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  1. #SpaceWeather #Solar #sflorg
    EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 expected
    Extension to Serial Number: 5408
    Valid From: 2026 Aug 28 1409 UTC
    Now Valid Until: 2026 Aug 30 0600 UTC
    Warning Condition: Persistence

    Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 65 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
    Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur.
    Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes such as Canada and Alaska.
    sflorg.com/p/space-weather.html

  2. Friday Northern Lights Update: These 10 States Could See The Aurora Tonight

    Topline The northern lights could appear in up to 10 states Friday night, according to data from the…
    #NewsBeep #News #Science #aurora #Borealis #Climate #GB #northernlights #solar #Space #Sun #UK #UnitedKingdom #weather
    newsbeep.com/uk/753635/

  3. Algas rojas, ingrediente para una nueva generación de cremas solares más sostenibles y saludables

    Algas rojas, ingrediente para una nueva generación de... #tardigram #algas #roja #crema #solar #Ciencia

    tardigram.com/m/Ciencia/t/60237

  4. Denmark’s #solar panels produced a record 850 GWh of electricity in June, equal to the annual power use of about 210,000 households.
    Solar energy accounted for 26% of the #electricity used that month.

    #GreenEnergy
    #SolarEnergy#SolarPower#RenewableEnergy#CleanEnergy#Sustainability#ClimateAction#EnergyTransition#NetZero#SolarPanels#Denmark#GreenTech

  5. New #blog post - Plug in #solar: Our Performance So Far

    With plug-in solar now legally available in the #UK, I thought it might be helpful to share performance figures for the kit that we had hardwired in earlier in the year

    bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/hou

  6. Hongqi desenvolveu um teto solar para carros elétricos capaz de gerar 400 kWh por ano. O protótipo do modelo EHS7 é equipado com um teto solar de perovskite para alimentar os sistemas eletrónicos do veículo de forma mais eficiente.

    🔗 tugatech.com.pt/t90083-hongqi-

    #solar #teto 

  7. Solcast forecast for today (South East 4x400w panels) - 2.37 kWh
    Solcast forecast for today (East 4x400w panels) - 2.22 kWh
    Solcast forecast for today (West North 6x400w panels) - 3.56 kWh
    Solcast forecasting a total of 8.1546 kWh
    #Solar #SolarGeneration #Solcast #SolarPV

  8. Friday Northern Lights Update: These 10 States Could See The Aurora Tonight

    Topline The northern lights could appear in up to 10 states Friday night, according to data from the…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #Aurora #Borealis #Climate #northernlights #solar #Space #Sun #weather
    newsbeep.com/us/829487/

  9. Lambs grazing under an Oregon solar farm had 38 percent less grass in front of them than lambs in the open field alongside, and they put on the same weight to the gram, because shade makes a pasture grow less of everything except protein share.google/p0Dnma37JENnVnTjF

    #solar
    #science
    #Agrivoltaics

  10. New Jersey approved 16 #agrivoltaics projects totaling over 52 megawatts. The first in its Dual-Use Pilot Agrivoltaics program, each project will pair #solar generation with active #farming, including soybeans, hay, grains, vegetables, fruit and livestock

    New Jersey Awards 16 Dual-Use ...

  11. In 2024, Chile passed a law incentivizing battery development paired with utility-scale solar. This move quickly led to a flood of big battery project announcements, as the capacity payments model combined with arbitrage revenue means hybrid solar an…#EnergyStorage #Hybridsystems #SOlar
    Chile’s hybrid heroics - pv magazine Global
  12. The last cable parts arrived and I put up the last cable passthrough box so the cable routing project is done! I'm very pleased. ^_^

    I'd be happier if that last leg hadn't got weird due to RANDOMLY CHANGING RAFTER DIRECTIONS, but one can't have everything, obviously.

    #WireTray #LowVoltage #DIY #solar #conduit

  13. 🔋 Yesterday, a #Solar battery saved @[email protected] £0.65 by using 1.87kWh of stored electricity.

