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The cost of going off-grid in Nigeria: From ₦400,000 to ₦20 million in 2025

The cost of going off-grid in Nigeria: From ₦400,000 to ₦20 million in 2025

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Decades ago, satellite dishes and television antennas dotted rooftops across Nigeria. Today, rows of solar panels are becoming the new sight as Nigerians turn to alternative energy solutions as electricity tariffs increase. In 2024, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission(NERC) raised electricity tariffs for urban customers by 240%. Band A customers (neighbourhoods guaranteed 20 hours of

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‘Like a family photo of our solar system’: The James Webb telescope is watching 2 alien planets being born before our eyes

‘Like a family photo of our solar system’: The James Webb telescope is watching 2 alien planets being born before our eyes

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Planets are born in swirling disks of gas and dust around young stars. Astronomers are keenly interested in the planet formation process, and understanding that process is one of the James Webb Space Telescope ‘s (JWST) main science goals. PDS 70 is a nearby star with two nascent planets forming in its disk, two of

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UK grid connection reform plan unveiled, solar association voices concern

UK grid connection reform plan unveiled, solar association voices concern

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Energy regulator Ofgem unveils plans to reform decade-long grid connection queues in Great Britain, but solar trade association Solar Energy UK warns an element of the proposal could result in regional caps for solar deployment. February 17, 2025 Matthew Lynas UK energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled new plans to overhaul Great Britain’s grid connections queue,

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Fieldcode to Showcase Field Service Solutions for the Solar Industry at Solar Solutions Amsterdam 2025

Fieldcode to Showcase Field Service Solutions for the Solar Industry at Solar Solutions Amsterdam 2025

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Amsterdam, Netherlands, February 16, 2025 –(PR.com)– Fieldcode, a field service management (FSM) software provider, will attend Solar Solutions Amsterdam 2025 for the first time, showcasing its digital solutions for service and maintenance in the solar energy sector. The event takes place from March 11–13, 2025, at EXPO Greater Amsterdam and is one of Europe’s largest trade

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1 million ‘interstellar objects’ — each larger than the Statue of Liberty — may lurk in the outer solar system

1 million ‘interstellar objects’ — each larger than the Statue of Liberty — may lurk in the outer solar system

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New simulations suggest more than 1 million large objects, ejected from Alpha Centauri, could be lurking in the “Oort Cloud” near the very edge of the solar system. (Image credit: Getty Images) More than 1 million “interstellar objects” the size of the Statue of Liberty could be drifting unseen in the outer solar system right

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Farmers and rural businesses left without funds for their clean energy projects after federal freeze

Farmers and rural businesses left without funds for their clean energy projects after federal freeze

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A freeze on federal loans and grants is creating turmoil for some rural U.S. business owners who fear they won’t get reimbursed for new, cleaner irrigation equipment or solar panels they purchased with the promise of a rebate. In Cherryville, Maine, Hugh Lassen and his wife and two teenagers grow organic, wild blueberries on their

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South America sees strong solar gains despite weak La Niña conditions

South America sees strong solar gains despite weak La Niña conditions

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In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that South America saw widespread above-average irradiance in January, despite weak La Niña conditions. However, storm systems fueled by Atlantic moisture suppressed solar generation in parts of Brazil and Bolivia. February 14, 2025 Solcast Image: Solcast South America saw widespread above-average irradiance

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Back contact solar module manufacturing capacity may reach 1 TW by 2030, says tech expert

Back contact solar module manufacturing capacity may reach 1 TW by 2030, says tech expert

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In an interview held with pv magazine in late 2022, Radovan Kopecek, the co-founder and director of Germany’s ISC Konstanz, predicted that solar modules built with cells based on both-sided contacted technology, such as TOPCon panels, could potentially be driven out of the market by PV modules based on back-contacted (BC) designs by 2028, with

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