An illustration of a potential NASA lunar base for the Artemis missions. CREDIT: NASA Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 The case for having a permanent base on the moon as a staging point for space exploration has been made many times over the years. Actually constructing a real lunar facility presents numerous significant logistical
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The project is one of the first high rise building buildings in central London to incorporate a large solar PV system, reducing carbon emissions and lowering the building’s electricity costs. The solar installation at 5 Merchant Square was a technically challenging retrofit, delivering a 109kWp on-roof system across two roof spaces on the east and
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The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has criticized Borussia Dortmund’s decision to install 11,000 JA Solar panels on its stadium roof, citing the supplier’s exclusion from the US market over alleged links to forced labor. April 4, 2025 Ralph Diermann Image: Borussia Dortmund From pv magazine Germany Borussia Dortmund (BVB) recently announced plans to equip
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Future lunar bases could run on solar panels forged from molten moon dust, turning the Moon’s surface into an energy source, thanks to a new research breakthrough. Scientists at the University of Potsdam have engineered so-called “moonglass” solar cells made by melting artificial moon dust or “regolith” and then combining it with a layer of
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Latest The new trackers can tilt up to 60 degrees. Image: Gonvarri Solar Steel. Spanish tracker manufacturer Gonvarri Solar Steel has launched its latest tracker, a dual-row 1P solar tracker, dubbed TracSmatT+1P. The new trackers can tilt up to 60 degrees, and integrate the company’s ‘SmarTSlope’ technology, which enables individual piles to be tilted up
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Latest Astronergy also aims to establish a TOPCon R&D facility in Turkey. Image: Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology via YouTube. Chinese-owned solar manufacturer Astronergy has made plans to invest US$584 million in a solar cell plant in Turkey. This investment is part of Turkey’s High Tech Turkiye Investment Incentive Programme (HIT-30) launched last year
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GPG confirmed that the solar PV power plant includes around 229,500 solar PV modules, and the BESS was supplied by energy storage and inverter supplier Sungrow. It required an investment of €172 million (AU$300 million) to fully develop, with over AU$229,000 allocated to community engagement and benefit-sharing initiatives. The company claimed this is Western Australia’s
A boot print on the dusty surface of the moon Public domain sourced / access rights from CBW / Alamy Future lunar bases could be powered by solar cells made on-site from melted moon dust. Building items on the moon, using materials that are already there, would be more practical than shipping them from Earth.
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Switzerland’s government has outlined remuneration levels for its upcoming tenders on PV systems over 150 kW, set to open in mid-April. April 3, 2025 Gwénaëlle Deboutte Image: Thiago de Andrade, Unsplash Swiss government agency Pronovo has unveiled guidelines for the upcoming auction for PV installations over 150 kW, which will run from April 17 to
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Scientists have created solar cells using simulated Moon dust, potentially solving one of space exploration’s biggest challenges: how to generate reliable energy far from Earth. These new cells, made with perovskite and moonglass, are lighter, cheaper, and more radiation-resistant than traditional space solar panels. Even better… https://scitechdaily.com/moon-dust-to-power-the-solar-tech-that-could-fuel-spaces-next-giant-leap/
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