On 17 July, it was granted the “approved without conditions” notice, which officially cleared the project to go ahead. The project was first submitted to the EPBC Act on 6 June, meaning a decision was granted in 41 days. It came on the same day that PV Tech reported that the Swedish developer had submitted […]
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International researchers have caught a cosmic baby moment for the first time, the instant tiny particles began forming planets around a distant star. With the help of the ALMA and James Webb Space Telescopes, they watched hot minerals starting to solidify around a newborn star called HOPS-315, which lies about 1300 light-years away and resembles
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This story was originally published by New York Focus. As negotiations over President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” came down to the wire in early July, renewable energy developers were holding their breath. Until the eleventh hour, it looked like Congress was ready to make good on Trump’s promise of “terminating” key subsidies for wind and
The race to build solar and wind in New York before Trump’s tax credit deadline Read More »
An artist’s impression of the two TRACERS spacecraft in low-Earth orbit. (Image credit: University of Iowa/Andy Kale) A new mission set to blast off for low-Earth orbit will study magnetic storms around the Earth and learn more about how they affect our atmosphere and satellites. NASA’s Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites, or TRACERS
2 new NASA satellites will track space weather to help keep us safe from solar storms Read More »
ZDNET’s key takeaways The EcoFlow Delta 3 Plus is available now for $899. It’s a compact 1,024Wh power station that can connect to external batteries, and its improved cooling mechanism makes it a lot quieter than its predecessor. The silver finish has a tendency to get dinged up. $899 at Amazon Power stations come in
I found a compact power station with solar charging, and it’s a new off-grid essential Read More »
An illustration shows a transneptunian object dancing in harmony with Neptune (Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)) Astronomers have found that a weird space rock at the edge of the solar system is locked in a rhythmic dance with Neptune. The object, designated 2020 VN40, is part of a family of distant solar system
Far beyond Pluto, icy wanderers known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) drift through the vast cosmic depths. Some of them orbit at incredible distances, more than 200 times farther from the Sun than Earth, making them tough to spot, but priceless to study. These elusive objects may hold secrets to how the Solar System formed, and
Subaru telescope uncovers ancient ‘fossil’ object in outer Solar System Read More »
A memo published Thursday (18 July) by the DoI lists 69 items that will require approval from the secretary’s office. These include environmental assessments, leases, rights-of-way, construction and operation plans, grants, consultations and biological opinions. The DOI said that the new review process aligns with US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, which sought to
US solar and wind face new barriers from tighter federal permitting rules Read More »
Researchers in Germany have sought to identify the features that may define the “ideal recyclable solar cell” and have found that the recyclability of PV devices is usually in contrast with the efforts of reaching high efficiencies… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/07/18/features-driving-efficiency-complicate-solar-cell-disassembly-recycling/
Features driving efficiency complicate solar cell disassembly, recycling Read More »
Michael Kern Michael Kern is a newswriter and editor at Safehaven.com and Oilprice.com, More Info By Michael Kern – Jul 18, 2025, 1:00 AM CDT U.S. solar manufacturers have filed a formal trade petition seeking new anti-dumping and countervailing duties on solar panel imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos, citing sharp price undercutting and rapid
Washington Pressed to Act as Solar Imports From Asia Surge 400% Read More »
