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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind 'U-Turn' - NASA Science
Images captured by NASA's Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun in December 2024 have now revealed new details about how solar magnetic fields responsible for space weather escape from the Sun…
Soly solar panels: best for long guarantee and reliable installation
Soly has long been one of The Independent's highest-rated solar installers, known for its competitive pricing, strong warranties and broad UK coverage. For homeowners considering whether solar panels are worth it and looking to compare the best…
EDF Energy solar panels: what they offer and is it worth it?
EDF Energy, one of the UK's largest energy suppliers, now offers homeowners the option to install rooftop solar panels and battery storage systems. The service is delivered through Contact Solar, a Which? Trusted Trader, and comes with the added…
The Download: solar geoengineering's future, and OpenAI is being sued
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review's weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. If you're interested in reading more about solar geoengineering, check out: + Why the for-profit race into…
SAPVIA anticipates surge in solar PV installations
SAPVIA CEO Dr Rethabile Melamu. The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) expects the country'sfuture solar PV capacity to reach 3GW annually, as installations gradually rebound. This is according to SAPVIA CEO Dr Rethabile…
Overview Energy wants to beam energy from space to existing solar farms
Overview Energy emerged from stealth today with a plan to use the world's solar panels as nighttime collectors of power beamed down from space. The startup plans to use large solar arrays in geosynchronous orbit — about 22,000 miles above…
Earth and solar system may have been shaped by nearby exploding star
Earth may owe some of its properties to a nearby star that blew up just as the solar system was forming. This pattern, which saw a supernova bubble envelop the sun and shower it with cosmic rays, may be ubiquitous across the galaxy –…
Smart Energy in Action: JA Solar's first BESS for C&I in Sicily, Italy
PALERMO, Italy, Dec. 11, 2025 /CNW/ -- JA Solar, a global leader in photovoltaic products and integrated energy solutions, announced the successful commissioning of a solar-plus-storage microgrid at a modern C&I facility in Sicily. This project…
Maine's Solar Technicians Work Through Winter to Meet Growing Demand
The November wind off Casco Bay cuts across the rooftop where Yehuda Gittelson crouches, drill in hand, securing aluminum rails to the southern slope of a colonial revival home. Forty feet below, his company van idles in the driveway, its back…
AX Solar Robot showcases cleaning system for C&I solar
France's AX Solar Robot this week unveiled a new cleaning solution for commercial and industrial (C&I) PV systems at the Energaia trade show in Montpellier, southern France. “Our new cleaning system is designed for steep roofs in heavily…
Gloomy weather in Sacramento raises energy bills for solar panel users
Gloomy weather in Sacramento raises energy bills for solar panel users NOW BACK OVER TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, DIRK, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THE GLOOMY WEATHER, OF COURSE, MEANS LESS SUNLIGHT FOR PEOPLE AND SOLAR PANELS. AND THAT'S LEADING TO HIGHER ENERGY…
How technology is changing modern solar O&M
Aging plants and components, the need to add storage to solar to make it more ‘grid-friendly', and the threat posed by cybercriminals are some of the dilemmas today's independent power producers (IPPs) and engineering, procurement and…
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Economy MCQs on solar capacity, unclaimed deposits and more (Week 140)
Which of the following is/are the unclaimed deposits? 1. balances in savings accounts that remain inoperative for ten years 2. balances in current accounts that remain inoperative for five years 3. term deposits not claimed within two years from…
EU installs 65.1 GW of solar in 2025
The European Union deployed 65.1 GW of solar this year, according to SolarPower Europe 's EU Solar Market Outlook 2025-2030. The figure is a 0.7% decrease on the 65.6 GW installed in 2024, the report says, making 2025 the first year since 2016 when…
New all-aluminum solar carport from France
Gamme Telco, a unit of French pergola manufacturer Group Mitjavila, has introduced a new solar carport for residential and commercial applications. The Electra Design 3 carport is compatible with nearly all conventional solar panels. “No…
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