Solar

Selling light after dark: Satellite designed to reflect sunlight to Earth approved by FCC

The Earendil-1 satellite, created by startup Reflect Orbital, contains a thin-film reflector that can direct “abundant sunlight” to specific locations at specific times, including night time

JULY 23, 2026|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

“A workmanship warranty only has value if the company offering it is still there.”

Why solar warranties rarely mean what owners think they mean

MAY 13, 2026|ByHANNAH SCHWARTZ

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.

APRIL 26, 2026|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.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025|ByREUTERS

Russian scientists warn of powerful solar flare activity on Monday

Three solar flares were observed on Sunday, the Fedorov Institute said, with one lasting 14 minutes, accompanied by disruption in radio communication.

JULY 17, 2023ByREUTERS

The sun emitted its first X-class flare in more than four years on February 14, 2011 at 8:56 p.m. EST.

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

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