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Canada's solar industry enters a new phase of growth
For many years, solar power occupied a relatively modest position within Canada's energy mix, overshadowed by hydroelectricity and constrained by the perception that northern climates are unsuitable for large-scale solar deployment. Today, that…
Volkswagen is employing 100 sheep at a solar farm in Poland
Volkswagen has some woolly new unofficial employees flocking to one of its European facilities. There are now 100 sheep grazing at the solar farm that powers the car company's manufacturing plant in Poznań, Poland. Electrek reports that in…
'Unique event': Solar eclipse fever fills Spain's overlooked areas
BURGOS: As a child, Enrique Bordallo would gaze in awe at the starry night sky in rural Spain. Next month's solar eclipse has now made his passion a popular obsession. “We're absolutely buzzing,” Bordallo, president of the Burgos…
China's Top Solar Firm Makes Switch From Silver to Copper
China's biggest solar maker has begun producing cells that replace silver with copper, in response to soaring prices of the precious metal that have rattled the industry since last year. Longi Green Energy Technology Co. 's facility in Shaanxi…
Plans for controversial Rotherham solar farm 'cut corners' - MP
Harry Harrison Local Democracy Reporting Service The consultation process for a new solar farm which has attracted local objections has 'cut corners', according to an MP. John Healey, Labour MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, said Green Nation, the…
Plans for controversial Rotherham solar farm 'cut corners' - MP
The consultation process for a new solar farm which has attracted local objections has 'cut corners', according to an MP. John Healey, Labour MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, said Green Nation, the developers behind the scheme in Doncaster and…
UK approves new huge solar farm to power 200,000 homes
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has given the green light for the construction of the UK's second largest solar farm, set to be built on the border between Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. The One Earth Solar Farm has received planning consent to…
When rains fail, solar keeps the milk flowing in Nakaseke
For decades, the dry season has posed one of the greatest challenges to dairy farmers across Uganda's cattle corridor. As pasture dries up and water sources shrink, milk production declines, reducing household incomes and threatening the…
Claims colossal Yorkshire solar farm developers 'cut corners' in planning
A Yorkshire MP claims the developers behind a vast solar farm in South Yorkshire 'cut corners' during their consultation process with local residents. The controversial plans for Whitestone Solar Farm span three sites across Doncaster and…
UH Expert Withdraws Paper Calling For More Solar Not Power Plants
The author of a paper on Hawaiʻi's energy system published by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization is temporarily withdrawing the paper to take a closer look at its findings with additional input from various…
HARYMOR Smart Bird Feeder With Camera Review: 2K, Solar, Under $90
Picture the moment that actually sells one of these: you're stuck on a work call, your phone buzzes, and there's a cardinal feeding in crisp 2K while you nod along to the meeting. That's the whole pitch. The real question in the summer of 2026…
Say goodbye to string lights, Lidl's £39.99 parasol with solar lights offers protection from the sun and illuminates your garden at night
This article contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a small amount of money if a reader clicks through and makes a purchase. If you're planning to spend more time in the garden this summer, Lidl has just launched a budget-friendly buy…
Volkswagen put 100 sheep to work under 31,000 solar panels
Volkswagen has traded lawnmowers for sheep at the massive solar farm that helps power one of its factories in Poland, and the animals are doing more than just keeping the grass short. Instead of using lawnmowers, a flock of 100 sheep is now grazing…
Biden's tariff holiday could leave China footing a massive bill in payback push
FIRST ON FOX: Ohio's two Republican senators say that Chinese companies avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes through a Biden-era tariff pause that has since been declared unlawful. Now, they're demanding that the Department of Homeland…
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First Solar's Quarterly Earnings Preview: What You Need to Know
With a market cap of $24.5 billion, First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) is America's leading photovoltaic (PV) solar technology and manufacturing company and the only U.S.-headquartered firm among the world's largest solar manufacturers. The company develops…
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