Look how smooth and clean that concrete is! Progressing nicely. We’re now waiting on curing for two batteries to hit. A bit more concrete and conduit work so a second pad for other gear (inverters, DC combiners, battery controller, transformers) can be installed. Big show!

Commercial Solar Guy@commercialsolarguy.com · 2d ago

All right, back to work, no more Internet news. Gonna finish forming structure today since site has dried up, as you can so nicely see in second image. We’ve schedule concrete pour for tomorrow. Scheduled multiple battery drops in about a month once concrete How it was. How it is.

Big roof! Modules going down! Optimizers are deployed - just over 1,400 of them.

Commercial Solar Guy@commercialsolarguy.com · 6d ago

Someone is building a BIIIIIIIIG solar power plant

'GoldenPeaks filed for bankruptcy in May...asset manager pushing for fast sale of GoldenPeaks, which owes lenders, including Brookfield, <$1 billion...Brookfield agreed to take over assets in exchange for canceling debt owed...Bankruptcy Judge to decide whether to approve sale to Brookfield'

Brookfield Faces Looming Creditor Clash Over Polish Solar Firm

Alternative asset manager Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.’s plan to take over the operations of a Polish solar firm that suddenly collapsed into bankruptcy faces potential opposition from lower-ranki...

bloomberg.com

'Balance-of-system costs, labour, civil works, grid connection & project delivery, represent dominant component of total project costs...have been largely resistant to reductions, in fact - Civil works, labour, grid connection & financing costs have risen in real terms - while module pricing falls'

Australia's utility-scale solar costs stall at US$1.52/W as balance-of-system pressures offset module price falls

Australia's installed cost of utility-scale solar has not fallen at the pace required to reach the country's UCLS ambitions.

pv-tech.org

Tough business to make work as of yet...hope someone continues...maybe it just doesn't make sense to put solar panels on top of shipping containers?

Sono Motors files for insolvency, puts solar business up for sale - pv magazine Global

The Munich-based company ceased operations at the end of July. It is now seeking an investor for its B2B photovoltaic business after failing to secure viable financing for the division during its rest...

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‘676-kWh sodium-ion battery system…cell energy density exceeding 165 Wh/kg…could be fully charged in 20–25 minutes and still maintain a cycle life of over 8,000 cycles’ ‘test vehicle…tractor carrying a 339-kWh sodium-ion battery…15,000 kilometers over nearly seven months…90% of its usable capacity’

CnEVPost@cnevpost.com · 14h ago

China's sodium-ion push widens with first electric mining truck delivery Hina Battery and Shaanxi Tonly Heavy Industries jointly developed the mining truck, which carries a 676-kWh sodium-ion battery system. cnev.co/eAvGDwc 👇

So, we can use solar made electricity to breakdown CO2 into usable carbon and also usable oxygen. Maybe we don't actually 'capture' the CO2? We just make giant solar powered lightening in the middle of deserts and let them somehow just sprinkle carbon to the ground? I am sure someone will buy it...

Berkeley Lab Press@berkeleylabpress.bsky.social · 19h ago

"This is a major win in a larger effort to synthesize critical materials and battery materials using molten salts," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Mike Whitaker.

We built some of that!

🇺🇦 Joe LaRusso 🔌 🕳️ 🐇@jglarusso.bsky.social · 24h ago

Which New England generating resource is producing more electricity than any other resource right now? Behind-the-meter solar.

NEW – Factcheck: How nuclear, gas, wind and solar power are affected during heatwaves | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from @iain-staffell.bsky.social @henrypreston.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/yfvQnUS

Working on a multi-housing facility. The whole site is being refabbed - windows, insulation, applianmces, floors, bathrooms, windows, and everything. I am hopeful that the solar PLUS upgrades will knock the electricity use down to zero. 667 kW, spread across 15 rooftops, and five interconnections.

🚀Europe’s battery fleet surpassed 100 GWh in 2025, with total capacity growing by 55% year-on-year Utility-scale storage is rapidly expanding and set to overtake residential in the coming years Download the report👉 www.solarpowereurope.org/insights/out... #EUBatteryOutlook26

You playing my emotions people

Scott Lincicome@scottlincicome.bsky.social · 2d ago

Very healthy copper market behavior here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

'Top PV Module Suppliers in H1 2026 by Shipment' Only company on the list that is at 50% of their 2026 listed goals is Skyworth, a new company in the module space. www.solarbeglobal.com/top-pv-modul...

