Researchers in Iran have used digital elevation models to improve the accuracy of solar energy potential maps. Their model is intended to identify the best areas for solar panel deployment in urban ...

In recent decades, the worldwide transition to renewable energy resources has gained major momentum with growing worries about climate change, ecological deterioration, and energy security. Of ...

Solar radiation heterogeneity across exposed heritage sites drives material deterioration, yet systematic quantification remains elusive due to the absence of operational assessment frameworks. Here, ...

The Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS) located in Freiburg, Germany, has installed a high-precision measuring instrument for the world's largest solar telescope, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF ...

BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have developed a new forecasting tool called iDust that enhances predictions of dust storms, offering significant benefits for solar energy production. The tool addresses ...

A research team from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has detailed the physical characteristics of chromospheric jets in and around a sunspot, using high-resolution ...

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In brief: The Solar Orbiter's ongoing mission to the Sun has unlocked invaluable information for researchers during its spiral around our star. The mission has already transformed our understanding of ...