The U.S. Department of Justice said is the biggest criminal fraud scheme in the history of the Eastern District of California… https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-lawyer-sentenced-11-years-massive-dc-22080315.php
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Sun King, an off-grid solar energy company that designs and sells solar products, has launched a pay-as-you-go (PayGo) installment payment model for smartphones, allowing customers to purchase smartphones without paying the full cost upfront. The company is extending the model, which it has long applied to solar home systems, to enable customers to acquire smartphones
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As PV capacity has grown, so have instances of plant underperformance. Source: SEIA Solar Market Insight Report Q4 2024, Raptor Maps 2025 Global Solar Report. The rise in underperformance has come as a result of new challenges emerging as the industry scales. As the global installed capacity of solar increases, the industry is also building
25 years to go: shifting the focus from solar growth towards successful operations Read More »
Madras: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has recently developed a system of solar air-conditioning, using the “absorption principle,” suitable for the hot and humid climate of the coastal region of India. It is now engaged in perfecting the various parts to make the equipment suitable for mass production. Developed by Dr. M.C. Gupta and
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What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening… https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-01-30/11-years-after-a-celebrated-opening-massive-solar-plant-faces-a-bleak-future-in-the-mojave-desert
The Genesis sample return capsule after crashing in the Utah desert on Sept. 8, 2004. (Image credit: USAF 388th Range Squadron) In the beginning … there was a thud. It was an unwanted sound, and one that resonated around the world. Think back over 20 years ago to Sept. 8, 2004. That’s when NASA’s Genesis sample return
If you’re more of an auditory learner than a visual one, this timelapse video is for you. (And, well, visual learners will probably love it, too!) The European Space Agency (ESA) has released an audio-visual representation of solar activity over the last three years, pulling data from its Solar Orbiter probe, which it runs with
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