I remember a few years ago when the massive Chinese solar polysilicon ramps started happening. I assumed I didn’t comprehend the announcements properly, or that there were technical details I was missing…or there was a massive ramp in capacity coming. Well, we’re gonna see at least some tightening.

Commercial Solar Guy@commercialsolarguy.com · 2d ago

‘could reduce China’s compliant solar polysilicon from ~3.5 million tonnes to <2 m t’ ‘polysilicon via trichlorosilane process energy grades set at 5.0, 5.5 & 6.3 kilograms of standard coal equivalent (kgce)/kg…it was 6.4 kgce in draft’ ‘84% capacity meet 6.4 kgce/kg threshold, ~45% 6.3 kgce/kg’

‘Defense Logistics Agency dropped a tender for almost 36 million pounds, about 16,000 tons, of battery-grade lithium carbonate in a contract worth as much as $300 million…asked suppliers to propose fixed prices for supplies over five years…Prices of lithium carbonate surged <20% so far this year’

US Defense Agency Cancels Plan to Buy $300 Million of Lithium

The US Department of Defense has canceled a tender to purchase lithium for its strategic stockpiles, in another apparent sign of the challenges it faces in trying to bolster supplies of critical miner...

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<3

Nicolas Fulghum@nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 2d ago

July marks the first consecutive twelve month period where wind generated more electricity than gas in the UK...in every single month. In the last decade, wind generation in the UK has more than doubled, pushing first coal and now gas out of the mix.

Damn, what’s a guy gotta be named to get a $13 billion valuation?

Joe Deely@jdeely.bsky.social · 2d ago

Good news on the home Battery Energy storage front. Keep an eye on this story. Key points in this article: - 23,000 batteries installed - 550 MWh instaled - 100 installations/day (expects to double by year-end) - new models have 39.2 Kwh of storage - wow! #energysky www.wsj.com/business/ene...

‘3-step process:perception, decision-making,&robotic execution…1st, identify PV modules, mounting structures, & surrounding conditions…2nd, control system analyzes environment, plans movement paths, &determines positioning…3rd, robotic arm performs module pickup, transport, alignment, &installation’

AI-powered 9-ton tracked robot for large-scale PV construction - pv magazine Global

China-based Relu Robotics has developed a 9-ton robot that reportedly delivers accurate module handling and installation. The company says its tracked chassis, extended-range power system, and all-ter...

pv-magazine.com

‘could reduce China’s compliant solar polysilicon from ~3.5 million tonnes to <2 m t’ ‘polysilicon via trichlorosilane process energy grades set at 5.0, 5.5 & 6.3 kilograms of standard coal equivalent (kgce)/kg…it was 6.4 kgce in draft’ ‘84% capacity meet 6.4 kgce/kg threshold, ~45% 6.3 kgce/kg’

China adopts tougher mandatory energy limits for polysilicon plants - pv magazine Global

China has published a stricter mandatory energy consumption standard for polysilicon production, lowering the maximum allowable energy use for existing rod-silicon plants and tightening accounting rul...

pv-magazine.com

‘hail events are typically highly localized…In early June, a similar storm caused comparable damage to two systems in Monteroberto, near Jesi. A PV system located just a few hundred meters away was unaffected, while the two impacted installations were destroyed.”

Hail storm damages PV systems across Italy’s Marche region - pv magazine Global

A severe hail storm in Italy's Marche region damaged several PV systems, with industry representatives reporting a rise in hail-related losses in recent years.

pv-magazine.com

Talked to a guy that said he was on the development team if this site. Had a cool ass story. Should reach out… ‘first phase MTerra Solar project in Philippines energized >1.3 GW of solar & 825 MW of battery energystorage…project is set to deliver 3.5 GW of solar & 4.5 GWh of storage when complete’

The Philippines inaugurates first phase of massive solar-storage project - pv magazine Global

The first phase of the MTerra Solar project in the Philippines has energized over 1.3 GW of solar and 825 MW of battery energy storage. Once completed, the project is set to deliver 3.5 GW of solar ti...

pv-magazine.com

Imagine - the federal government is employed with people actively in support of defrauding presidential elections. They were chosen because they endorsed a lie - or believes it. Not certain who is more dangerous…

Joshua Basseches@joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 2d ago

“'The sad reality now is that the federal government is our biggest concern,' Brown [Washington AG] said, adding, 'It used to be that the Department of Justice was our No. 1 partner, helping states prepare for election-related issues.'" www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/24/n...

