Today in New York, 40 national and regional solar and battery storage industry associations have come together to connect, learn and grow. Over 100 people. Every continent is represented.

The #solar and battery storage industry is also stuck in the middle in many ways… economist.com/leaders/2026... from @theeconomistnews.bsky.social

When obeying an American law means breaking a Chinese one

Multinationals must prepare for a world of legal contradiction

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To understand business you have to understand your competition. Wherever I go I always like to see not just the #solar, but also the other stuff…

Trust and experience matters. It was such a privilege to be at the Suntech 25 year anniversary event last month - and to see the @globalsolarcouncil.bsky.social’s very own Senior Advisor Jerry Stokes tell his story.

The power of a million small things. The reason why we have to move on from big tech bias. Beautifully written, from Danny Kennedy of We Are Future Keepers: open.substack.com/pub/proelect...

The Swarm We Can't See

Energy Analogies: The Hidden Half of South & Southeast Asia's Energy Transition

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The Energy Institute’s review of world energy published today shows in a nice flow diagram what a waste of energy combustion is - and how #solar plus #storage are delivering an efficient, lean energy system

It warms my heart when I hear of grassroots human rights or humanitarian activists, in remote locations, who charge their laptops and phones with #solar to keep going in times of crisis, blackout and surveillance. Starlink + Solar + Storage might just bring freedom and democracy to all, who knows…

If I had a dime, for every single time, I see a massive advert featuring solar panels…

The truth is always more complicated than the initial headlines make it out to be...

Montel News@montelnews.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The Iberian blackout last April was due to a “combination of numerous factors” contributing to an overvoltage cascade, including generation disconnections below safety limits and inadequate voltage control, European TSO group Entso-E said on Friday. montelnews.com/news/2aa8b1d...

I work weekends. Because I have to - I co-parent and can’t work enough, in my view, on weekdays. I do drop off and pick up every day, and there just aren’t enough hours in between (especially when you occasionally try and get to the gym).

Africa solar market up 6x after another record breaking year according to our @globalsolarcouncil.bsky.social analysis covered on @bloombergnews.bsky.social by Ruth Olurounbi #AMO2026 #PossibleWithSolar www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Africa Solar Capacity Seen Rising Sixfold After 2025 Record

Africa recorded its fastest solar growth on record in 2025, driven by a surge in utility-scale projects, and could add more than six times last year’s annual capacity by 2029, according to a new indus...

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Luckily, we don’t need a global consensus of 190 governments to build a solar farm, and 75m households - in Karachi, Lagos and Rio etc - haven’t needed it to put solar panels on their roofs. We’re getting on with it - the move away from fossil is already happening, don’t worry. #COP30 #COP30Brazil

Arrived at #COP30Belem where it is HOT - if you are here too come and join us at our #PossibleWithSolar 10th anniversary party on the evening of Friday 14 November where you can cool down with an ice drink and dip your feet into the pool 2dmybz.share-eu1.hsforms.com/2_fN_HkoyTXm...

Global Solar Council@globalsolarcouncil.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Meet the team on the ground at #COP30 Belém. Can’t wait to meet you all there! #PossiblewithSolar+Storage

This gives me hope. Don’t give up on 1.5C. Never give up. Here in the #solar industry and in the @globalsolarcouncil.bsky.social we are pushing for more and more and more to keep us 1.5C aligned. #SolarCanDeliver #PossibleWithSolar

Neil Grant@neilgrant.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🚨🚨🚨 NEW REPORT ALERT 🚨🚨🚨 @climateanalytics.org has a new report out today that I’m really excited about. It’s all about 1.5ºC... ▶️ Is overshooting 1.5ºC inevitable? ▶️ Can we still get temperatures back below 1.5ºC? ▶️ If so, how? If you’re interested in our findings, buckle up for a mega thread...

🆕 ENTSO-E published their factual report presenting facts and data on the system conditions during the Iberian #blackout on 28 April 2025 Together with @unefotovoltaica.bsky.social and APREN - Associação Portuguesa de Energias Renováveis we have issued a statement ⬇️

We’ve done it - we now represent battery storage as well as solar. Big move, momentous moment. #BatteryStorage

Global Solar Council@globalsolarcouncil.bsky.social · last yr.

⚡ Solar. Storage. Future Secured. ⚡ Global Solar Council is now the first global industry association to represent both solar PV and battery storage — strengthening the industry’s voice and driving the next phase of the clean energy transition. 🔗 globalsolarcouncil.org

Good news for our African national associations fighting day in day out for better policy frameworks in each and every market #AMO2025 #Africa #PossibleWithSolar

Dave Jones@cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️ x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths. x8 in Zambia x7 in Botswana x6 in Sudan x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia 🧵

The article, and the book, that everyone should read. Pure poetry. #PossibleWithSolar @billmckibben.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment

In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.

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Official report states that solar was not to blame for Spain and Portugal blackout. System couldn't absorb voltage changes. Statement of five leading solar and renewables associations available here: www.globalsolarcouncil.org/news/joint-s... #solar #blackout

The #powercut in Spain and Portugal is still being investigated and we do not know the exact cause yet. However what we do know is that this shows the need for #flexibility and short and long duration storage, and the ability for #rooftopsolar and storage to keep things going when the lights go out

We as renewables industries have a responsibility to be the best we can be and avoid any social acceptance and opposition issues in the future