#Solar

Baz Curtis (Solar)bazcurtissolar
2026-02-08

Solcast forecast for today (South East 4x400w panels) - 1.4 kWh
Solcast forecast for today (East 4x400w panels) - 1.22 kWh
Solcast forecast for today (West North 6x400w panels) - 1.92 kWh
Solcast forecasting a total of 4.5293 kWh

If you're going to call yourself a journalist, please be one. Solar makes no difference when all you count is grid input. Australia is a petrostate. Proof c/o @climateactiontracker.org@bsky.brid.gy climateactiontracker.org/countries/au... #climate #energysky #Australia #Solar

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:etpuufiqdupukey44g643yih/post/3mdoysr7fnc2j

Gas production in Australia c/o iea.orgAustralian Energy Mix by state and territory 23-24

ATTN: Australian journalists/climate/politics: "Around 2/3rd of fossil fuels produced in Australia are exported. So, from a climate perspective all the talk about RE generation and a clean grid matters less" - @rishpardikar.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy, journalist at @drilledmedia.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy. #Solar #Australia

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7567hb4e5kazd2esgpmnxfp7/post/3meakkgclvc2q

Curated Hacker NewsCuratedHackerNews
2026-02-08
2026-02-08

Planned today: finish #BESS, #solar & #wind projections (2025–2035). Reality: an innocuous meme exposing cognitive dissonance stirred the viper’s nest → new static page published, building on two earlier essays. Resistance is the signal. #Bettrification #EnergyTransition

Bettrification: False Equivale...

Curated Hacker NewsCuratedHackerNews
2026-02-08

Total surface area required to fuel the world with solar (2009)

landartgenerator.org/blagi/arc

Solar Panels in Londonsolar@solar.bots.edent.tel
2026-02-08

🔋 Yesterday, a #Solar battery saved @edent@mastodon.social £0.93 by using 2.67kWh of stored electricity.

Total battery savings since August 2023:
💷 £1,008.26
⚡ 2,985 kWh

FAQ: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/solar-faq/

Fernando Antunes Amaral _ Oficina de Luzfreenando75@kolektiva.media
2026-02-08

bombalhada total _ beira baixa style

kolektiva.media/w/q5sAVBRYL6Ge

Stella-Luna Observatory ✨🌙StellaLunaObs@mastodon.online
2026-02-08

Though seeing was predicted to be "bad", the sky was clear and blue, and transparency was very good. So, with the temperature at 14°F, and the wind ripping around the observatory, we recorded images of the sunspot at AR4366. They turned out well. Good thing, too, since the enormous sunspot complex is moving toward Sun's western horizon and will soon disappear. We may have another opportunity tomorrow! For now, we're pretty happy. #sunspots #AR4366 #solar #astronomy

The light colored semicircle of the sun is marked by a scattered selection of dark sunspots. A very large set, AR4366, is in the upper right-hand area of the image.A closeup view of the sunspot at active region 4366 shows many fine details of the structures.
Solar Panels in Londonsolar@solar.bots.edent.tel
2026-02-07

New #Solar stats.
East facing solar panels 🆚 West facing solar panels.
London, UK.
Get all the data at https://gitlab.com/edent/solar-data/-/blob/main/README.md

FAQ: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/solar-faq/

A line graph showing how both sets of panels performed.
Baz Curtis (Solar)bazcurtissolar
2026-02-07

East/South East (8x 400w panels) panels generated - 1.4 kWh
West/North (6x 400w panels) panels generated - 1.2 kWh
Solar generated - 2.6 kWh
Solcast forecasted - 2.46 kWh
Imported from the grid - 26.5 kWh - Cost (inc standing charge) £0.48
Exported 0.2 kWh Export profit - £0.03
17.2 kWh went into the battery
Battery used - 14.7 kWh
House consumed - 24.0 kWh
Electricity cost for the day at 9pm (minus is a profit) is £4.3

2026-02-07

The saga continues with #BattleBorn batteries...

youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7b

If you have a battery bank that uses these, strongly suggest reviewing. Bad designs seem to be on more than just their 100Ah range. Latest was in 270Ah, which looks baaaaad.

#Solar

DrBob, 🧠 Mechanicdrrjv@vmst.io
2026-02-07

Hard to separate the BS from reality when interviewing Musk (i’m more on the BS mindset)

Elon Musk on Space GPUs, #AI, #Optimus, and his manufacturing method

Bros John Collison and Dwarkesh Patel sit down with Elon #Musk to discuss why the future of Al isn't on Earth, but in the "always sunny" vacuum of space.

Between pints, they discuss the brutal physics of scaling-from the
"farcically cheap" #solar cells coming out of China to switching Starship from carbon fiber to stainless steel—as well as the "infinite money glitch" of humanoid #robots, #China, and #DOGE.

overcast.fm/+ABP4N_amK-M

JAK und Willisean@chaos.social
2026-02-07

Okay, den Winkel muss ich auch noch mal anpassen … an der Halterung ist 40° eingestellt aber es ist ein sehr sehr altes Haus.

#balkonkraftwerk #balkonsolar #solar

The image displays a digital inclinometer interface showing optimal and current tilt and azimuth angles: optimal tilt is 40.4°, current tilt is -49.0°, optimal azimuth is 180°, and current azimuth is 163° south

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