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techxplore.com - Li Yali - Industrial TOPCon solar cells hit 26.66% efficiency record
Industrial TOPCon solar cells hit 26.66% efficiency record
Tech Xplore

Crystalline silicon solar cells currently dominate the global photovoltaic industry, with tunnel oxide passivating contact (TOPCon) technology—a type of architecture within this product segment—rapidly gaining market share due to its…

independent.co.uk - Allan Olingo - Solar-powered truck charging gains ground on South Africa's freight corridors
Solar-powered truck charging gains ground on South Africa's freight corridors
The Independent

Africa's freight corridors, long dominated by diesel trucks and constrained by unreliable power grids, are emerging as a new frontier in the global shift toward clean logistics, with solar-powered charging hubs designed specifically for heavy-duty…

space.com - Charles Q. Choi - Why are there so many 'space snowmen' in our solar system? New study offers clues
Why are there so many 'space snowmen' in our solar system? New study offers clues
Space

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you…

bloomberg.com - Stock Movers: Hewlett Packard, Circle Internet, First Solar
Stock Movers: Hewlett Packard, Circle Internet, First Solar
Bloomberg

Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street. Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for…

bloomberg.com - Menaka Doshi - Indian Solar Manufacturers Face Double Trouble With Trump's New Tariff
Indian Solar Manufacturers Face Double Trouble With Trump's New Tariff
Bloomberg

Welcome to India Edition, Bloomberg's daily dive into what's moving the worlds of business, markets and politics in this dynamic, fast-paced economy. I'm Menaka Doshi. If you didn't receive this directly in your inbox, you can subscribe here, and…

indianexpress.com - Pratyush Deep - US slaps 126% tariff on solar firms, cites Adani not joining subsidy probe
US slaps 126% tariff on solar firms, cites Adani not joining subsidy probe
The Indian Express

The anti-subsidy investigation report stated: “We preliminarily determine that these non-responsive mandatory respondents (i.e., Mundra Solar Energy and Mundra Solar PV) withheld necessary information that Commerce requested, failed to…

wral.com - ALLAN OLINGO — Associated Press - Solar-powered truck charging gains ground on South Africa's freight corridors
Solar-powered truck charging gains ground on South Africa's freight corridors
WRAL | News and Weather in Raleigh NC

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa's freight corridors, long dominated by diesel trucks and constrained by unreliable power grids, are emerging as a new frontier in the global shift toward clean logistics, with solar-powered charging hubs designed…

cnbc.com - Liz Napolitano - Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: First Solar, GoDaddy, Lowe's, Workday, Cava and more
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: First Solar, GoDaddy, Lowe's, Workday, Cava and more
CNBC

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. GoDaddy — Shares dropped 9% after the company forecasted annual revenue below estimates, citing slow AI-related adoption. GoDaddy said it expects its revenue to come in between $5.195…

thehindu.com - Jacob P Koshy - U.S. slaps 126% duty on Indian solar imports
U.S. slaps 126% duty on Indian solar imports
The Hindu

The Trump administration has imposed duties of 126% on imports of solar cells from India following a “preliminary” determination that subsidised exports from Indian companies were hurting the competitiveness of American solar…

indianexpress.com - Pratyush Deep - US import duties on Indian solar panels may hit domestic OEMs
US import duties on Indian solar panels may hit domestic OEMs
The Indian Express

He cautioned that if export volumes are redirected to the domestic market, pricing pressures could intensify further. “These volumes, if redirected back in India, can result in pricing pressure in the Indian market, which is already…

pv-magazine.com - Patrick Jowett - Morocco installs 204 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025
Morocco installs 204 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025
pv magazine International

Morocco deployed 204 MW of new utility-scale solar capacity last year, according to figures from the National Electricity Regulatory Authority (ANRE). The figure takes Morocco's cumulative utility-scale solar capacity to 1,285 MW, data from the…

pv-magazine.com - Ryan Kennedy - Solar, storage to lead record 86 GW of US capacity in 2026
Solar, storage to lead record 86 GW of US capacity in 2026
pv magazine International

Project developers and utility operators are preparing for a historic expansion of the US electric grid, with 86 GW of new utility-scale generating capacity slated to come online in 2026. According to the February 2026 “ Electric Power…

theconversation.com - Charles B.L. Jumbe - Solar power is taking off in Malawi: but poor households need financial help to make it work for them
Solar power is taking off in Malawi: but poor households need financial help to make it work for them
The Conversation

Access to electricity is widely seen as a cornerstone of sustainable development. It improves quality of life, enables household income generation, and raises living standards. Despite this, 760 million people around the world live without it. The…

natureworldnews.com - Gio Farley - Solar Storms Triggering Earthquakes? Shocking Science Links Sun Flares to Seismic Shocks
Solar Storms Triggering Earthquakes? Shocking Science Links Sun Flares to Seismic Shocks
Nature World News

Solar storms unleash massive bursts of charged particles from the sun, reaching Earth's atmosphere and sparking debates about their influence on earthquakes. Scientists have put forward models linking these solar events to seismic shifts, blending…

bostonherald.com - Stephen Moore - Moore: Subsidies killed the EV industry
Moore: Subsidies killed the EV industry
Boston Herald

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Here's a depressing but predictable headline from The Wall Street Journal last week: “Detroit's EV Pullback Is Costing $50 Billion.” Once again, we have confirmation of an iron law of…

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