts-work-on-70-mw-solar-plant-largest-to-date/
Canada’s largest off-grid solar project breaks ground
The Anahim Lake Solar Farm in British Columbia, Canada, will provide the Ulkatcho First Nation with renewable energy, reducing the remote community’s use of diesel for electricity generation by almost two-thirds.
#Solar #Energy #Canada
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/13/canadas-largest-off-grid-solar-project-breaks-ground/
TNO, Solarge unveil lightweight perovskite solar module prototype
TNO and Solarge have developed a lightweight perovskite solar module prototype measuring 32 cm x 34 cm by combining roll-to-roll processing and low-weight panel materials. The Netherlands-based partners aim to scale the technology for broader commercial applications.
"Solar and wind are useless as you cant store the excess energy!" say campaigners..
..campaigners then fight to fuck-up energy storage plans in Hampshire:
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25236602.energy-storage-facility-near-river-test-given-approval/
These people are the problem. Not the tech. Its got to go somewhere.
#tech #energy #Technology #solar #wind #renewables #RenewableeEnergy #news #uk #uknews #hampshire
"Australia adds 235 MW of rooftop solar in May"
#Australia #Solar #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables #PV
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/09/australia-adds-235-mw-of-rooftop-solar-in-may/
Now's as good a time as any to invest in #solar panels / roof + batteries:
"UK government mandates solar panels for new homes in England"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Solar #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/10/uk-government-mandates-solar-panels-for-new-homes-in-england/
Peru’s largest solar plant powers up
The 300 MW San MartÃn project is now fully operational, powering 440,000 homes and preventing more than 166,000 tonnes of COâ‚‚ emissions each year.
#PV #Solar #Energy #Peru
https://www.energylivenews.com/2025/06/12/perus-largest-solar-plant-powers-up/
This is the 100 year anniversary of humans having an idea of what the heck the sun and all the stars actually are. If you had asked a leading astronomer in 1925 what the sun was, they would say that it's basically the same as Earth, but very hot.
In Cecilia Payne's doctoral thesis she was the first to say, from spectral data, that the sun was overwhelmingly made of hydrogen and helium.
It was later described as "the most brilliant PhD thesis ever written in astronomy".
