Tor "SolarFred" Valenza
@torsolarfred.bsky.social
Tor Valenza, aka "@SolarFred" on X, is the founder of solar PR agency UnThink Solar and chief storyteller of Probably True Solar Stories, a very odd solar fiction podcast. Listen: www.probablytruesolar.com/ Get solar PR: www.unthinksolar.com
Morocco’s first large-scale LFP battery storage system prepares for action #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
Morocco’s first large-scale LFP battery storage system prepares for action
OCP Green Energy has completed the installation of a 25MW/125MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Benguerir, Morocco.
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September 18, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Morocco’s first large-scale LFP battery storage system prepares for action #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
Trump Keeping Wind Farms Waiting Despite Court Ruling #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/plus/th...
September 18, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Trump Keeping Wind Farms Waiting Despite Court Ruling #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/plus/th...
Actis creates Mexican renewables platform targeting 2GW portfolio #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Actis creates Mexican renewables platform targeting 2GW portfolio
Renewable energy infrastructure investor Actis has launched Yeltica Energy, a Mexican renewable energy platform.
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September 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Actis creates Mexican renewables platform targeting 2GW portfolio #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Mazama Energy raises $135M for superhot geothermal at Oregon volcano #energysky -- via Canary Media:
Mazama Energy raises $135M for superhot geothermal at Oregon volcano
The startup hit a milestone last year when it drilled the world’s hottest next-gen geothermal well. Now it’s working to prove its tech can scale…
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September 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Mazama Energy raises $135M for superhot geothermal at Oregon volcano #energysky -- via Canary Media:
PV Chart of the Week: Module shipments to China expected to fall in 2026 #energysky -- via pv-tech:
PV Chart of the Week: Module shipments to China expected to fall in 2026
This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at the breakdown in forecast global PV module shipments by country/region.
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September 18, 2026 at 1:44 PM
PV Chart of the Week: Module shipments to China expected to fall in 2026 #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Trump’s power equipment ban: US BESS market implications and the supply chain dilemma #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
Trump's power equipment ban: US BESS market implications and the supply chain dilemma
US President Trump banned the import of inverters, transformers and other equipment citing a risk to US grid security, via emergency EO.
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September 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Trump’s power equipment ban: US BESS market implications and the supply chain dilemma #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
Anza Power acquires 205MWac construction-ready solar plants from Helios Energy in New Zealand #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Anza Power acquires 205MWac construction-ready solar plants from Helios Energy in New Zealand
Anza Power has acquired the 110MWac Karioi and 95MWac Ongaonga solar PV power plants from Helios Energy in New Zealand.
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September 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Anza Power acquires 205MWac construction-ready solar plants from Helios Energy in New Zealand #energysky -- via pv-tech:
FCC inverter ban poses greater threat to US renewables than FEOC compliance, industry experts warn #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
FCC inverter ban poses greater threat to US renewables than FEOC compliance, industry experts warn
Moves from the US government could prove more damaging to US renewables deployments than FEOC, according to legal and industry experts.
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September 18, 2026 at 3:52 AM
FCC inverter ban poses greater threat to US renewables than FEOC compliance, industry experts warn #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
Massachusetts ups winter energy discounts for homes with heat pumps #energysky -- via Canary Media:
Massachusetts ups winter energy discounts for homes with heat pumps
It’s the only state that makes big utilities offer lower seasonal rates for heat pump owners, in an effort to boost adoption and create a fairer system.
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September 18, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Massachusetts ups winter energy discounts for homes with heat pumps #energysky -- via Canary Media:
Kookaburras, bees and panels: Australia’s first big “biosolar” roof slashes heat, boosts power by nearly 25% #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
September 18, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Kookaburras, bees and panels: Australia’s first big “biosolar” roof slashes heat, boosts power by nearly 25% #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
Alpex Solar commissions 2.2GW solar cell plant in Uttar Pradesh #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Alpex Solar commissions 2.2GW solar cell plant in Uttar Pradesh
Alpex Solar has inaugurated its 2.2GW TOPCon G12R solar cell manufacturing facility in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
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September 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Alpex Solar commissions 2.2GW solar cell plant in Uttar Pradesh #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Dubai Supreme Council of Energy targets 1,000-2,000MW battery storage to support round-the-clock solar supply #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
Dubai Supreme Council of Energy targets 1,000-2,000MW battery storage to support round-the-clock solar supply
Dubai plans 1,000MW lithium-ion battery energy storage expandable to 2,000MW with 6,000MWh capacity by 2029.
