Any image we have ever seen of the Sun was taken from around the Sun’s equator. This is because Earth, the other planets, and all other operational spacecraft orbit the Sun within a flat disk around the Sun called the ecliptic plane. By tilting its orbit out of this plane, the ESA/ESA Solar Orbiter spacecraft
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A suspected thief was apprehended by youths of the Etie-Ama community on Wednesday night while allegedly attempting to steal solar panels installed along the Etie-Ama/Igbeta-Ewoama Road. The incident has raised serious concerns about the growing threat of theft and vandalism targeting community infrastructure in the Brass-Nembe region of Bayelsa State. According to reports, the individual
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The Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC) has released its 2025 PV Module Index, assessing solar module reliability, quality, and performance across industry benchmarks. The report highlights manufacturers that meet high standards in long-term durability and energy yield… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/12/top-solar-modules-in-reliability-quality-and-performance-testing/
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Avalon ST, a Swiss LED-based solar simulation and metrology company, has acquired xenon-based solar simulator firm PASAN for an undisclosed sum. The companies will integrate operations and staff in Switzerland China, aiming to expand global reach and product innovation… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/11/solar-simulation-company-avalon-acquires-pasan/
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Felicity Bradstock Felicity Bradstock is a freelance writer specialising in Energy and Finance. She has a Master’s in International Development from the University of Birmingham, UK. More Info Premium Content By Felicity Bradstock – Jun 08, 2025, 10:00 AM CDT Texas and Florida have rapidly expanded their solar capacity, now ranking alongside California as top
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Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads The Khauta West PV plant is expected to reach commercial operations by Q4 2026. Image: NOA Group Independent power producer (IPP) NOA Group has reached financial close on a 349MW solar PV project in South Africa. Dubbed by the company as “the country’s largest,” the solar PV
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Scientists in India have designed a new soiling chamber that is capable of emulating the soiling conditions of a given geographical location in a shorter time frame, hosting larger panels compared to conventional setups. The new chamber can be used to estimate soiling losses and cleaning costs for potential solar power plant sites… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/06/new-soiling-chamber-for-testing-of-dust-buildup-in-solar-modules/
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Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads The Green River Energy Center, currently under construction, includes 400MW of solar PV and 400MW/1,600MWh of BESS. Image: rPlus Energies. Renewables developer rPlus Energies has secured more than US$500 million for a 400MW/1.6GWh solar-plus-storage project in Emery County, Utah, US. The financing was secured through a tax
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Changes to Building Regulations will require solar panels are installed on almost all new homes in England from next year. The forthcoming Future Homes Standard, to be published in full this autumn, will introduce a “functional requirement” for renewable electricity generation in new dwellings. In most cases, this will mean the installation of rooftop solar
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“Before joining the PV industry I worked in other industries, and I saw how the Chinese and other Asian countries invested in what they considered ‘strategic segments’,” said Lecacheux, speaking about how expertise in the global solar sector had shifted from Europe to other markets, such as China and the US. He said this had
