Far beyond Pluto, icy wanderers known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) drift through the vast cosmic depths. Some of them orbit at incredible distances, more than 200 times farther from the Sun than Earth, making them tough to spot, but priceless to study. These elusive objects may hold secrets to how the Solar System formed, and
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The U.S.-based manufacturer of silicon solar PV technologies for space announced a project that requires it to manufacture, assemble and integrate 1 kW of solar cells and modules into a novel solar wing within a four-week time-period. July 18, 2025 Valerie Thompson Solestial, a manufacturer of lightweight, radiation-hardened silicon PV products for space, has received
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Germany added 905 MW of new photovoltaic capacity in June, according to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur), bringing year-to-date solar deployments to more than 6.2 GW. July 18, 2025 Sandra Enkhardt Sunset on Frankfurt, Germany Image: Ivan Mihajlovic, Unsplash From pv magazine Germany Germany deployed approximately 905 MW of new PV capacity in June, according
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A memo published Thursday (18 July) by the DoI lists 69 items that will require approval from the secretary’s office. These include environmental assessments, leases, rights-of-way, construction and operation plans, grants, consultations and biological opinions. The DOI said that the new review process aligns with US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, which sought to
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Researchers in Germany have sought to identify the features that may define the “ideal recyclable solar cell” and have found that the recyclability of PV devices is usually in contrast with the efforts of reaching high efficiencies… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/07/18/features-driving-efficiency-complicate-solar-cell-disassembly-recycling/
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Michael Kern Michael Kern is a newswriter and editor at Safehaven.com and Oilprice.com, More Info By Michael Kern – Jul 18, 2025, 1:00 AM CDT U.S. solar manufacturers have filed a formal trade petition seeking new anti-dumping and countervailing duties on solar panel imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos, citing sharp price undercutting and rapid
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Wind and solar projects being constructed on US federal land will be required to undergo a new review process at the Interior Department, under a new Trump administration directive that could slow the approval of projects. The directive, announced on July 17, will require sign-off from the office of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum following an
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Latest A combined volume of 274MW was submitted for a total of 283MW sought by the Bundesnetzagentur. Image: Mainova AG and BSW. Germany’s latest rooftop solar PV and noise barrier auction ended up undersubscribed and awarded only 255MW. The auction from the German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) received a total of 127 bids for a
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Astronomers just caught a celestial sneak peek at how solar systems are born, and it starts with something delightfully small: space pebbles. Around two young stars, DG Tau and HL Tau, tiny grains are gathering in vast pancake-like clouds called protoplanetary discs, stretching to Neptune-like distances. These pebbles are nature’s building blocks, slowly clumping into
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The initiative seeks to expand the residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) sectors in particular, with the standard applying to non-residential buildings until the end of the decade, and new residential buildings from 2030 onwards. SolarPower Europe’s own figures suggest that implementing the EPBD could drive the installation of 150-200GW of rooftop solar in the
