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Village is 'island' amidst solar panels as rk
People living in a Welsh rural village fear becoming an 'island' after ministers approved doubling solar farm capacity across the nation. Latest UK government data indicate a green light for 65 new solar parks in Wales, including two being built…
HKU MTR exit draws crowds as new 'check-in spot' for rare solar alignment
Large crowds gathered outside Exit B1 of the Hong Kong University MTR station in the evening to photograph a rare alignment that occurs only twice a year, highlighting once again how social media trends are transforming ordinary city streets into…
Scientists discover 27 potential new planets that orbit two stars in solar systems far, far away
Astronomers have discovered 27 new potential planets that orbit two stars, like the fictional desert planet Tatooine from the Star Wars universe. To date, only about 18 circumbinary planets – which orbit around two stars – had been…
Big Tech Is Funding Space Solar And Fusion While Running On Gas
Meta signed a deal with startup Overview Energy to develop up to 1 gigawatt of space-based solar power, though a pilot satellite won't launch until 2028 at the earliest -- and commercial viability remains years away. Despite clean energy ambitions…
Obama-era 'clean energy' solar power plant still uses fossil fuels -- and kills thousands of birds annually
This is part 2 of a series on California's troubled Ivanpah Solar Power Plant in the Mojave Desert. More than a decade after it opened, an Obama-era taxpayer-backed 'clean energy' solar plant in California still burns fossil fuels and kills…
Madagascar plans 46 solar projects totaling 932 MW
Madagascan state-owned electric utility and water company Jirama and the country's rural electrification development agency – ADER – have signed a total 46 memoranda of understanding for new solar projects in Madagascar. The…
From Coal to Solar: China's sunken mines power a Green Revolution: Lessons for Sri Lanka
In a striking symbol of the global energy transition, vast stretches of once-abandoned coal mines in China have been reborn, not as relics of an industrial past, but as shimmering hubs of renewable energy. What were once scarred landscapes…
Free market, curtailment, and storage reshaping Brazilian solar sector
The opening session of the Intersolar Summit Northeast Congress in Fortaleza (CE) highlighted a solar sector undergoing rapid transformation, shaped by structural challenges and new market opportunities. Rodrigo Sauaia, executive president of…
EDF closes financing for Israel's biggest solar energy field
EDF has closed the financing for construction of Israel's biggest solar energy field. The field will cover 3,000 dunams (750 acres) and produce electricity with a capacity of 265 megawatts at the lowest price ever in Israel: NIS 0.06.5 per kWh. The…
Best Solar Stocks To Watch Today - May 3rd
Megatrends Still Matter: 3 Growth Stocks for the Next 10 Years First Solar, Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Enphase Energy, Nextpower, and Sunrun are the five Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Solar stocks…
French IPP building mini solar farms via low-voltage extension
French independent power producer Solvéo Energies has announced the expansion of its Bélesta-en-Lauragais solar power plant in France's Aude region. Backed by French asset manager Mirova, Solvéo Energies commissioned a new 300…
China Datang brings online 500 MW solar farm for direct data center supply
China Datang Corp. has officially commissioned a 500 MW solar plant in Zhongwei, Ningxia, describing it as the country's first large-scale green power project designed to directly supply a data center cluster under a coordinated…
Study finds 'relatively good' agreement in worldwide solar cell calibrations, but flags key differences in testing methods
An international research team compared solar cell measurement methods across nine metrology institutes worldwide and found a “relatively good” level of agreement between them. However, some discrepancies were still observed in key…
Triasima Portfolio Management inc. Makes New Investment in First Solar, Inc. $FSLR
Triasima Portfolio Management inc. bought a new position in shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The…
Last year was big for solar in Utah, but the Trump admin is slowing that roll
2025 was a banner year for solar power in Utah. More than 1.2 gigawatts were installed in the Beehive State last year — the most of any year in the past decade. With the state's abundant sunshine, high elevation and ample open space…
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