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‘You basically have free hot water’: how Cyprus became a world leader in solar heating

‘You basically have free hot water’: how Cyprus became a world leader in solar heating

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This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Thriamvos company truck pulls up at noon outside the four-storey building in the heart of Nicosia. It’s the third rooftop installation of a solar-powered water heating system that Petros Mihali and his assistant, Soteris, have made in the Cypriot […]

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SMA Solar to complete ‘restructuring’, with job cuts ‘likely’

SMA Solar to complete ‘restructuring’, with job cuts ‘likely’

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Latest SMA Solar plans to cut costs of €150-200 million (US$168-224 million). Image: SMA Solar. German solar inverter manufacturer SMA Solar has announced plans to conduct a “company-wide restructuring and transformation programme” due to the impacts of what the company calls a “volatile” market environment. SMA Solar plans to cut costs of €150-200 million (US$167.4-223.2

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Known Mysteries is a lo-fi climate fable that runs off a solar-powered server on its developer’s balcony

Known Mysteries is a lo-fi climate fable that runs off a solar-powered server on its developer’s balcony

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Image credit: Kara Stone You might remember Kara Stone as the developer of Ritual Of The Moon, a game about a banished witch that is played in bursts of five minutes a day, over the course of a lunar cycle. Alice B (RPS in peace) dedicated an article series to it back in 2019, summarising

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Northern Lights Could Again Be Visible Across U.S. Amid Solar Cycle Peak

Northern Lights Could Again Be Visible Across U.S. Amid Solar Cycle Peak

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The northern lights could once again grace the skies over parts of the United States. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), those in the northern U.S. may have a chance to witness the aurora borealis on Wednesday night, weather permitting. States such as Washington, Idaho, Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and

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Insurance coverage denied: Why some Canadians are running into roadblocks with their insurers after installing solar panels on their homes

Insurance coverage denied: Why some Canadians are running into roadblocks with their insurers after installing solar panels on their homes

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More Canadians are installing solar panels on their homes, but some are facing challenges when it comes to getting home insurance after the panels are put in. Albertan David Bond says he went to an insurance broker to inquire about coverage for his solar panels and was told it wasn’t going to be a problem.

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US DOE and kWh Analytics launch initiative to improve solar PV project resilience

US DOE and kWh Analytics launch initiative to improve solar PV project resilience

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Latest The new initiative will invest US$2.4 million to “develop innovative approaches” to deliver PV resilience. Image: Fighting Jays. US insurer kWh Analytics, in tandem with the US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a US$2.4 million initiative to “develop innovative approaches” to enhancing the resilience of solar PV projects. The new initiative will support

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Axpo commissions 12.8MW French rooftop solar project, country’s largest

Axpo commissions 12.8MW French rooftop solar project, country’s largest

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Latest The rooftop solar project has a capacity of 12.8MW, and is the largest such project in France. Image: Axpo. Swiss renewable energy developer Axpo has started commercial operations at the largest rooftop solar project in France, an industrial facility with a power generation capacity of 12.8MW. Urbasolar, an Axpo subsidiary, operates the project, which

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Sharp unveils 610 W TOPCon solar panel with 22.58% efficiency

Sharp unveils 610 W TOPCon solar panel with 22.58% efficiency

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Sharps new IEC61215- and IEC61730-certified solar panels have an operating temperature coefficient of -0.29% per C and a bifaciality factor of over 80%. September 24, 2024 Emiliano Bellini The NBJE610 module Image: Sharp Sharp has unveiled new n-type monocrystalline bifacial solar panels based on tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cell technology. The NBJE610 double-glass module

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