Solar output in the UK recorded an all-time high in July, reaching 3.2 TWh. 33% higher than July last year. Accelerating solar deployment coincided with a historically sunny month to produce this record. Solar power is delivering when heatwaves are at their worst.

One in seven units of electricity used in Britain in July came from solar power As @solarenergyuk.bsky.social say: “15 years ago solar was a footnote in the electricity mix - now it’s a major player” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July

Farms and rooftop panels contribute 14.4% to the grid – and figures reveal a surge in new installations

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Blackout warnings in Hungary, triggered by an outage on a gas plant and the shutdown of a nuclear plant due to low water levels. Damn that intermittent power…

"Antalya on fire..." Yes, this is the Turkish city due to host the next UN climate conference, COP31, this November

It's not going to become 'the norm' though, is it? That's what so fucking terrifying about it. It's going to become a lot worse, very quickly.

YouGov@yougov.co.uk · last wk.

Would you be happy if this summer's weather became the norm? Happy: 38% Neither: 22% Unhappy: 38% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Friendly reminder that these things aren't impacted by closing the Strait of Hormuz so maybe, just maybe, we should implement them to avoid being impacted by future conflicts: -Solar panels -Wind turbines -Battery storage -Electric vehicles -Bicycles -Natural fertilizers -Electric heat pumps

If you ask news orgs 'why dont you post on Truth Social?' they'll say "Well it's just full of right-wingers and props up Trump's delusions" For a long time the same can be said about X (replace Trump with Musk) but they've fooled themselves into thinking it's still a valid part of the public sphere

Will Jennings📉🗳️@drjennings.bsky.social · 2w ago

At this point it’s more defensible to be on Truth Social than X. Being on the former at least is honest. Being on the latter is at best delusional.

When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.

The UK Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, Prof Emily Shuckburgh CBE, visited Emberton Solar Farm in Buckinghamshire last week and called what she saw "a vision of hope." #SolarEnergyUK

Solar farm wildlife ‘a vision of hope’ says Government’s chief climate adviser

The wealth of wildlife living on a solar farm near Milton Keynes has delighted the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Energy Department

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Renewables are now the world's largest source of electricity – and the main source of new supplies

Nigel Farage's approval ratings have now sunk even lower than Keir Starmer's before he resigned, yet we're still being encouraged to believe he has some kind of magic connection with the British public

Nice charts. I continue to be frustrated that coverage of the relatively minor grid issues in Europe during the heatwave rather miss the point that solar and batteries were *helping*.

Tom Haddon@tomh-analyst.bsky.social · 2w ago

There will be distributed energy/renewables narrative trying to emerge (the likely lads are trying to portray this as a Spain version two) but it's clearly nonsense. Wind output forecast missed by ~2 GW (room for improvement there I think!), but solar PV and BESS nailed the brief.

"Sunny Jim" in Private Eye nails the Tories' new approach to climate change...

This is so, so bad. She’s taken the very narrow point that domestic drilling may result in oil and gas with a slightly lower carbon footprint than some imports and extrapolated it out to make sweeping claims about UK emissions increasing that are entirely false. So deeply unserious.

Dan Grey@dangrey.bsky.social · 3w ago

Badenoch just said, on national TV, that UK's carbon emissions have gone up "in total" because of the 2008 Climate Change Act. They have, in fact, declined by more than half. Did #Kuenssberg break in to point this basic fact out? Of course not

“hundreds of North Sea licenses granted by the Conservatives over 14 years have produced the equivalent of just 36 days of gas for the UK. The North Sea reserves have been in terminal decline for years. This is a feature of geology, not a piece of political spin” www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

North Sea drilling is not the answer to our energy problems.

The urgency of the climate crisis is undeniable. The next 12 months are pivotal for advancing the global phase-out of fossil fuels and leaving a li...

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'Upcoming battery technology may well finally eliminate the last disadvantage of renewable energy and turn what has been an intermittent power source into a fully dispatchable one.' www.commonweal.scot/articles/mag...

How to make the sun shine at night — Common Weal

Upcoming battery technology may well finally eliminate the last disadvantage of renewable energy and turn what has been an intermittent power source into a fully dispatchable one.

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Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soybeans

Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soyb...