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September 18, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Dubai Supreme Council of Energy targets 1,000-2,000MW battery storage to support round-the-clock solar supply #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
Encavis closes funds for 315MW Italian solar PV portfolio #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Encavis closes funds for 315MW Italian solar PV portfolio
German IPP Encavis has closed a financing package for a 351MW solar PV portfolio in Italy, with the option to include energy storage.
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September 18, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Encavis closes funds for 315MW Italian solar PV portfolio #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Solar recycling industry calls on government to unpause pilot, reboot it before end of year #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
September 18, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Solar recycling industry calls on government to unpause pilot, reboot it before end of year #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
The Next Evolution of Renewable Energy Certificates #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/energy/...
September 18, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The Next Evolution of Renewable Energy Certificates #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/energy/...
SEG Solar starts commercial-scale HJT solar panel production in Houston #energysky -- via Solar Power World:
SEG Solar starts commercial-scale HJT solar panel production in Houston
The first heterojunction technology (HJT) solar panels have rolled off the production line at SEG Solar's Tomball manufacturing site in Houston. The
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September 17, 2026 at 11:35 PM
SEG Solar starts commercial-scale HJT solar panel production in Houston #energysky -- via Solar Power World:
Google backs Swedish green-steel project to tackle rising emissions #energysky -- via Canary Media:
Google backs Swedish green-steel project to tackle rising emissions
The tech giant intends to buy certificates from Stegra’s hydrogen-fueled steel mill to support the scale-up of cleaner construction materials for data…
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September 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Google backs Swedish green-steel project to tackle rising emissions #energysky -- via Canary Media:
Government backs trial of one-stop-shop platform to make home electrification less daunting for households #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
September 17, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Government backs trial of one-stop-shop platform to make home electrification less daunting for households #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
“Bowen test:” Giant data centre plan will challenge federal resolve on renewables #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
September 17, 2026 at 10:27 PM
“Bowen test:” Giant data centre plan will challenge federal resolve on renewables #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
Vikram Solar signs 1GW solar cell supply deal with Avaada Electro #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Vikram Solar signs 1GW solar cell supply deal with Avaada Electro
Vikram Solar has signed a solar cell supply agreement with Avaada Electro for 1GW of ALMM-compliant n-type G12R TOPCon cells.
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September 17, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Vikram Solar signs 1GW solar cell supply deal with Avaada Electro #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Australia’s NSW invests in microgrid scoping following Far West transmission outage #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
Australia’s NSW invests in microgrid scoping following Far West transmission outage
The New South Wales government in Australia is investing AU$3 million to scope new solar-plus-storage-powered microgrid projects.
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September 17, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Australia’s NSW invests in microgrid scoping following Far West transmission outage #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
Trump Is Gutting the Endangered Species Act #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/am/trum...
September 17, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Trump Is Gutting the Endangered Species Act #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/am/trum...
Time running out on trial to protect vulnerable electricity consumers from from El Niño heatwave #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
September 17, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Time running out on trial to protect vulnerable electricity consumers from from El Niño heatwave #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
SwitchedOn podcast: Can a new alliance fast-charge Australia’s electrification push? #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
September 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
SwitchedOn podcast: Can a new alliance fast-charge Australia’s electrification push? #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
Palisade acquires 3.2GWh of battery storage in Australia through two development-stage projects #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
Palisade acquires 3.2GWh of battery storage in Australia through two development-stage projects
Palisade Investment Partners has acquired 100% interests in two development-stage renewable energy projects through Intera Renewables.
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September 17, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Palisade acquires 3.2GWh of battery storage in Australia through two development-stage projects #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: