Professor for Solar Economy @UniLUT. Interested in sustainable energy-industry-CDR systems based on #100RE. Safe planetary boundaries matter. http://youtube.com/watch?v=9jwJWK… - http://lut.fi - https://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml7l7cjkpk2xIRENA: Rund um die Uhr verfügbare Erneuerbare günstiger als fossile Brennstoffe - https://www.photon.info/news/irena-rund-um-die-uhr-verfuegbare-erneuerbare-guenstiger-als-fossile-brennstoffe/06 May 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7l7cjkpk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml7l4lmjkc26Firm solar and storage costs fall to $54/MWh, says IRENA https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/06/firm-solar-and-storage-costs-fall-to-54-mwh-says-irena/06 May 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7l4lmjkc26https://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml7l22aclk26Dutch partners explore bringing silicon PV into space https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/06/dutch-partners-explore-bringing-silicon-pv-into-space/06 May 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7l22aclk26https://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml7kygk7wc26Norwegian startup testing hybrid solar, wave, wind system https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/06/norwegian-startup-testing-hybrid-solar-wave-wind-system/06 May 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7kygk7wc26https://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml7kwd7plk26Fraunhofer ISE opens perovskite-silicon tandem scale-up lab https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/06/fraunhofer-ise-opens-perovskite-silicon-tandem-scale-up-lab/06 May 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7kwd7plk26https://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4vqt27ac2xSanta Marta: Key outcomes from first summit on ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels https://www.carbonbrief.org/santa-marta-key-outcomes-from-first-summit-on-transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels/05 May 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4vqt27ac2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4vpfciek2xRenewables growth cut Spain’s electricity bills by 24.2% over the past two years https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/30/renewables-growth-cut-spains-electricity-bills-by-24-2-over-the-past-two-years/05 May 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4vpfciek2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4vnp4qus2xNew irrigation tech helps reduce water use in agrivoltaics https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/30/new-irrigation-tech-helps-reduce-water-use-in-agrivoltaics/05 May 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4vnp4qus2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4vmdiqys2xSingapore requires hydrogen-ready gas capacity in 2031 generation tender https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/30/singapore-requires-hydrogen-ready-capacity-in-2031-generation-tender/05 May 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4vmdiqys2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4vksz3ok2xChile reaches 4.6 GW of energy storage under construction https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/30/chile-reaches-4-6-gw-of-energy-storage-under-construction/ - and much more battery storage to come: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136403212100835205 May 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4vksz3ok2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4vely6yk2xSubmarine link to connect island solar to South Korea’s grid https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/01/submarine-link-to-connect-island-solar-to-south-koreas-grid/05 May 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4vely6yk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4vd6dygk2xBangladesh's PV capacity to reach 8.5 GW by 2035, says GlobalData https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/01/bangladesh-solar-pv-capacity-to-reach-8-5-gw-by-2035-says-globaldata/ - the transition to more solar PV could be much faster, see the podcast on the transition option for Bangladesh: youtu.be/fuesGu3mr5405 May 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4vd6dygk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4v4pzsvk2xWith CATL and HyperStrong's 60GWh sodium-ion battery deal announcement yesterday. https://www.energy-storage.news/sodium-ion-for-bess-chemistries-and-battery-products-from-catl-envision-byd-hithium-hina-compared/?utm_source=eloqua great news for sodium-ion batteries ... and where it may lead: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.11986105 May 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4v4pzsvk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4tmuw5l22xBSW-Solar: Rekordzubau bei Batteriespeichern im 1. Quartal 2026 - https://www.photon.info/news/bsw-solar-rekordzubau-bei-batteriespeichern-im-1-quartal-2026/05 May 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4tmuw5l22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4td5o3vc2xEU funding ban on high-risk inverters, including Chinese suppliers, extends to BESS https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/04/eu-funding-ban-on-high-risk-inverters-including-chinese-suppliers-extends-to-bess/05 May 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4td5o3vc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4t72xyqk2xChina Datang brings online 500 MW solar farm for direct data center supply https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/04/china-datang-brings-online-500-mw-solar-farm-for-direct-data-center-supply/ - baseload solar PV supply is a great solution for data centers, all over the world: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.11846605 May 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4t72xyqk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4stf2ztk2xBatteries: The game has changed – and it’s not what you think https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/04/batteries-the-game-has-changed-and-its-not-what-you-think/ - low-cost batteries will have a strong impact on the energy system: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.119861 @dominikkeiner.bsky.social05 May 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4stf2ztk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4sm53wrk2xField tests show tracker-based bifacial PV outperforms fixed-tilt counterparts with 13.5% higher ouput in desert enviroments https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2026/05/04/field-tests-show-tracker-based-bifacial-pv-outperforms-fixed-tilt-counterparts-with-13-5-higher-ouput-in-desert-enviroments/05 May 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4sm53wrk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4sjwiizc2xHome batteries earn during negative electricity price spikes https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/05/home-batteries-earn-during-negative-electricity-price-spikes/05 May 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4sjwiizc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4sga5t6s2xEU solar and storage push could cut power system costs by nearly half https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/05/eu-solar-and-storage-push-could-cut-power-system-costs-by-nearly-half/05 May 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4sga5t6s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4scsaoec2xIndonesia tenders 1.2 GW of solar https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/05/indonesia-tenders-1-2-gw-of-solar/ - enormous PV demand ahead: https://doi.org/10.1049/rpg2.1318805 May 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4scsaoec2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4s7kca322xOman seeks consultant for green hydrogen project https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/05/oman-seeks-consultant-for-green-hydrogen-project/05 May 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4s7kca322xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3ml4s5mc6ss2xWestern Australia backs grid buildout ahead of coal exit https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/05/western-australia-backs-grid-buildout-ahead-of-coal-exit/05 May 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4s5mc6ss2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3mkxvktk4h22oGerman utility deploying 30 MW heat pump for district heating https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/22/german-utility-deploying-30-mw-heat-pump-for-district-heating/03 May 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxvktk4h22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3mkxvj5wi2k2oBotswana breaks ground on 500 MW solar-plus-storage project https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/22/botswana-breaks-ground-on-500-mw-solar-plus-storage-project/03 May 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxvj5wi2k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3mkxvi4xic22oWork begins on Zambia's largest solar-plus-storage project https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/22/work-begins-on-zambias-largest-solar-plus-storage-project/03 May 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxvi4xic22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3mkxvgcdwpk2oMaldives' largest floating solar array goes online https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/22/maldives-largest-floating-solar-array-goes-online/ - great to see that reality follows earlier conceptual studies for the energy transitions of the Maldives: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118360 ; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.133620 @dominikkeiner.bsky.social03 May 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxvgcdwpk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/christianonre.bsky.social/post/3mkxvcel2ss2oEU responds to energy price shocks with ‘homegrown’ clean energy push https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/23/eu-responds-to-energy-price-shocks-with-homegrown-clean-energy-push/ - indeed, energy sovereignty is the way forward. Here are ideas what energy system structure may help: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pip.3659 ; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.13847703 May 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:3j34f2bhypjswt5rxslie4cm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxvcel2ss2o