Two Minnesota solar farms planted 66 native species under their panels. Five years of counting revealed a staggering result that nobody had written into the engineering plan.

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Here's Andy Burnham committing to a fossil fuel phase out and the @fossiltreaty.bsky.social last year. The science is extremely clear, we already have far more fossil fuels than can be burned if we are to stay within the Paris #climate targets & prevent catastrophic warming.

Oil Change International@oilchange.org · 3w ago

Deadly heatwaves are hitting the UK. This is not the moment for more oil & gas. Burnham just backed a global plan to phase out fossil fuels. Now, reports suggest he'll back new North Sea drilling—a big reversal + mistake for the economy, climate, & UK. financialpost.com/pmn/business...

This is cool. Spurs have applied to install around 3,800 solar panels on the roof of their north London stadium. "The proposed 1.64MW system would give the ground a substantial source of on-site renewable electricity."

Spurs' solar ambitions kick off - Energy Live News

Tottenham want to install 3800 solar panels on their stadium roof to generate 1.6MW of power

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RENEWABLES: They're still wildly popular with the British public, not that you'd realise from news coverage * Only 4% are opposed Even for wind/solar farms in your local area, opposition is very low * 74/68% would either be happy to have a local solar/wind farm, or don't care

Beginning next week, Australians get free electricity for three hours every afternoon. That's what happens when you build out wind, sun, and batteries open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

How about Free? Is that affordable enough for you?

The latest on energy, climate and affordability

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The Solar Habitat 2026 report is out now! 📄 Drawing on data from 323 solar sites, the report is the UK’s most comprehensive, ongoing, ecological study of solar farms, offering new, evidence backed, insight into how solar energy and nature can thrive side by side. #SolarEnergyUK

Solar Habitat 2026

Drawing on data from 323 solar sites across the country collected between 2022-2025 the annual Solar Habitat series is the UK’s most comprehensive,

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Icymi: Very positive findings about solar on peatland. Co-benefits of renewables just keep piling up.

Solar panels on rewetted peatland could be a climate and nature win–win

Researchers in Germany have found that solar panels on rewetted peatland provide a unique habitat for bird species along with generating green energy and potentially locking up carbon. Installing sola...

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Incredible - dramatic improvements in air quality in London are linked to a measurable impact on Londoners' health: 9.3% drop in heart-related emergency admissions 5.1% drop in hospital admissions of all illnesses and health conditions Cleaning up our air protects our future.

Emergency hospital admissions fell after introduction of London’s T-charge and Ulez, study suggests

Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones

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www.newscientist.com/article/2529...

Wildlife thrives in solar farm built on restored peatland

A diverse range of bird species has been recorded at a solar park on rewetted peatland in Germany, suggesting that combining energy generation with habitat restoration could benefit biodiversity, the ...

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Further evidence the net zero economy is one of the few parts of the economy that is booming. Truly insane that now is the time politicians start attacking one of the only sources of growth for UK businesses. www.businessgreen.com/news/4530440...

UK net zero economy tops £105bn and supports 1.1 million jobs

UK's burgeoning net zero industries hailed as economic 'powerhouse' following latest study from CBI Economics

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Are we entering a new energy age and seeing the beginning of the end of fossil fuels? @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social, Prof Helen Thompson, radical farmer Stuart Oates and @helenczerski.bsky.social BBC Radio 4 Rare Earth today

Yet another survey showing how most of the public really do like renewables and clean energy projects and understand why they are needed. www.businessgreen.com/news/4530118...

'Clean power is the future our public wants': Brits back clean energy transition, regardless of concerns over visual impacts

Polling shows the British public place higher importance on new infrastructure capable of boosting energy security, than on the visual impact arising from new clean energy projects

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Tony Juniper CBE (Chair at SEUK and Chair at Natural England) reflects on a recent site visit to a solar farm in Essex where he saw first-hand how clean solar energy can be delivered alongside measures to support biodiversity and to help nature recover 🌱 #SolarEnergyUK

Nature tsar champions solar farms’ biodiversity benefits

Clean energy infrastructure, “'an actively support nature recovery,' said Tony Juniper CBE, Chair of Natural England, following a recent visit to an Essex solar farm

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