As for solar energy tech, it is entering Gaza very, very slowly. Our entire energy infrastructure must be rebuilt, but getting new equipment through the Israeli occupation checkpoints is extremely difficult.

Please help me stay connected, your solidarity and support mean so much to my family.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-mitqals-family

☀️🔌️🔋️

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#Gaza #solar #energy #tech #Palestine #MutualAid

As for solar energy tech, it is entering Gaza very, very slowly. Our entire energy infrastructure must be rebuilt, but getting new equipment through the Israeli occupation checkpoints is extremely difficult.

Please help me stay connected, your solidarity and support mean so much to my family.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-mitqals-family

☀️🔌️🔋️

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#Gaza #solar #energy #tech #Palestine #MutualAid

Access to solar energy is extremely limited compared to the massive need. Many families cannot access it at all.

When there is no sunshine, nobody can use their phones or any other electric devices. All other electric infrastructure has been destroy.

This is the reality of daily life here, where even charging a phone has become a daily struggle.

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#Gaza #solar #energy #tech #Palestine

https://www.asparagusmagazine.com/articles/solar-panels-power-war-ravaged-gaza-where-electricity-is-cut-off-and-infrastructure-destroyed

I pay about $1.50 every day just to charge my phone. I can charge it twice a day if the sun is available, sometimes I can’t charge it at all 😞

A phone here is not a luxury. It is our only way to communicate, to ask for help, and to follow the news. It is the only thing connecting us to the outside world.

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#Gaza #solar #energy #tech #palestine

Aràbia, Veneçuela, Rússia, Iran, Estats Units...

Si volem desfer-nos de tirans i autòcrates, hem de posar molta molta energia renovable.

Tothom qui pugui, se posi plaques solars! Hi sortirà guanyant.

Ara a #Mallorca tenim les subvencions Fotopar 2026 per a #fotovoltaica i bateries.

A la #cooperativa Som Serveis t'ho feim tot (instal·lació, paperassa, etc.) perquè el canvi sigui fàcil. En #comunitat som més forts, no t'ho pensis més!

👉https://www.somserveisenergetics.coop/?p=1677

#Energia #Solar #Renovables

😎 Un edifici de #SonRapinya ( #Palma) que aprofita les plaques solars amb doble ús:

- Plaques solars fent de tanca a la terrassa en horitzntal per aprofitar millor el Sol de matí i vespre.

- Pèrgola solar per cobrir la terrassa i aportar ombra.

💡 Si vols les teves plaques solars i estalviar a la #factura, aprofita les subvencions FOTOPAR 2026 del Govern Balear amb la cooperativa Som Serveis Energètics!

👉 https://www.somserveisenergetics.coop/?p=1677

#Coop #Cooperativa #Energia #Solar #Renovables #Mallorca

Woot. 2kW of #Solar coming in already this morning. It's hard to get a consistent voltage reading - maybe around noon. But it looks like I've only got a 6V drop in my wiring, which at about 5A is maybe 30W lost to the extra length getting to the panels.

@TechConnectify Speaking of biofuels, Everything Electric podcast just mentioned this piece: https://mastodon.social/@obrhoff/115996654691838843

If we place solar panels on the worldwide area used to produce biofuels, it would be able to generate more electricity than the world currently generate 🤯

Many more details in the article.
#biofuel #renewables #solar

Since the nuclear disaster, Fukushima has become a powerhouse for renewables in Japan. But the prefecture is still pursuing hydrogen as a key cog for the energy transition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/02/02/energy/fukushima-pushes-hydrogen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #fukushima #solar #hydrogen #renewables #emissions #fukushimahydrogenenergyresearchfield

Technology Connections with one of the best videos I've ever seen making the case for renewable energy.

The really striking bit pointed out that if the land in the US currently being used for biofuels for cars was converted to solar panels and batteries and even if we neglected even more efficient land use like agrivoltaics, the USA could more than power itself (including EV cars) without impacting food production.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9nt2ZeGM

#Energy #Solar #Renewables

Technology Connections with one of the best videos I've ever seen making the case for renewable energy.

The really striking bit pointed out that if the land in the US currently being used for biofuels for cars was converted to solar panels and batteries and even if we neglected even more efficient land use like agrivoltaics, the USA could more than power itself (including EV cars) without impacting food production.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9nt2ZeGM

#Energy #Solar #Renewables

I finished getting the series string of 9 325W #solar panels mounted in their final location. Pics are from after the first 5.

