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Solar Panels and Batteries Are Changing Life in Brazil’s Amazon

Solar Panels and Batteries Are Changing Life in Brazil’s Amazon

Article content Outside of the Amazon’s cities and towns, about 1.2 million people live in Indigenous and riverine communities deep in the rainforest. They turn to generators but run them only a few hours a day to save fuel, which has only gotten pricier amid global supply disruptions from the Iran war.  Article content Until recently, this was

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7 of the Most Bizarre Geological Features in the Solar System Include Salt Glaciers and Hailing Rocks

7 of the Most Bizarre Geological Features in the Solar System Include Salt Glaciers and Hailing Rocks

From Madagascar’s “forest of knives” to the interlocking basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway, Earth is replete with jaw-dropping geology. But so are the other planets and moons with which we share our little corner of the universe. Each has its own remarkable features — salt glaciers, sky-high geysers, methane seas. Some we understand reasonably

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This X-ray image shows our solar system ‘breathing’

This X-ray image shows our solar system ‘breathing’

Illustration of the separation of the SWCX foreground emission from the cosmic X-ray sky, for the Western Galactic hemisphere. The stripe patterns visible in the SWCX image result from temporal variations in foreground emission combined with eROSITA’s scanning geometry. (Image credit: MPE) Astronomers have, for the first time, spotted the “breath of the solar system.”

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52000+ installations in a month: UP leads India’s rooftop solar revolution

52000+ installations in a month: UP leads India’s rooftop solar revolution

LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh’s rapid transformation into India’s solar energy powerhouse took centre stage on Friday as government officials, industry leaders and international stakeholders gathered in the state capital for a pre-event programme ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Energy Expo (UPEX) 2026, scheduled from May 7 to 9. UPNEDA director Ravinder Singh said UP is building

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Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash

Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash

Reporting Highlights Health Fears: Some critics say large solar farms are a public health threat. While there is little reputable evidence for this, their claims have helped power a backlash. Stalling Solar: Restrictions on solar development are proliferating nationwide, helping to slow the growth of installations even as consumer energy costs are rising. Michigan Battleground:

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Australian Energy Market Commission proposes 20-year distribution planning framework to ease solar curtailment

Australian Energy Market Commission proposes 20-year distribution planning framework to ease solar curtailment

Published on 23 April, the draft determination responds to a rule change request submitted by Energy Consumers Australia in January 2025. It proposes replacing the existing distribution annual planning report with a distribution network development plan, published every five years with a standardised 20-year planning horizon. It would also establish a new framework for distribution

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Fraunhofer ISE develops colored film tech for patterned solar modules

Fraunhofer ISE develops colored film tech for patterned solar modules

Scientists at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have created a film-based system that applies color patterns and cutouts to PV modules using the institute’s MorphoColor technology, enabling modules to imitate roof tiles, masonry, and facades with around 5% efficiency loss… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/23/fraunhofer-ise-develops-colored-film-tech-for-patterned-solar-modules/

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