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livescience.com - Jamie Carter - 7 ways to photograph the 2026 total solar eclipse - from smartphone to telescope
7 ways to photograph the 2026 total solar eclipse - from smartphone to telescope
Live Science

The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, will bring thousands of photographers to a narrow path of totality through eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain. For many, it will be their first opportunity to witness totality, the brief…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Bondada acquires 60% in solar project SPV in Maharashtra
Bondada acquires 60% in solar project SPV in Maharashtra
The Hindu

Bondada Engineering has acquired 60% stake in Onix IPP (OIPL), a special purpose vehicle implementing a 225 MW (AC) solar photovoltaic power project in Maharashtra under a government scheme. The acquisition aligns with Bondada Group's plans to…

euronews.com - Liam Gilliver - Why Germany keeps switching off its solar and wind farms
Why Germany keeps switching off its solar and wind farms
Euronews.com

Europe's solar and wind farms are actively choosing not to produce energy, as experts warn more investment is needed in storage and flexible technologies. Renewables covered 45.5 per cent of the EU's total electricity in the first quarter of 2026…

thecentersquare.com - By Lauren Jessop | The Center Square contributor - New law makes developers pay to decommission solar panels on rented land
New law makes developers pay to decommission solar panels on rented land
The Center Square

(The Center Square) – As large-scale solar projects become a growing part of Pennsylvania's energy mix, policymakers and communities are confronting an increasingly important question: What happens to the panels and other equipment when…

euobserver.com - Petra Pavlovičová - Heat pumps, solar and wind could cut EU gas use by a quarter and blunt next energy shock, study finds
Heat pumps, solar and wind could cut EU gas use by a quarter and blunt next energy shock, study finds
EUobserver

Hitting EU targets for heat pumps, solar and wind could slash gas demand by roughly a quarter by 2030 — a saving twice the size of the LNG volumes Qatar could potentially supply to Europe by then, according to new analysis by the think-tank…

thehindubusinessline.com - Tata Power targets ₹30,000 crore rooftop solar revenue by 2029, eyes 25% market share
Tata Power targets ₹30,000 crore rooftop solar revenue by 2029, eyes 25% market share
BusinessLine

The Tata Power Company Ltd on Tuesday said it is targeting a more than six-fold jump in revenue from its rooftop solar business to ₹30,000 crore by 2029, while aiming to double its market share to 25 per cent nearly. “We have been…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - State Electricity Regulatory Commission nod for long-term solar energy procurement via SECI scheme
State Electricity Regulatory Commission nod for long-term solar energy procurement via SECI scheme
The Hindu

The State Electricity Regulatory Commission on Monday cleared a Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) proposal to procure 200 megawatts (MW) of solar power, coupled with 100 MW/400 megawatt hour (MWh) of energy storage. The attraction of the deal…

nbcconnecticut.com - Jayne Chacko - Harwinton discusses pause on data centers, battery storage facilities and solar
Harwinton discusses pause on data centers, battery storage facilities and solar
NBC Connecticut

With the expansion of artificial intelligence, there's a growing need for data centers. The zoning commission in Harwinton weighed the pros and cons Monday evening. The town currently doesn't have any zoning regulations on data centers, battery…

foreignpolicyjournal.com - Ewan Scott - GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) Pours Investment Into Hungarian Manufacturing Hub With Major Solar Expansion
GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) Pours Investment Into Hungarian Manufacturing Hub With Major Solar Expansion
Foreign Policy Journal

GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is modernizing its Veresegyház manufacturing facility in Hungary as the site marks its 25th anniversary of operations. The expansion plan includes the construction of a large on-site solar installation designed to…

scmp.com - Themis Qi - China's battery makers fight over Middle East energy-storage market
China's battery makers fight over Middle East energy-storage market
South China Morning Post

Competition among Chinese energy-storage firms is intensifying in the Middle East, as a massive deal that was expected to go to global electric vehicle (EV) battery king Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) was ultimately won by BYD and…

heatmap.news - Jael Holzman - Scoop: Clearway Asks Trump to Swap Solar Farm for Data Center and Gas Plant
Scoop: Clearway Asks Trump to Swap Solar Farm for Data Center and Gas Plant
Heatmap News

Trump's solar freeze is now so tough that at least one renewable energy developer has asked his administration to turn their permitting application into a data center and gas-fired power plant instead. Renew Development HoldCo – an LLC…

thehindubusinessline.com - Waaree Renewable Technologies signs ECI pact for New Zealand solar-plus-storage project
Waaree Renewable Technologies signs ECI pact for New Zealand solar-plus-storage project
BusinessLine

Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd (WRTL) on Monday said it has signed an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) agreement with a special purpose vehicle of a global independent power producer (IPP) to develop a utility-scale solar photovoltaic project…

thedebrief.org - Micah Hanks - Utah's Game-Changing Million-Panel Solar Energy Project Was Just Captured in New Satellite Images
Utah's Game-Changing Million-Panel Solar Energy Project Was Just Captured in New Satellite Images
The Debrief

A different kind of energy project has arrived in central Utah's Castle Valley, with the launch of Green River Energy Center—a facility boasting a million solar panels and close to 500 batteries spanning several square miles. The sprawling…

columbia.edu - Guest - The Future of Climate Finance
The Future of Climate Finance
Columbia University Press

Global climate finance crossed the US$2 trillion mark in 2024 and grew further to over US$2.3 trillion in 2025, despite political headwinds. The driver? Plummeting clean-energy costs that pull investments all but automatically. The latest…

euroweeklynews.com - Molly Grace - How will animals react to Spain's total solar eclipse? Scientists are about to find out
How will animals react to Spain's total solar eclipse? Scientists are about to find out
Euro Weekly News

For centuries, people have claimed that animals can sense a solar eclipse long before humans fully understand what is happening. Birds suddenly stop singing. Bats emerge in broad daylight. Nocturnal creatures begin their nightly routines, while…

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