May 13, 2026

Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed

Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed

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Skip to content Rise and fall of Skydweller The final flight and complex legacy of a pioneering solar-powered aircraft. The solar-powered drone operated by Skydweller Aero has wings as wide as a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. Credit: Skydweller Aero A solar-powered drone has been lost at sea after a record-breaking flight lasting eight days between […]

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Malawi’s solar push bypasses its poorest

Malawi’s solar push bypasses its poorest

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Electrician Morithi Manasoe Working On Installing Solar Panels. Photo: Supplied A peer-reviewed study tracking 1 371 rural households in Malawi’s Lilongwe District has found that the country’s rapidly expanding off-grid solar sector is systematically bypassing its poorest citizens, raising questions about electrification targets promoted by the government and international development partners. The research, published in

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As the US starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help

As the US starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help

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Cuba is struggling with devastating nationwide blackouts as the United States’ effective oil blockade strangles fuel supplies. But this crisis may also be accelerating a China-backed clean energy revolution that’s been quietly unfolding in the Caribbean nation. Cuba is currently pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet, with help from China,

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ARTsolar challenges local content compliance in South African solar tenders

ARTsolar challenges local content compliance in South African solar tenders

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A High Court in South Africa ordered the country’s Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy to deliver full documentation relating to three solar tenders awarded in 2021 and 2022 to local solar manufacturer ARTsolar, after the company questioned if the preferred bidders had followed local content requirements for PV modules set out in the tenders…

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