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The total solar eclipse 2024 tricked birds into singing a ‘false dawn chorus’

The total solar eclipse 2024 tricked birds into singing a ‘false dawn chorus’

A composition photo of a solar eclipse through its different stages, with totality shown in the middle. (Image credit: Josh Dury Photo Media) As the April 2024 solar eclipse crossed North America, humans weren’t the only ones affected by the dimming of the midday sun. A new study revealed that at least 29 bird species […]

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Solar is the world’s cheapest source of electricity, research shows

Solar is the world’s cheapest source of electricity, research shows

Latest Cost reductions in utility-scale solar PV and energy storage systems have been “unprecedented” since 2021, the researchers said. Image: Wikimedia Commons Solar PV is the world’s cheapest technology to generate electricity, according to a study from the University of Surrey, in the UK. Cost reductions in utility-scale solar PV and energy storage systems have

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Entergy to build 600MW solar-plus-storage project in Arkansas to power Google data centre

Entergy to build 600MW solar-plus-storage project in Arkansas to power Google data centre

Latest ‘Large customers, such as Google, help support investments in infrastructure additions,’ said Laura Landreaux, second right. Image: Entergy Arkansas. US utility Entergy Arkansas has announced plans to build a 600MW solar-plus-storage project in the city of West Memphis to support the operations of a new data centre to be built by Google. The utility

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Ireland allocates over €1 billion to renewables, solar takes lead

Ireland allocates over €1 billion to renewables, solar takes lead

For its 2026 budget, the Irish government will allocate a record €558 million ($648.1 million) for home and community energy upgrade grants, including the popular microgeneration scheme for residential PV, and extend the €400 income tax exemption for microgeneration profits until 2028 to help lower energy bills… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/09/ireland-allocates-over-e1-billion-to-renewables-solar-takes-lead/

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Solar-plus-storage dominates latest Australian CIS tender

Solar-plus-storage dominates latest Australian CIS tender

Some 11 of the 20 projects allocated in the latest round of the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) feature solar sites alongside battery energy storage systems (BESS). October 9, 2025 Ev Foley From pv magazine Australia Investor confidence in large-scale, hybrid solar-and-BESS development was clearly demonstrated in tender four of Australia’s CIS National Electricity Market (NEM)

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Sembcorp to acquire India’s ReNew solar unit to boost renewables portfolio

Sembcorp to acquire India’s ReNew solar unit to boost renewables portfolio

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US commercial solar sales teams move from micromanagement to alignment

US commercial solar sales teams move from micromanagement to alignment

For commercial & industrial (C&I) solar, getting the initial “yes” is only half the battle. The real challenge is keeping momentum and closing multi-stakeholder deals that often stall for no clear reason. After decades of relying on traditional sales techniques, I realized that success in today’s long-cycle projects demands a fundamental shift from micromanagement to

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Western wildfires, storms cut solar gains in the West while Eastern US sees boost

Western wildfires, storms cut solar gains in the West while Eastern US sees boost

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that trontal systems, widespread wildfires and an omega block pattern contributed to highly mixed irradiance anomalies across North America in September. Solar conditions underperformed in much of the West and Midwest, while the Northeast… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/03/western-wildfires-storms-cut-solar-gains-in-the-west-while-eastern-us-sees-boost/

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