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japantimes.co.jp - Nichola Groom - Trump's crackdown on China-linked solar firms stalls U.S. factory boom
Trump's crackdown on China-linked solar firms stalls U.S. factory boom
The Japan Times

Top solar companies, banks and insurers have stopped doing business with at least a half dozen recently built ⁠U.S. panel factories because of uncertainty over whether their ties to China could disqualify them from clean-energy subsidies.

futurism.com - Victor Tangermann - Visitor Approaches From the Edge of the Solar System
Visitor Approaches From the Edge of the Solar System
Futurism

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech For thousands of years, astronomers have watched Halley's Comet come and go, becoming visible to the naked eye every 72 to 80 years. That makes it a short-period comet, whose highly…

pv-magazine.com - Patrick Jowett - Egypt installs 800 MW of solar in 2025
Egypt installs 800 MW of solar in 2025
pv magazine International

Egypt added around 800 MW of solar in 2025, according to figures published by GlobalData. The consultancy's latest analysis says Egypt's cumulative solar capacity increased from 2.1 GW by the end of 2024 to around 2.9 GW by the end of 2025.

t3.com - Matt Kollat - Garmin Fenix 7X Pro Sapphire Solar hits tempting sub-£400 price at major UK retailer
Garmin Fenix 7X Pro Sapphire Solar hits tempting sub-£400 price at major UK retailer
T3

Garmin has been busy clearing its Fenix 7 Pro stock, but as expected, people are gobbling up the watches as soon as they hit the market. Luckily, Go Outdoors decided to join the party and slashed the price of the largest 7X Pro model, which also…

noozhawk.com - Daniel Green, Noozhawk Staff Writer - Planning Commission Approves Acreage Cap for Solar Panels
Planning Commission Approves Acreage Cap for Solar Panels
Noozhawk

The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission decided to cap the number of acres available for solar panel use to 16,000 acres and streamline the building process for new installations. The commission approved the countywide cap in a 3-1 vote on…

thehindubusinessline.com - Bondada Engineering bags ₹816 crore NTPC solar order, doubles revenue to ₹2,843 crore in FY26
Bondada Engineering bags ₹816 crore NTPC solar order, doubles revenue to ₹2,843 crore in FY26
BusinessLine

Hyderabad-based Bondada Engineering Limited has secured a ₹816 crore order from NTPC Renewable Energy Limited for Balance of System (BOS) works on a 600 MW Solar PV Project at Fatehgarh, Rajasthan. The Notification of Award, received over…

benzinga.com - Adrian Volenik - A Florida Salesperson Thought He Was Helping People Go Solar. Now He Complains To Dave Ramsey He's Really
A Florida Salesperson Thought He Was Helping People Go Solar. Now He Complains To Dave Ramsey He's Really
Benzinga

A Florida man who took a job selling solar panels says he quickly realized he wasn't really selling clean energy systems. Instead, he told personal finance personality Dave Ramsey that the real focus seemed to be financing and loans. During an…

forbes.com - Ken Silverstein - India's Grids Must Now Be Smart Enough For Clean Power
India's Grids Must Now Be Smart Enough For Clean Power
Forbes

In this photograph taken on October 5, 2021, farmer and doctor Amit Singh speaks during an interview with AFP at his solar farm in Bhaloji village of India's Rajasthan state. FEATURE by Glenda KWEK (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN / AFP) / TO GO WITH…

crooksandliars.com - Heather - Gaslighting Hassett Predicts GDP Growth Of Over Six Percent
Gaslighting Hassett Predicts GDP Growth Of Over Six Percent
Crooks and Liars

More fairies and unicorns from Trump's economic advisor Kevin Hassett. Hassett made an appearance on Fox's Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, and after first gushing about how much AI is helping a lot of businesses with their bottom line…

gizmodo.com - Ellyn Lapointe - What Will It Take to Modernize the US Power Grid?
What Will It Take to Modernize the US Power Grid?
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Most of America's power grid infrastructure is 40 to 70 years old. That may not sound ancient, but modern-day pressures are exposing cracks in the system. Across the nation, aging power systems are crumbling under the strain of the AI boom, extreme…

bloomberg.com - Lili Pike - China Green Tech Firms Target New Consumers Hit by Iran War Energy Shock
China Green Tech Firms Target New Consumers Hit by Iran War Energy Shock
Bloomberg

China's clean technology titans, hungry for export markets to boost flagging profits, aren't letting a crisis go to waste. Manufacturers of electric vehicles, batteries, and solar panels have been wooing nations looking to wean themselves off…

chron.com - Molly Wilhelm - $200 million manufacturing facility may add 800 jobs in Houston
$200 million manufacturing facility may add 800 jobs in Houston
Chron

Houston's job market is getting a boost with a new $200 million manufacturing facility expected to create hundreds of jobs in the area. SEG Solar, a Houston-based photovoltaic manufacturing company, plans to establish a new four-gigawatt solar…

rediff.com - Sunita Narain - Why The Energy Crisis Will Gets Worse
Why The Energy Crisis Will Gets Worse
Rediff.com

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted some 20 per cent of the global flows but even if it opens, damages to production facilities in the region will take time to repair, points out Sunita Narain. US-Israel war on Iran has severely…

pv-magazine.com - Ryan Kennedy - FH Capital to acquire majority stake in JinkoSolar U.S. manufacturing
FH Capital to acquire majority stake in JinkoSolar U.S. manufacturing
pv magazine International

FH Capital entered a definitive agreement to acquire the majority interest in Jinko Solar (U.S.) Industries Inc., while JinkoSolar will retain a 24.9% minority stake. The deal includes a 2 GW solar module manufacturing facility and a growing…

koreatimes.co.kr - Kim Sung-woo - Self-reliant China weathers global energy crisis
Self-reliant China weathers global energy crisis
The Korea Times

The escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran has transcended the boundaries of a localized geopolitical skirmish: The physical destruction of infrastructure has triggered a deep crisis in the global energy supply chain…

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