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What’s the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse?

What’s the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse?

We explore the celestial geometry that explains different kinds of eclipses of the sun and the moon. (Image credit: Created in Canva by Daisy Dobrijevic) Do you know your eclipses? From “blood moon” and “ring of fire” eclipses to total eclipses and deep or shallow partials, eclipses come in various types. However, one key question

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ib vogt to integrate agrivoltaics into new 120MW solar-plus-storage site in Australia

ib vogt to integrate agrivoltaics into new 120MW solar-plus-storage site in Australia

The developer has been active in Australia since 2016 and has an international presence in the solar market. One of these markets is Greece, where ib vogt sold a 780MW solar PV and energy storage portfolio to Faria Renewables. The company has developed and sold around 450MW of renewable energy and storage projects in Australia.

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The solar system is teeming with 1 million ‘alien invaders’ from Alpha Centauri

The solar system is teeming with 1 million ‘alien invaders’ from Alpha Centauri

An illustration shows Earth surrounded by asteroids — but which is the alien invader? (Image credit: Robert Lea (created by Canva)) One million alien visitors from another star system could already be lurking in the solar system. We aren’t talking about “little green men” here, however — more “little (and not so little) gray rocks,”

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Punjab Launches Free Solar Panel Program for Over 90,000 Households

Punjab Launches Free Solar Panel Program for Over 90,000 Households

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has introduced the Chief Minister Punjab Free Solar Panel Scheme through a digital balloting system. This program aims to help people struggling with high electricity bills by providing solar panels at no cost. In the first phase, 94,483 solar systems will be installed for households that use up to

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Raptor Maps: Global solar loses up to US$10 billion to asset underperformance in 2024

Raptor Maps: Global solar loses up to US$10 billion to asset underperformance in 2024

While the rate of growth in year-on-year underperformance has slowed from last year, lost revenue due to asset performance has increased 214% over the past five years, with the average system power loss increasing from 1.84% of total project capacity to 5.77% between 2020 and 2024. The report notes that faults with inverters were the

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First Solar reduces module production in Malaysia and Vietnam by 1GW

First Solar reduces module production in Malaysia and Vietnam by 1GW

Latest First Solar cited several reasons for this reduction, including the uncertain policy environment in the US after the 2024 election. Image: First Solar. Thin-film solar manufacturer First Solar has decided to reduce its module production output in Malaysia and Vietnam, which will cut a combined 1GW of production in 2025. The company noted that

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Dutch province tests temporary solar shutdowns to ease grid congestion

Dutch province tests temporary solar shutdowns to ease grid congestion

A 2024 pilot study in the Dutch province of Zeeland found that homeowners who temporarily shut off their solar panels during peak generation reduced grid load by up to 57%. March 3, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Giorgio Trovato, Unsplash Homeowners in the Dutch province of Zeeland who temporarily shut off their solar panels during peak

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