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India's solar industry faces a test of durability and cost
As per the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India's installed solar capacity reached 171.05 GW on 30 September 2026. As the country continues to scale its clean energy infrastructure, the next challenge will be to ensure that this capacity…
Redefine wheels solar across Cape properties
The Brackengate solar wheeling facility. (Image supplied) Redefine Properties has launched a R106 million purpose-built municipal solar wheeling project in Cape Town, transforming the Massmart Distribution Centre in Brackengate into a clean energy…
KHNP brings Tajikistan's first large-scale solar power plants online
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power said Tuesday it helped complete Tajikistan's first megawatt-scale solar power facilities as part of efforts to tap into the Central Asian market. The South Korean firm, known as KHNP, said the…
Dunn Solar Telescope set for demolition in 2027
Updated: 10:24 PM MDT Oct 20, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Updated: 10:24 PM MDT Oct 20, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ SUNSPOT, N.M. — The historic Dunn Solar Telescope at Sacramento Peak Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico, is…
Zambia surpasses 1 GW solar milestone
Zambia's cumulative solar capacity has surpassed 1 GW, according to figures published by the country's Ministry of Energy. Details on the ministry's website confirm total solar capacity has risen from 178 MW in 2024 to 1,027 MW as of early October.
Solar PAC That Spent $1,000,000 Against New York Republican Pours More Into Revised Ad After Legal Threat
A crypto billionaire's solar super PAC rewrote its attack ad on an upstate New York Republican after the House candidate's lawyers threatened a defamation lawsuit. A lawyer for the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC wrote on Oct. 17 that…
Nigeria Solar Company Registrations Reach Nearly Seven Times 2019 Level
Nigeria logged 370 new solar-company registrations in 2025, nearly seven times the 2019 total, signaling commercial interest but not showing how many firms operate or how much capacity is installed, researchers say. The figures come from a report…
'Who Here Is Against Solar?'
Six years ago, I began restoring the property around my home in Northeast Wisconsin back to native prairie land. As a lifelong rural resident, it came naturally to dive deeper into my environmentalism after retiring from a career as an electrical…
Call for greater focus on maintenance as rooftop solar fleet grows in Australia
Australia leads the world in rooftop solar per capita with more than 28 GW installed but an industry expert says inadequate inspection and maintenance programs mean many of these assets could fail to deliver the performance and longevity they were…
Rooftop solar panel electricity rates to fall sharply
Israeli homeowners and roof owners who do not act quickly to install solar panels on their roofs will receive significantly less money for the electricity they produce according to a draft decision published by the Electricity Authority. Starting…
Solar Glare Crashes Shut Route 101 in Raymond, NH
Source: Jason Lawrence / Wikimedia Commons A Lincoln MKS flipped onto its roof and blocked the left lane of Route 101 westbound in Raymond, New Hampshire, Sunday evening after blinding sun glare set off two separate chain-reaction crashes within…
Evolve Energy launches Solar Xperience Centre in Chennai
Chennai-based Evolve Energy Group on Tuesday inaugurated its Evolve Solar Xperience Centre in Chennai. The centre showcases the company's integrated approach to residential rooftop solar where customers have a single point of contact instead of…
Wyze Solar Cam has a 2K camera and needs just an hour of sunlight to keep recording
Wyze is launching a new Solar Cam that has a camera that matches the best Google Nest has to offer, while needing just an hour of sunlight to avoid needing to manually recharge. Wyze has a camera for basically every need, and its latest is one that…
Why are defence stocks falling today?
On Wednesday, October 21, shares of defence companies came under pressure, falling up to 7 per cent in intraday trade on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). This comes amid concerns that delays in programme finalisation and customer inspections…
Lutnick Says Sibelco Will Invest Hundreds of Millions in North Carolina
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said at an Oct. 20 campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina, that Sibelco would invest hundreds of millions of dollars in quartz manufacturing for the semiconductor supply chain. Reuters reported that…
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