@SolarFred

Tor aka "@SolarFred" is the founder of solar PR agency UnThink Solar & chief storyteller at @ProbTrueSolar, an odd solar fiction podcast. Bluesky: torsolarfred.

 San Francisco Bay Area
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Joined June 2009
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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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Ford’s new EV pickup will come with more affordable home-power backup #energysky -- via Canary Media: canarymedia.com/articles/ele…

Ford’s new EV pickup will come with more affordable home-power backup

Owners of the Ford Fathom, starting at under $30,000, can power their homes without buying a costly bidirectional charger. Will other automakers follow?

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Thai government greenlights US$1.48 million rooftop solar programme, aims to deploy 5GW of capacity #energysky -- via pv-tech: pv-tech.org/thai-government-…

Thai government greenlights US$1.48 million rooftop solar programme, aims to deploy 5GW of capacity

Thailand's cabinet has ‌approved a THB50 billion (US$1.48 billion) rooftop solar PV installation scheme, termed the People's Solar programme.

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California is still without a functioning community solar program #energysky -- via Solar Power World: solarpowerworldonline.com/20…

California is still without a functioning community solar program

California, the state with the most installed solar capacity in the country, has spent years trying, but still doesn't have a community solar program.

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Google and Voltus expand PJM virtual power plant agreement to 1GW #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: energy-storage.news/google-a…

Google and Voltus expand PJM virtual power plant agreement to 1GW

Google and distributed energy resource (DER) platform Voltus have announced an agreement to build a 1GW virtual power plant (VPP) in the US.

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Scatec, investment banks close US$650 million investment for Dandara solar-plus-storage project in Egypt #energysky -- via pv-tech: pv-tech.org/scatec-investmen…

Scatec, investment banks close US$650 million investment for Dandara solar-plus-storage project in...

Scatec, the EIB, the EBRD and the AfDB have signed a US$650 million investment agreement for the Dandara solar-plus-storage project in Egypt.

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For a party that is suffering in the polls, why is this state’s Labor government burying its energy success story? #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/for-a-pa…
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Distributed Energy Infrastructure completes New York solar project despite site challenges #energysky -- via Solar Power World: solarpowerworldonline.com/20…

Distributed Energy Infrastructure completes New York solar project despite site challenges

Distributed Energy Infrastructure (DEI), an EPC firm for solar and battery storage, has completed the 3.37-MWDC Sapphire Solar project in Jefferson

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Sonnen files for insolvency in Germany two months after Shell offloading #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: energy-storage.news/sonnen-f…

Sonnen files for insolvency in Germany two months after Shell offloading

German home energy storage and virtual power plant (VPP) company sonnen GmbH, sold by gas major Shell in August, has filed for insolvency.

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From solar apartments to on-farm electrification: Burst of energy from Labor as state election nears #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/from-sol…

Solar rebates for apartments expanded, farmers offered grants to go electric as state election looms

A final flurry of energy policy initiatives ranging from rooftop solar rebates to community batteries and expanded energy upgrades unveiled ahead of state election.

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EIA: Renewables could overtake natural gas output in 2027 #energysky -- via Solar Power World: solarpowerworldonline.com/20…

EIA: Renewables could overtake natural gas output in 2027

Renewable energy is still outpacing fossil fuels as the leading new sources of electricity on the U.S. grid. Electrical generation from renewable energy

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SwitchedOn podcast: Big savings, big barriers – getting Australian business off gas #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/switched…
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A Natural Gas Megamerger Could Create America’s New No. 1 Producer #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/am/eqt-range-me…
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ACME Solar signs 1.2GWh PPA with SECI for clean energy supply during non-solar hours from Indian renewables assets #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: energy-storage.news/acme-sol…

ACME Solar signs 1.2GWh PPA with SECI for clean energy supply during non-solar hours from Indian...

ACME Solar has signed a 300MW/1,200MWh PPA with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for a solar-plus-storage portfolio.

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Trinasolar to supply 580MW of modules and mounting systems for Energix projects #energysky -- via pv-tech: pv-tech.org/trinasolar-to-su…

Trinasolar to supply 580MW of modules and mounting systems for Energix projects

Trinasolar will supply 580MW of solar modules and fixed-tilt mounting systems for four utility-scale solar projects in Poland and Lithuania.

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Tongwei launches TNC 2.0 FULLX G12R-48 for more powerful and adaptable rooftop solar #energysky -- via pv-tech: pv-tech.org/tongwei-solar-tn…

Tongwei launches TNC 2.0 FULLX G12R-48 for more powerful and adaptable rooftop solar

Tongwei Solar's TNC 2.0 FULLX G12R-48 is designed for rooftop applications with varying available space and aesthetic requirements.

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Emvolon Raises $22 Million to Turn Landfill Gas Into Fuel #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/climate-tech/em…
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Price hikes aren’t all that’s at stake in FirstEnergy Ohio’s rate case #energysky -- via Canary Media: canarymedia.com/articles/ene…

Price hikes aren’t all that’s at stake in FirstEnergy Ohio’s rate case

Advocates are entering the regulatory fray to push the utility company to commit to more equitable, reliable service that also furthers the clean energy…

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Caelux agrees 3GW TOPCon-perovskite deal with INA Solar #energysky -- via pv-tech: pv-tech.org/caelux-ina-solar…

Caelux agrees 3GW TOPCon-perovskite deal with INA Solar

Caelux has signed an agreement with Indian PV manufacturer INA Solar to produce 3GW of perovskite-silicon ‘hybrid tandem’ modules.

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ENNA Solar to acquire Medgidia solar-plus-storage project in Romania #energysky -- via pv-tech: pv-tech.org/enna-solar-acqui…

ENNA Solar to acquire Medgidia solar-plus-storage project in Romania

ENNA Solar has signed an agreement to acquire a 166MW solar PV project with a 612MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Romania.

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Alinta Energy abandons ‘critical’ pumped hydro energy storage project in Australia #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: energy-storage.news/alinta-e…

Alinta Energy abandons 'critical' pumped hydro energy storage project in Australia

Alinta Energy has discontinued work on the 7.2GWh Oven Mountain pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in NSW, Australia.

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