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A solar storm is currently building around Earth, bringing with it the potential to disrupt radio and satellite communications.The satellite and radio signals may be impacted by a burst of highly charged particles released from the sun last…

The latest modelling from Bloomberg senior clean energy analyst Rob Barnett indicates a 30% increase in global PV deployment this year, and double-digit growth through 2025. August 4, 2022 Ryan KennedyDemand is pushing solar growth across…

Global multi-energy company TotalEnergies and Tokyo-headquartered ENEOS announced the completion of the joint venture agreement to develop 2 GW of onsite B2B solar power projects across Asia over the next five years. The new joint venture…

The Australian Capital Territory government has unveiled plans to phase out the use of fossil gas by 2045 at the latest and move the market towards a net zero emissions future by “electrifying Canberra with renewable electricity over the…

Queensland’s publicly-owned energy generator and retailer CleanCo has inked a long-term deal to supply shopping centre major Scentre Group with 100% renewable electricity for its Westfield centres across the state from 2025. August 5, 2022…

Total 18 Shares The first CATL batteries have been installed on what will be the biggest utility scale battery storage project in Western Australia’s main grid, the most isolated grid of its size in the world. The 100MW/200MWh Kwinana…

Fourth-generation Victorian dairy farmers this week commissioned their 250kW rooftop solar system coupled with 520 kWh of battery storage from Australian company Energy Renaissance. The couple are forecast to save at least $70,000 annually…

Leading manufacturer of PERC PV and bifacial PV modules, Tier 1 solar technology company, Boviet Solar, has signed a partnership agreement with Miami-headquartered solar and energy storage developer Origis Energy to supply 700 megawatts of…

A recent story at PV Magazine shares the story of an observatory in Chile powered by solar power. A solar plant with a capacity of 9 megawatts has now been completed at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory. The PV…

Scientists in Europe say they have developed a working model of a solar-powered tower that can turn water and carbon dioxide into jet fuel.The tower, built in Spain, uses solar radiation to power a oxidation-reduction reaction cycle which…