November 12, 2025

Increase in UK solar panel fires blamed on poor installations

Loose connections, damaged or faulty wiring among leading causes of solar panel fires, according to new analysis from insurer QBE. Freedom of information requests to UK fire services find increase in number of solar installation fires, with incidents recorded on residential properties… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/increase-in-uk-solar-panel-fires-blamed-on-poor-installations/

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Hurricane Melissa floods Cuba’s Río Cauto solar park, cuts power supply

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says emergency generators, some powered by solar panels, are being deployed as Cuba struggles to restore electricity after the storm… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/hurricane-melissa-floods-cubas-rio-cauto-solar-park-cuts-power-supply/

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Ongoing solar storm delays Blue Origin launch of NASA Mars probes

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A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands at Pad 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station after the scheduled launch was scrubbed due to weather on Nov. 9, 2025. Another planned launch on Nov. 12 was scrubbed due to space weather activity. (Image credit: Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu via Getty Images) Blue Origin has scrubbed

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Northern Lights Dazzle U.S. Skies after Powerful Solar Storm

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November 12, 2025 2 min read See Photos of the Northern Lights That Dazzled the U.S. A severe geomagnetic storm brought spectacular auroras to much of the U.S. on Tuesday night By Meghan Bartels edited by Andrea Thompson The aurora borealis glows above rural Monroe County near Bloomington, Ind., on November 12, 2025. Jeremy Hogan/Getty

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IEA warns global solar growth may plateau at 540 GW annually to 2035

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) said global solar capacity additions are projected to average 540 GW a year through 2035, as outlined in its World Energy Outlook 2025 report… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/iea-warns-global-solar-growth-may-plateau-at-540-gw-annually-to-2035/

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Qcells furloughs 1,000 US employees following detention of solar cells by US Customs

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Latest Qcells furloughed 1,000 employees, while laying off a further 300, in Georgia. Image: Qcells. Qcells, a subsidiary of Korean solar PV module manufacturer Hanwha Solutions, has announced plans to reduce pay and working hours for one-third of its 3,000 employees in the US state of Georgia following the continued detention of the company’s cells

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Google’s plan for space-based computing

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Two CubeSats orbiting around Earth after being deployed from the ISS. Google is looking at ways satellites can be used for data centres of the future. Credit: NASA The sun produces more power than 100 trillion times humanity’s entire electricity generation. In orbit, solar panels can be eight times more productive than their Earth-bound counterparts,

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Back contact solar technology: from premium niche to mainstream contender

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“This year we are starting to see clients—mostly independent power producers (IPPs); engineering, procurement and construction firms (EPCs); and developers—buying back contact modules, and we are auditing back contact module manufacturing lines and inspecting and testing those modules before they leave the factories,” Granata explains. “At the moment, it’s still the minority—less than 10% of

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SunPower continues expansion with Ambia Solar acquisition

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Latest The signing of a non-binding letter of intent comes less than two months after the acquisition of Sunder. Image: SunPower. US solar installer SunPower has continued its expansion in the residential market with the acquisition of Utah-based residential installer Ambia Solar. The companies have signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) for US$37.5 million

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