Category: Solar Renewable Energy
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Huge Solar Prominence Eruption
A CME will graze Earth on Nov. 1st, sparking G1 to G2-class geomagnetic storms. The CME was hurled into space by an erupting prominence on Oct. 29th. The prominence eruption produced a fairly bright coronal mass ejection (CME). There is currently a gap in available SOHO coronagraph imagery, however latest images show a noteworthy plasma…
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Power goes out on the entire island of Cuba, leaving 10 million people without electricity
Earlier today Friday October 18, 2024 ; Cuba experienced a nationwide blackout due to a major failure in a key thermal power plant, as confirmed by the country’s energy ministry. The outage, which began after several key units at various power stations suffered breakdowns, has plunged the nation into a deepening energy crisis. The outage…
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Kenya’s first nuclear power plant faces opposition from coastal residents
An area has been set aside in Kenya’s southern county of Kilifi for the construction of the country’s first nuclear facility. The project on the coast of the Indian Ocean is expected to be fully operational by 2034. But it has faced fierce opposition. On Friday (Oct. 11), a group of activists and environmentalists took…
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The Evolution of Hydroelectric Power in Liberia: From Mount Coffee to Today
The history of hydroelectric power in Liberia has been shaped by both ambition and devastation. Central to this story is the Mount Coffee Hydropower Project, which was constructed in the 1960s to supply electricity to much of the country. However, like many aspects of Liberia’s infrastructure, the project’s fate has been deeply affected by the…
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Burkina Faso’s nuclear partners also propose a renewable energy deal
In March Burkina Faso and Russia, through its state-owned energy company, Rosatom, spoke about establishing a nuclear project in the West African country. Very recently, both parties opened dialogue on the prospect of a renewable energy deal. This new proposal came on the heels of the 3 day forum concerning Russia’s partnership with Burkina Faso.…
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Uganda commissions $1.7 bln China-financed hydropower plant
Uganda on Thursday commissioned its largest electricity generation plant, a 600 megawatt (MW) power plant built on the River Nile that cost $1.7 billion, financed with a loan from China. The Karuma Hydropower Project (KHP), constructed by Sinohydro Corporation, sharply raises Uganda’s generation capacity to slightly above 2000 MW. Construction of the plant, which began…
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Egyptian government allocates $2.5 billion to secure country’s energy needs
The government is working to secure additional supplies of natural gas to ensure the continuity of electricity supply and prevent blackouts, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said. During a press conference in the New Administrative Capital, near Cairo, he said that the Egyptian state has allocated $2.5 billion to secure its energy needs during the summer,…
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September Equinox is the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator
In 2024, the Autumnal Equinox arrives on Sunday, September 22. This date marks the start of Fall in the Northern Hemisphere and Spring in the Southern Hemisphere. The September Equinox is the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator, an imaginary line in the sky above Earth’s equator from north to south. This happens on…
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Solar Activity at High Levels- A Pair of Coronal Holes facing Earth
Solar activity remained at high levels following multiple M-class flares, the largest of which was a M6.8 flare at 12/14:43 UTC from AR 3811 as it exited the western limb. Region 3814 produced an M2.9 flare at 13/08:37 UTC. Region 3825 was numbered this period as it rotated onto the visible disk and was responsible…
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Reopening the Nuclear Chapter: Italy’s Revival of Atomic Energy
Italy’s Industry Minister, Adolfo Urso, has announced that the country is poised to re-enter the nuclear energy sector by initiating a new project to construct reactors in partnership with an undisclosed foreign company. This declaration marks a significant shift in Italy’s energy landscape, particularly considering that the nuclear sector has been non-existent from a formal…
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