For now, this solar park in China’s western province of Qinghai is the largest in the world.
Published Feb 16, 2017
In Morocco, an expansive solar power complex begins to take shape at the “door of the desert.”
Published Jan 10, 2016
An oasis along the ancient Silk Road has become a hub of solar power production in China. These images show the expansion of solar power facilities between 2006 and 2012.
Published Feb 1, 2013
An increasing number of solar panels take advantage of the desert’s copious sunshine.
Published Jun 17, 2015
The 500-megawatt Núñez de Balboa photovoltaic plant in Spain will supply energy to 250,000 people per year.
Published Mar 7, 2020
Egypt is near completion of one of the world’s largest solar energy installations.
Published Oct 19, 2019
On January 23, 2012, satellites observed the most powerful solar radiation storm since 2005.
Published Jan 24, 2012
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.
Published May 1, 2009
The Sun has been at a lull when many were expecting fierce storms and incessant sunspot activity. Could this be a double-peaked maximum?
Published Mar 6, 2013
China has more capacity to generate solar power than any other country, but getting the power to where it is most needed can be a challenge.
Published Jun 17, 2019
A bright mass of charged particles loops from the Sun’s outer atmosphere during a solar storm on May 23, 2010. Taken two hours apart, the pair of images shows the stream of particles moving away from the Sun during a coronal mass ejection.
Published Jun 20, 2010
Our Sun experienced fewer sunspots in 2008 than it had since the 1957 launch of Sputnik. As of Sun-Earth Day on March 20, 2009, the Sun was continuing its quiet pattern.
Published Mar 20, 2009
Situated in the Mohave Desert, Ivanpah solar power station became the world’s largest thermal power tower system.
Published Mar 16, 2014
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