Author name: David Ryabchikov

The Solar System chose fire over ice from the very beginning

The Solar System chose fire over ice from the very beginning

The earliest stages of planet formation may have been far more selective than scientists once realized. As the young Solar System began assembling solid objects such as planets, moons, and protoplanets, two major types of material were available. One was chondrules, millimeter-sized pieces of rock formed at high temperatures. The other was matrix, a cold,

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Scientists discover largest new impact crater in the solar system ever—on our moon

Scientists discover largest new impact crater in the solar system ever—on our moon

September 22, 2026 2 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm The crater, named after geologist and lunar surface expert Tom McGetchin, spans more than two football fields wide By Adam Kovac edited by Claire Cameron An overhead, close-up view of McGetchin Crater that was taken on December 5, 2025, by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance

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Kenya backdates solar export charges by over a year

Kenya backdates solar export charges by over a year

Kenya’s energy regulator has codified charges for unauthorized solar exports and confirmed its net-metering credit rate – retroactive by more than a year, with no explanation given. The post Kenya backdates solar export charges by over a year appeared first on pv magazine Global… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/09/22/kenya-backdates-solar-export-charges-by-over-a-year/

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IRA-stimulated U.S. solar manufacturing capex to reach $12.2 billion by end 2026

IRA-stimulated U.S. solar manufacturing capex to reach $12.2 billion by end 2026

A new report by Terawatt PV Research provides the first detailed bottom-up analysis of U.S. PV manufacturing sites, including capital expenditure, productivity and technology. The findings reveal that PV manufacturing capex since the introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act accounts for more than half of all investments in U.S… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/09/22/ira-stimulated-u-s-solar-manufacturing-capex-to-reach-12-2-billion-by-end-2026/

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TrackNews Investigation: ₦777m Solar Street Light Project in Akwa Ibom Yet to Be Seen, Community Says

TrackNews Investigation: ₦777m Solar Street Light Project in Akwa Ibom Yet to Be Seen, Community Says

AKWA IBOM — A TrackNews investigative team has raised questions over the implementation of a ₦777 million solar street light project reportedly awarded in December 2024 to LEVARD AGRO ALLIED INDUSTRIES LTD for the emergency construction of solar street lights in rural communities across Akwa Ibom State. The project was reportedly intended to provide solar-powered

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GameChange commissions 283MWp tracker system at South Africa solar project

GameChange commissions 283MWp tracker system at South Africa solar project

China’s state-owned firm China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) and its subsidiary China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) are serving as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the project. “The Northern Cape region presents harsh environmental and site conditions, including high wind exposure, elevated temperatures, dusty conditions, and demanding construction environments that place significant demands

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M&A due diligence for solar and storage in the new AI era

M&A due diligence for solar and storage in the new AI era

The problem is that this information has never been easy to access or use. It lives across multiple versions of unstructured PDFs, scattered data rooms and inboxes, in inconsistent formats and disconnected from the financial models, risk registers and workflow tools that deal teams actually rely on. Extracting, organising, and synthesising that information has historically

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EDF reaches financial close on 394MW solar PV plant in Utah

EDF reaches financial close on 394MW solar PV plant in Utah

Funding for the PV project has been secured through credit facilities from financial firms Crédit Agricole CIB, MUFG Bank, National Bank of Canada, Société Générale and Standard Chartered Bank. EDF secured a 30-year power purchase agreement (PPA) earlier this year with the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) and its subsidiary, the Los Angeles Department

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SEIA and CCSA merge to create trade body to represent ‘every segment’ of US solar

SEIA and CCSA merge to create trade body to represent ‘every segment’ of US solar

Latest Outgoing CCSA CEO Jeff Cramer said that US community solar ‘has the need for greater scale, resources, and expertise to meet the moment’. Image: CCSA. The US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) will combine to form a single trade organisation representing the full breadth of solar PV

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