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
ACME, Ceigall secure 220MW solar-plus-storage contracts in Madhya Pradesh #energysky -- via pv-tech:
ACME, Ceigall secure 220MW solar-plus-storage contracts in Madhya Pradesh
Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited has extended a Letter of Award (LOA) to Ceigall India and ACME Solar to develop 220MW of solar-plus-storage.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
ACME, Ceigall secure 220MW solar-plus-storage contracts in Madhya Pradesh #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Revera Energy secures US$150 million to support 3.4GWh of battery storage across Australia and the UK #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
Revera Energy secures US$150 million to support 3.4GWh of battery storage across Australia and the UK
Revera Energy has secured a US$150 million facility to accelerate development and construction of its project pipeline across Australia & UK.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Revera Energy secures US$150 million to support 3.4GWh of battery storage across Australia and the UK #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
Solar-battery hybrid project pulled after community heat and state planning changes in Queensland #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
February 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Solar-battery hybrid project pulled after community heat and state planning changes in Queensland #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
US solar capacity overtakes wind #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...
February 10, 2026 at 5:55 PM
US solar capacity overtakes wind #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...
The growing need for long-duration energy storage in the US #energysky -- via Solar Power World:
The growing need for long-duration energy storage in the US
While all having the same function — taking energy, storing it, then releasing it — energy storage systems come in many different types. Whether thermal,
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February 10, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The growing need for long-duration energy storage in the US #energysky -- via Solar Power World:
DOJ drops defense of tariff moratorium, leaving industry exposed to $70 billion in retroactive duties #energysky -- via pv magazine usa:
DOJ drops defense of tariff moratorium, leaving industry exposed to $70 billion in retroactive duties
The Department of Justice has withdrawn from the legal defense of a two-year tariff pause on solar modules, leaving private developers and trade groups to face the threat of billions in retroactive duties alone.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:14 PM
DOJ drops defense of tariff moratorium, leaving industry exposed to $70 billion in retroactive duties #energysky -- via pv magazine usa:
Australian tech company unearthing new capacity on the grid lands $1.1bn valuation after new capital raise #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Australian tech company unearthing new capacity on the grid lands $1.1bn valuation after new capital raise #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
Loss of green smelter highlights Kentucky’s need for clean electricity #energysky -- via Canary Media:
Loss of green smelter highlights Kentucky’s need for clean electricity
Century Aluminum chose Oklahoma, not Kentucky, for a new smelter. Some say it’s a "wake-up call" for the Bluegrass State to modernize – and decarbonize –…
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February 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Loss of green smelter highlights Kentucky’s need for clean electricity #energysky -- via Canary Media:
NERC Category 2 wake-up call: Register and comply or risk million-dollar daily fines #energysky -- via pv magazine usa:
NERC Category 2 wake-up call: Register and comply or risk million-dollar daily fines
Register your facility today to ensure compliance and avoid potential fines of up to $1.54 million per day.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
NERC Category 2 wake-up call: Register and comply or risk million-dollar daily fines #energysky -- via pv magazine usa:
New surface texturing boosts TOPCon solar cell efficiency by 1% #energysky -- via pv magazine global:
New surface texturing boosts TOPCon solar cell efficiency by 1%
Chinese researchers have demonstrated a single-step submicron structured surface texturing process that improved the absolute efficiency of a TOPCon solar cell by 1% through broadband anti-reflection and lower electrical resistance. The cell-level performance was validated in laboratory and outdoor tests.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM
New surface texturing boosts TOPCon solar cell efficiency by 1% #energysky -- via pv magazine global:
Inside European solar: Strong fundamentals, global opportunities and grid challenges #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Inside European solar: Strong fundamentals, global opportunities and grid challenges
Market dynamics and growing concerns over Europe’s grid bottlenecks were key topics at this year’s Solar Finance & Investment Europe summit.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Inside European solar: Strong fundamentals, global opportunities and grid challenges #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Japanese gas giants meet Australian officials at least two dozen times since Labor elected #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Japanese gas giants meet Australian officials at least two dozen times since Labor elected #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
Boviet Solar ‘committed’ to US manufacturing despite Chinese ownership uncertainty #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Boviet Solar ‘committed’ to US manufacturing despite Chinese ownership uncertainty
Boviet Solar has affirmed its commitment to US solar PV manufacturing despite plans by its parent company to divest its ownership.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Boviet Solar ‘committed’ to US manufacturing despite Chinese ownership uncertainty #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Global cadmium telluride solar module manufacturing capacity could reach 100 GW by 2030 #energysky -- via pv magazine usa:
