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New Nanomaterial Design Could Help Solar Tech Harness More Sunlight

New Nanomaterial Design Could Help Solar Tech Harness More Sunlight

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By using gold nanospheres engineered to capture light across the solar spectrum, researchers at Korea University took a step toward lowering barriers to more efficient and cost-effective renewable energy harvesting. Hun Rho et al. introduce plasmonic colloidal supraballs — solution-processable assemblies of gold nanospheres — as a robust and versatile platform for broadband solar energy […]

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Sunspot launches 27 solar flares in 24 hours, including strongest outburst in years

Sunspot launches 27 solar flares in 24 hours, including strongest outburst in years

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Four X-class solar flares erupted from the sun on Feb. 1-2. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captures these images of the outbursts. (Image credit: NASA/SDO) A monster sunspot is taking aim at Earth after firing off dozens of powerful flares Sunday and Monday (Feb. 1-2) — including the most intense solar eruption in years. Elevated geomagnetic

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Rural electrification: FG delivers 100kWp solar mini-grid in Kaduna

Rural electrification: FG delivers 100kWp solar mini-grid in Kaduna

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February 2, 2026 February 2, 2026 From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna The Federal Government, through the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has completed and commissioned a 100-kilowatt-peak solar mini-grid in Damau, a rural community in the Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State. In a statement, REA said the move is part of the government’s effort to

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TerraForm Power buys 1.56GW solar project in Illinois

TerraForm Power buys 1.56GW solar project in Illinois

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Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews Mark Noyes, CEO of TerraForm, said the project will scale during a period of unprecedented power demand and grid constraints. Image: Brookfield/TerraForm. New York-headquartered independent power producer (IPP) TerraForm Power has acquired a 1.56GW solar project in Lee County, Illinois from Hexagon Energy.  The company said Steward Creek Solar is among the largest solar

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Spain deploys 1.13 GW of solar for self-consumption in 2025

Spain deploys 1.13 GW of solar for self-consumption in 2025

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Spain installed 1.14 GW of solar capacity for self-consumption in 2025, lifting cumulative capacity to 9.3 GW, as residential and commercial installations declined while industrial and off-grid segments showed greater resilience, according to data from the Spanish Photovoltaic Union… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/02/02/spain-deploys-1-13-gw-of-solar-for-self-consumption-in-2025/

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Younan Company enters renewables with 880MW solar-plus-storage plant in California

Younan Company enters renewables with 880MW solar-plus-storage plant in California

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Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews The 880MW solar-plus-project will be paired with a 460MW BESS and is forecast to begin operations in mid-2028. Image: Unsplash Private equity firm Younan Company has unveiled plans for an 880MW solar-plus-storage project in California, marking its entry into utility-scale solar PV in the US. Located in East

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North American solar PPA prices climb to US$61.67/MWh, European prices continue to fall

North American solar PPA prices climb to US$61.67/MWh, European prices continue to fall

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However, the 3.2% quarter-on-quarter growth in solar is notable as this is a much higher rate of growth than for blended PPAs, and a sharp contrast to the decline in average prices for wind PPAs. In the third quarter, the average solar PPA price reached US$59.77/MWh, meaning the month-on-month price increase amounts to more than

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Nersa state that solar installations meeting these specifications must be registered

Nersa state that solar installations meeting these specifications must be registered

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The regulator stated on that installations either side of a generation threshold had to register with either Eskom, the municipality or Nersa. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has reiterated the registration requirements for solar installations after a civil society group called disconnection threats “impractical, irrational, and unfair”. Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa)

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