As countries look to decarbonize their economies, floating solar farms have become an option.
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For now, this solar park in China’s western province of Qinghai is the largest in the world.
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The Sun has been at a lull when many were expecting fierce storms and incessant sunspot activity. Could this be a double-peaked maximum?
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An increasing number of solar panels take advantage of the desert’s copious sunshine.
Fierce fires in Canada are the source of smoke that has swirled across much of the continent.
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This pair of images from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft shows sunspots and ultraviolet light emitted by the Sun on April 29, 2009.
The new 550 megawatt facility in California produces enough electricity to power 180,000 homes.
On January 23, 2012, satellites observed the most powerful solar radiation storm since 2005.
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In early February, fast solar winds brought beautiful northern lights to North America and Europe.
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