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Solar panel firm calls for future green policy certainty
North East and Cumbria political editor A solar panel company which is planning to create hundreds of jobs is calling for certainty from politicians to aid its expansion. Power Roll currently employs around 35 people at its test plant in Murton…
Grid War: How Geopolitics And Anxiety Drive Home Solar
Flag of Iran displayed on a laptop screen and binary code displayed on a screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on September 27, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) In December…
Solar panel firm calls for future green policy certainty
A solar panel company which is planning to create hundreds of jobs is calling for certainty from politicians to aid its expansion. Power Roll currently employs around 35 people at its test plant in Murton, County Durham, where it is developing…
Readers reply: Why put solar panels on green space when we could put them over car parks?
I would like to know why we build solar farms over green space, when we could just put them over massive car parks as a popular current internet meme suggests. Chris, Middlesbrough Sure … and how about mandating that data centres put them on…
1 month until the total solar eclipse 2026 - Here's what you need to know
One month from today, millions will turn their eyes to the skies for one of the most anticipated skywatching events of the year: the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026. The eclipse will sweep across parts of Greenland, Iceland and Spain, briefly…
Giant solar farm covering 171 acres of North Staffordshire Green Belt rejected
Plans for a massive solar farm in North Staffordshire have been thrown out by councillors who ruled that the land was in the Green Belt. Stafford Borough Council's planning committee deferred its decision on the 30MW solar farm, spread across 19…
Argo Infrastructure Partners Acquires Solar Portfolio from NuGen
Argo Infrastructure Partners LP, an independent mid-market infrastructure investment manager, said it has acquired a commercial and industrial (C&I) solar portfolio from NuGen Capital Management, LLC. The deal announced July 9 includes a portfolio…
The DIY energy boom is here - 30 US states are planning to legalize plug-in solar tech, as home battery installations quietly hit a record high
There's no mistaking the growing momentum behind small-scale, low-cost solar panel installations: panels you can plug into a standard wall outlet, without the expense, time, or paperwork of a full rooftop installation. Now widely established in…
Qcells Announces Equipment Deliveries for Major Arizona Solar-Plus-Storage Project
Qcells, a provider of complete energy solutions and in the U.S. solar manufacturing market, said the company has taken a lead role in delivering the Atlas V (237 MWdc) and Atlas VI (135 MWdc) solar projects in La Paz County, Arizona. These two…
Historic villa could be fitted with 128 solar panels
The planning proposal to Dorset Council suggests the panels, to be fitted in rows on a grassed area off the main drive to Corfe Hill House, a late Georgian villa, off Radipole Lane, Dorchester Road, could produce 57kwatts of power. The house, which…
Candriam S.C.A. Sells 10,052 Shares of First Solar, Inc. $FSLR
Candriam S.C.A. trimmed its position in shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) by 8.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 102,792 shares of…
Your Solar Tax Credit Expires December 31, 2025, but Here's How to Claim 30% Back
The OBBBA signed July 4, 2025 eliminated the 30% federal solar tax credit for any system installed after December 31, 2025. 'Placed in service' requires utility interconnection approval, not just installation. Your permission-to-operate letter must…
Delhi govt plans to install first solar tree at Secretariat; Here's how it can reshape urban power supply in the capital
In a push for clean energy and to deal with space crunch in the city, the Rekha Gupta government is planning to set up the capital's first “solar tree” at Delhi Secretariat. The power department, working with other civic agencies, is…
Driven by desperation: Yemenis resort to dangerous energy alternatives
Taiz, Yemen — It was around 5am in the Yemeni city of Taiz last week, with the morning's quiet interrupted only by the tweeting of birds and a few construction workers leaving home for work. Then, an explosion shattered the calm and…
Could China's lunar laser tower bring Nikola Tesla's free energy dream to life?
Legendary inventor Nikola Tesla's dream of transmitting electricity wirelessly never became a reality on Earth. But more than a century later, Chinese scientists believe the concept could find its first practical application on the moon. Their…
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