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Jupiter, Mars, Titan: Earth’s weather patterns seen across the solar system

Jupiter, Mars, Titan: Earth’s weather patterns seen across the solar system

By Kasha Patel Washington Post · 23 Jun, 2025 06:00 PM 7 mins to read Ammonia-rich clouds, which are governed by similar laws of physics as ocean eddies on Earth, swirl in Jupiter’s outermost layer. Scientists adapt Earth-based weather and climate models to study atmospheres on other planets. Photo / Nasa What do the clouds

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Aptera’s solar-powered car is almost here, and it barely needs charging

Aptera’s solar-powered car is almost here, and it barely needs charging

US-based startup, Aptera Motors, is on the verge of unveiling its first production-ready solar electric vehicle. The company will showcase its first fully complete solar electric validation vehicle during a YouTube Live broadcast on June 28th, 2025, at 8:00 AM AEST. For the first time, Aptera will present a vehicle that they say, has all

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Engie to include recycling agreement for 375MW Midwest solar PPAs

Engie to include recycling agreement for 375MW Midwest solar PPAs

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads All the solar panels and system components recycled from the four projects will be fully traceable. Image: SolarCycle. Utility giant Engie North America has incorporated what it calls a “precycling provision” to incorporate solar panel and project component recycling into power purchase agreements (PPA) at four solar

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Finding creative solutions to Europe’s solar PV financing challenges

Finding creative solutions to Europe’s solar PV financing challenges

Ensuring financial mechanisms are fit for purpose are particularly important, considering the massive investments being made into the global solar sector, which are pushing equally record-breaking deployments. A report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) found that the world invested US$503 billion into solar PV in 2024, more than the US$426 billion invested into all

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Cuts to solar grant ‘not in interests of climate targets’

Cuts to solar grant ‘not in interests of climate targets’

Looming cuts to solar grants are ‘not in the interests of climate targets’, the industry has claimed.  Currently, people in Ireland installing solar panels receive a grant of up to €1,800 from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).  As the cost of solar technology declines, the Government has signalled the grant will be reduced

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Australia: Landowner-led 250MW solar plant lands federal approval in just 20 days

Australia: Landowner-led 250MW solar plant lands federal approval in just 20 days

The federal government confirmed that the approval process for this project took just 20 days. It will be located 9km north of Bothwell in the centre of the state and near the River Clyde. It will be connected to the National Electricity Market (NEM) and within the T3 Tasmania Midlands proposed Renewable Energy Zone (REZ).

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Colossal solar flare erupts from Earth-facing sunspot, sparking strong radio blackouts over Pacific Ocean (video)

Colossal solar flare erupts from Earth-facing sunspot, sparking strong radio blackouts over Pacific Ocean (video)

It’s at it again! Sunspot region 4114 has fired off its strongest blast yet — an X1.2-class solar flare that erupted on June 17, triggering radio blackouts across the Pacific Ocean region, including Hawaii. The flare peaked at 5:54 p.m. EDT (2154 GMT), marking the first X-class flare from this active sunspot region, which has

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NCBA Bank Mobilizing KES 30B to Help Firms Move to Solar Energy

NCBA Bank Mobilizing KES 30B to Help Firms Move to Solar Energy

NCBA Bank is mobilizing at least KES 30 billion to invest in sustainable finance by 2030. Through its Change the Story initiative, which was launched in 2023, NCBA aims to help its over 60 million customers transition to low-carbon pathways and meet their net zero goals. In partnership with solar tech firm Ofgen Africa, with

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FG to ban on solar panel imports, reveals alternative source of solar panel for Nigerians

FG to ban on solar panel imports, reveals alternative source of solar panel for Nigerians

Despite contrary suggestions, the federal government has maintained its stance on banning the importation of solar panels into Nigeria Solar panels have emerged as a viable alternative for Nigerians, addressing the challenges posed by the country’s erratic power supply But the federal government has shared an alternative plan to solar panel imports, urging Nigerians to

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