Hacker News with Generative AI: Solar Energy

Why everyone missed solar's exponential growth (exponentialview.co)
Hi, it’s Azeem. Here’s a shocking reality check: every major energy forecaster has been wrong about solar power uptake. So wrong, in fact, that when I recently offered a $1,000 bet on solar’s explosive growth, not a single expert would take me up on it. This isn’t just a forecasting error – it’s a systematic blind spot.

Solar Energy, Energy Forecasting, Technology, Investing

37 points by xbmcuser 6 hours ago | 19 comments

Solar-powered desalination system requires no extra batteries (news.mit.edu)
MIT engineers have built a new desalination system that runs with the rhythms of the sun.

Solar Energy, Desalination, Engineering, Sustainability

128 points by bentocorp 3 days ago | 45 comments

I built an expandable solar roof for my Tesla (reddit.com)
Hello Reddit, this is an update of the last year worth of work on a personal project of mine -- placing an expandable solar array on my Tesla. And like all the past builds, the blueprints will be online for anyone to access. The last prototype Beta2 had lots of great feedback, and I am excited to share RC1 (Release Candidate 1).

DIY, Solar Energy, Tesla, Open Source, Renewable Energy

6 points by somid3 5 days ago | 3 comments

100-MW solar farm just broke ground in Wisconsin (electrek.co)
National Grid Renewables has broken ground on its 100 MW Apple River Solar Project in Polk County, Wisconsin.

Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Wisconsin, Project Updates

43 points by belter 6 days ago | 56 comments

Csiro opens $6.8M printing facility to make flexible solar panels (abc.net.au)
Solar panels that can be printed out like newspapers and rolled up to fit in your pocket are one step closer thanks to a new development by the national science agency.

Solar Energy, Printing, Technology, Innovation

5 points by CharlesW 15 days ago | 0 comments

Toyota to buy clean power from a $1.1B solar farm in Texas (electrek.co)
Enbridge, a Canadian energy company, just announced it’s moving forward with an 815-megawatt (MW) solar project called Sequoia in Texas.

Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Texas, Business, Energy

62 points by peutetre 18 days ago | 44 comments

Visualization of Solar Growth versus Predictions (twitter.com)

Solar Energy, Data Visualization, Predictions

4 points by doener 35 days ago | 0 comments

How the US Lost the Solar Power Race to China (bloomberg.com)
It all starts with a crystal.

Solar Energy, China, United States, Economics, Competition

11 points by toomuchtodo 51 days ago | 2 comments

US' largest solar panel maker First Solar debuts its $1B 3.5GW Alabama factory (electrek.co)
First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) inaugurated its new $1.1 billion fully vertically integrated thin-film solar factory in Lawrence County, Alabama.

Solar Energy, Manufacturing, Alabama, Renewable Energy, Business

25 points by toomuchtodo 53 days ago | 4 comments

$1B Solar and Battery Storage Project Breaks Ground in Utah (electrek.co)
Renewables developer rPlus Energies has broken ground on one of the largest solar + battery storage projects in the US, in east-central Utah.

Renewables, Energy Storage, Utah, Solar Energy

66 points by m463 57 days ago | 34 comments

A $1B solar and battery storage project just broke ground in Utah (electrek.co)

Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Battery Storage, Utah

3 points by isaacfrond 58 days ago | 0 comments

Even solar energy's biggest fans are underestimating it (vox.com)
Solar power deployment is exceeding even the most optimistic forecasts.

Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Energy

61 points by toomuchtodo 62 days ago | 83 comments

Home solar energy systems exploded in several areas of Beirut (abcnews.go.com)
Lebanon's official news agency reports that home solar energy systems exploded in several areas of Beirut.

Solar Energy, Lebanon, Accidents, Beirut

49 points by geox 64 days ago | 86 comments

Namibia, China signs pact for its biggest solar plant (bloomberg.com)
Namibia’s state-owned electricity provider signed a pact with Chinese companies to build what will be the country’s biggest solar photovoltaic plant.

Namibia, Solar Energy, China, Renewable Energy

7 points by Capstanlqc 71 days ago | 5 comments

20% more powerful perovskite solar panels enter commercial use (oxfordpv.com)
Oxford PV announces world-first commercial sale of next-generation perovskite tandem solar panels set to transform the energy industry and accelerate progress towards clean energy goals.

Solar Energy, Clean Energy, Renewable Energy

110 points by akamaka 73 days ago | 152 comments

Oxford commercializes its 20% more powerful solar panels in the US (electrek.co)

Solar Energy, Technology, Oxford University, United States

91 points by peutetre 76 days ago | 50 comments

They're Making Solar Panels Work at Night – Reflect Orbital (youtube.com)

Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Technology, Innovation

12 points by doener 78 days ago | 4 comments

Solar will get too cheap to connect to the power grid (benjames.io)

Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Grid

120 points by ben-james 79 days ago | 157 comments

Solar will get too cheap to connect to the power grid (benjames.io)