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New Nanomaterial Design Could Help Solar Tech Harness More Sunlight

New Nanomaterial Design Could Help Solar Tech Harness More Sunlight

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By using gold nanospheres engineered to capture light across the solar spectrum, researchers at Korea University took a step toward lowering barriers to more efficient and cost-effective renewable energy harvesting. Hun Rho et al. introduce plasmonic colloidal supraballs — solution-processable assemblies of gold nanospheres — as a robust and versatile platform for broadband solar energy […]

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Sunspot launches 27 solar flares in 24 hours, including strongest outburst in years

Sunspot launches 27 solar flares in 24 hours, including strongest outburst in years

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Four X-class solar flares erupted from the sun on Feb. 1-2. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captures these images of the outbursts. (Image credit: NASA/SDO) A monster sunspot is taking aim at Earth after firing off dozens of powerful flares Sunday and Monday (Feb. 1-2) — including the most intense solar eruption in years. Elevated geomagnetic

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TerraForm Power buys 1.56GW solar project in Illinois

TerraForm Power buys 1.56GW solar project in Illinois

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Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews Mark Noyes, CEO of TerraForm, said the project will scale during a period of unprecedented power demand and grid constraints. Image: Brookfield/TerraForm. New York-headquartered independent power producer (IPP) TerraForm Power has acquired a 1.56GW solar project in Lee County, Illinois from Hexagon Energy.  The company said Steward Creek Solar is among the largest solar

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Younan Company enters renewables with 880MW solar-plus-storage plant in California

Younan Company enters renewables with 880MW solar-plus-storage plant in California

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Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews The 880MW solar-plus-project will be paired with a 460MW BESS and is forecast to begin operations in mid-2028. Image: Unsplash Private equity firm Younan Company has unveiled plans for an 880MW solar-plus-storage project in California, marking its entry into utility-scale solar PV in the US. Located in East

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North American solar PPA prices climb to US$61.67/MWh, European prices continue to fall

North American solar PPA prices climb to US$61.67/MWh, European prices continue to fall

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However, the 3.2% quarter-on-quarter growth in solar is notable as this is a much higher rate of growth than for blended PPAs, and a sharp contrast to the decline in average prices for wind PPAs. In the third quarter, the average solar PPA price reached US$59.77/MWh, meaning the month-on-month price increase amounts to more than

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MINISTER ACTS: Fast-track solar plan crumbles as risks to endangered vultures come to light

MINISTER ACTS: Fast-track solar plan crumbles as risks to endangered vultures come to light

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Environment Minister Willie Aucamp has torn up the fast-track approval for a solar power farm in Limpopo after environmental consultants who flagged the high risks to vultures were replaced by new consultants, who revised and downgraded the potential risks… https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/fasttrack-solar-plan-crumbles-as-risks-to-endangered-vultures-come-to-light

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Westbridge Renewable receives approval to build 225MW/200MWh solar-plus-storage plant in Alberta

Westbridge Renewable receives approval to build 225MW/200MWh solar-plus-storage plant in Alberta

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Latest This is the fourth of five Westbridge solar-plus-storage projects being developed in Alberta, Canada to receive approval from the AUC. Image: Westbridge Renewable Energy Corporation. Canadian renewables firm Westbridge Renewable Energy has received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to build a solar-plus-storage plant in Alberta, Canada with a solar PV component of

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Enfinity Global starts commercial operations at 33.8MW Italian solar PV project, first of Microsoft PPA portfolio

Enfinity Global starts commercial operations at 33.8MW Italian solar PV project, first of Microsoft PPA portfolio

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Latest Microsoft has signed offtake agreements for a 336MW solar PV portfolio from Enfinity Global in Italy. Image: Enfinity Global. US independent power producer (IPP) Enfinity Global has started commercial operations at a 33.8MW solar PV project in Italy, the first in a portfolio from which technology giant Microsoft will acquire power. The portfolio will

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