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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> just had a record-breaking <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Q1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Q1</a> but the GOP bill could wreck it According to the new US Solar Market Insight report from SEIA and Wood Mackenzie, the industry installed 10.8GW of new <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electricity</a>-generating solar in Q1 2025, with solar and storage making up a whopping 82% of all new capacity added to the grid. New <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> and “<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BigBeautifulBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigBeautifulBill</a>” passed by the House that would gut clean energy tax incentives are injecting serious uncertainty into the market. <a href="https://electrek.co/2025/06/09/us-solar-just-had-a-record-breaking-q1-but-the-gop-bill-could-wreck-it/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://electrek.co/2025/06/09/us-solar-just-had-a-record-breaking-q1-but-the-gop-bill-could-wreck-it/</a>

diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱I had a productive day off work today maintaining the house solar system. Replaced weathered connectors and inspected the panels and wiring. The sun was out today, making this hot work, especially that the strings of panels were live up to 500 volts DC. Even though the circuit breaker was disconnected and there was no current, the high potential voltage was there and it could be instantly lethal if something went wrong. I have tested what happens when wires break with this level of voltage and the arc flash of DC voltage is very dramatic. High voltage safety is quite motivational...Unfortunately, the sun went down after I could do a full test of all sections, so that will wait until later this week.<a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#safety</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/highvoltage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#highvoltage</a>

The Japan TimesSolar electric vehicles could be a game changer for least developed and small island states, allowing them to decarbonize transport while reducing dependence on fossil fuels. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/09/world/solar-electric-vehicles-game-changing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/09/world/solar-electric-vehicles-game-changing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emissions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricvehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electricvehicles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#development</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a>

Hippy SteveThe middle section has big AIMS 4kW charger/inverter that will be off most of the time. I’m using its big beefy terminals as an additional 12v system buss bar. I can power it up if I need to run big power tools with high surge currents like an air compressor. And I can connect it to camp’s AC power if I need supplemental battery charging.Below that is my primary inverter. Renogy 2kW. It’ll be on all the time now (just 10w idle power usage), but there’s a remote on/off switch in the trailer if I need to conserve.These go straight to the 12v system buss bars. I’ll probably add fuses to protect that wiring in the future, but the fuses in the inverters should do the trick for now.The negative side of the system buss bar goes through a Victron 300A SmartShunt then to the Dumfume 300Ah LiFePo4 batteries connected in parallel. The positive side goes through a battery disconnect switch, then a 200A fuse, then the batteries. The batteries have a 200A BMS that will disconnect if current exceeds 200A, cell voltage exceeds limits, or temperatures are too high or low.<a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a>

Andy Fletcher<a href="https://thecanadian.social/@crinstamcamp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@crinstamcamp</a> By coincidence I'm working on the design of the electrics for my new off-grid home.I'll have 230V 13A outlets all over the place but will also be running a parallel 24V DC feed for lighting and ELV outlets. Lots of USB / USB-C PD for laptops, clocks phones etc to run off the 24V.I'm going to use EV1327 wireless switches as DC lighting has improved massively the last few years. I'm working on a simple CH32V003 design to dim lights. Will be open sourced.<a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a>

CrowTwo days after a 14 hour power outage due to storms, my battery backup for my <a href="https://cville.online/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> is finally online after a week long installation process.<a href="https://cville.online/tags/irony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#irony</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/timing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#timing</a>

Hippy SteveNow that it’s light out, and I’m not exhausted, here are some better pictures of my new solar cabinet with descriptions.Each series pair of panels comes in and goes to buss bars to be paralleled. There’s room for one more pair if I can figure out a good means to mount them securely atop the trailer.This then goes through a 1000V 50A DC breaker that doubles as a solar panel disconnect before feeding the Outback Solar FM60 charge controller. The panels are 325W with 45Voc and 9A Isc. The FM60 has 150V max input, and 60A max output. With an expanded 2s4p, the most the breaker and charge controller should see is maybe 110v and 40a.The FM60 output then goes to 12V system power buss bars. I have a 150A DC breaker for that connection, but I’m out of beefy wiring to connect it. Almost all the 12v wiring is left overs from our old camp solar system. I plan to replace it with better wire and connectors and a neater layout eventually.I left room in this top section for another charge controller on the left and an AC breaker box on the right.<a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a>

