SpaceX's space photovoltaic story is facing a new test. On July 17th, Beijing time, SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight was aborted at ignition due to an malfunction in four engines. The giant rocket remained motionless on the launch pad. Following the news, the stock price fell by more than 3% in after-hours trading. From the overwhelming enthusiasm on its first day of trading to a month later, th...
For a long time, the mention of deserts, Gobi, and wastelands conjured images of sandstorms, unsuitability for development, and even ecological governance challenges. Now, these barren lands are becoming a crucial battleground for China's new energy development. The plan proposes prioritizing the construction of wind and solar power bases in the "Three Norths" region (Northwest, North, and Northwe...
The safety of solar power systems has once again become a focal point of public attention. Just recently, a major fire broke out in the Springwood ward of Marden Hospital in North Yorkshire, England. When firefighters arrived, the entire building was engulfed in flames. Fortunately, all 15 patients were safely evacuated without injury. Subsequent investigations suggest that rooftop solar panels we...
In the summer of 2026, a new type of equipment increasingly appeared on apartment balconies in Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich: one or two solar panels hanging on the outside of the railing, a small inverter hidden behind them, and a suitcase-sized energy storage battery placed beside them. Unlike traditional rooftop solar systems that require construction teams, electricians, approvals, and grid conn...
Just recently, aviation history witnessed another bombshell. On August 12th, at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York State, the X1, the world's largest all-battery electric demonstrator, completed its maiden manned test flight. The entire test flight lasted 27 minutes, with the all-electric propulsion system outputting over 1 megawatt, achieving zero consumption of aviation kerosene throu...
By 2026, large-format 210mm silicon wafers and ultra-high-power modules (exceeding 640W) have become the dominant market standard. Yet, the drive for ever-higher power output has exacerbated a hidden technical conflict: the high currents associated with large-format cells lead to excessive current loads and surging internal resistance losses, placing greater engineering demands on cell-cutting str...
SolarPower Europe has forecast that the EU solar workforce will decline from 874,000 FTEs in 2025 to 766,000 by 2030, despite growth in operations and maintenance, manufacturing, and recycling employment. The European Union’s solar workforce is expected to decline by 12% by 2030 as annual solar deployment stagnates around current levels and productivity gains reduce labour requirements, acco...
The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) and cybersecurity firm Modat have confirmed that nearly 8,000 physical and virtual photovoltaic (PV) power assets across Europe are publicly accessible via the internet, exposing a wide range of entities—from individual operators to national-level organizations—to significant cybersecurity risks. Modat’s Soufian El Yadmani and ...
Photovoltaic (PV) safety—a sudden, urgent wake-up call. 8,547 Wind and Solar Systems Left "Exposed" A report jointly released by the Dutch internet intelligence firm Modat and the National Cyber Security Centre of the Netherlands (NCSC-NL) reveals that across 40 countries—including EU member states, EFTA nations, and EU candidate countries—there are 8,547 systems linked ...
