🌞 The Wild Story of Solar's Remarkable Glow-Up: Sunny Climate News
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🌅 EXTRA, Extra— Sunny Climate News: On the Horizon
🗣️ Quote-ovoltaic Climate Power: “I ka wā ma mua, ka wā ma hope,” a Hawaiian proverb loosely translated “we look to the past as a guide to the future”
Here’s a rags - to-riches story You ever hear ? the one About worlds ! transforming From a few , holding the bag, To a whole era—abundant with sun.
1. Solar Glow-Up: Success Stories in the Photovoltaic (& Pervoskite) Spotlight
Multiplying Solar and Battery Factories Put Net Zero in Closer Reach | Small solar projects help to power Argentina’s energy transition | Community solar moves forward; developers chosen to set up renewable energy facilities | The top global solar power potential hotspots | US startup develops flexible inverted perovskite solar cell with 16.1% efficiency | Inorganic perovskite PV cell hits 17.04% via fullerene-derivative interlayer | Investing in Relationships: Strategies State Agencies Can Use to Equitably Partner with Community Representatives | Global investment in solar energy will top investment in oil production for the first time this year “Solar Eclipses Oil” | Solar-powered bus depot will make its own fuel | $1 billion solar factory coming to Oklahoma | How Community Solar Helps You Save For What Matters
2. Speed & Scale: The Business Change
There are ~145K gas stations in America. That took 100 years to build out. There are already more than ~12K Tesla superchargers in what, 10 years? Thousands more from other companies. And hundreds of thousands home or business chargers. EV charging will pass gas stations. —Tom Matzzie
Climate change calls for cuts in carbon emissions. These US companies are leading the way. | Patagonia eco-brand unscathed by polarized climate | G7 calls on all countries to reach net zero by 2050 | Enough with fossil fuels, Pope says in latest climate appeal | Atlassian's Mike Cannon-Brookes on walking the walk on climate action | 3 ways Minnesota is crushing it on climate action | The intensity of methane emissions from oil and gas sector has declined | Climate Bottlenecks | How companies become allies for environmental justice | B-Corp Resources for Year-Round Business Climate Justice | An American Oil Hub Is Pivoting to Offshore Wind | Rural electricity is getting its biggest boost since FDR — here’s how
3. Tackling Climate in Community: With a World of Wonder
One Planet, Two Crises: Tackling climate change and biodiversity in the fight for our future | A powerful climate solution just below the ocean’s surface | This Frog May Be the First Amphibian Known to Pollinate Flowers | One pastor’s mission to prepare his community for climate change | Story Snapshots: Living the Just Transition | Baltimore residents get career training in urban forestry | José Andrés unveils US food and climate institute | Agroforestry: Can Farming With Trees Save the Food System? | “I love this work.” Boston-area man finds his calling in the weatherization industry | New Interactive Map Shows EV Charging Stations Near National Parks | How to Save Energy During the Summer
What brightness are you glinting out there in the wide wonderful world? Let me know!
I appreciate you catching up on sunny climate news here. Thanks for all you for do! For a more beautiful tomorrow, today— the future thanks you, too.
Climate Culture Corner
Solar Era Expansion News Across the Country
8,000 LMI households in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota and New York expected to benefit from 100 MW multi-state community solar project backed by Silicon Valley bank.
New Haven, CT community members highlight the successes and opportunities for low- and middle-income homeowners.
New Jersey 556kW community solar project utilized locally trained solar installers.
At least 30% of energy generated by community solar projects in Oakland, MD will benefit LMI residents.
New Mexico prepares to enact its community solar program in the coming weeks, which will provide 30% of the energy produced by the projects to low-income residents.
Solar energy job training program launches in San Antonio, TX.
A manufactured housing builder plans to roll out solar-ready manufactured homes by the end of the year.
Survey of upstate New York residents finds lack of local benefits fuels opposition to utility-scale solar projects.
Building with Benefits: Meaningful Benefits as a Foundation for Equitable Community Solar
The U.S. Department of Energy National Community Solar Partnership is hosting a webinar series to explore best practices in building replicable and scalable community solar projects that deliver meaningful benefits to subscribers and their communities. Register for upcoming webinars at the links below:
Low- to Moderate-Income Access (5/31)
Increased Resilience (6/7)
Community Ownership (6/14)