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Changes to the Solar Credit
The legislative bill that we have received the most questions about is Senate Bill 3125, the bill that modifies individual tax rates. But the part that has drawn the most questions hasn't been the tax rates, whether they be pauses, stops, hikes, or…
The solar system's largest moon may be heating up - offering clues to its mysterious origins
Jupiter's giant moon Ganymede is the only known moon to have its own magnetic field — and it may be heating up in a process 'not yet observed anywhere else,' new research suggests. One of the four Galilean satellites swirling around Jupiter…
Silfab Solar to face circuit judge regarding BZA appeal after two years
Local News “This was gonna be our forever home. Well, now we're having to move because I don't want our family living next to something that's gonna kill ‘em.' FORT MILL, S.C. — Tuesday's circuit court hearing could determine…
Ed Miliband told to scrap plans to build solar farms on Britain's fertile farmland
77 solar farms are planned across Lincolnshire alone Rural campaigners and MP's are demanding Ed Miliband abandon plans to build solar farms on Britain's fertile agricultural land. Sir John Hayes, whose seat has huge tracts of fertile land across…
Oil in turmoil, solar stays stable
The Global Polysilicon Marker (GPM) has hardly moved since the latest outbreak of war in the Middle East. The OPIS benchmark for polysilicon produced outside China was assessed at $19.138/kg, or $0.040/W, as of April 14, only up 1% from Feb. 24…
New TAG Heuer dive watches use solar movements - and they look fantastic
TAG Heuer just unveiled a new suite of dive watches. Eight different models have launched across 28mm and 40mm case sizes. The popularity of dive watches shows absolutely no signs of fading, and that's seen in the volume of new pieces hitting the…
Resistance grows against New York's 18 planned solar farms that locals say ruin land, kill animals and won't create much energy
New York is strong-arming 18 industrial-scale solar power plants into rural communities across the state despite strong opposition from locals. Schuylerville farmer Alexandra Fasulo had just settled into the idyllic acreage she purchased in 2023…
These Dutch students are bringing a world champion solar car to the 2026 Electrek American Solar Challenge
This July, the 2026 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) and American Solar Challenge (ASC) head north to Minnesota, and one of the 46 registered teams is making the trip for the very first time. The Delft Solar Team is flying in from the…
Save our farm land' protest against solar panels across 19 Cornish fields
CornwallLive readers have heard that protesters gathered outside Lys Kernow / County Hall as councillors prepared to decide on controversial plans for a large solar farm in mid Cornwall. French energy company EDF Renewables has applied to build a…
JA Solar, Gold Stone Energy claim world's highest efficiency for silicon solar cells with 28.2%-efficient back contact device
Chinese PV manufacturer JA Solar and China-based PV equipment supplier Gold Stone Energy have reported a 28.2% conversion efficiency for a hybrid back-contact (HBC) solar cell developed under their HBC industrialization project. The result was…
DAS Solar, UNSW build tunnel back-contact solar cell with 27% efficiency, lower silver content
A research team comprising scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia and Chinese PV manufacturer DAS Solar have developed a new technique for the optimization of metal grid design of silicon back contact (BC) solar cells…
Solar module recycling based on oxidative liquefaction
Researchers at Xi'an Jiaotong University in China have developed a novel end-of-life (EoL) solar module recycling process that uses oxidative liquefaction (OL) at comparatively low temperatures to exploit selective oxidative degradation chemistry.
No blanket extension on ALMM for solar PV cells beyond June 1: MNRE
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) said on Monday that no blanket extension of the deadline for applicability of Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II for solar PV cells beyond June 1, 2026 is required. The decision…
Kerala solar prosumers seek policy reforms, protest 'discriminatory' stance
The Kerala Domestic Solar Prosumers Community (KDSPC) has urged the government to introduce encouraging policies and incentives to attract more citizens to solar power generation, asserting that solar energy represents the future of electricity…
Pollution from coal plants can reduce solar generation by over 5%
Pollution from coal-fired power plants can significantly limit the energy output from solar installations, particularly in areas where plants are located nearby, according to new research. A UK-based research team led by the University of Oxford…
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