NASA’s Orion capsule cruises through deep space beyond the moon on the uncrewed Artemis 1 mission in late 2022. (Image credit: NASA) Once the Artemis 2 astronauts get beyond the protective environment of Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field, they will be subject to space radiation. While en route to and from the moon , the […]
Cocales will feature a BESS with 20 MW/80 MWh of storage capacity, while La Hulera will include a 10 MW/40 MWh system, enhancing grid flexibility and supporting renewable integration. Both plants are slated to commence operations in early 2028. The contracts were secured through Guatemala’s largest power auction, awarded via an international tender that received 51 technical bids for around 4.7 GW of capacity under the government’s
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Latest Abu Dhabi is aiming for clean energy to account for 60% of its electricity generation by 2035. Image: Leon Macapagal via Unsplash. The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) has launched the second phase of its Solar Energy Self-Supply Policy, which aims to accelerate the deployment of solar projects on residential buildings. This phase
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The company said it will offer origination, financing, engineering, construction and long-term operations. “Vietnam’s C&I energy market is at an inflection point, poised for growth for the next five years. Corporates want clean, reliable and cost-competitive power—and they want partners who can deliver,” said Samresh Kumar, CEO of Mega Energy and August Mega Energy. The
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The Department of Energy of the Philippines says it is fast tracking 12 solar projects for grid entry in April in response to changes in the global oil markets caused by conflict in the Middle East. March 31, 2026 Patrick Jowett The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) says it is accelerating the grid entry for
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AleaSoft Energy Forecasting finds the weekly average electricity price fell across most major European markets last week as gas prices dropped. Solar energy production increased in southern Europe, helping Portugal and Spain to record their lowest daily average prices since 2024 and 2013 respectively… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/31/italy-spain-set-solar-records-in-march/
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An IEA-PVPS report finds that solar power above 60° North is not only viable but rapidly expanding, driven by cold-climate performance gains, bifacial technologies, and rising energy security needs. While challenges like extreme seasonality, snow, permafrost, and scarce data remain, Arctic PV is emerging as a critical—and technically distinct—frontier for global solar deployment… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/31/solar-above-60-north-the-arctic-as-pvs-next-frontier/
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A massive solar eruption from the sun poses no threat to NASA’s planned launch of its Artemis 2 mission to the moon this week, the space agency said today. The colossal X1.4-class flare triggered a radio blackout over parts of Asia and Australia when it exploded from an active sunspot late
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According to Maximo, its Version 3.0 robots now enable crews to install solar panels at rates previously impossible by human teams alone. Workers using the robots have been able to place as many as 24 photovoltaic modules per hour per person, supported by machines that assemble panels at a rate…Read Entire Article… https://www.techspot.com/news/111874-robots-installed-100-mw-solar-panels-desert.html
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Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads The tender will be followed by a second tender of equal size later this year. Image: Enerparc The German Federal Network Agency, Bundesnetzagentur, has launched an innovation tender, and aims to award 475MW of new solar PV capacity by May. Applicants will have to make bids for the
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