    Total battery savings since August 2023:
    💷 £1,170.09
    ⚡ 3,447 kWh

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

  14. @ascentale @bikenite Yes! Not an E-bike , but an old school exercise bike. In the early 2000s, my friend in Vermont had a set-up where if one wanted to watch TV, someone had to use the bike ! (She had enough juice from #Solar to run lightbulbs, but that was about it. Anything else was extra...)

    #SolarPunkSunday

  15. Proyectos solares de China están utilizando el espacio bajo los paneles para agricultura y restauración vegetal. La evidencia muestra resultados positivos en algunos terrenos degradados, aunque los impactos son específicos de cada ecosistema.

    🔗 Lee el artículo completo en El Solidario elsolidario.com/china-paneles-

    #Solar #China #Agrivoltaica #sostenibilidad

  16. The following hashtags are trending across South African Mastodon instances:

    #Wordle
    #southafrica
    #solar
    #faith
    #church
    #volunteers
    #bible
    #prayer

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  17. Just had one of those "you don't know what you don't know until you know" moments. I'm not in a rush to get plug-in solar while they're still new to the UK market, but I did learn something useful about the planning rules in this article:

    bylinetimes.com/2026/08/27/the

    #solar #goodtoknow

  18. Interesting stuff goes on over there >>

    #China 's oldest carmaker builds #solar #EV roof for additional range [and wants to try putting solar all over the car body]

    interestingengineering.com/tra

  19. East/South East (8x 400w panels) panels generated - 10.6 kWh
    West/North (6x 400w panels) panels generated - 5.6 kWh
    Solar generated - 16.2 kWh
    Solcast forecasted - 18.49 kWh
    Imported from the grid - 21.9 kWh - Cost (inc standing charge) £2.32
    Exported 11.5 kWh Export profit - £1.38
    16.5 kWh went into the battery
    Battery used - 14.7 kWh
    House consumed - 21.2 kWh
    Electricity cost for the day at 9pm (minus is a profit) is £0.94
    #Solar #SolarGeneration #Solcast #OctopusAgile #SolarPV

  20. Californians! Call Governor Newsom at 916.445.2841 and ask him to sign SB868, the "balcony solar" bill into law! Plug-in solar is affordable and easy—just point at the sun and plug into a regular electrical outlet. By enabling millions of Californians to generate their own electricity with plug-in solar panels, this measure tackles the affordability, energy, and climate crises together.

    #solar #balconysolar

  21. Plug-in solar in an urban setting

    Having a really hot summer in France and very few clouds for weeks, I thought I’d do a little experiment with my beginner’s plug-in solar equipment.

    The idea was to change my habits every week and to see how effective my two panels could be at offsetting my house’s power draw from the grid.

    The gist of it is that by merely having my equipment and a small garden, I could avoid drawing almost a third; and by optimizing panels placement, erase two thirds of my weekly electricity usage.

    I’ll be adding my notes further down.

    The solar equipment that I have is

    • 2x 400 W panels
    • 1x micro inverter with two 400 W solar inputs, also one battery connection and one grid connection, each of which can sustain 600 W in both directions at the same time, and maximum 800 W combined to the grid
    • 1x battery with 1 kWh capacity, 1200 W charging rate from the grid and 1800 W output rate (or 2400 W in short bursts)
    • supports for the panels so that they can be placed on the ground, oriented and tilted towards the sun

    The house also has a water/air heat pump (but no air conditioning) that cycles every now and then to keep the water at temperature. It is responsible for perhaps half of the remaining power draw at the best of times (August 11).

    Appliances in the house: ventilation system, fridge, freezer. The house draws 110-280 W depending what appliances wake up.

    As far as using the kitchen this August: I usually took eggs and coffee in the morning, a pot or two of tea during the day, then cooking that required sustained boiling water in the evening. Lunch didn’t require using the kitchen.

    Disclaimer: I’m not an electrician, but I have an understanding of the concepts involved and my place is up to code.

    #solar #degrowth #EnergyCrisis #HeatWave #renewables

  22. The following hashtags are trending across South African Mastodon instances:

    #Wordle
    #southafrica
    #solar
    #socialmedia
    #addiction
    #faith
    #bible
    #prayer

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