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Earth's 'impenetrable' space radiation barrier breached by solar storm
Satellites around Earth could face a previously underestimated radiation risk after scientists discovered that high-energy electrons had breached a boundary once thought to be 'impenetrable.” A powerful solar storm broke through a space…
IceCube detects ghost particles with 10 billion times the energy of solar neutrinos
Neutrino research has played a remarkable role in modern physics. Discoveries involving these particles have contributed to five Nobel Prizes in Physics. This year, physicist Francis Halzen received the prestigious award 'for decisive contributions…
Swiss satellite set to improve solar storm forecasts
Powerful solar flares heat up the upper atmosphere and cause it to expand. As a result, satellites in low Earth orbit enter denser layers of air and are slowed down more significantly. They lose altitude and may deviate from their calculated…
Swiss Satellite Aims to Improve Predictions of Solar Storms
The Northern Lights are among the best-known effects of solar storms. However, these storms can also knock satellites out of their orbits. (Illustrative image) ETH Zurich is developing a new satellite to study solar storms. Starting in 2030, the…
Edinburgh residents invited to invest from £25 in £1.13m community solar scheme
Residents can become members by investing from £25, with a projected annual return of 5%. Since launching in 2015, the co-operative has installed solar panels at 30 sites, including 17 schools, council offices at Waverley Court and several…
Thai Solar Association Challenges Rooftop Scheme Guarantee Rules
Thailand's rooftop solar initiative is facing resistance from installers over guarantee rules that the industry association says may put smaller firms at a disadvantage, the Bangkok Post reported. The Bangkok Post reported that the cabinet-approved…
Rest injects $250m into solar, battery play that dodges grid logjam
Industry superannuation giant Rest Super will pump $250 million into a mid-scale solar and battery storage group as it looks to invest in transition projects that can sidestep the logjam in transmission holding up several larger renewables…
Pakistan seeks consultant for distributed solar project
Pakistan's Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB), a statutory organisation under the country's Ministry of Energy, is searching for a consultant to support the development of 100 MW of distributed solar power plants. Available tender…
Solar sector corporate funding increases 45% through three quarters of 2026
Corporate funding, public market financing, and debt investments in the global solar sector experienced 45% year-over-year growth through three quarters of 2026, said Mercom Capital Group. The $25.1 billion raised across 170 deals represents…
Japan proposes 50-metric-ton trigger for solar panel recycling plans
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have proposed that owners of commercial solar installations planning to dispose of 50 metric tons (MT) or more of panels be required to file an advance disposal…
Solar farms paired batteries with 16 percent of new capacity this year, up from 2 percent nine years earlier, and federal data confirm the shift is accelerating
A row of solar panels stretches toward the horizon, but the real story sits just behind it now. Parked beside the panels is a cluster of white steel boxes the size of shipping containers. Inside each one, thousands of battery cells wait for the sun…
Longi unveils 690 W back-contact solar module with 25.54% efficiency
Chinese solar module manufacturer Longi has unveiled its Hi-MO X12 module series at All Energy Australia 2026, held in Melbourne on Oct. 28-29. The new back-contact modules target residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop solar…
Zwitterions could be much more than defect passivators in perovskite solar cells
Researchers at Zhengzhou University in China have reviewed the potential applications of zwitterions in perovskite solar cells, concluding that the compounds could improve device efficiency and stability through mechanisms extending beyond…
Belgian spin-off Noak raises €5 million for perovskite-silicon solar cells
Noak, a new spin-off from Leuven-headquartered research and development hub imec and Hasselt University (UHasselt), has raised €5 million ($5.6 million) in seed funding to scale and industrialise perovskite-silicon tandem solar technology.
First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) Given New $297.00 Price Target at Guggenheim
First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR - Get Free Report) had its price target dropped by investment analysts at Guggenheim from $299.00 to $297.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a 'buy' rating on the solar cell…
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