Planetary scientists using spectral data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed the detection of hydroxyl molecules on the surface of the metallic asteroid Psyche. The presence of hydrated minerals suggests a complex history for Psyche. Jarmak et al. used Webb, shown in the bottom right corner of this illustration, to confirm the […]
The Chinese energy engineering company plans to build a solar power plant in Saudi Arabia worth over 6.98 billion yuan (972 million dollars). This deal represents a new renewable energy agreement between the two countries, according to Reuters. A joint project between the Chinese energy engineering consortium and Saudi partners, including the Public Investment Fund,
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August 13, 2024 3 min read Two renewable resources, wind and solar, together have produced more power than coal through July—a first for the U.S. By Benjamin Storrow & E&E News Wind turbines spin near rows of solar panels in the California desert. thinkreaction/Getty Images CLIMATEWIRE | Wind and solar generated more power than coal
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THIS is the world’s “most futuristic” caravan, featuring extending solar panels, a secret bathroom under a worktop – and even a built-in 3D printer. YouTube stars Ladi & Margaret showed off their incredible DIY Van with unbelievable features to their 288,000 subscribers – and left them amazed. 6 The van features a solar panel lift
Latest Pivot Energy will develop and manage around 150 new solar projects across 20 states. Image: Pivot Energy. US solar developer Pivot Energy has signed an agreement with technology giant Microsoft to develop 500MW of community-scale solar capacity across the US between 2025 and 2029. Under the terms of the agreement, Pivot will develop and
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Latest The national community solar market will grow at an average annual rate of 5% until 2026, and then contract by an average of 11% per year until 2029. Image: Nexamp. Analyst Wood Mackenzie expects the US community solar sector to add 7.3GW of new capacity by 2029, which would push the total cumulative installed
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Calgary The growing number of large-scale solar fields has created an increased need for animals to help control the weeds and other vegetation. Research is underway to explore what other types of animals could be used on solar sites. ‘We start thinking about agriculture at our solar projects on Day 1,’ says developer Kyle Bakx · CBC
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EcoFlow’s new Power Hat must be the dorkiest piece of headgear I’ve ever heard of — and I think I love it? It’s a wide-brimmed floppy-ish sun hat full of solar cells that you can charge your phone with. EcoFlow says it can charge a 4,000mAh smartphone to capacity “in as fast as 3–4 hours.”
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Conceptual image of an exoplanet with an advanced extraterrestrial civilization. Structures on the right are orbiting solar panel arrays that harvest light from the parent star and convert it into electricity that is then beamed to the surface via microwaves. The exoplanet on the left illustrates other potential technosignatures: city lights (glowing circular structures) on
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“Solar energy has been the most popular form of energy in Germany for many years,” Carsten Körnig, managing director at the Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW-Solar), Germany’s national solar association, tells PV Tech Power. “At 15GW, the newly installed solar power capacity in 2023 has almost doubled compared to the previous year.” Körnig notes that, from 2026,
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