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Cameroonians turn to private solar grids in response to prolonged power cuts

In Mile four of the New Council area in Bamenda, of the North West region of Cameroon, residents have increasingly turned to solar energy to cope with prolonged and unpredictable electricity disruptions as the country’s electricity crisis intensified. For the past two years, households in this part of town say they have experienced inconsistent or […]

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Mars orbiters witness solar superstorm striking the Red Planet: ‘The timing was extremely lucky’

Mars orbiters witness solar superstorm striking the Red Planet: ‘The timing was extremely lucky’

An artist’s rendering of a solar storm stripping charged particles from the Red Planet’s upper atmosphere. (Image credit: NASA/GSFC) Two European Space Agency Mars-orbiting missions, the Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft, watched as a powerful solar “superstorm” that ravaged Earth also struck the Red Planet. The storm caused glitching spacecraft and a

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Zelestra begins construction on 441MWdc solar portfolio in Texas

Zelestra begins construction on 441MWdc solar portfolio in Texas

In total, around 704,000 bifacial modules will be installed across approximately 2,400 acres. According to the company, development and construction activities are expected to create around 400 local jobs.  The Echols Grove plant is located in Lamar County, while the Cedar Range project is situated in Hopkins County. Both facilities will operate under long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Facebook’s

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Silfab Solar pauses operations at module & cell factory after chemical spills

Silfab Solar pauses operations at module & cell factory after chemical spills

The incidents were chemical spills that reportedly involved roughly 300 gallons of potassium hydroxide and an unspecified amount of hydrofluoric acid. Both chemicals are key to the production of solar cells, particularly in texturing processes. According to local media, authorities have said the spills do not pose a risk to public safety, though a nearby

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TaiyangNews Releases Market Survey on Solar Trackers 2026: Trackers evolve into intelligent, adaptive energy platforms

The TaiyangNews Solar Trackers Market Survey 2026 provides a comprehensive overview of the latest technological developments shaping the tracker segment. Featuring 17 companies and 32 products, the report highlights key trends in tracker architecture, control intelligence, resilience engineering, and system integration. (1888PressRelease) March 06, 2026 – Dsseldorf / Hyderabad – At a Glance Key Findings

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NCBA Drives Sustainable Homeownership with Electric Property Tour and Solar Leasing Solution

NCBA Drives Sustainable Homeownership with Electric Property Tour and Solar Leasing Solution

NCBA Bank has reinforced its commitment to sustainable and affordable homeownership by hosting its annual Property Investment Tour using fully electric buses and unveiling its new Solar Leasing Solution aimed at making clean energy more accessible for Kenyan households. The initiative comes at a time when homeownership rates in Kenya are facing increasing pressure due

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Ground-mounted perovksite solar module testing field goes online in China

Ground-mounted perovksite solar module testing field goes online in China

The 1 MW testing facility is located in Xuwei New Area, Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. It is designed to generate long-term field data on large-area perovskite modules in coastal conditions. March 5, 2026 Vincent Shaw A 1 MWp perovskite PV field-test plant in Xuwei New Area, Lianyungang, in Chinas Jiangsu province, was connected to the grid

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Enel Colombia’s 180 MW Atlántico solar park starts supplying national grid

Enel Colombia’s 180 MW Atlántico solar park starts supplying national grid

Enel Colombia has started transmitting power from its Atlántico solar project near Sabanalarga and Usiacurí, Colombia, featuring more than 403,000 panels and an investment of around $200 million. March 5, 2026 Luis Ini Image: Enel Colombia From pv magazine LatAm The Atlántico solar park, developed by Enel between the municipalities of Sabanalarga and Usiacurí in Colombia’s

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Europe’s ‘Made in EU’ plans draw mixed reactions from solar industry

Europe’s ‘Made in EU’ plans draw mixed reactions from solar industry

In a statement, the Commission said the IAA “aims to increase value creation in the EU, strengthening our industrial base against the backdrop of growing unfair global competition and increasing dependencies on non-EU suppliers in strategic sectors”. For renewable energy technologies, that dependence and “unfair global competition” stems from China’s dominance of the global solar

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ESA Mars Orbiters Track Solar Superstorm on Red Planet | Mirage News

ESA Mars Orbiters Track Solar Superstorm on Red Planet | Mirage News

What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency’s Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching spacecraft and a supercharged upper atmosphere. In May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest solar storm recorded in over 20 years . It sent our planet’s atmosphere into overdrive, triggering shimmering auroras that were

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