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Behold! 1st images of artificial solar eclipse captured by ESA’s Proba-3 mission

Behold! 1st images of artificial solar eclipse captured by ESA’s Proba-3 mission

An illustration showing the artificial eclipse captured by the ESA’s Proba-3 mission (Image credit: Daisy Dobrijevic) Total solar eclipses are rare, but exactly how rare is now up for debate after the European Space Agency debuted the first images today (June 16) from two new satellites that together operate as an “eclipse machine.” Total solar

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Egypt Begins Construction of New Solar Manufacturing Hub in Ain Sokhna

Egypt Begins Construction of New Solar Manufacturing Hub in Ain Sokhna

Egypts Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) has officially laid the foundation stone for a USD 200 million (EGP 10.13 billion) integrated solar energy complex in Ain Sokhna, marking one of the countrys largest industrial investments in renewable energy. The project, led by Chinas Sunrev Solar in collaboration with TEDA Egypt, the developer of the China-Egypt

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Pocket-sized tool to identify composition of solar panel polymer backsheets, encapsulants

Pocket-sized tool to identify composition of solar panel polymer backsheets, encapsulants

German researchers developed a novel pocket-sized instrument to rapidly identify the composition of solar panel polymer backsheets and encapsulants in the field. The hardware is near-infrared absorption spectroscopy (NIRA) sensor-based… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/20/pocket-sized-tool-to-identify-composition-of-solar-panel-polymer-backsheets-encapsulants/

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Iceland Unveils Festival For First Total Solar Eclipse Since 1954

Iceland Unveils Festival For First Total Solar Eclipse Since 1954

A total solar eclipse festival is scheduled for August 12-15, 2026, at Hellissandur on Iceland’s … More Snæfellsnes Peninsula — just a short walk from Ingjaldsholl church. getty Famed for its volcanoes, waterfalls and displays of the northern lights, Iceland will, on Aug. 12, 2026, host another wonder of nature — its first total solar

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Hybrid solar could sidestep Turkish grid constraints, add 8GW of capacity

Hybrid solar could sidestep Turkish grid constraints, add 8GW of capacity

Latest Turkey’s 25 existing hybrid solar power plants added 14% to the generation of their co-located wind and hydroelectric plants. Image: Talesun. The addition of solar panels to existing wind and hydroelectric plants in Turkey could help sidestep growing grid capacity issues, and add 8GW of new capacity to the country’s energy mix. This is

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Nexwell Power acquires 248MW Spanish solar PV portfolio

Nexwell Power acquires 248MW Spanish solar PV portfolio

Latest Four of the projects are expected to be operational in early 2026. Image: Nexwell Power. Renewable energy investment platform Nexwell Power has acquired a 248MWp solar PV portfolio from energy service provider Q Energy in Spain. Consisting of seven utility-scale solar projects, these are located in the southern region of Andalusia and the northern

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European Energy secures AU$130 million for 137MW solar PV portfolio in Australia

European Energy secures AU$130 million for 137MW solar PV portfolio in Australia

Latest European Energy acquired the solar PV power plants from OX2 last year. Image: European Energy. Danish renewables firm European Energy has reached financial close on a 137MW utility-scale solar PV portfolio in Australia. The financing package is AU$130 million (US$84 million) and will be allocated to two solar PV power plants currently in development

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