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How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom
Steve Cargil's family has farmed the flat, dry land around Uvalde, a small city in southwest Texas, since 1953. Cargil, 67, had always assumed that one of his three children would eventually take it over, the way he had from his father. But that…
How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom
Nathalie Jimenez Business reporter Steve Cargil's family has farmed the flat, dry land around Uvalde, a small city in southwest Texas, since 1953. Cargil, 67, had always assumed that one of his three children would eventually take it over, the way…
South Korean solar stocks jump as curbs on Chinese sector expected to remain in place
Hanwha Solutions and OCI Holdings shares jumped more than 8% Wednesday. Hana Securities said easing U.S. restrictions on Chinese solar products was highly unlikely, citing solar's growing national-security importance. Justin Paget | Digitalvision |…
How Diffractive Solar Sails Could Stop a Killer Asteroid at 100 km/s
Asteroids don't come with a warning label that they might one day hit Earth. While we don't know of any currently on course to do so, we are finding thousands of new ones each year, and there's always a potential that one could. We proved a viable…
Edinburgh-founded solar start-up raises £1.34 million to boost output
SolarSub's technology contains no pumps or moving parts and is designed to keep panels closer to their optimal operating temperature, increasing energy output and reducing heat-related degradation. The funding round was led by Sustainable Ventures…
Amazfit just pulled off the solar AMOLED trick Garmin couldn't
Amazfit has unveiled the T-Rex Dual Solar, its first dual-sided solar AMOLED smartwatch that collects sunlight from both the front and rear. A larger panel sits inside the glass-ceramic rear plate, which Amazfit claims has twice the collection…
Solar And Wind's Speed Advantage Over Fossil Fuels Is Being Ignored By Cost Models
Utility-scale solar installations can be completed in a matter of months, while coal, gas, and nuclear plants typically require years from equipment procurement through to construction completion. This fundamental difference in deployment speed…
Ukraine adds 1.1 GW of solar in H1
Ukraine added up to 1.1 GW of new solar capacity during the first half of 2026, according to preliminary assessments undertaken by the Solar Energy Association of Ukraine (SEAU). SEAU estimates Ukraine's total installed solar capacity reached 9.4…
From rooftop solar to household gold: 5 lesser-known changes in India's new GDP series
A key change the new 2022-23 base year series makes from the old 2011-12 one is the classification of an enterprise in a sector. Imagine an enterprise called XYZ involved in multiple activities – it does some manufacturing and provides some…
Blue wafers are fundamentally undermining U.S. solar manufacturing
As the United States builds a more resilient solar supply chain, the industry's attention and data collection has primarily focused on factory capacity: how many gigawatts have been announced, how quickly facilities can begin production and where…
Greece awards €8.15 million for 49.3 MWh of storage linked to C&I solar
The Greek government has published a provisional list of 209 businesses selected to receive subsidies for battery storage systems installed alongside existing or new solar PV projects. The funding is being awarded under Greece's “Go Beyond…
Navitas Solar plans ₹10,000-crore green energy blitz across Gujarat, Maharashtra
In one of the largest domestic bets on green energy, Surat-based Navitas Solar, founded by four friends, is drawing up an ambitious ₹10,000-crore investment plan to build an integrated renewable energy ecosystem across Gujarat and…
Solex Energy confirms plans to build 5.2 GW solar cell factory in India
Solex Energy Ltd. has provided further details of plans to expand beyond solar module manufacturing and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services into solar cell production and battery energy storage systems (BESS). In May, the…
Abu Dhabi lifts 2035 solar target to 35 GW, sets 15 GW storage goal
Emirates Water and Electricity (EWEC), the sole procurer and supplier of electricity and water in Abu Dhabi, has set a new target of more than 35 GW of installed solar capacity by 2035. The emirate had targeted 18 GW of solar capacity by 2035 in…
Electrification: the new power play for business
A new pilot project is set to reshape how communities and businesses access renewable energy – unlocking up to $28.3 million in benefits over three years. Ausgrid's Community Power Network trial aims to redistribute excess solar energy via…
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