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Why the for-profit race into solar geoengineering is bad for science and public trust

Why the for-profit race into solar geoengineering is bad for science and public trust

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Two scientists argue that the growing commercial efforts to counter climate change by reflecting away sunlight will thwart responsible research in the field. MIT Technology Review | Getty Images Last week, an American-Israeli company that claims it’s developed proprietary technology to cool the planet announced it had raised $60 million, by far the largest known […]

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Pioneering the future of bifacial back contact solar technology

Pioneering the future of bifacial back contact solar technology

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This shift is driven by the technology’s unique advantages, notably its potential to deliver higher efficiencies, exceptional reliability and a lower overall cost compared to traditional front contact and other newer solutions like perovskite tandem cells, which still require years before gigawatt-scale commercialisation. However, BC technology offers a promising platform for 3-terminal and 4-terminal tandem

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GCL expands Indonesian footprint with 200MW solar project agreements

GCL expands Indonesian footprint with 200MW solar project agreements

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Latest The deal includes the 100MW Banyuwangi ground-mounted solar project and the 100MW Gajah Mungkur floating solar project. Image: GCL Technology. GCL Intelligent Energy, a subsidiary of Chinese polysilicon producer GCL Technology, has signed shareholder agreements for two solar projects in Indonesia with a combined capacity of 200MW.  The deal, which includes the 100MW Banyuwangi

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Syncarpha completes construction at solar-plus-storage project at former chemical manufacturing site

Syncarpha completes construction at solar-plus-storage project at former chemical manufacturing site

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Latest The Acton project consists of a 7.1MW solar project and a co-located 4MW BESS. Image: Distributed Energy Infrastructure. US independent power producer (IPP) Syncarpha Capital has completed construction work at the 7.1MW Acton solar-plus-storage project in Massachusetts, which is located on the site of a former chemical manufacturing facility that “significantly” contaminated the local

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Government’s Solar Sharer Offer to deliver 3hrs free power to Aussie Homes, demanding appliances get smarter

Government’s Solar Sharer Offer to deliver 3hrs free power to Aussie Homes, demanding appliances get smarter

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Today, the Australian government unveiled the Solar Sharer Offer, a new initiative set to provide households with free electricity for at least 3 hours during peak solar times each day. This move aims to harness the nation’s world-leading rooftop solar installations, making renewable energy more accessible to everyone, including renters without their own panels. By

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As power costs soar, Rack Centre goes hybrid with gas and solar

As power costs soar, Rack Centre goes hybrid with gas and solar

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Nigeria’s data centre operators are being forced to rethink how they power their energy-intensive facilities as diesel prices hover around ₦1,000 per litre and the national grid struggles to deliver a stable 5,000 megawatts — far short of the needs of over 215 million people. For Rack Centre, the Lagos-based carrier-neutral data centre operator, the

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Sawa Energy Raises $2.8 Million to Expand Affordable Solar Energy Solutions in Uganda

Sawa Energy Raises $2.8 Million to Expand Affordable Solar Energy Solutions in Uganda

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default Sawa Energy, an renewable energy company operating in Uganda and Rwanda, has raised EUR 2.5 million (US$2.8 Million) equity investment for expansion. The raise, from ElectriFI, the EU-funded Electrification Financing Initiative managed by EDFI Management Company, will help the firm catalyse the expansion of solar photovoltaic (PV) and Backup Energy Storage Solutions (BESS) for

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PODCAST: A solar-powered community in the heart of South Africa’s coal country

PODCAST: A solar-powered community in the heart of South Africa’s coal country

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For the past year, Siphesihle Magagula has been going door-to-door selling solar power to his neighbourhood, Nomzamo, which never had electricity before despite being close to South Africa’s biggest coal mines and power stations… https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-11-04-a-solar-powered-community-in-the-heart-of-sas-coal-country/

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