Solar power surpasses coal in EU for first time
Solar power surpasses coal in EU for first time

Solar overtook coal in the European Unions electricity production in 2024, with the share of renewables rising to almost half the blocs power sector, according to a report released Thursday. Gas generation, meanwhile, declined for the fifth year in a row and fossil-fuelled power dipped to a...

Fears in foreign investment
Fears in foreign investment

Until now, all private power projects in the country were required to have an implementation agreement (IA). But, the interim government has changed the policy. Recently, the government called for tender for 10 solar power projects where the IA was cancelled. Therefore, investors in the power...

NASA probe makes history with closest-ever approach to the Sun
NASA probe makes history with closest-ever approach to the Sun

The United States space agency has confirmed its Parker Solar Probe is safe after making the closest approach to the Sun ever recorded by a human-made object, reports Al Jazeera. The probe passed just 6.1 million kilometres (3.8 million miles) above the Suns surface on December 24, the National...

NASA's Parker Solar probe to reach record closest point to the sun
NASA's Parker Solar probe to reach record closest point to the sun

A NASA spacecraft is on a mission to get closer to the sun than any object sent before. The Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, is exploring to get a close-up look at the sun and has already passed through its corona, the outer layer visible during a total solar eclipse. The next milestone:...

ADB commits $24.3 million for solar power plant in Mymensingh
ADB commits $24.3 million for solar power plant in Mymensingh

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a financing package worth $24.3 million with Muktagacha Solartech Energy Limited (MSEL) to establish a grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in Mymensingh. As the sole mandated lead arranger, the Manila-based financial institution took charge...

Solar Orbiter captures the highest-resolution images of the sun’s surface yet
Solar Orbiter captures the highest-resolution images of the sun’s surface yet

New images of the sun captured by the Solar Orbiter mission has showcased the highest-resolution views of our stars visible surface ever seen, revealing sunspots and continuously moving charged gas called plasma. The images could provide heliophysicists with new clues to help unlock the secrets of...