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LONGi unveils HIBC solar cell with 28.29% conversion efficiency

LONGi unveils HIBC solar cell with 28.29% conversion efficiency

Latest LONGi Distributed Generation general manager of eastern Europe Adrian Kočan spoke at the announcement of the cell. Image: LONGi Solar Europe. Leading Chinese PV manufacturer LONGi has unveiled a hybrid interdigitated back contact (HIBC) solar cell with a conversion efficiency of 28.29%, a record for the company. The new cell builds on a previous

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Waaree Energies to acquire subsidiary Indosolar for US$99 million

Waaree Energies to acquire subsidiary Indosolar for US$99 million

According to the filing, Indosolar shareholders will receive one Waaree Energies share for every 11 Indosolar shares held. The transaction remains subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. The merger will consolidate Waaree’s solar cell and module manufacturing operations with Indosolar’s module business. Indosolar operates a manufacturing facility in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, with an annual

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Solar parks provide refuge and hunting grounds for birds of prey

Solar parks provide refuge and hunting grounds for birds of prey

Researchers in Spain recorded six raptor species using a 150 MW solar PV plant for perching, hunting, flying and soaring over a two-and-a-half-year study. No collisions or related mortality were observed, but the researchers say longer-term studies are needed to assess the broader effects of PV deployment on bird populations. Research from the University of

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Acumen backs Sun King with $5 million to expand solar access in Zambia

Acumen backs Sun King with $5 million to expand solar access in Zambia

Acumen, a global impact investment firm that backs businesses serving low-income communities, has invested $5 million in Sun King’s Zambian subsidiary to expand the off-grid solar company’s operations in the country and help it raise additional local-currency financing. The equity investment, made through Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach (H2R) Catalyze initiative, which backs off-grid solar companies operating in

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The Solar System chose fire over ice from the very beginning

The Solar System chose fire over ice from the very beginning

The earliest stages of planet formation may have been far more selective than scientists once realized. As the young Solar System began assembling solid objects such as planets, moons, and protoplanets, two major types of material were available. One was chondrules, millimeter-sized pieces of rock formed at high temperatures. The other was matrix, a cold,

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Scientists discover largest new impact crater in the solar system ever—on our moon

Scientists discover largest new impact crater in the solar system ever—on our moon

September 22, 2026 2 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm The crater, named after geologist and lunar surface expert Tom McGetchin, spans more than two football fields wide By Adam Kovac edited by Claire Cameron An overhead, close-up view of McGetchin Crater that was taken on December 5, 2025, by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance

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Kenya backdates solar export charges by over a year

Kenya backdates solar export charges by over a year

Kenya’s energy regulator has codified charges for unauthorized solar exports and confirmed its net-metering credit rate – retroactive by more than a year, with no explanation given. The post Kenya backdates solar export charges by over a year appeared first on pv magazine Global… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/09/22/kenya-backdates-solar-export-charges-by-over-a-year/

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