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Distributed solar generating capacity is the fastest-growing power source in Brazil

Published: 26 September 2025
Categories: US Energy Information Administration

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In-brief analysis

September 26, 2025

Growth in distributed solar generation capacity has driven growth in total electricity generation capacity in Brazil since 2019. Distributed solar generation capacity grew from less than 1 gigawatt (GW) in 2018 to 40 GW in 2025 through June, accounting for 43% of all electricity capacity additions over that period.

In 2012, Brazil implemented net metering policies, which have recently contributed to large increases in distributed solar generation capacity. Compared with distributed solar, utility-scale solar generating capacity at the end of June was only 17.9 GW, according to the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL). As of June 30, 2025, total solar electric generating capacity in Brazil was 23% of the total electric generating capacity.

Home and building owners installed more than 3.7 million renewable distributed generation systems in Brazil as of June

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Deadline Approaches for Disaster Assistance but Federal Help Still Available

Published: 26 September 2025
Categories: FEMA News

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AUSTIN, Texas – The federal disaster application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, for homeowners, renters and businesses with property damage and losses from the July flooding in Central Texas. But help is still available from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

FEMA and the SBA continue to work closely with the Texas Division of Emergency Management to help survivors and communities recover from the July 2-18 storms and flooding. 

After the application deadline passes, survivors can still upload information and submit documents to their FEMA account. FEMA personnel can help you navigate federal recovery programs as well as answer your questions about how to submit the information needed for case files.

At the Small Business Administration’s Business Recovery Centers, specialists can explain how to apply for SBA’s low-interest disaster loans for businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations and individuals.

The fastest way to apply to FEMA is at DisasterAssistance.gov and you will need an email address to apply. You may also use the FEMA mobile app or call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. Lines are open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT daily and specialists speak many languages. If you use a relay service, captioned telephone or other service, you can give FEMA your number for that service. 

To view an accessible video on how to apply, visit What You Need to Know Before Applying for FEMA Assistance.

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OERI – Critical Infrastructure and Data Transformation (CID) to Advance National Security (Research Faculty, Non Tenure Track )

Published: 26 September 2025
Categories: Eng Jobs Academic Keys

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Job ID: 263054

OERI – Critical Infrastructure and Data Transformation (CID) to Advance National Security (Research Faculty, Non Tenure Track )
Old Dominion University

Job Description

The Office of Enterprise Research and Innovation (OERI) at Old Dominion University invites applicants for an annual 10-month position at Non-Tenure Track Assistant/Associate/Full Research Professor rank as part of a multi-position hiring cluster aiming for the Critical Infrastructure and Data Transformation to Advance National Security to begin in Fall 2026. This is an annual 12-month appointment that will begin July 25, 2026. The cluster, with faculty hires in School of Data Science, Batten College of Engineering and Technology and Office of Enterprise Research and Innovation, integrates interdisciplinary research in resilient infrastructure, infrastructure data transformation, and secure smart systems to address national security challenges in coastal regions. It explicitly

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Volcanoes Today, 26 Sep 2025: Etna volcano, Santiaguito, Pacaya, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Merapi, Bromo, Semeru

Published: 26 September 2025
Categories: Global Volcano Activity

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Fri, 26 Sep 2025, 13:00 1758891605 | BY: VN

Etna (Sicily, Italy): The Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia-Osservatorio Etneo (INGV-Osservatorio Etneo) reported that eruptive activity decreased at Etna on 25 September 2025 (local). The aviation alert level was lowered to “Green” (level 1 on a 4-level scale) on 25 September 2025 at 0750 by INGV due to decreased eruptive activity at the summit craters. The alert level remained at “Yellow” (level 2 on a 4-level scale).
Source: Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia-Osservatorio Etneo (INGV-Osservatorio Etneo)
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Svartsengi (Reykjanes peninsula, SW Iceland): Analysis of past events provides an estimated volume range required to trigger the next dike intrusion that might turn into a new eruption. Using a geodetic model, it is possible to calculate the time needed to recharge these volumes, including associated uncertainties.
As of today, the lower threshold of 11 million m³ is expected

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