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Thank Your Solar Neighbors For Saving You Money On Electric Bills
Happy couple standying near their house with a solar panels. You may walk past your neighbor's house and see some new solar panels quietly absorbing sunlight and turning it into electricity. Your neighbor is smiling because solar is now the least…
Japan's solar industry targets vertical bifacial PV with new guide
Japan's top solar industry group has signaled a major push for vertical bifacial PV adoption with the release of a new voluntary reference guide. The JPEA's vertical bifacial solar guide offers practical guidance for investors, engineers, and…
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the European Union's power generation last year, a report has found, in a “major tipping point” for clean energy. Turbines spinning in the wind and photovoltaic panels lit up by the sun…
Watch three solar prominences erupt in epic video
A European spacecraft caught rare footage of three successive prominences popping off the sun Join Our Community of Science Lovers! I agree my information will be processed in accordance with the Scientific American and Springer Nature Limited…
Millions of households could get free solar panels and heat pumps through new scheme
Households will soon be able access thousands of pounds' worth of green tech to lower energy bills and keep warm year-round, the government has announced. The ‘Warm Homes Plan' will see homeowners able to access low and low and zero-interest…
Farmer makes surprising discovery after letting sheep graze alongside solar panels: 'A massive leg-up
Sheep farmers in Britain are finding an unexpected lifeline through solar grazing, where flocks feed on grass growing under energy panels, reported the Guardian. The arrangement works like this: solar installations need the vegetation under their…
Solar EPC Provider SOLV Energy Begins IPO Effort (Pending:MWH)
SOLV Energy, Inc. is pursuing an IPO to reduce debt and support growth in the US solar EPC market. MWH has rebounded to topline revenue growth, with gross margin rising to 18.88% and operating profit improving materially in 2025. The company is…
New Jersey Governor Orders State To Accelerate Solar, Storage And Virtual Power Plants
On her first day in office Tuesday, New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed executive orders seeking to freeze electricity cost increases, issue ratepayer relief in the form of bill credits, and increase distributed energy resources…
Magnetic Avalanches Ignite Solar Flares, New Solar Orbiter Observations Reveal
New high-resolution observations by ESA's Solar Orbiter mission show that solar flares are driven by cascading magnetic reconnection events, unleashing vast energy and ‘raining' plasma blobs across the Sun's atmosphere. Solar flares are…
These Reliable Solar Generators Got Your Back(up) During Outages or Off-Grid Adventures
Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? In the last five years or so, portable fuel-powered generators and battery-based power stations have become increasingly essential in…
Knowledge Nugget: Biggest solar storm in two decades - key facts you must know for UPSC
A powerful solar radiation storm struck the earth on January 18-19, 2026. This is the strongest solar radiation storm observed in more than two decades and it has been ranked four out of five on intensity scale by the Space Weather Prediction…
How the AI boom could help ward off a solar slump
New data captures the scope of today's U.S. solar boom — and AI could help developers swimming upstream in the Trump era's next stages. Why it matters: 'Data center demand is helping offset some political headwinds for utility‑scale…
UK's £15BN Warm Homes Plan Promises Free Solar Panels to Millions
Millions of British households are set to receive free solar panels, heat pumps and insulation under a £15 billion ($19.2 billion) government programme that Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says will 'wage war on fuel poverty.' Miliband unveiled…
Could floating solar help save Utah's shrinking lakes - and boost the state's power supply?
Note to readers •This story is made possible through a partnership between The Salt Lake Tribune and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. A novel idea to both conserve water and generate power surfaced on Capitol Hill earlier…
Australian startup moves forward with perovskite solar manufacturing plans
Halocell Energy is set to benefit from the development of a sovereign supply chain for high-purity precursors to perovskite after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Queensland advanced materials company Lava Blue. Lava Blue and New…
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