Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads The first unit is expected to become operational by the end of 2025. Image: TotalEnergies. French energy major TotalEnergies has begun the construction of its 1GW solar farm in the Basra region of southern Iraq. The launch was attended by Iraqi PM Mohammed Al-Sudani, who highlighted that […]
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In a bold step toward improving access to quality education across Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc has launched the “Lighting Young Minds” initiative, donating 1,000 solar-powered school bags to pupils in public primary schools throughout Ogun State. Unveiled during a special event in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Friday, 4 July 2025, the initiative reflects
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As the sixth and final season of “Solar Opposites” is set to premiere, the cast and crew are prepared to say goodbye to the Opposite family for now. “The aliens are leaving, but we got so many more stories to tell to get people prepared for that,” said co-creator and executive producer Mike McMahan at
Nigel and Merrin Upchurch run Waitangi Farm, about 48-hectares in Waiuku, an hour south of Auckland. Photo: Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life On Waitangi Farm near Waiuku, about an hour south of Auckland, pigs and cattle graze below solar panels. It’s part of a growing trend of agrivoltaics, solar systems that run alongside agriculture. Nigel
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Technology A pioneering solar-powered drone aircraft operated by Skydweller Aero will be used for maritime surveillance By Jeremy Hsu Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon Linkedin Reddit Email The Skydweller drone Skydweller A solar-powered surveillance drone with a wingspan larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet could fly for weeks or months at a
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Navigation for News Categories The Warriors play at Go Media Stadium on Saturday night. Photo: Shane Wenzlick / www.photosport.nz Saturday night’s Warriors match is the first major sports game in New Zealand to be primarily solar powered. An enormous array of solar panels on the roof of Auckland’s Go Media Stadium are estimated to cut
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An image showing a flat-shaped alien vessel. (Image source: tugkiara, Adobe Stock) Following its discovery on July 1, the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS has a number of characteristics that are not yet fully understood. And in view of this, Avi Loeb, a professor at Harvard University, has no hesitation in suggesting an extraterrestrial origin.
China added 212.2 GW of new solar capacity in the first half of 2025, pushing total installed PV capacity past 1.1 TW, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/07/25/chinese-pv-industry-brief-china-passes-1-1-tw-of-solar-despite-june-slowdown/
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During the financial call for the first quarter of 2025, Karan Suri, senior vice president – new energy, Reliance Energy, said that the company aims to effectively integrate its value chain “which converts sand to solar PV modules, and it effectively has around 10GW factories,” including polysilicon, ingot, wafer, solar modules and glass. Additionally, Suri
EnBW has commissioned an 80 MW solar park in Germany built by RWE. They claim they completed the project about 10% under budget due to lower component costs and timely construction… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/07/25/enbw-activates-80-mw-solar-park-in-germany-below-planned-costs/
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