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Genesis adds 127MWp solar PV project to portfolio in New Zealand

Genesis adds 127MWp solar PV project to portfolio in New Zealand

Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads Genesis Energy will secure the project via an agreement with New Zealand-based developer Helios Energy. Image: Ethical Power. New Zealand power company Genesis Energy has added a 127MWp solar PV project to its portfolio, with the goal of securing 500MW of grid-scale solar by 2028. Revealed on Wednesday […]

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Officials: Jordanian living in Florida threatens destruction, destroys solar panel array

Officials: Jordanian living in Florida threatens destruction, destroys solar panel array

Justice Department authorities said Thursday said that Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen broke into a solar power generation facility in Wedgefield, Fla. (pictured), and spent hours destroying solar panel arrays. Photo courtesy of U.S. Justice Department Aug. 15 (UPI) — The U.S. Justice Department charged a 43-year-old Jordanian living in Orlando, Fla., at a detention hearing

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‘The sun has been eaten’: A brief history of solar eclipses

‘The sun has been eaten’: A brief history of solar eclipses

Astronomy: the corona of the sun, viewed during a total solar eclipse. Process print after a photograph, 1871.   Source: Wellcome Collection For most of human history, cosmic events weren’t understood to be the simple result of physics—instead, they were messages from the divine or omens regarding the future. This is especially true for a total

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Solaris Resources reports near surface exploration results at Warintza Project, Ecuador

Solaris Resources reports near surface exploration results at Warintza Project, Ecuador

Solaris Resources Inc. [TSX-SLS; NYSE-SLSR] reported drill results from its ongoing 60,000-metre and eight-rig drilling program at its Warintza Project in southeastern Ecuador. Additional drilling has extended near surface, high-grade mineralization to the north, northwest and southeast of the Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE).Ongoing drilling continues to focus on open lateral extensions of mineralization with infill

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EBRD and UniCredit to finance 50MW solar portfolio in Bosnia and Herzegovina

EBRD and UniCredit to finance 50MW solar portfolio in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads The total EBRD and UniCredit financing comes to €40.1 million (US$44.2 million). Image: EPBiH. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a €25.1 million (US$27.6 million) loan to Bosnia and Herzegovinian utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) to build a 50MW solar portfolio in the

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Vikram Solar launches first HJT product, the Suryava module

Vikram Solar launches first HJT product, the Suryava module

Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads The Suryava modules include 20 busbars, and have a maximum power conversion efficiency of 23.34%, and a maximum wattage of 725W. Image: Vikram Solar. Indian module manufacturer Vikram Solar has launched its latest product, the Suryava module, which is the company’s first product to use heterojunction (HJT) cells.

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74MWp solar PV project in the Philippines begins operations

74MWp solar PV project in the Philippines begins operations

Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads The company is also developing a 145MWp solar project in the country. Image: Nexif Ratch Energy. Singaporean renewables energy company Nexif Ratch Energy (NRE) has confirmed the start of commercial operations at a 74MWp solar PV project in Camarines Sur, South Luzon, the Philippines. The Calabanga solar project,

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REA, CESEL launch solar irrigation to boost food security, save N413bn

REA, CESEL launch solar irrigation to boost food security, save N413bn

In a significant move to address food insecurity in Nigeria, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has joined forces with Community Energy Social Enterprise Limited (CESEL) to launch a solar irrigation project. This groundbreaking partnership aimed to deploy solar irrigation systems across 200,000 hectares of farmland nationwide over the next four years, leveraging the REA’s Productive

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