It was a bit of a challenge due to the slope and the angle I wanted my panels to be at. So I needed to hobble together a level base for the last 4 which took me past sunset. It's a pretty severe grade. I had to dig some to get the right angle for the upslope panels. And a raised base several feet hight for the downslope panels.

I've still got to complete the wiring. This string has a Voc of about 400V. It's about an 80' run back to my AIO inverter. With that high a voltage and only about 10A Isc, I should be fine with the 10awg wiring. I'll measure the actual voltage drop/power loss tomorrow.

I'm very excited. The high voltage means the mppt in the inverter should wake up at first light and start providing power. The panels are in full sun there for about 8-9hrs. That's only going to grow as spring/summer approaches, and I'll have the potential for about 18kWh of solar per day.

I'll try to take a pic of the full array when the full moon comes up shortly.

I find it kind of neat to think that the #solar (and #renewable) power uprising is unstoppable at this point

it does not matter if you don't think it's worth it, in the long run solar always wins due to near-zero operating expenditures, and in the short term solar also wins because even high efficiency panels are literally cheaper than plywood these days.

and if you're worried about the nights: guess what, (e.g LiFePo4) battery cells are now also like 50-100$ per kWh.

Fossil fuels are losing.

I find it kind of neat to think that the #solar (and #renewable) power uprising is unstoppable at this point

it does not matter if you don't think it's worth it, in the long run solar always wins due to near-zero operating expenditures, and in the short term solar also wins because even high efficiency panels are literally cheaper than plywood these days.

and if you're worried about the nights: guess what, (e.g LiFePo4) battery cells are now also like 50-100$ per kWh.

Fossil fuels are losing.

China leads the world in solar power, producing 64% of global utility-scale solar and wind energy. Its massive manufacturing capacity, one terawatt of solar panels annually, has driven costs down to record lows, making solar the cheapest energy source. This boom is transforming global energy markets and posing a major challenge to fossil fuels.

https://futurism.com/science-energy/solar-energy-china-production

#china #cleanenergy #solar #rewnewables

Remember that deranged nonsense #Trump spewed out about #renewables in #Germany?

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/11/germany-responds-to-donald-trumps-lies-about-german-electricity-grid/

Actually prices were going *down* due to cheap #wind and #solar #energy.

https://www.agora-energiewende.org/news-events/renewables-cut-german-electricity-costs-and-emissions-lack-of-momentum-seen-in-buildings-and-transport-sectors

Even conservative counties are "keen on green", because they get to participate in the local energy production earnings.

https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/deutschland/politik/windkraft-solar-anlagen-verpflichtende-abgabe-kommunen-100.html

https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/technologie/windkraft-gemeinde-100.html

#Energiewende

China leads the world in solar power, producing 64% of global utility-scale solar and wind energy. Its massive manufacturing capacity, one terawatt of solar panels annually, has driven costs down to record lows, making solar the cheapest energy source. This boom is transforming global energy markets and posing a major challenge to fossil fuels.

https://futurism.com/science-energy/solar-energy-china-production

#china #cleanenergy #solar #rewnewables

I got a portion of the structure prepped for my solar panels. I'm going to come off of camp's array at an steeper angle forming a wall on the south side (camp's panels are oddly angled for max summer power. Mine will be for max winter power). I have room for 9 panels there. It's full sun all day. They'll be in series which in the coldest weather will be 490V. My AIO inverter has a PV max of 500V. So I'll have a 3kW array with the potential for 12kWh/day going to my 16kWh battery bank.

That leaves 2 extra solar panels that I can play around with for a sand battery or use to charge up my portable power station.

#OffGrid #DIY #Solar

Son Ripollet (a #SonEspanyol, #Palma), de camp de garrovers a hort solar.

Per evitar mars de plaques solars que ocupen el camp, cobrim les nostres teulades, cobertes, façanes i balcons!

Cada vegada és més fàcil i hi ha subvencions.

I si no pots posar-hi plaques, apunta't a un #autoconsum compartit. La instal·lació #solar pot estar fins a 2 km de distància!

En #cooperativa, com Som Serveis Energètics, hi guanyam tots!

#Mallorca #Energia #Fotovoltaica #Renovables
https://www.diariodemallorca.es/mallorca/2026/01/29/son-ripollet-instalacion-solar-palma-bc-126142451.html