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India's solar industry faces workforce readiness gap
India's rapidly expanding solar industry is facing a growing workforce readiness gap, with employers across utility-scale project development, manufacturing, rooftop solar installation, and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) reporting…
Power Up: Roll Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power Supply
From the International Space Station's unique position 250 miles above Earth, the Sun is a vital source of energy. Solar power supports the station's life support systems, daily activities, and hundreds of research investigations that improve life…
What are the different types of solar panels?
Solar panels may all perform the same basic job, turning sunlight into electricity, but there are important differences between the technologies and systems now available to UK households. For most homeowners installing conventional rooftop solar…
We're not a competitor to fusion. We are fusion': Inside the race to harness unlimited solar power in space
The year is 2050, and as the sun sets, the night's first constellations emerge in perfect rows. But these amber-glowing arrays aren't stars at all; they're satellite clusters, harvesting the day's last rays before beaming their power back to Earth.
Fiji to deploy solar-powered Australian military drones at sea
Fiji approved a maritime security strategy on Thursday to combat transnational crime, including a surge in methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking across the Pacific. The Bluebottle drone, manufactured in Sydney, is named after a small jellyfish…
247Solar Says NTPC Signed 25-Year Deal for Rajasthan Solar-Thermal Project
247Solar says NTPC Limited agreed to buy electricity under a 25-year contract for a solar-thermal project of about one megawatt in Rajasthan, pairing photovoltaic generation with stored heat. The project is planned for Bhadla Solar Park. 247Solar…
Fiji to deploy solar-powered Australian military drones at sea
SYDNEY – Maritime drones powered by sun and wind that can stay at sea for months will patrol Fiji's waters for drug traffickers and other threats under a deal with Australia announced on Oct 16. Fiji approved a maritime security strategy on…
Greener chemistry brings low-toxicity perovskite solar cells closer to production
Solar panels that can be coated onto thin, flexible surfaces could one day be made the way newspapers are printed, at room temperature and without the toxic chemicals the process has relied on, claim researchers from the University of Surrey. In a…
BloombergNEF forecasts 584 GW of solar installations in 2026
In December 2025, BloombergNEF projected a pullback in global solar installations, with China slowing and the rest of the world growing. Ten months later, China has slowed more than expected. The rest of the world has grown slightly faster.
Broker's call: Acme Solar Holdings (Buy)
Acme Solar Holdings is transitioning from a plain vanilla solar IPP (3GW operational) to a complex RE project developer (about 95 per cent of its 5.4GW pipeline) and a leading BESS adopter (est. ~17GWh). Acme aims to commission its first complex…
$273m Christchurch solar farm gives NZ 'an incredible renewable energy advantage'
The prime minister has officially opened the South Island's largest solar farm at Christchurch Airpor. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was in the city on Thursday to open the $273 million Kōwhai Park farm. Developed through Contact Energy…
Forget Eufy - EZVIZ's new solar security camera has a dual-lens system and 3 built-in spotlights
EZVIZ has launched the CB30 Dual Kit, a solar-powered outdoor security camera featuring dual lenses, 3K 5MP resolution and three built-in spotlights. Priced at £99.99, it's currently available for £89.99 on Amazon. EZVIZ has announced…
Caterpillar Resource Industries President Denise Johnson to Retire
Caterpillar's group president of resource industries, Denise Johnson, is retiring after 25 years with the construction- and mining-equipment maker. Caterpillar on Thursday said Derrick York, who currently serves as senior vice president of the…
Germany deploys 12.76 GW of solar in first nine months of 2026
The anticipated recovery in Germany's rooftop solar market has yet to materialize, while utility-scale solar installations have declined sharply, according to the Federal Network Agency's latest figures for September. Germany added 1,226 MW of new…
Brazil's presidential election: Lula and Bolsonaro's proposals for solar energy
Solar energy, energy storage and electricity costs feature in the government programs of Flávio Bolsonaro, of the Liberal Party (PL), and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, of the Workers' Party (PT), the candidates in the second round of…
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