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Extreme weather upends sunshine patterns in major solar markets
This summer's extreme heat and rainfall caused sunshine levels to diverge sharply from historical norms across some of the world's largest solar markets, according to a new report. Parts of Western Europe and Southeast Asia were among areas that…
Sheffield's climate bond scheme funding school solar panels
Money raised by a climate investment scheme will see solar panels installed in schools to boost renewable energy and reduce energy costs. The scheme was funded by the first phase of the Sheffield Climate Investment bond, which has raised £1m…
Solar Power Is Getting So Cheap That It's Almost Unbelievable
Though the price to install new solar panels has been trending downward for a while, it's officially reached a new milestone: “offensively cheap.” Provocative new reporting by the Financial Times highlighted the new paradigm around…
China tests first practical submarine solar farm at 10-metre depth in open sea
In a breakthrough that could power the future of underwater operations, Chinese scientists have built and tested the world's first submarine solar farm, successfully operating a perovskite-based photovoltaic system at a depth of 10 metres (33 feet)…
When solar glass becomes a power generator
Solar cell and module manufacturer GREW Solar recently announced a five-year commercialisation partnership with US-headquartered Caelux Corporation to produce high-power hybrid-tandem solar modules using Caelux's ‘energy producing glass'.
Inside Bolton's solar farm powering 4,000 homes from former industrial site
The site, in Over Hulton, is the largest public sector solar farm in the North West, converting sunlight into electricity to help power local services and reduce carbon emissions. The solar farm opened its gates as part of Heritage Open Days…
U.S. solar module production reaches historic 100 GW landmark
The United States passed a special solar manufacturing landmark during the second quarter of 2026; cumulative domestic production of solar PV modules reached 100 GWp-dc. While this production landmark seemed like a distant dream just a few years…
Canada trade tribunal rescinds order on Chinese solar modules, laminates
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) said it has terminated its expiry review of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on solar modules and laminates from China and rescinded the underlying order. The Canada Border Services Agency…
Recent advances in solar thermal
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has given out a ‘call for proposals for concentrating solar thermal technology'. Solar thermal — heat rather than electricity from sunlight — is an efficient use of solar energy. Against…
Premier Energies commissions India's largest Solar cell facility
Premier Energies said on Monday that it has commissioned its 7 gigawatt (GW) N-type TOPCon G12R solar cell manufacturing facility at Naidupeta in Andhra Pradesh. The manufacturing facility has started trial runs, taking the company's total solar…
Wisconsin GOP Candidate Is Exploiting the Data Center Backlash to Hit Solar, Wind
This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It is co-published here with permission. In January, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wisconsin) called data…
The iron-air storage solution for solar
India's accelerated efforts to raise renewable energy capacity in the coming years face at least one significant challenge — lack of mature storage technologies. Renewable power generation firms are often forced to stop production at midday…
French startup repurposes EV batteries for solar energy storage
French startup Battwoo is developing stationary battery energy storage systems (BESS) using repurposed electric vehicle batteries. The company aims to extend battery lifetimes from 15 to 30 years by giving EV batteries a second life that would…
Oyster Renewable commissions 10 MW solar project for Aster Medcity in Kerala
Mumbai-based Oyster Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd has commissioned a 10 MW solar power project for Aster Medcity in Kerala, in partnership with Aster DM Quality Care, with the project expected to meet more than 90% of the hospital's total energy…
Premier Energies commissions India's largest solar cell factory
Premier Energies Ltd has commissioned a 7 GW solar cell manufacturing facility in Naidupeta, Andhra Pradesh, taking its total solar cell manufacturing capacity to 10.6 GW and making it India's largest solar cell manufacturer by capacity. The new…
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