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'Exciting' Earth-Like Planet Found Close To The Solar System
Astronomers have discovered a new Earth-like exoplanet just 25 light-years from the solar system, offering another promising target in the search for life beyond Earth. The newly identified planet, named GJ 3378b, is a potentially rocky world…
China's solar development could have unintended ecological harms
A new study finds that China's solar energy boom is hurting bird diversity Join Our Community of Science Lovers! I agree my information will be processed in accordance with the Scientific American and Springer Nature Limited Privacy Policy. We…
Coming soon to rural Georgia: Thousands more acres of new solar projects
But solar expansion in South Georgia has rankled residents in some areas. Their frustrations have ranged from anger over the tax incentives offered to certain projects to NIMBY-esque aesthetic concerns about acres upon acres of solar panels. In…
This total solar eclipse looked strangely golden - here's why
Date: August 20, 2026 Source: Summary: Spain's total solar eclipse delivered an unexpected sight: a corona glowing gold instead of its usual pearly white. Because the Sun was setting, its light passed through more atmosphere, while smoke from…
China's rapid solar expansion hurt bird diversity: study
According to the research spanning more than 2,300 Chinese counties, pro-solar policies led to reductions in bird diversity in what the authors called an example of a 'green dilemma' pitting carbon reduction against conservation. 'The main message…
PM Surya Ghar Powers India's Solar Revolution Through Digital-First Governance
India's rooftop solar push is increasingly being powered not just by subsidies and policy support, but by digital-first governance. The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has enabled more than 50 lakh households to adopt rooftop solar in just over…
Trump's Section 232 polysilicon action sets tariffs and price floors across the solar supply chain
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on August 6, 2026, imposing a 15 percent ad valorem tariff on downstream polysilicon derivative products and a new minimum import price program on polysilicon and every major product derived from it…
NC school rooftops could generate enough solar power for 150,000 homes, report finds
North Carolina's public schools could generate enough solar energy from their rooftops to match the annual electricity use of nearly 150,000 homes, according to a new analysis that found much of the state's school rooftop solar potential remains…
Black hole star? Solar-system-size 'dot' from the early universe is our best evidence yet of a brand-new type of cosmic object
Astronomers have found the most promising candidate yet for a 'black hole star,' a new type of astrophysical object lurking in the early universe's 'cosmic dawn.' If confirmed, the findings could help to unravel the mysterious origin of ' little…
Ready for plug-in solar panels? UKSOL announces regulatory compliance with ground mount kits going on sale in a week from £699
UKSOL says it's the first in the UK to achieve regulatory compliance for plug-in solar products It's ground mount kits with one or two solar panels go on sale on August 27 That's when solar is legal in the UK, and we can expect more of these kits…
EcoFlow's new home battery arrives just as plug-in solar becomes legal in the UK
EcoFlow has launched its new Stream Series in the UK, including the compact 5kWh Stream 5000 home battery. Starting at £1,599 ($2,200), it can store surplus solar energy and deliver up to 3,000W AC output. However, unlike newly permitted…
Former coalfield in Western MD getting solar energy
Maryland Board of Public Works approves $470 million solar agreement REV Renewables to provide 250,000 megawatt-hours of Jade Meadow III Solar Project located on Lower Georges Creek Coalfield Project expected to power nearly 15% of Maryland's…
Inside the Georgia campus that completes all four solar-panel steps under one roof: 16,700 finished panels ship every single day and no major solar component crosses an ocean
Chunks of polysilicon feedstock enter one end of an integrated campus in northwest Georgia. By the time the material leaves the other end, it has been melted, pulled into a crystal log, sliced into wafers, coated into a working cell, and laminated…
Rhetan TMT starts power generation from solar project
Rhetan TMT, a leading manufacturer of TMT steel bars, has started power generation from its 1 MW captive ground-mounted solar power project at its manufacturing facility in Gujarat. With the solar power project now operational, the company expects…
This $0-down Illinois home solar deal includes a huge 60 kWh battery
Illinois homeowners can now get rooftop solar paired with a whopping 60-kWh home battery for no money down – but this isn't free equipment. Texas-based Solrite Energy has launched its solar-plus-storage program for qualifying homeowners in…
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