Author name: David Ryabchikov

JinkoSolar’s profitability deteriorates as annual module shipments decline

JinkoSolar’s profitability deteriorates as annual module shipments decline

In Q4 2025, Jinko saw its gross margin collapse to 0.3% compared with 7.3% in Q3 and 3.8% in Q4 2024. Jinko reported an adjusted net loss of US$119.8 million in Q4 2025, more than double the US$52.4 million loss in the previous quarter. On a GAAP basis, Jinko’s net loss reached US$214.5 million, compared […]

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Mercury’s Sulfur-Rich Magma May Rewrite How Solar System’s Innermost Planet Formed

Mercury’s Sulfur-Rich Magma May Rewrite How Solar System’s Innermost Planet Formed

New research from Rice University suggests sulfur keeps Mercury’s interior molten at lower temperatures, offering new clues to how the planet’s strange crust and mantle evolved. Yishen Zhang & Rajdeep Dasgupta provide new insights into the role of sulfur in shaping the thermochemical evolution of Mercury and other similarly reduced rocky planetary systems. Image credit:

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RWE drops 99.9 MW solar project in Wales on grid constraints

RWE drops 99.9 MW solar project in Wales on grid constraints

RWE has scrapped its 99.9 MW Butterfly solar‑plus‑storage project in Wales after determining that grid connection availability made it unviable, in a move that comes amid sharply rising connection demand and mounting pressure on the United Kingdom’s queue reform process… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/15/rwe-drops-99-9-mw-solar-project-in-wales-on-grid-constraints/

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This US Company Wants To Start Mass Producing Affordable Solar-Powered Cars

This US Company Wants To Start Mass Producing Affordable Solar-Powered Cars

Aptera Motors, a vehicle startup out of Carlsbad, California, started taking reservations for its solar-powered, three-wheeled EVs in 2020. By 2025, it had a claimed 50,000 reservations at $40,000 a pop. As of 2026, it is hoping to start mass production of the Launch Edition models by the end of the year. Aptera has significantly upped

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The Artemis 2 astronauts saw a rare solar eclipse from beyond the moon. Here’s what it looked like

The Artemis 2 astronauts saw a rare solar eclipse from beyond the moon. Here’s what it looked like

On the right, the crew’s view of the moon fully obscuring the sun. On the left, that spot is Venus. (Image credit: NASA) A newly released NASA timelapse offers a rare look at a solar eclipse observed from deep space during the Artemis 2 mission, when astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft watched the moon fully

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