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Record Breaking: Parker Solar Probe makes history with closest approach to the Sun

Record Breaking: Parker Solar Probe makes history with closest approach to the Sun

After its closest-ever approach to the Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe sent a signal back to Earth, saying it was healthy and working well. The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory team received the signal on the night of December 26. The probe was out of contact during its closest approach on December 24, when it

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How the Renewable Energy Boom Is Remaking the American West

How the Renewable Energy Boom Is Remaking the American West

Solar panels in the desert sun (courtesy: Bureau of Land Management) By Jimmy Tobias | Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. This article was produced in partnership with the nonprofit newsroom Type

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US DOE offers $100 million to align solar, wildlife, agriculture

US DOE offers $100 million to align solar, wildlife, agriculture

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solar with Wildlife and Ecosystem Benefits program will fund R&D, technical work, and stakeholder engagement activities that promote compatibility of solar with the natural environment. December 25, 2024 Brian Publicover Image: Susquehanna University From pv magazine USA The US DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office announced the Solar with Wildlife

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Perovskite-HJT tandem solar cell based on phosphonic acid, self-assembled monolayer achieves 30.22% efficiency

Perovskite-HJT tandem solar cell based on phosphonic acid, self-assembled monolayer achieves 30.22% efficiency

Researchers in Switzerland have fabricated a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells that utilizes a heterojunction cell as bottom device. The cell is said to circumvent the film formation issue associated with the use of phosphonic acid and achieve high efficiency levels. December 24, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Scientists from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in

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Bharat Petroleum wins 150 MW of solar in NTPC auction with INR 2.55/kWh bid

Bharat Petroleum wins 150 MW of solar in NTPC auction with INR 2.55/kWh bid

India’s Bharat Petroleum has offer the lowest bid of INR 2.55 ($0.03)/kWh in NTPC’s new 1.2 GW solar auction, securing 150 MW of project capacity. December 24, 2024 Uma Gupta Image: Priamo Mendez, Unsplash From pv magazine India Bharat Petroleum has secured 150 MW of project capacity with the lowest tariff of INR 2.55/kWh in

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What time is the NASA Parker Solar Probe’s closest sun flyby ever on Christmas Eve?

What time is the NASA Parker Solar Probe’s closest sun flyby ever on Christmas Eve?

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make its closest flyby of the sun ever on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024. (Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben) A NASA spacecraft is about to give astronomers an epic early Christmas present with the closest ever flyby of the sun on Dec. 24, but if you’re wondering exactly when

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Parker Solar Probe to make closest approach yet to the sun

Parker Solar Probe to make closest approach yet to the sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will come withing 6.1 million kilometers of the sun, closer than any other spacecraft. Credit: ASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben WASHINGTON — A NASA spacecraft is performing better than expected as it makes its closest approach to the sun this week. Parker Solar Probe will pass 6.1 million kilometers from the sun

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Tesla’s Business Model: How It Changed the Car Industry

Tesla’s Business Model: How It Changed the Car Industry

Tesla’s business model centers on electric cars and clean energy. It has changed how people buy cars by selling directly to customers, which simplifies the process. Elon Musk, the CEO, drives the company with innovative ideas for the future. Besides cars, Tesla produces solar panels and energy storage systems. Keep reading to learn more about

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