Solar

Why solar warranties rarely mean what owners think they mean

|ByHANNAH SCHWARTZ
“A workmanship warranty only has value if the company offering it is still there.”
THE IDF destroys solar panels in southern Lebanon.

IDF probes video showing soldiers destroying solar panels in Christian-Lebanese village

The destruction took place in the village of Debel, the same village in which an IDF soldier was photographed last week smashing a statue of Jesus, causing widespread outcry.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Farmers stand by solar panels used to power the pumping of water from a well on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen June 6, 2022. Picture taken June 6, 2022.

Solar power offers a ray of hope in Middle East’s least electrified country

Yemen has been grappling with almost 30 years of electricity crisis due to fuel shortages and a war that caused severe damage to the national power infrastructure.

|ByREUTERS
20 km in diameter mystery interstellar visitor identified approaching the solar system.

20 km in diameter mystery interstellar visitor identified approaching the solar system

A11pl3Z's eccentricity is now estimated to be near 6.0, the highest seen yet, confirming its hyperbolic orbit.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Inside Israeli Innovation, Ep. 12: The solar show 

Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey talk solar: challenges, opportunities, new technologies and more

MAY 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gigawatt Global's 7.5 MW Solar Field in Burundi, completed in May 2021, providing over 10% of the country's electricity.

NASA might be able to use AI to predict dangerous solar storms

A solar storm occurs when material from solar wind reaches Earth's magnetic field - these are also called geomagnetic storms.

MAY 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A coronal mass ejection from the Sun imaged on August 31, 2012

Doral announces the raising of over NIS 1b. with Mizrahi Bank and other institutions

The financial agreement includes the raising of senior debt in the amount of approximately NIS 575 million including a set amount for equity and guarantees.

MAY 12, 2023ByWALLA! FINANCE
Solar panels (illustrative)

Burundi inaugurates country’s first utility-scale solar power field

Thanks to a Jerusalem-based company, Burundi now has the world’s only capital city powered 100% by solar energy during the daytime.

MAY 10, 2023ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
Historic ribbon cutting by Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye for the Burundi 7.5MW solar field, near the village of Mubuga, Burundi, May 9, 2023. Gigawatt Global CEO Yosef Abramowitz, to his left, inaugurates his 18th solar field in 17 years.

Israeli solar pioneer, Burundi to double nation’s solar field’s capacity

President Évariste Ndashimiye will visit the Gigawatt Global plant, which started operating in May 2021 and now provides more than 10% of Burundi's electricity capacity. 

MAY 7, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Gigawatt Global's 7.5 MW Solar Field in Burundi, completed in May 2021, providing over 10% of the country's electricity.

X-class solar flare bursts from the Sun - but Earth isn't at risk

This may sound very serious - but what is a X-class flare and what does it mean for us?

APRIL 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Solar flares (illustrative).

Israeli, French team-up to see 2 agrivoltaics pilots by end of year

A strategic cooperation between TeraLight and Sun'Agri will promote joint projects with Moshavim and farmers

MARCH 20, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Sun'Agri agrovoltaic project in France.

Massive tentacle of plasma breaks off sun - report

The report stated that the entire detachment took approximately eight hours, and that video footage of the event later went viral on Twitter.

FEBRUARY 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Filament erupting during a solar flare, seen at EUV wavelengths that show both emission and absorption (Illustrative).

Astronomers discover new ring system in Solar System - study

The findings may lead researchers to take a whole new approach to ring formation theories.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Artist's impression of Quaoar's rings

France and Iraq sign comprehensive strategic partnership agreement

France and Iraq signed a treaty seeking to strengthen bilateral relations in anti-corruption, security, renewable energy and culture.

JANUARY 27, 2023ByREUTERS
French President Emmanuel Macron, candidate for his re-election in the 2022 French presidential election, attends a political campaign rally at Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France, April 2, 2022.