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scmp.com - Coco Feng - China told the solar industry to cut capacity. Firms built new factories anyway
China told the solar industry to cut capacity. Firms built new factories anyway
South China Morning Post

For nearly two years, China has been waging an intense campaign to eliminate severe overcapacity in the solar industry – an issue that has sparked vicious price wars, undermined domestic firms' bottom lines, and fuelled protectionist…

techcrunch.com - Tim De Chant - Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)
Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)
TechCrunch

Has Elon Musk given up on Tesla's Master Plans, on the electrified economy, on solar power as we know it? From the SpaceX IPO filing released this week, it sure seems like it. A recap for those not enmeshed in the Musk-verse: Tesla has released…

seekingalpha.com - Trapping Value - Silver: Sins Of A Solar Empire (NYSEARCA:SLV)
Silver: Sins Of A Solar Empire (NYSEARCA:SLV)
Seeking Alpha

The solar industry has been the biggest contributor to silver demand and also helped set off the vertical move last year. Solar industry leaders like LONGi are shifting from silver to copper metallization, fundamentally altering medium-term silver…

arstechnica.com - John Timmer - Soaring solar and a surge in hydro push more coal off the US grid
Soaring solar and a surge in hydro push more coal off the US grid
Ars Technica

Last year, the first few months of data from the US grid suggested that fears of a data-center-driven surge in demand were becoming a reality. Demand had risen by about 3 percent, triggering a surge in coal, interrupting what had been a long…

independent.co.uk - Jeff Meyer - Lidl to sell £400 plug-in solar panels - here's what to know
Lidl to sell £400 plug-in solar panels - here's what to know
The Independent

The answer to rising electricity bills may soon be found somewhere unexpected: the middle aisle of Lidl. Small plug-in solar panels, also known as balcony solar panels, could soon appear on UK shelves after the government announced plans to make…

arrl.org - ARRL Solar Update
ARRL Solar Update
ARRL

Solar activity continued at low levels during the past 24 hours with four active regions on the visible disk. The largest events were a C1.0 on May 20 from the northeast limb and a C1.0/Sf, also on May 20, from Region 4439 that was accompanied by…

winnipegfreepress.com - Julia-Simone Rutgers - Proponents of solar power push for provincial infrastructure investment to boost grid resilience
Proponents of solar power push for provincial infrastructure investment to boost grid resilience
Winnipeg Free Press

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fool.com - Neha Chamaria - SPDR Oil Gas ETF or Invesco Solar ETF: Which is the Smarter Energy ETF to Buy?
SPDR Oil Gas ETF or Invesco Solar ETF: Which is the Smarter Energy ETF to Buy?
The Motley Fool

Energy investors often weigh the established cash flows of traditional carbon-based assets against the high-growth potential of the burgeoning renewable sector. The State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP +0.76%) and the…

newswire.ca - Arctech Secures Global No. 2 in Solar Trackers for Second Consecutive Year, Retains Top Position in EMEA
Arctech Secures Global No. 2 in Solar Trackers for Second Consecutive Year, Retains Top Position in EMEA
CNW

KUNSHAN, China, May 23, 2026 /CNW/ -- Arctech, a global leader in solar tracking systems and intelligent energy solutions, announced that it has been ranked the world's No. 2 solar tracker supplier for the second consecutive year, according to the…

t3.com - Sam Cross - This affordable, solar-powered dive watch has quickly become my most worn watch - here's why
This affordable, solar-powered dive watch has quickly become my most worn watch - here's why
T3

As someone who's job mostly revolves around testing out the best watches on the market, I get the chance to wear a lot of different pieces. From the vast swathes of new launches at Watches and Wonders to other reviews throughout the year, I turn…

pv-magazine.com - Ryan Kennedy - Mandatory utility fees distort price signals for rooftop solar in the US
Mandatory utility fees distort price signals for rooftop solar in the US
pv magazine International

State utility regulators are executing a significant structural shift in residential rate design that directly reduces the financial viability of private clean energy investments. According to tracking data from the North Carolina Clean Energy…

thehindubusinessline.com - India blocks China's request for WTO dispute panel on IT, solar
India blocks China's request for WTO dispute panel on IT, solar
BusinessLine

India has officially blocked China's first request for the setting up of a dispute settlement panel at the WTO challenging its tariffs on specific high-tech goods and certain measures within its Solar Module Programme that incentivise local value…

thehindubusinessline.com - India's solar hour peak power demand tops 267 GW on Friday
India's solar hour peak power demand tops 267 GW on Friday
BusinessLine

India's peak power demand met during the day hit 267.45 gigawatts (GW) late in the afternoon on Friday, which now is the second highest growth in usage on record. The high of 267.45 GW recorded at 1529 hours is lower than the all-time high of…

pv-magazine.com - Vincent Shaw - China invalidates First Solar TOPCon patent in major win for JinkoSolar
China invalidates First Solar TOPCon patent in major win for JinkoSolar
pv magazine International

Chinese PV manufacturer JinkoSolar has secured a favorable patent invalidation ruling in China against a TOPCon solar cell technology patent held by US module maker First Solar, in a case that could influence broader disputes over TOPCon solar cell…

canarymedia.com - Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year
Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year
Canary Media

Trump officials have argued that coal is more reliable than solar because it can generate power around the clock. But even with that advantage, coal plants in Texas can't keep up with the total annual and monthly production from the rapidly growing…

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