Wales Online Icon News Latest Wales News NHS They could offset around 180,000 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per year Plans to install solar canopies at the Princess of Wales Hospital have been handed in to Bridgend council. They were given to the local authority in February and could eventually see a series of solar […]
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NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (at left) and Chris Williams prepare the International Space Station for the addition a new solar array during a spacewalk on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Image credit: NASA) Two NASA astronauts prepared the International Space Station (ISS) for the addition of a new solar array on the first U.S. spacewalk in
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Here are some reasons why shifting to solar is a smart move: Help save up on rising electric bills Electricity prices always seem to go up, and the cost of traditional fuel is unpredictable. However, the sun doesn’t send a monthly bill. By using solar power, you are essentially locking in your energy costs for
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Patches of the Sun’s surface often show strong magnetic fields. These fields can emerge within a matter of hours, and can decay slowly or quickly, sometimes over days, weeks, or even months. Thanks to a new study about these long-lived active regions, we now know much more about the patches where these strong magnetic fields
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Bitcoin Magazine South African Eskom Considering Discount Power for Bitcoin Miners as Solar Creates Surplus South African Eskom is considering selling discounted daytime electricity to Bitcoin mining companies amid a rooftop solar surplus. This post South African Eskom Considering Discount Power for Bitcoin Miners as Solar Creates Surplus first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is
“The US is entering a pivotal moment for domestic solar manufacturing,” said Swift Solar CEO Joel Jean, who spoke to PV Tech Premium this week. “Demand for electricity is rising sharply due to AI data centres, electrification, and industrial reshoring, and solar remains the fastest, most scalable way to bring new clean power online. “But the US still lacks
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Latest The 690MWac/966MWdc Gemini solar-plus-storage project has been operational since 2024. Image: Primergy. US solar developer Primergy, launched by investment fund Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, has secured a US$760 million refinancing for its Gemini Solar and Storage Project in Clark County, Nevada. Gemini is a 690MWac/966MWdc solar PV project paired with 380MW/1,400MWh of battery energy storage
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These are the latest figures to come from trade body SolarPower Europe’s latest report, ‘Auctions and Corporate PPAs: European Market Review 2025’. These figures reflect a record-breaking year for European renewables, in which solar and wind accounted for more of the continent’s electricity generation than fossil fuels for the first time in history, and highlight
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Latest The California Court of Appeals’ decision gives a setback to the rooftop solar industry in California. Image: Unsplash The California Court of Appeals has upheld the state’s ongoing net energy metering programme, NEM3.0, dashing the hopes of campaigners lobbying to reform the unpopular framework. The decision dealt a “major setback to rooftop solar”, said
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As a result, all four technology types reported an average price of over €0.1/Wp (US$0.12/Wp) for the first time since sun.store began tracking price data for these technology types. Monofacial TOPCOn was the most expensive module type, with an average price of €0.109/Wp, marking the first time that these modules have been more expensive than
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