Aerial view of the Oberon Solar O&M farm on March 24, 2024 in Ector County, Texas. In 2023, Texas led the nation in solar installations on its power grid, surpassing California for its second consecutive year. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Solar is booming in the United States as power demand surges, outpacing the growth […]
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission on Oct. 13, 2023. (Image credit: Josh Dinner) When it comes to tools, the more they are used, the less reliable they can get. And, sure enough, while the Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph Experiment (LASCO) instrument on NASA and the European Space Agency ‘s
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Latest Features , Featured Articles A 1.6MW solar install at Rio Tinto’s Weipa in Queensland. Image: Rio Tinto. The Queensland government confirmed yesterday (18 June) that Caloundra, Australia, will house a Local Renewable Energy Zone (LREZ), with plans to triple rooftop solar PV generation. The pilot project will see the deployment of up to 8.4MW/18.8MWh
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, /PRNewswire/ — One year after the successful introduction of the residential home storage solution SigenStor at Intersolar/ees 2023, Sigenergy, a leading energy innovator, is set to showcase a comprehensive portfolio for both residential and commercial applications at this year’s Intersolar at booth B1.579. Sigenergy showcases its latest offerings at Booth B1.579, Intersolar In residential
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A Unimacts machine is used to manufacture steel tubes for use in Nextracker solar tracking equipment (courtesy: Nextracker) There is an unquenched demand for solar steel in the desert, and proof is in the production lines. Nextracker, a solar tracker and software solutions company, and Unimacts, a provider of industrial manufacturing and supply chain solutions,
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SolarPower Europe forecasts more than 1 TW of annual solar installations by 2028, but financing and energy system flexibility must be unlocked. June 18, 2024 Patrick Jowett Global solar installations almost doubled in 2023, with the world likely to reach 2 TW of total capacity this calendar year, according to SolarPower Europe ’s annual “
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The Amsterdam municipal authorities say they will make installing solar panels and heat pumps easier and allow visible installations on monuments and heritage buildings. June 18, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Max van den Oetelaar, Unsplash The city of Amsterdam is to permit the installation of solar panels on monuments and buildings in protected cityscapes. The
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Germany-based Singulus Solar, a joint venture of Singulus Technologies, a German PV equipment manufacturer, and Yingkou Jinchen Machinery, a Chinese module manufacturing equipment supplier, announced it will supply cell and module turnkey solutions to manufacturers of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) and heterjunction (HJT) PV products. June 17, 2024 Valerie Thompson Image: Singulus Solar The
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The government of the Maldives is selecting bidders for the installation of 12.5 MW grid-tied solar systems on several islands across the country. The deadline for applications is August 8. June 17, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Pixabay The government of the Maldives has opened a tender for the installation of 12.5 MW grid-tied solar PV
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A solar panel broken down yields silicon, glass, copper, a junction box and an aluminum frame. Inside a shipping container in an industrial area of Venice, the Italian startup 9-Tech is taking a crack at a looming global problem: how to responsibly recycle the 54 million to 160 million tonnes of solar modules that are
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