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Goal Zero Recalls Solar Series Combiner Cables for Solar Panels Due to Fire Hazard

About the U.S. CPSC The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. Since the CPSC was established more than 50

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Every planet of our solar system is lining up in the February night sky

Seven planets grace the sky at the end of February in what’s known as a planetary parade, though some will be difficult to spot. Venus, Mars and Jupiter are visible to the naked eye through the end of the month. Mercury and Saturn will be faint and close to the horizon… https://www.chron.com/news/article/every-planet-of-our-solar-system-is-lining-up-in-20187422.php

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Uniper kicks off construction on solar PV portfolios in Hungary, Germany and the UK

Uniper kicks off construction on solar PV portfolios in Hungary, Germany and the UK

Construction of the 90 MWp Tét project is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2025, with operations starting in 2027, while the 61 MWp Dunaföldvár project will begin in Q2 2025 and aims to connect to the grid by 2026. Hungarian engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor EXTOR Energy has been awarded the

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Chinese PV Industry Brief: Renshine Solar working on new perovskite factory

Chinese PV Industry Brief: Renshine Solar working on new perovskite factory

Renshine Solar says it is building a gigawatt-scale perovskite PV module factory in Jiangsu province, with a planned investment of CNY 1.25 billion ($172.4 million). Its perovskite solar panels hit a power conversion efficiency of 18.4% in January 2024. February 25, 2025 Vincent Shaw Image: Renshine Solar Renshine Solar has started building a gigawatt-scale perovskite

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Colored modules for building-integrated photovoltaics

Colored modules for building-integrated photovoltaics

Taking inspiration from the 3D photonic structures on a Morpho butterfly’s shimmering blue wings, scientists at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have developed colored solar panels that can be incorporated into a building’s exterior practically invisibly while maintaining high efficiency. February 24, 2025 Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) The market

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Fieldcode to Showcase Field Service Solutions for the Solar Industry at Solar Solutions Amsterdam 2025

Fieldcode to Showcase Field Service Solutions for the Solar Industry at Solar Solutions Amsterdam 2025

Amsterdam, Netherlands, February 16, 2025 –(PR.com)– Fieldcode, a field service management (FSM) software provider, will attend Solar Solutions Amsterdam 2025 for the first time, showcasing its digital solutions for service and maintenance in the solar energy sector. The event takes place from March 11–13, 2025, at EXPO Greater Amsterdam and is one of Europe’s largest trade

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1 million ‘interstellar objects’ — each larger than the Statue of Liberty — may lurk in the outer solar system

1 million ‘interstellar objects’ — each larger than the Statue of Liberty — may lurk in the outer solar system

New simulations suggest more than 1 million large objects, ejected from Alpha Centauri, could be lurking in the “Oort Cloud” near the very edge of the solar system. (Image credit: Getty Images) More than 1 million “interstellar objects” the size of the Statue of Liberty could be drifting unseen in the outer solar system right

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Farmers and rural businesses left without funds for their clean energy projects after federal freeze

Farmers and rural businesses left without funds for their clean energy projects after federal freeze

A freeze on federal loans and grants is creating turmoil for some rural U.S. business owners who fear they won’t get reimbursed for new, cleaner irrigation equipment or solar panels they purchased with the promise of a rebate. In Cherryville, Maine, Hugh Lassen and his wife and two teenagers grow organic, wild blueberries on their

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