
Solar is now the less capital-intensive option. More charts and graphs featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the comment below https://t.co/Duvpz2wy16
Azur Space plans a 25pc solar cell capacity increase in 2026 as satellite demand rises with AI growth. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/04/azur-space-solar-cell-expansion-signals.html
How perovskite solar cells age under temperature stress #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/MyYMTXAJ26
JUST IN: Maine is about to become the first US state to ban new data centers. And 10 other states are right behind it. Maine wants to freeze massive construction projects until late 2027. The bill passed the Democratic-controlled House (with Republican support)....
Every country in the World is trying to figure out how to electrify more of their economy. Electrostates win when they reduce exposure to volatile imported molecules faster than demand in transport, heat, and industry can reconstitute it elsewhere. https://t.co/KGtlYPCZwK
These data illustrate how concatenating 4-hour batteries, provides longer-term (in this case, 14 hours) of storage. In other words, 4-h batteries already provide long-duration storage, and the batteries are inexpensive (0.28 cents/kWh-grid-output for 15.8 GW/63.2 GWh of batteries)

Yes, the sun does't shine at night, but batteries produced electricity every minute last night (4/4) as California set a new discharge record of 57.17 GWh/day. Batteries have met 8.01% of all main-grid demand in 2026 in the 4th-largest economy in...
And here's the plan for South Korea to "swiftly transition to renewable energy" https://t.co/AapcezbDSL https://t.co/yt6XQ531Fu
Tokyo tests modular data centers under railway tracks to address land constraints and evaluate performance under vibration, heat, and noise conditions https://t.co/ACkToZewXo

Speaking of energy prices… “In all 50 states, the cost of home-charging an EV is considerably cheaper than fueling a car with gasoline…. The map above shows the cost of charging an EV at home. The price is expressed in...
Sodium-ion cells launched for energy storage by another Chinese mid-tier battery company #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/XIH4EeUh4N
PV, storage to anchor Ireland’s first co-located data center campus #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/91ysxf8ShG

An electric farm, an electric harvest .... electric everything Farms need to be electric – because, once this kit is scaled appropriately, on-farm costs will be so much lower. https://t.co/uTBeWip6Dq @renew_economy https://t.co/iarFVEJdtY
Solarcycle opened a Georgia recycling plant that could strengthen solar panel recovery and recycled solar glass production. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/04/solarcycle-georgia-recycling-plant.html
Pushing perovskite solar cells to the ultimate thickness limit #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/I1mdkL0yWo
As if this analysis hasn’t already been done over and over and over. And each time the technology gets better and the “max” penetration goes up. Yes we need nuclear and cleanfirm but all of you are better than bad mouthing...
Japan’s Kyocera, Cosmo Energy units enter solar, wind PPAs #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/jE9o5TPKwv
Tongwei moves into hybrid heterojunction back contact solar cell technology #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/meLLhEd4Fg

Decades of data says the price of storage drops by 19% every time global production doubles. This isn't some marginal gain. It's an unstoppable force of nature You can’t out-compete math this aggressive. This "learning rate" is a one-way street to...

69 of 93 days in 2026 with >100% WindWaterSolar on the California ISO grid. Gas still down 59%, solar up 75%, batteries up 328% since '23 https://t.co/kVss7WH3VQ
DIY plug-in solar shows $0.65/W potential in US market #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/yUjVpIhAKW

Beware of cleaning photovoltaic panels with dishwashing detergent #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Jq6N3feGyv https://t.co/gUxCyTsuqT
China PV Industry Brief: China adds 32.48 GW solar as polysilicon prices fall #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Vdb2Zj2FSP
Agrivoltaics with trackers, vertical systems offer economic upside #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/gefwDlmmJq
This spring has been a record season for renewables #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/rhuS1RPoh6
Bluetti targets home backup with fridge-focused battery system #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/dFKK0ofl83
Vote Solar testimony urges North Carolina to adopt distributed storage over gas #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/j9vDYzpGMY
We’re cooked by 2028 unless something changes quickly. Innovators are diving in: -fuel cells -DC power architectures -geothermal in Utah -new jet engines that create power (Boom) -used jet engines pulled from the desert (ProEnergy) -batteries to redefine peak requirements -Natural gas (the great state...
VIDEO – Energy Storage Summit 2026: How can you ensure quality and performance when buying BESS? #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/R67G3Pl562

How Virginia, Texas, and Other States Are Starting to Regulate Data Centers #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/o1X9pP2Zc8 https://t.co/um8OSslPeJ
Brazil PV module imports fall 24% to 17.9 GW in 2025 #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/lMs2zSGSOi
Inland Rail deploys solar-powered level crossings in Australia #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/58zXmONJL6

Heat dome and high pressure boost southern U.S. solar as polar vortex clouds the north #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/2D55vE1P9x https://t.co/A2KbZ8ssOk
What are the selling points of marine energy? #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/iIuIp33Mzx
Electrification may not be enough to protect against gas-driven price shocks #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/x9CZpvmkMz
Iran war could spur Europe to double down on renewables — again #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/EWPPy2Tijh
Renewables groups believe Minnesota VPP program ‘misses the mark’ #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/L7c5uzFsXr

Maine Set to be the First State to Ban Data Centers #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/JhoOfihGEy https://t.co/sWiYhWVE1G
Reno planning commission approves permit for 200MW Trego Grid BESS project #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/veYJPQYc2X
For years, green groups have hailed electrification as a core climate solution. And now that we’re suddenly in the middle of historic load growth, they’re largely unprepared to meet the moment with big ideas. “We should all be embarrassed,” says @JaneAFlegal...
Propaganda has brainwashed some of the public to think fossils are good and wind/solar are bad, but fortunately, reality and physics win, as new wind and solar are dominating in the U.S. and worldwide. "A year into the second Trump administration,...
FlexGen moves to expand offerings with acquisition of Clean Energy Services #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/gH2wMVbd2S
Electrospray cooling can boost PV panel performance with minimal water use #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/tFbOoSFCLn
Nation's largest urban battery to take center stage near San Francisco #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/fv1RqbWPt2

China's energy storage market is booming. One Chinese analyst thinks you should look at the inventory data . Read more and sign up to my newsletter here: https://t.co/ck3zk49kBX https://t.co/sA0TPeUWMc
ZeroAvia has this week celebrated a “major step” towards certification of its ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain, after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration published special conditions to certify the system’s electric engine component. https://t.co/rtB9kLHKnG #GreenWing
China solar cell prices fall for third consecutive week as upstream costs ease #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Oawb2A3W9W
Maine becomes third state to pass plug-in solar legislation #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/ZUmpYRpuPN
Looking at a viral academic study that claims to analyse local area heating effects of data centre construction on green-field sites, that does not control for the heating effects of *any* construction on green-field sites.
Louisiana projected to add 12 GW of utility-scale solar by 2035 #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/iJc4Dml2fD