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Work on solar farm at former Williamthorpe Colliery site starts
Work has started on a project to build a solar farm at a former colliery site near Chesterfield. About 5,800 solar panels are being installed on reclaimed land next to Williamthorpe Country Park, off the A617 Mansfield Road, where Williamthorpe…
US Solar Manufacturers File Trade Dispute Against Ethiopia
Eight US solar manufacturing firms filed a request with the Department of Commerce on Tuesday to investigate alleged unfair trade practices by companies assembling solar cells and panels in Ethiopia with components from China. First Solar, Qcells…
Sun releases massive solar flare, triggering blackouts and Northern Lights alerts
The Sun has released a massive solar flare, causing radio blackouts in some parts of the world, as well as forecasts for Northern Lights tonight. The solar flare erupted from a sunspot region known as AR4436 on Sunday, which is actively rotating to…
LETTERS: Why cheer on solar?; coping mechanisms
We paid just north of $50K for our solar system, and it produces 15%-20% more energy than I use in a year, according to CSU. This is an investment from us in their green energy plan. When it was installed, we were told by CSU that the excess would…
New 500MW East Riding solar farm proposals emerge
Further solar farm proposals in the East Riding have emerged. 'Humberhead Solar', as the proposals have been dubbed, would be capable of producing 500MW across a number of sites in the region. The proposals, brought forward by Island Green Power…
Big Tech eyes orbital data centers for 'near continuous' solar power
Across the globe, the rapid deployment of AI infrastructure is running up against physical limits. Rather than technology, AI data centers currently face constraints caused by access to power, water for cooling, and delays in receiving building…
Mastering solar power purchase agreements: A quick guide
A solar power purchase agreement (PPA) is a contract that lets homeowners use solar energy without purchasing the system up front. Payments are typically based on the electricity the panels produce. The U.S. Department of the Treasury cautions that…
Zambia's largest solar plant goes online
Zambian electricity generation company Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has energized the 136 MW Itimpi II solar plant, billed as the country's largest operational solar asset to date. Located in Kitwe in northern Zambia, the $125.8 million…
Solar Flare Alert: Massive CME Threatens Radio Blackouts and Dazzling Auroras
The Sun decided to throw another warning shot at Earth, this time with a powerful flare from sunspot region AR4436 triggering radio blackouts in certain regions, while sending coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth, raising the odds of northern…
UK put in Northern Lights 'strike zone' after huge solar flare
A powerful solar flare unleashed by the Sun could deliver a fresh burst of auroral activity later this week, raising the prospect of the northern lights returning to UK skies. The eruption was triggered by a coronal mass ejection on May 10 - a…
How hail is rewriting the solar insurance rulebook
Severe convective storms accounted for at least 47% of global insured catastrophe losses in 2025, generating $60 billion in total losses, according to Gallagher Re's recently published “Improving Underwriting for Renewable Assets”…
France, Spain set solar records in May
The weekly average electricity price increased across all major European markets last week, according to analysis from AleaSoft Energy Forecasting. When compared to the week prior, the Spanish consultancy noted an increase in the weekly average…
Multilayer Device Delivers Solar and Raindrop Energy Harvesting
A modified perovskite cell harvests both solar energy and raindrop-induced triboelectricity. How perovskite was used to create a hybrid solar/droplet energy harvester. The challenge of maintaining long-term perovskite performance and how it was…
Solar is so back
Against my better judgment, I gave the solar sales guy at Home Depot my contact info. I'm glad I did, because it eventually led to me finding a deal from another company that will cut my electric bill in half. I can't claim victory because I…
Jolywood starts mass production of low-silver TOPCon solar cells
Chinese PV manufacturer Jolywood has started mass production of TOPCon solar cells with low-silver content at its factory in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. Dubbed Nano Armor Metal Inter-Contact (Namic), the new cell architecture is designed to prevent…
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