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Egypt’s ARECO, Sweden’s Sunshine Pro sign contract for solar panel manufacturing project

Egypt’s ARECO, Sweden’s Sunshine Pro sign contract for solar panel manufacturing project

A significant partnership aimed at boosting Egypt’s renewable energy sector was solidified on Tuesday with the signing of a contract for the establishment of a solar panel manufacturing plant. The agreement, signed at the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) headquarters, marks the collaboration between the Arab Renewable Energy Company (ARECO), a subsidiary of the AOI,

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completes historic Christmas Eve flyby of the sun — but it could take days to know if it survived

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completes historic Christmas Eve flyby of the sun — but it could take days to know if it survived

An illustration of the Parker Solar Probe skimming the sun closer than ever before. (Image credit: NASA/JHUAPL) NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is spending Christmas Eve on a history-making attempt to fly closer to the sun than we have ever been before — a stunning technological feat that scientists liken to the historic Apollo moon landing

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Solar, EVs & big exit from coal: 2024 climate news

Solar, EVs & big exit from coal: 2024 climate news

Synopsis Numerous advancements have been made globally to combat climate change, including record solar energy installations, Norway’s push for electric vehicles, US policies supporting EV infrastructure, and successful climate litigation by elderly Swiss women. Cities are also enhancing resilience against climate impacts with innovative adaptation projects. iStock After months of depressing news about countries backsliding

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Sangster International Airport to be 60% solar powered

Sangster International Airport to be 60% solar powered

Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St James, through its ongoing Solar Implementation Project, is on track to be 60 per cent solar powered. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure in remarks read by President and CEO at the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick, during an

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Researchers create framework to optimize solar panel tilt in extreme winds

Researchers create framework to optimize solar panel tilt in extreme winds

Researchers in France have proposed a numerical decision-making framework to determine solar panel tilt angle optimization in extreme winds. They say the framework challenges traditional engineering practices and offers a scalable solution for enhancing real-world resilience. December 24, 2024 Patrick Jowett Researchers at the Centre for Material Forming at PLS University in Sophia Antipolis, France

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Perovskite-HJT tandem solar cell based on phosphonic acid, self-assembled monolayer achieves 30.22% efficiency

Perovskite-HJT tandem solar cell based on phosphonic acid, self-assembled monolayer achieves 30.22% efficiency

Researchers in Switzerland have fabricated a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells that utilizes a heterojunction cell as bottom device. The cell is said to circumvent the film formation issue associated with the use of phosphonic acid and achieve high efficiency levels. December 24, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Scientists from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in

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Bharat Petroleum wins 150 MW of solar in NTPC auction with INR 2.55/kWh bid

Bharat Petroleum wins 150 MW of solar in NTPC auction with INR 2.55/kWh bid

India’s Bharat Petroleum has offer the lowest bid of INR 2.55 ($0.03)/kWh in NTPC’s new 1.2 GW solar auction, securing 150 MW of project capacity. December 24, 2024 Uma Gupta Image: Priamo Mendez, Unsplash From pv magazine India Bharat Petroleum has secured 150 MW of project capacity with the lowest tariff of INR 2.55/kWh in

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New model to generate high-resolution annual solar energy potential maps

New model to generate high-resolution annual solar energy potential maps

Researchers in Iran have used digital elevation models to improve the accuracy of solar energy potential maps. Their model is intended to identify the best areas for solar panel deployment in urban areas. December 23, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Researchers at the University of Isfahan in Iran claim to have improved the precision of digital elevation

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What time is the NASA Parker Solar Probe’s closest sun flyby ever on Christmas Eve?

What time is the NASA Parker Solar Probe’s closest sun flyby ever on Christmas Eve?

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make its closest flyby of the sun ever on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024. (Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben) A NASA spacecraft is about to give astronomers an epic early Christmas present with the closest ever flyby of the sun on Dec. 24, but if you’re wondering exactly when

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Parker Solar Probe to make closest approach yet to the sun

Parker Solar Probe to make closest approach yet to the sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will come withing 6.1 million kilometers of the sun, closer than any other spacecraft. Credit: ASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben WASHINGTON — A NASA spacecraft is performing better than expected as it makes its closest approach to the sun this week. Parker Solar Probe will pass 6.1 million kilometers from the sun

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