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Solar A/S: No. 8 2026 Major shareholder announcement
Pursuant to section 30 of the Danish Capital Markets Act, Solar A/S hereby announces that UBS Group AG has informed Solar that following its sale of shares on 7 April 2026, UBS Group AG holds 25,488,400 Solar B shares of DKK 100, corresponding to…
First Solar Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of First Solar Inc. FSLR rose 4.40% to $200.78 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 2.51% to 6,782.81 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising…
Lidl to sell £400 plug-in solar panels - here's everything you need to know
The solution to rising electricity bills might soon be found middle aisle of Lidl, with news that high street supermarkets are to start selling cheap, plug-in solar panels. Thanks to a regulatory shake-up by the UK government, smaller plug-in solar…
This Swiss Solar Watch Runs 8 Months in Total Darkness
Solar watches have a reputation problem. Citizen, Seiko, and Casio have owned the category for years, and most of their offerings trade design ambition for pure function. Victorinox is betting its first solar-powered timepiece can change that…
Ed Miliband slaps 'Chernobyl' solar farm in UK village with locals left outraged
The site will produce electricity from 2029 Ed Miliband has approved Britain's biggest solar farm despite the objections of locals who compared it to Chernobyl. The Energy Secretary has ruled against the opposition of locals in Lincolnshire to wave…
Garmin clears stock as Fenix 7 Pro Solar drops 50% on Amazon
If Garmin 's release cadence is anything to go by, a new Fenix model could arrive later this year. And if the current price of the Garmin Fenix 7X Pro Solar is anything to go by, retailers may already be preparing for it. Right now, Garmin's…
Missouri Attorney General, solar panel expert offer warnings, protection advice
Missouri Attorney General, solar panel expert offer warnings, protection advice New solar marketplace opening to provide advice, options for consumers HE DROWNED WHILE SUFFERING FROM ACUTE EFFECTS OF KETAMINE. WELL, TONIGHT, A KMBC9 NEWS…
Batteries reshape solar pricing in California market
According to a new report by Aurora Energy Research, “increasing battery charging demand is raising mid-day prices” in the CAISO electricity market. The chart below shows CAISO wholesale electricity rates during a March 20 five-minute…
Singapore installs 504 MW of solar in 2025
Singapore added 504 MW of solar last year, according to a report published by the country's Energy Market Authority (EMA). Figures from the authority's Singapore Solar Photovoltaic Report Q4 2025 state that cumulative solar capacity reached 2,093…
UK opens door to plug-in solar boom
Low-cost plug-in solar panels will soon be legal in the UK, as the government moves to widen access to renewable energy. Systems under 800 W will no longer need to be installed by a qualified electrician, easing regulatory barriers for…
Data center energy spend rivals global solar investment
Global investment in data center infrastructure reached $770 billion in 2025, surpassing upstream oil and gas spending and reaching levels comparable to the broader energy sector, according to Rystad Energy. The analysis highlights a structural…
How LECO process could push TOPCon solar cell efficiency beyond 26%
A new study by researchers from University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Chinese solar cell specialist Laplace suggests that laser-enhanced contact optimization (LECO) could unlock further efficiency gains in industrial TOPCon solar cells…
How to delaminate end-of-life solar modules with ultrasonic cavitation
Researchers from Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) and Turkey's Ege University have developed a novel approach for end-of-life crystalline-silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic modules delamination that uses…
Joint study on 'time capsule' lunar soil from Chang'e-5, -6 missions reveals evolutionary processes of organics in solar system
Representative organics identified in Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 lunar samples Photo: Courtesy of Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences A joint study by Chinese and international scientists has for the first time identified…
President returns solar surplus compensation law back to parliament
A law requiring compensation for surplus electricity generated by photovoltaic systems has been referred back to parliament on Thursday by President Nikos Christodoulides. The decision was taken following the law's passage in March and centres on…
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