Diagram showing the orbit of Europe’s Proba 3 solar-eclipse mission. (Image credit: ESA – P. Carril, 2013) A satellite that generates artificial solar eclipses in space has reestablished contact with its handlers after a month of silence. The European Space Agency (ESA) announced today (March 19) that it has gotten back in touch with the […]
Latest Features , Guest Blog , Long Reads The Plug and Play Solar Act would allow people in California to install small systems of up to 1,200 watts to a building’s electrical system. Image: Yuma Solar via Unsplash. The California Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee has unanimously voted 14-0 (and 3 abstentions) in favour
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Latest Features , Guest Blog , Long Reads Avantus has a total solar development pipeline of 24GW in the US. Image: Avantus. US solar developer Avantus and Toyota Tsusho America (TAI) have completed construction at the 159MW Norton Solar Project in Texas. The project, at which construction began in August 2024 and achieved “substantial completion”
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The issue focuses on the doping of solar wafers to create a P/N junction, which allows the silicon wafer to effectively conduct electricity. “Grey wafers”, which have not yet been doped, cannot convert light into electricity, but the addition of a P/N junction and an anti-reflective coating allow them to convert electricity and turns them
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What began as a small trickle of portable solar solutions in Nigerian homes has swollen into a booming battery powered energy market, with families, businesses and dealers all vying for a slice of what is now one of West Africas most competitive technology sectors. Once limited to small battery packs and basic inverter setups, solar
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(RTTNews) – Canadian Solar (CSIQ) reported a fourth quarter net loss attributable to Canadian Solar of $86 million, or a net loss of $1.66 per share, compared to net income of $34 million, or $0.48 per share, a year ago. Net revenues were $1.2 billion, down 20% from a year ago, mainly due to lower
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The prospect of making trash useful is always fascinating to me. Whether it’s used batteries, solar panels, or spent nuclear fuel, getting use out of something destined for disposal sounds like a win all around. In nuclear energy, figuring out what to do with waste has always been a challenge, since the material needs to
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An international research team boosted triple-junction solar cell performance by enhancing perovskite crystal growth, increasing middle-cell light absorption, and adding reflective nanoparticles. March 19, 2026 Emiliano Bellini Researchers from the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) and the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) claim to have achieved a power conversion efficiency exceeding 30%
Wales Online Icon News Latest Wales News NHS They could offset around 180,000 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per year Plans to install solar canopies at the Princess of Wales Hospital have been handed in to Bridgend council. They were given to the local authority in February and could eventually see a series of solar
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NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (at left) and Chris Williams prepare the International Space Station for the addition a new solar array during a spacewalk on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Image credit: NASA) Two NASA astronauts prepared the International Space Station (ISS) for the addition of a new solar array on the first U.S. spacewalk in
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