Solar power

Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaics convert light into an electric current using the photovoltaic effect.

The International Energy Agency projected in 2014 that under its "high renewables" scenario, by 2050, solar photovoltaics and concentrated solar power would contribute about 16 and 11 percent, respectively, of the worldwide electricity consumption, and solar would be the world's largest source of electricity. Most solar installations would be in China and India.

Photovoltaics were initially solely used as a source of electricity for small and medium-sized applications, from the calculator powered by a single solar cell to remote homes powered by an off-grid rooftop PV system. As the cost of solar electricity has fallen, the number of grid-connected solar PV systems has grown into the millions and utility-scale solar power stations with hundreds of megawatts are being built. Solar PV is rapidly becoming an inexpensive, low-carbon technology to harness renewable energy from the Sun.

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Fortescue proposes 644 MW solar farm for Australian iron ore mine

PV Magazine 02 Apr 2025
Fortescue Metals Group has submitted a proposal to the Australian Environment Protection Authority for approval of its proposed 644 MW Turner River solar hub to power iron ore mining operations ... (TRSH) to power its iron ore mining operation near Port Hedland, Western Australia....
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State power authority takes ownership of Fort Edward solar project

The Post-Star 01 Apr 2025
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has acquired full ownership of the proposed 20-megawatt (MW) Somers Solar energy project in Fort Edward ... ....
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Carnivore count: Uganda’s lions in decline, hyenas thriving

Mail Guardian South Africa 29 Mar 2025
Makerere University students and Karamoja Overland Safari staff set solar powered trail cameras with the lead author in Lake Mburo (left) and Pian Upe (right) as part of the national carnivore survey ... Aggrey Rwetsiba, senior manager, research and monitoring at Uganda Wildlife Authority, contributed to the research on which this article is based....
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Basic Energy secures solar project approval

The Manila Times 26 Mar 2025
on Wednesday said that it would begin construction of its Cadiz 1 solar power project in Negros Occidental after securing a certificate of authority (COA) from the Department of Energy....
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Forest dept faces fund shortage for water tankers to tend to wildlife

Hindustan Times 26 Mar 2025
As the department is struggling to manage water supply under fund shortage, some officials have demanded borewell and solar project, and others seek a dedicated fund for tanker facility in forest areas ... (HT) ... We plan to propose a borewell project along with solar power plant before the authorities to address the issue.” ... URL Copied ... .......
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Italy allocates 278.5 MW of PV in latest renewables auction

PV Magazine 20 Mar 2025
In the 14th tender procurement exercise, finalized in June, the Italian authorities assigned 145.5 MW of solar capacity across 37 locations ... In the 12th renewables auction, which concluded in early October, the Italian authorities allocated 48 MW of installed solar power and 10 MW of wind capacity....
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Gov't clears legwork for 62-MW Bataan solar farm

The Philadelphia Inquirer 20 Mar 2025
the go-signal to lay the groundwork for a 62-megawatt Mariveles Solar Power Project in Bataan....
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Indoor transition metal dichalcogenide solar cells may reach 36.5% efficiency

PV Magazine 19 Mar 2025
“Our work evaluates the potential of transition TMD solar cells for powering indoor IoT devices,” the research's corresponding author, Frederick Nitta, told pv magazine ... “We find that TMD solar cells can outperform existing indoor PV technologies, with power ......
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DOE approves BEC's Mariveles solar project, paving way for construction

Manila Bulletin 19 Mar 2025
(BEC) has received a certificate of authority (COA) from the Department of Energy (DOE) for its Mariveles solar power plant, enabling expedited permit processing and procurement activities ... The Mariveles solar farm, planned for a 72-hectare site in Bataan, is expected to generate approximately 62 megawatts peak (MWp)....
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Frequent solar shutdowns: what the EAC isn’t telling you about grid stability

CyprusMail 16 Mar 2025
These shutdowns, which block solar power production from homes and businesses, have become a regular occurrence – leaving many to wonder why clean, renewable energy is being wasted in a country that has some of the highest electricity prices in Europe ... to shutting off solar power....

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