Global cadmium telluride solar module manufacturing capacity could reach 100 GW by 2030
In a perspective paper in Joule, a group of U.S. researchers described technology and supply chain efforts required to reach worldwide annual cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar PV capacity of 100 GW by 2030.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Global cadmium telluride solar module manufacturing capacity could reach 100 GW by 2030 #energysky -- via pv magazine usa:
U.S.-India trade deal reduces solar tariffs #energysky -- via pv magazine global:
U.S.-India trade deal reduces solar tariffs
Tariff reductions under the new U.S.-India trade agreement lower import costs for solar modules and energy storage components. Reciprocal tariffs were effectively reduced from 50% to 18%.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
U.S.-India trade deal reduces solar tariffs #energysky -- via pv magazine global:
Canada adds only 57 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025 #energysky -- via pv magazine usa:
Canada adds only 57 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association is forecasting Canada’s cumulative solar capacity, which stands at 5.4 GW today, could surge to around 21 GW by 2035, driven by a healthy procurement pipeline across most provinces. Official deployment figures for behind the meter solar installations last year, which are driving Canada’s solar market today, are yet to be finalized.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Canada adds only 57 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025 #energysky -- via pv magazine usa:
Australia: Victoria government accelerates 700MW of battery storage via Development Facilitation Program #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
Australia: Victoria government accelerates 700MW of battery storage via Development Facilitation Program
The Victoria government has approved two large-scale BESS projects totalling 700MW through its Development Facilitation Program (DFP).
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February 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Australia: Victoria government accelerates 700MW of battery storage via Development Facilitation Program #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
This New Wildfire Risk Model Has No Secrets #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/adaptat...
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
This New Wildfire Risk Model Has No Secrets #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/adaptat...
Chad’s installed PV capacity hits 110 MW, supplying 37% of electricity #energysky -- via pv magazine global:
Chad’s installed PV capacity hits 110 MW, supplying 37% of electricity
Chad has one of Africa’s highest solar penetration rates, a result of a small power system with just 12% electrification, as large-scale solar and storage projects gather pace around N’Djamena, even as political uncertainty over oil revenues constrains faster deployment.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Chad’s installed PV capacity hits 110 MW, supplying 37% of electricity #energysky -- via pv magazine global:
Western Australia’s 70GW renewables hub advances with Chinese and South Korean feasibility partnership #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Western Australia's 70GW renewables hub advances with Chinese and South Korean feasibility partnership
WGEH has signed a Feasibility Phase Agreement to advance Stage 1 development of its 70GW renewable energy project in Western Australia.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Western Australia’s 70GW renewables hub advances with Chinese and South Korean feasibility partnership #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Trump Goes for the Climate Killshot #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/am/trum...
February 10, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Trump Goes for the Climate Killshot #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/am/trum...
The US is exporting huge amounts of natural gas. Will it cost Americans? #energysky -- via Canary Media:
The US is exporting huge amounts of natural gas. Will it cost…
The country must produce record levels of gas to keep pace with surging LNG exports, or the mismatch in supply and demand could spike domestic energy…
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February 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The US is exporting huge amounts of natural gas. Will it cost Americans? #energysky -- via Canary Media:
GridStor warns of industry slowdown as US Treasury guidance delays BESS decisions #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
GridStor warns of industry slowdown as US Treasury guidance delays BESS decisions
Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks to GridStor's CTO about the company’s strategies for navigating FEOC and Section 301 tariffs.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
GridStor warns of industry slowdown as US Treasury guidance delays BESS decisions #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:
US federal government drops appeal in retroactive solar tariff case #energysky -- via pv-tech:
US federal government drops appeal in retroactive solar tariff case - PV Tech
The US federal government has withdrawn its appeal in a US Court of International Trade ruling to collect two years of tariffs on imported solar panels.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
US federal government drops appeal in retroactive solar tariff case #energysky -- via pv-tech:
Spain secures major EU grant for 1 GW pumped storage project #energysky -- via pv magazine global:
Spain secures major EU grant for 1 GW pumped storage project
The European Union is investing €650 million ($766.5 million) in cross-border energy infrastructure, led by a grant for the Aguayo II pumped-storage project in Spain, alongside smaller allocations for upgrades such as the Čierny Váh pumped-storage plant in Slovakia.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Spain secures major EU grant for 1 GW pumped storage project #energysky -- via pv magazine global: