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Long-period oscillations of the Sun discovered
These motions were measured by analyzing 10 years of observations from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Using computer models, the scientists have…
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Japan ups 2030 renewables goal in draft energy policy
Japan aims to hike its 2030 renewable energy target as part of efforts to slash emissions, according to draft documents released Wednesday, but activists…
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Sparkwing solar panels from Airbus to power lunar mission of Masten
Today, Airbus announced that its Sparkwing solar panels were selected by USA-based Masten Space Systems for their XL-1 lunar lander.
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Renewable energy OK, but not too close to home
When it comes to transitioning from carbon-based to renewable source energy systems, Americans are on board.
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New sunspot catalogue to improve space weather predictions
Scientists from the University of Graz, Kanzelhohe Observatory, Skoltech, and the World Data Center SILSO at the Royal Observatory of Belgium, have presented the Catalogue of Hemispheric Sunspot Numbers.
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Germany, Ireland more open than U.S. to renewable energy close to homes
People in Germany and Ireland are more willing to accept renewable energy sites closer to their homes than their U.S.
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Singapore inaugurates new floating solar farm to meet energy needs
Singapore launched a 45-hectare solar farm that is expected to supply at least five local water treatment plants in the country and reduce carbon emissions in line with the country's Green Plan.
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Physicists describe Sun’s electric field
As the Parker Solar Probe ventures closer to the sun, we are learning new things about our home star.
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Solar cells printed on steel for buildings generate clean energy, researchers say
Solar roofing panels that can be printed on steel used in building construction are being studied in a new three-year collaboration between Swansea University researchers and Tata Steel U.K.
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Light-harvesting nanoparticle catalysts show promise in quest for renewable carbon-based fuels
Researchers report that small quantities of useful molecules such as hydrocarbons are produced when carbon dioxide and water react in the presence of light and a silver nanoparticle catalyst.
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Giving a tandem boost to solar-powered water splitting
Turning away from fossil fuels is necessary if we are to avert an environmental crisis due to global warming.
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Solar hydrogen for Antarctica – study shows advantages of thermally coupled approach
When environmental physicist Kira Rehfeld, from Heidelberg University, visited Antarctica for her research, she was struck by the intense light there.
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Could be old recycling next-generation solar panels fosters green planet
Tossing worn-out solar panels into landfills may soon become electronics waste history.
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Rebel-held Syria shifts power — towards solar
Huge solar panels poke out of pumpkin and tomato fields in Syria's rebel-held northwest, where after infrastructure was destroyed during a decade of war, many have switched to renewable energy.
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Envision: China’s renewable energy giant
Plans were announced this week for two new electric car battery plants in France and Britain involving Envision, the Shanghai-based company that has quietly built a global renewable energy empire.
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Marines shut off power, run base with renewable energy
A Marine air base successfully tested its independent electric microgrid after external power supplies were deliberately cut off, it said on Wednesday.