Tor aka "@SolarFred" is the founder of solar PR agency UnThink Solar & chief storyteller at @ProbTrueSolar, an odd solar fiction podcast. Bluesky: torsolarfred.
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Electricity prices are rising. No matter how much a new power plant costs to build, the cost of fuel for solar and wind will always be ... zero. Also, #SolarIsNow the fastest and cheapest power plants to build....
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VDA calls for ‘staged approach’ to implement EU Battery Passport #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: energy-storage.news/vda-call…
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Greenvolt inaugurates Hungary’s largest BESS; pipelines progressed and financed elsewhere in EU #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: energy-storage.news/greenvol…
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Funding Friday: Yet Another SpaceX Alum Raises $54 Million #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/climate-tech/en…
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Europe is ‘walking into new dependencies’ in global battery supply chain #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: energy-storage.news/europe-w…
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Trump Concedes a Battle in His War Against Offshore Wind #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/sparks/trump-of…
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Established manufacturing footprint, new technology: SK On’s US BESS market strategy #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: energy-storage.news/establis…
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The Real vs. Imagined Problems with Data Centers’ Water Use #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/plus/the-fight/…
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SNEC 2026: BESS overtakes PV modules in expo floor space, more than 97GWh of deals signed #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: energy-storage.news/snec-202…
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Spain’s BESS pipeline is real: the PE models are wrong #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: energy-storage.news/spains-b…
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Texas Is the Eye of the Bipartisan Data Center Hurricane #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/plus/the-fight/…
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DNV verifies 98.7% availability of Fluence’s global battery energy storage fleet #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: energy-storage.news/dnv-veri…
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CPUC passes through ‘failed’ community solar program, industry advocates say #energysky -- via Solar Power World: solarpowerworldonline.com/20…
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The quiet battery: What household batteries reveal about flexibility before full orchestration #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/the-quie…
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Hail-resistant Trina Vertex N Shield solar panel now available to US market #energysky -- via Solar Power World: solarpowerworldonline.com/20…
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AI firms are getting creative as they scramble for energy #energysky -- via Canary Media: canarymedia.com/articles/dat…
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Thermal energy storage tech analysis: Rondo, Antora, Malta Inc, MGA, 1414, EnergyNest, Polar Night and Brenmiller #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: energy-storage.news/thermal-…
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China’s emerging wave of PV end-of-life: policies, technologies and market dynamics #energysky -- via pv-tech: pv-tech.org/chinas-emerging-…
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State utility eyes 8-12 hour energy storage investment after “standout” success of four-hour big battery #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/state-ut…
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Meta, RWE ink 298MW Texas solar PPA #energysky -- via pv-tech: pv-tech.org/meta-rwe-ink-298…
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