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Tesla Mega battery made about 650,000 euros in two days

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Sunny Morocco seems like the ideal place to produce solar power.

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Takeaway: What's wrong with solar power plants?

This technology seems perfect for arid regions The solar light is free The power plants take relatively little space The problem is dust Washing the mirrors takes precious water Water usage has to be

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How heatwave-hit Europe is going cold on solar power

Even the continent's sunniest regions are struggling.

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Iran

Largest solar power plant in Iran opens

The largest Solar Power Plant in Iran has been opened with a 20 megawatts capacity.

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Solar scientists gather to calibrate the sun's strength

The sun's strength changes with by location and time of day, affecting the energy output of solar panels. But researchers need a common reference.

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Takeaway: How do we know how good a solar cell is?

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USA

Here comes the sun: NASA's hottest mission starts next year

NASA is launching a probe whose mission will be to get closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever has.

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Denmark

Can Denmark's solar power solution be a blueprint for sun-starved countries?

Though solar availability is scarce in this Nordic country of 5.6 million, Denmark has become a leader in combined heat and electric generation.

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Belgium

Euroviews. Renewable energy co-operatives: Europe can literally be powered by its people

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Israel builds world's tallest solar thermal tower in Negev Desert

Rising from the desert landscape what will be the world’s tallest solar thermal tower.

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Economy

China unveils renewable power generation plan

Pollution plagued China has announced plans to plough 2.5 trillion yuan (342 billion euros) into renewable power generation by 2020.

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Sci-Tech

Creating solar energy from trash

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The Moroccan gateway to Cop 22

Morocco is leading the way in solar energy and benefiting from its most powerful natural resource while protecting the environment and creating jobs

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Growing vegetables in the desert.

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Japan: Opportunities in the field of renewable energy

The market for renewable energy is experiencing a real surge in Japan and should continue to develop. What opportunities are there for European

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Tesla SolarCity merger approved

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United Arab Emirates

Solar plane completes fuel-free round the world flight

Solar Impulse 2 has completed the first around the world flight using nothing but the sun's energy.

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Solar-powered plane makes aviation history

Solar Impulse became the first round-the-world solar powered flight after touching down in Abu Dhabi.

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