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theguardian.com - Helena Horton - 2025 is UK's sunniest year on record, boosting solar power
2025 is UK's sunniest year on record, boosting solar power
The Guardian

The UK has already had its sunniest year on record, the Met Office has confirmed, after the country battled droughts and sweltered in heatwaves. Though the country is currently swathed in December gloom, the rest of the year brought vast amounts of…

space.com - Sharmila Kuthunur - NASA's Parker Solar Probe captures solar wind doing a 'U-turn
NASA's Parker Solar Probe captures solar wind doing a 'U-turn
Space

The sun may not be green, but it turns out to be adept at recycling. NASA's Parker Solar Probe has captured the clearest view yet of solar material billowing away from the sun before some of it makes a 'U-turn,' falling back toward the star after…

bloomberg.com - Mariana Durao - Petrobras Poised to Sign Off on Deal for BP Brazil Solar Stake
Petrobras Poised to Sign Off on Deal for BP Brazil Solar Stake
Bloomberg

Petrobras SA plans to buy a stake in the Brazilian unit of BP Plc 's solar and battery arm Lightsource in the first renewable energy deal for the state-controlled oil producer, people familiar with the matter said.

globenewswire.com - Voltalia - Start of construction works for the hybrid power plant combining solar energy and storage in Sainte-Anne, western French Guiana
Start of construction works for the hybrid power plant combining solar energy and storage in Sainte-Anne, western French Guiana
GlobeNewswire

Start of construction works for the hybrid power plant combining solar energy and storage in Sainte-Anne, Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energies, announces that it has begun site…

axios.com - Ben Geman - Texas is a growing clean tech hub. It's getting a new giant solar plant
Texas is a growing clean tech hub. It's getting a new giant solar plant
Axios

Solar manufacturer T1 Energy has started building a $400 million to $425 million solar cell fabrication plant around 50 miles from Austin, Texas. Why it matters: The move bolsters one trend — Texas as a growing clean tech hub — while…

independent.co.uk - Jeff Meyer - Do solar panels work in winter? The truth homeowners should know about UK weather
Do solar panels work in winter? The truth homeowners should know about UK weather
The Independent

When the clocks go back and the days close in, it's natural to wonder whether solar panels can still pull their weight. The UK's short daylight hours and famously grey skies fuel a common misconception that solar panels ‘switch off' in…

pv-magazine.com - Patrick Jowett - Tunisia switches on largest solar project to date
Tunisia switches on largest solar project to date
pv magazine International

Dubai-headquartered developer Amea Power has commissioned a 120 MW solar project in Tunisia, the country's largest to date. Located in the Kairouan governorate of northeastern Tunisia, the project is expected to generate approximately 222 GWh of…

courant.com - Don Stacom - Small CT town argues solar array would 'irrevocably alter' its natural beauty
Small CT town argues solar array would 'irrevocably alter' its natural beauty
Hartford Courant

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Saying their property values are threatened, a group of homeowners in northern Plymouth is asking the state to block Verogy from building a nearly 1-megawatt solar farm on an unused apple orchard.

pv-magazine.com - Ben Zientara - US residential solar faces structural shifts heading into 2026
US residential solar faces structural shifts heading into 2026
pv magazine International

The US solar industry has long been defined by its volatility. Changes to federal and state policy, tariffs, incentives and net metering rules often lead to major shifts in project economics, upending the solar marketplace and leading many in the…

pv-magazine.com - Patrick Jowett - South Africa adds 890 MW of solar to seventh renewables bid window
South Africa adds 890 MW of solar to seventh renewables bid window
pv magazine International

The South African government has approved four additional solar projects under the seventh bid window of the country's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). Cape Town-based independent power producer (IPP) Red…

theconversation.com - Tony Wood - Solar, onshore wind and gas backup is (still) the cheapest way to power Australia: new report
Solar, onshore wind and gas backup is (still) the cheapest way to power Australia: new report
The Conversation

What's the cheapest way to power Australia? Every year, CSIRO researchers and modellers seek to answer this very large question in their GenCost report. On one level, the answer in the draft 2025–26 report is unsurprising: solar and wind are…

sciencealert.com - Universe Today - A Single Solar Storm Could Trigger an End to Space Travel. Here's How.
A Single Solar Storm Could Trigger an End to Space Travel. Here's How.
ScienceAlert

A 'house of cards' is such a wonderful English phrase, one now primarily associated with a Netflix political drama. However, its original meaning refers to a fundamentally unstable system. It's also the term Sarah Thiele, originally a PhD student…

nasa.gov - Allison Nussbaum - Maintaining the Gold Standard: The Future of Landsat Calibration and Validation - NASA Science
Maintaining the Gold Standard: The Future of Landsat Calibration and Validation - NASA Science
NASA

The Landsat Calibration and Validation (Cal/Val) group helps uphold Landsat's reputation as the gold standard of satellite imagery. They ensure that the Operational Land Imager (OLI) and the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) aboard Landsats 8 and 9…

pv-magazine.com - Emiliano Bellini - The impact of transparent conductive electrodes on perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell performance
The impact of transparent conductive electrodes on perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell performance
pv magazine International

A researcher from the University of Oxford has investigated the impact of transparent conducting electrodes (TCEs) on the performance of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells and has found that these can significantly reduce device efficiency. TCEs…

hola.com - Daniel Neira - 'Living Nostradamus' 2026 predictions: World War III, Arctic conflict, and solar storms
'Living Nostradamus' 2026 predictions: World War III, Arctic conflict, and solar storms
HOLA! USA

Athos Salomé, the Brazilian psychic known as the ‘Living Nostradamus,' is back with a stark warning for 2026. Already famous for predicting Queen Elizabeth II's death and the Covid-19 pandemic, Salomé now foresees a world on…

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