Sean Swentek

I’ve never been more proud and grateful to get to go to work somewhere every day. The culture at @omnidian.bsky.social is second to none, and the future is bright for our 400 people who care so much about delivering for our clients. LFG!

Omnidian Announces Acquisition of Solar Service Guys, Accelerating Growth and Service Offerings in Australia - Omnidian Seattle, WA – Mar 4, 2025 – Omnidian, a leading provider of performance assurance for renewable energy assets, today announced its acquisition of Solar Service Guys Pty Ltd (“Solar Service Guys” or “S...

Today we're announcing our acquisition of Solar Service Guys, one of Australia's largest and most respected providers of system lifecycle service and support for residential and commercial solar investors.

Read more: hubs.ly/Q039P0H50

#Acquisition #SolarPower #SolarPerformance #FutureofSolar

Stationary storage surges 75% globally in 2024!

Battery storage revolution is just starting. It will reshape grids worldwide. Solar plants with 2-8 hours of storage will be mainstays of grids worldwide.

Plunging battery prices fuel this great change!
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#energysky

US targets 50 GW of solar in 2024 The United States is expected to grow its solar fleet by more than 25% from 2023 levels, with over 8 GW of distributed solar and more than 40 GW of utility-scale solar expected to be installed.

The United States is expected to grow its solar fleet by more than 25% in 2024, with over 8 GW of distributed solar and more than 40 GW of utility-scale solar expected to be installed.

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Largest US solar and storage project wins regulatory approval Sunstone Solar is a 1.2 GW solar, 1.2 GW battery energy storage project planned for eastern Oregon.

Largest US solar and storage project wins regulatory approval

Sunstone Solar is a 1.2 GW solar, 1.2 GW battery energy storage project planned for eastern Oregon.

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Where is oil extracted, traded and consumed each year?

Here's a rather complex map that features data from the Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy showing global consumption and production of oil in 2023.

Oil still makes up a1/3 of world's primary energy mix.

A step change:

The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that in 2030, variable renewables account for 2/3 of global renewable electricity generation, rising from less than 45% today.

Solar becomes the number one source of renewable electricity generation.

Massive 70 GW wind and solar project that straddles Nullarbor given environmental criteria EPA says proposed 70 gigawatt wind and solar project that straddles Nullarbor is a complex case, with potential impact on land, sea and subterranean systems.

There are now plans for a 70 GW wind and solar project (!!) in Australia.

For context, that’s the same as the existing power generating capacity on Australia’s main grid - across all technologies. reneweconomy.com.au/massive-70-g...

New research finds utility-scale solar parks foster biodiversity A series of longitudinal studies of three solar-pollinator sites in Minnesota have demonstrated evidence of native prairie growing under solar panels, providing both soil benefits and habitat for wild...

Ecovoltaics: “prairie restoration activities can occur underneath solar panels…pollinators were observed using the site as much as dedicated conservation land…native habitats were recorded to decrease PV module temperatures, this was not found to increase electricity production’

Awesome work 🙌

I don’t want to hear one more thing the rest of my life about Ange, mate. When have we ever looked this good on the road against the best in the last 20 years? #COYS #COYS #COYS

The role of batteries in the energy transition: A key to the future? How batteries revolutionise the energy sector

How batteries revolutionise the energy sector.

My piece in Medium.

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The Future of CRE Sustainability Technology Podcast · 5 Episodes · Updated Biweekly

If you’re into renewable energy and decarbonizing the built world, you’ll probably enjoy my podcast The Future of CRE Sustainability.

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The Future of CRE Sustainability Technology Podcast · 5 Episodes · Updated Biweekly

I also struggle mightily to listen to podcasts vs reading articles, but I do have my own podcast now featuring sustainability leaders in the built world, if you’re interested in checking it out!

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⚡Very cool new study from team at Berkeley looking at surplus interconnection opportunities for clean energy, finding 775 GW of clean energy opportunity that could be hooked up virtually overnight at cost savings. (1/x)
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Solid!

Looks amazing! Santa Barbara I assume? I’m in Orange County and in an interesting little microclimate. You ever tried for bananas??

NEED SOME GOOD NEWS?

The EU now generates more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels.

Graph from @natbullard.bsky.social using @emberenergy.bsky.social data.

If anyone has recommendations on where to find the leading renewable energy voices to follow on BlueSky, please share!

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