Manuel 'HonkHase' Atug<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/KRITIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KRITIS</a> Sektor <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Energie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Energie</a>Lithuania bans remote Chinese access to <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a>, <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wind</a>, <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#storage</a> devices"Lithuania has decided to tighten its <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> laws, banning <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/manufacturers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#manufacturers</a> from countries deemed national security threats, including <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a>, from remotely accessing management systems of solar, wind, and storage facilities. The European Solar Manufacturing Council has backed the move." <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/18/lithuania-bans-remote-chinese-access-to-solar-wind-storage-devices/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/18/lithuania-bans-remote-chinese-access-to-solar-wind-storage-devices/</a>

CybernewsA massive fleet of vulnerable solar inverters has been discovered online.<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hack</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://cnews.link/thousands-solar-power-systems-exposed-and-vulnerable-1/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cnews.link/thousands-solar-power-systems-exposed-and-vulnerable-1/</a>

BentleyShout out to our good friends (and SPONSOR) <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/SkyFireEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SkyFireEnergy</a> who have been providing REAL leadership on <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> energy in western Canada for over 20 years now! Check out their website here: <a href="https://skyfireenergy.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://skyfireenergy.com/</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yyc</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/EnergyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnergyTransition</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/SolarPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPower</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renewables</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CleanEnergy</a>

Voting is Your POWERVatican City has joined the 100% renewables club!The Vatican has become the world’s latest state to be powered entirely by renewables, with solar installations now supplying all electricity (thanks, Pope Francis!). It joins a growing group that includes Iceland, Bhutan, and Ethiopia <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renewables</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/vatican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vatican</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pope</a><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/29/vatican-city-is-now-powered-by-solar/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/29/vatican-city-is-now-powered-by-solar/</a>

Mazz@1984<a href="https://aus.social/tags/Renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renewables</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GrazingSheep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrazingSheep</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoodNews</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Landline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Landline</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Solar</a> 🐑☀️ This is such a good story. "On the outskirts of Dubbo"...<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/programs/landline/2025-06-08/solar-livestock:-running-livestock-in-solar/105391580" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/programs/landline/2025-06-08/solar-livestock:-running-livestock-in-solar/105391580</a>

Anthropyjust your average professional off grid solar loadbank testing setup :blobcatgooglyfingerguns:<a href="https://mastodon.derg.nz/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#offgrid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.derg.nz/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.derg.nz/tags/ohgodwhy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ohgodwhy</a>

Bytes EuropeRobert Seitz: An Alaska energy plan that pulls together all the pieces <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1085314/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/1085314/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alaska</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Anchorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Anchorage</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CookInlet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CookInlet</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Fairbanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fairbanks</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gas</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreenEnergy</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenhouseGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreenhouseGas</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#power</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Railbelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Railbelt</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Solar</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wind</a>

Voting is Your POWERIn Indonesia, Islamic leaders are increasingly promoting environmental stewardship as a religious obligation. Known as 'Green Islam,' the aim is to instil Indonesia's 200 million Muslims with a sense of ecological responsibility. The Indonesian Ulema Council has issued seven environmental fatwas in the past decade, and during renovations in 2020, Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque, the country's most important religious centre, installed solar panels, water recycling systems, energy-efficient lighting and better ventilation. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indonesia</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renewables</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#islam</a><a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2025/0501/green-islam-indonesia-climate-change" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2025/0501/green-islam-indonesia-climate-change</a>

Voting is Your POWERIndia added more renewable capacity in the past year than coal, gas, and nuclear combined!India’s Solar accounted for 70% of all new electricity generation, and wind regained pace after years of policy bottlenecks<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#India</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renewables</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-india-renewable-solar-coal-wind-power-ffaaa2446482f0b96516045528ed690b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-india-renewable-solar-coal-wind-power-ffaaa2446482f0b96516045528ed690b</a>

Voting is Your POWERChina added 105 GW of solar in the first four months of the year—more in 120 days, than the total installed capacity to date of nearly every other country on Earth! <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renewables</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a><a href="https://climateenergyfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Monthly-China-Energy-Update-May-2025-2.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://climateenergyfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Monthly-China-Energy-Update-May-2025-2.pdf</a>

KarimMy <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> panels on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/prairie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prairie</a>.

Political Cartoon GalleryMatt @MattCartoonist on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Solar</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetZero</a> @telegraph – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

RealJournalismWho is Jesse Peltan, the 38,600-follower influencer that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> has recently taken a liking to? Peltan posted this, trolling the US Department of Energy:"Who is running this account?Embarrassing.U.S. generation is finally growing after decades of stagnation.Nuclear hasn’t kept up, while <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wind</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> have continued to grow faster than demand. (mostly solar now)There’s NO WAY that the DOE doesn’t know this."

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