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Sonia Dunlop

@soniadunlop.bsky.social
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CEO of the Global Solar Council, the world solar PV industry association

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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 11h
Dave Renne of the International Solar Energy Society - the research organisation that brings together academics working on solar and storage - sets out why 300million solar homes and the work of the Global Solar Council is urgent #BringSolarHome daverenne.substack.com/p/there-is-a...
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There is a Reason for Taking Urgent Action on Climate Change Mitigation
…and establishing global clean energy targets help accelerate renewable energy deployments.
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Australia is now the first national government to back our Global Rooftop Solar Declaration - our initiative to double the number of solar homes worldwide by the end of the decade www.globalsolarcouncil.org/news/austral...
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Australia backs plan to double the world's solar homes to 300 million by 2030
Australia has become the first country to endorse a global plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar by 2030 as part of the 300 million solar homes initiative, putting household solar in t...
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Heading to Fiji this week for #PreCOP31? The @globalsolarcouncil.bsky.social and @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social are hosting a side event with Australia Energy Minister Chris Bowen in support of solar and battery storage for the Pacific Islands and our 300million solar homes by 2030 initiative.
The 300million solar homes initiative - the future of affordable energy.
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump isn't an environmentalist, no. But he has inadvertently triggered a spike in demand for #solar and #batterystorage around the world... my take in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #energysecurity
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Trump the environmentalist? How his Iran war exposed the fragility of dirty energy
Gavin Newsom says Trump is a ‘gift’ to the climate cause for dispelling notions of fossil fuel energy security
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today in New York, 40 national and regional solar and battery storage industry associations have come together to connect, learn and grow. Over 100 people. Every continent is represented.
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The #solar and battery storage industry is also stuck in the middle in many ways… economist.com/leaders/2026... from @theeconomistnews.bsky.social
economist.com
When obeying an American law means breaking a Chinese one
Multinationals must prepare for a world of legal contradiction
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
To understand business you have to understand your competition. Wherever I go I always like to see not just the #solar, but also the other stuff…
Diesel generators in an office building in Islamabad, PakistanDry or sealed lead acid batteries in an office building in Islamabad, Pakistan
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Trust and experience matters. It was such a privilege to be at the Suntech 25 year anniversary event last month - and to see the @globalsolarcouncil.bsky.social’s very own Senior Advisor Jerry Stokes tell his story.
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The power of a million small things. The reason why we have to move on from big tech bias. Beautifully written, from Danny Kennedy of We Are Future Keepers: open.substack.com/pub/proelect...
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The Swarm We Can't See
Energy Analogies: The Hidden Half of South & Southeast Asia's Energy Transition
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Energy Institute’s review of world energy published today shows in a nice flow diagram what a waste of energy combustion is - and how #solar plus #storage are delivering an efficient, lean energy system
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
It warms my heart when I hear of grassroots human rights or humanitarian activists, in remote locations, who charge their laptops and phones with #solar to keep going in times of crisis, blackout and surveillance. Starlink + Solar + Storage might just bring freedom and democracy to all, who knows…
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
If I had a dime, for every single time, I see a massive advert featuring solar panels…
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The truth is always more complicated than the initial headlines make it out to be...
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I work weekends. Because I have to - I co-parent and can’t work enough, in my view, on weekdays. I do drop off and pick up every day, and there just aren’t enough hours in between (especially when you occasionally try and get to the gym).
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Africa solar market up 6x after another record breaking year according to our @globalsolarcouncil.bsky.social analysis covered on @bloombergnews.bsky.social by Ruth Olurounbi #AMO2026 #PossibleWithSolar www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Africa Solar Capacity Seen Rising Sixfold After 2025 Record
Africa recorded its fastest solar growth on record in 2025, driven by a surge in utility-scale projects, and could add more than six times last year’s annual capacity by 2029, according to a new indus...
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Luckily, we don’t need a global consensus of 190 governments to build a solar farm, and 75m households - in Karachi, Lagos and Rio etc - haven’t needed it to put solar panels on their roofs. We’re getting on with it - the move away from fossil is already happening, don’t worry. #COP30 #COP30Brazil
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Arrived at #COP30Belem where it is HOT - if you are here too come and join us at our #PossibleWithSolar 10th anniversary party on the evening of Friday 14 November where you can cool down with an ice drink and dip your feet into the pool 2dmybz.share-eu1.hsforms.com/2_fN_HkoyTXm...
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
This gives me hope. Don’t give up on 1.5C. Never give up. Here in the #solar industry and in the @globalsolarcouncil.bsky.social we are pushing for more and more and more to keep us 1.5C aligned. #SolarCanDeliver #PossibleWithSolar
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SolarPower Europe @solarpowereu.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
🆕 ENTSO-E published their factual report presenting facts and data on the system conditions during the Iberian #blackout on 28 April 2025 Together with @unefotovoltaica.bsky.social and APREN - Associação Portuguesa de Energias Renováveis we have issued a statement ⬇️
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
We’ve done it - we now represent battery storage as well as solar. Big move, momentous moment. #BatteryStorage
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Good news for our African national associations fighting day in day out for better policy frameworks in each and every market #AMO2025 #Africa #PossibleWithSolar
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
The article, and the book, that everyone should read. Pure poetry. #PossibleWithSolar @billmckibben.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
newyorker.com
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Official report states that solar was not to blame for Spain and Portugal blackout. System couldn't absorb voltage changes. Statement of five leading solar and renewables associations available here: www.globalsolarcouncil.org/news/joint-s... #solar #blackout
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Joint Statement: Iberian Blackout
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
The #powercut in Spain and Portugal is still being investigated and we do not know the exact cause yet. However what we do know is that this shows the need for #flexibility and short and long duration storage, and the ability for #rooftopsolar and storage to keep things going when the lights go out
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Sonia Dunlop @soniadunlop.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
We as renewables industries have a responsibility to be the best we can be and avoid any social acceptance and opposition issues in the future
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