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The Sun's Death Could Tear Apart the Outer Solar System Much Sooner Than Thought
Our Sun is just like any other star. That is, eventually the Sun will run out of fuel and effectively collapse—taking out, presumably, most things in our neighborhood. That won't pose a problem for those of us alive right now, but for those…
The solar farm that Goulburn built
In 2014, a group of Goulburn residents disgruntled about the former Coalition government's efforts to tackle climate change decided to take matters into their own hands. “We basically said if they're not going to do it, we will,” says…
Consumers say regulators must 'lift their game' after solar battery delays
Topic:Business, Economics and Finance Consumers are raising concerns about the conduct of some companies selling and installing batteries under the federal government's Cheaper Home Batteries Program. There has also been a spike in complaints to…
The remote solar project rewriting the Pilbara's investment playbook
When the Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation secured financial close on the Jinbi Solar Project in May 2026, the deal represented far more than a new green energy milestone in the Pilbara to traditional owners. The commercial agreement, anchored by a…
Top 10 countries by increase in solar generation in 2025
Solar energy is a crucial pillar of the global transition to a low-carbon future. China led the world in the growth in solar generation in 2025, adding 336 TWh, followed by the US and India, according to global energy think tank Ember's report.
Australia's advanced solar adoption led to global growth opportunity
Mike Wishart says he has the Australian weather to thank for giving him the head start on an innovative technology idea that has led to his Queensland-based company EcoJoule Energy becoming a global player. An abundance of sun has made Australians…
Engineers develop wearable solar device to power soldiers' gear in the field
A U.S. soldier may carry up to 20 pounds (9 kilograms) of batteries to power communications equipment and other electronics on missions. New research from FIU could help lighten that load. A team of engineers has developed a dual-use, razor-thin…
Solar panel promises turn into costly problems for Texas homeowners. Who's responsible?
HOUSTON – For one Texas homeowner, solar panel were supposed to mean lower energy costs. Instead, she says the company she paid disappeared, the panels aren't working and the monthly bill never went away. She's still paying $79 a month.
A solar cell reached 31 percent efficiency without a gram of scarce indium inside it, and the replacement costs a fraction as much to produce
Inside almost every high-efficiency solar cell sits a nearly invisible layer of metal oxide, thinner than a human hair. That layer holds the entire device together electrically, and it has quietly become a chokepoint for the industry. A team of…
Trina Solar researchers propose new classification of ultraviolet-induced degradation in TOPCon solar cells
Scientists from Chinese solar manufacturer Trina Solar have proposed a new classification of ultraviolet-induced degradation (UVID) in TOPCon solar cells, distinguishing between reversible (r-UVID) and irreversible (ir-UVID) degradation. The aim is…
400% power bill rise after solar install
Waitara's Ōwae Marae is warning others to be wary when converting to solar energy after an over-engineered installation led to an electricity bill blowout. Poor advice and industry assumptions made the solar installation on Ōwae's new…
Australian industry reliant on gas for 'foreseeable future', resources minister tells press club
The resources minister, Madeleine King, says Australian industry will be reliant on gas for the “foreseeable future”, and that the national gas reservation scheme will push down power prices. But the Western Australian MP did not put…
Europe's second energy crisis largely skipped the solar hours
Europe has now lived through two energy crises in four years, and on the surface the second looks like a smaller copy of the first. In Spain, Germany and Greece, day-ahead prices rose in both, and in each case the shock followed a war that began in…
Modi Energy launches zero-upfront solar-plus-storage offer in Denmark
Copenhagen-based Modi Energy has opened registrations in Denmark for a new energy-as-a-service offer. The company installs and owns solar and battery systems on customers' homes and guarantees bills 20% below the market price of the electricity…
A Texas plant will tear apart one retired solar panel every 60 seconds, and still cannot find anywhere to send the thin plastic layer holding each one together
A panel that spent twenty five years bolted to a rooftop now sits on a steel table, its glass face clouded and its aluminum edge gone chalky white. Somewhere underneath that glass, a thread of silver is still worth chasing, and so is the copper…
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