‘Most, if not all, of the solar panel should have an air gap with the roof greater than six inches…useful development would be to borrow the utility-scale practice of using drones with thermal cameras to routinely overfly commercial and residential arrays to search for hot spots’

As rooftop solar grows, industry expert warns of rising fire risks - pv magazine USA

Following a devastating warehouse fire in Los Angeles, solar engineer Lawrence Shaw is warning that a lack of proper ventilation in rooftop PV systems could spark a dangerous upward trend in solar-rel...

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‘fire originated in one of the large photovoltaic installations located next to the N-420 highway…first warning issued by company operating the plant…At the time, three workers were on site and attempted to contain the fire…51-year…burns…initial treatment mobile intensive care…airlift to hospital’

Fire at Spanish solar plant burns 90 hectares - pv magazine Global

The fire, which broke out last Wednesday afternoon, left one worker injured with burns. The cause of the fire is yet to be reported.

pv-magazine.com

‘Historically, data center backup 1-to-1 diesel generators:facility load…now 15-40%…increasingly software moves computing workloads…In place of diesel, BESS becoming standard…driven by utility demand-response/regional policy…Mazzetti said BESS present on every datacenter project Rosendin constructs’

Data center power shifts favor BESS, solid-state transformers - pv magazine USA

A recent webinar hosted by ROTH Capital Partners highlights how hyperscale developers are reducing diesel generator reliance and exploring alternative power architectures.

pv-magazine-usa.com

AI could help manage the false positive problem of monitoring. If smarter tools cut this down 90%+, it’d let the human cover the last 10% - and they’d be able to do 10x prior. Then - each percent increase from 90% grows in value until 98% means 500X done by the human & 99% goes toward 1,000x.

As solar breaks records, its security must catch up - pv magazine Global

In May 2026, U.S. solar power hit a historic milestone by generating more electricity than coal for the first time, but rapid industry expansion brings critical security risks, particularly during con...

pv-magazine.com

‘$71 million…Shipments are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2027…183,000 square foot facility in Sacramento…4 GWh/yr capacity…secured Jupiter Power ~4.75 GWh 2027-2030+1.5 GWh deal with Energy Vault (~2 GWh/yr - 50% capacity)’ Gonna reach out - we need a ~2.5 MWh DC block product…

Peak Energy to build 4 GWh grid-scale sodium-ion BESS factory in California - Energy Storage

Sodium-ion battery startup Peak Energy says its $71 million factory will be the first facility in the United States dedicated to grid-scale sodium-ion energy storage systems. Shipments are expected to...

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Do the government people not grasp how much of a conspiracy theory this is going to feed? Seriously? Trucks out only at night putting out fumes into the air?

The New Bedford Light@newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 2d ago

While most New Bedford residents sleep, John Moniz is out in his truck. Between 2 and 10 a.m., the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project general foreman cruises around the county’s parks, yards, and neighborhoods spraying low-dose Duet, an insecticide, into the early morning fog.

Developing countries can have a "rapid uptake" of solar, thanks to rooftop/small solar systems at homes and businesses. 29 nations have deployed 10 GW or more of solar. 82 countries have 1 GW or more. Small solar answers monopoly/grid failure. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky

Do all thermal assets have these hot/cold issues? Texans gas purposely doesn’t have cold weather protection because it leads over heating during summer. Nuke in a Hungary doen because no water to cool, France because they want to protect rivers from hot water…

Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · last mo.

HEATWAVE HITS GAS POWER? Amid tight GB supplies, looks like gas plants cutting output due to heat? Carrington – unplanned 16% reduction due to "ambient conditions" Keadby 2 – 34% due to "weather" Staythorpe – 18% due to "ambient conditions" Grain – 12% "environmental" cause 1/2