#Ember on #USA #photovoltaic #solar-energy #energy compared to coal, gas, etc. #Solar finally nosed up over coal in May: 45.5TWh vs. 44.1TWh, which I guess is 61.2GW vs. 59.3GW. But nuclear is still at 63.5TWh/month and gas is at 132TWh/month. Wind is also 41TWh.
on 02026-06-11#news: #photovoltaic #solar-energy “supplied 12.8% of [#USA] electricity in May even as #Trump boosts coal over clean #energy”, while coal was only 12.2% (and probably insignificant outside of electricity). Nice (minimally related stock) photo of #sheep grazing under #solar panels in Saltillo, Texas. “#Seia and Wood Mackenzie said solar and battery storage were practically the only energy resources being built in the first quarter, making up 91% of all new generating capacity [presumably in the US].” Sourced from #Ember but without a proper citation. #energy
on 02026-06-11The thread by Dave Jones of #Ember #Energy about #solar taking off in #Africa, reformatted.
on 02025-09-01#Ember #Energy report on #solar taking off in #Africa
on 02025-09-01huge rise in #solar panel sales imported from #China in #Africa, especially in #Nigeria, #Algeria, and #Congo, according to Dave Jones of #Ember Energy.
on 02025-09-01#solar #energy produced 22.1% of electricity in the #EU in June 02025, mostly. #Ember #photovoltaic, with wind at 15.8%, hydro at 12.8%, “bioenergy” (biomass?) at 3.5%, and “other renewables” (??) at 0.5%, meaning the EU electrical grid was majority renewables — but not EU energy consumption in general. Nuclear was #2 at 21.8%, so EU electricity was 76.5% from sustainable sources last month. That might mean marketed energy consumption in the EU was majority sustainable last month, I don’t know. Coal was down to 6.1%.
on 02025-07-11#news #video nine months ago from #Deutsche-Welle on #solar #manufacturing in #Europe, for example by #Switzerland company #Meyer-Burger in #Germany, which is opening a new factory in #Colorado-Springs, #USA. Credits national #China policy prioritizing #polysilicon production in the early 02000s. Lots of talking-head filler by Richard Black, director of policy and strategy at #Ember. Says #Brazil is “leading the renewable #energy boom taking place across the continent”, but apparently is trying #import-substitution with tariffs, and #ABSOLAR isn’t convinced local producers are enough. Says #Trump plans to cut Biden’s US subsidies. “Today, solar-powered energy is the cheapest form of electricity for the majority of the countries that use it. (...) Estimates put the cost somewhere between 300 and 900 dollars per kilowatt by 2030.” I guess when they made this video the mainstream solar module price was €0.14/Wp, and now it’s 29% lower at €0.10/Wp (US$106/kWp). Panasonic and LG recently exited the market. #photovoltaic
on 02024-11-27