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Salt instead of batteries — how 15,000 mirrors heat a solar station in Tibet

Salt instead of batteries — how 15,000 mirrors heat a solar station in Tibet

Construction completed on a key phase of a plant in southwest China's Tibet that aims to set two world records: the highest-altitude tower solar thermal station and the first built in extreme cold with a weak power grid.

Uzbekistan pays residents for sunshine — and payments grew 9-fold in a year

Uzbekistan pays residents for sunshine — and payments grew 9-fold in a year

In H1 2026, over 68,600 Uzbeks received state subsidies for electricity from home solar panels. Total payouts hit 330.82 billion soums—about 13 billion tenge.

Students from the Netherlands create world's first solar-powered ambulance

Students from the Netherlands create world's first solar-powered ambulance

A Dutch student team unveiled an off-grid medical vehicle that reaches remote areas without relying on power grids or regular fuel supplies.

The world's largest hybrid solar plant launched in the Gobi Desert — it works at night without batteries

The world's largest hybrid solar plant launched in the Gobi Desert — it works at night without batteries

China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has launched the world's largest hybrid energy complex in Hami, Xinjiang, with a 1,000 MW capacity, now in commercial operation.

Austrian engineers create solar panels that fold during storms and generate 40% more energy

Austrian engineers create solar panels that fold during storms and generate 40% more energy

Engineers at Graz University of Technology developed FLAPTrack, a solar panel system that tracks the sun on two axes and automatically folds up when a storm or hail approaches.

China proposes building a giant laser power station on the moon

China proposes building a giant laser power station on the moon

Chinese scientists unveiled a concept for an unusual lunar energy system: a laser power tower at the south pole to store solar energy and beam it to distant sites.

Google to buy all electricity from one of the largest solar plants in the US

Google to buy all electricity from one of the largest solar plants in the US

Google has signed a deal to buy all electricity from the upcoming Steel River Energy Center solar farm in Arkansas.