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Industrial scale' solar farm to be built after permission was refused
A solar farm which Cornwall councillors refused last year, fearing it would harm the landscape, has been approved on appeal. A Cornwall Council strategic planning committee heard last April that the solar farm on 25.5 hectares of land would…
Doncaster solar farm given go-ahead despite objections
Plans for a solar farm in Doncaster have been given the go-ahead despite objections from residents. The 536-hectare development near the villages of Fenwick, Moss, Topham and Sykehouse was granted development consent by the Department of Energy…
Can We Now Predict Dangerous Solar Storms?
Solar flares, often known as Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), can have lots of different effects on us here, 93 million miles away from the sun. Those effects can lead to some amazing lights in the sky, the auroras, which we are lucky to see…
Solar flares may be triggering earthquakes, controversial study claims
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Tata Power turns rooftop solar into an emotional proposition with 'Yeh On Toh Quality Lifelong'
Breaking away from the category's conventional focus on savings, subsidies and system specs, Tata Power, in partnership with Rediffusion, has launched an emotion- driven brand campaign for Tata Power Solaroof titled “Yeh On Toh Quality…
Perch Energy buys Solstice, deepening US community solar push
A new acquisition in the US community solar sector starkly illustrates the changing dynamics in the broader industry, and underscores growing efforts by key players to scale. Perch Energy this week said it was buying Solstice, leaving it with over…
Renewable energy company abandons court application over Darwin solar farm
TotalEnergies H2 has withdrawn a Federal Court application seeking a ruling that no native title exists at the site of its proposed solar farm near Humpty Doo. The company is working to develop an Indigenous land use agreement for the solar farm.
Initial plans for solar farm near Somerset sports fields approved
Plans for a large new solar farm near sports fields in a growing Somerset village can move forward after initial proposals were approved. ILOS New Energy UK Ltd. put forward draft proposals, known as a screening request, in late-January to erect a…
See the moon's shadow darken Antarctica in epic satellite imagery of the Feb. 17 solar eclipse (video)
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Home Bargains £3.99 'cosy' solar light is perfect outside tables
Home Bargains is selling loads of outdoor lighting at the moment. With everything from string lights to flower-shaped lights, there is no shortage of ways to add a glow to your garden, balcony or patio while adding a unique touch too. One lamp…
TotalEnergies signs deal to supply 1 GW of solar power for Google data centers
In addition to the effects that renewable energy has had on the world's global energy market, there has also been an increasing trend towards how companies and the people of this planet consume their energy. Companies are looking for alternatives…
AI can now predict solar cell efficiency from wafer quality
Researchers at Korea University have created a machine-learning model that can reportedly predict cell efficiency from wafer quality. “We developed this industrial data-driven machine learning framework using more than 100,000 solar cell…
Idemitsu switches on 2 MW of solar above rice paddy
Tokyo-headquartered Idemitsu Kosan has begun operating a 2 MW agrivoltaics project in Japan. The Idemitsu Tokushima agricultural solar power plant is deployed on top of a rice paddy in Komatsushima City within Japan's Tokushima Prefecture. Idemitsu…
Space-based solar could be competitive by 2040, UK government finds
Beaming electricity to Earth from space-based solar plants could be economically competitive by 2040, according to a UK government commissioned feasibility study. The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for small-scale solar plants in orbit is…
ACME Solar seals 190 MW hybrid power deal with SECI
ACME Solar Holdings on Wednesday signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for a 190 MW wind-solar hybrid project, pushing its total PPA-signed capacity to 5,820 MW. The agreement, executed through its…
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