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Solar experts pivot from backup power to grid resilience
Smart management and design efficiency are the keys to surviving persistent load-shedding. (Image: 123rf.com) Industry leaders at Solar & Storage Live Africa 2026 have called for a fundamental shift in SA's energy strategy, arguing that sustainable…
Britons turn to solar power to 'insulate' against oil and gas chaos, says E.On
War in the Middle East is prompting Britons to turn away from fossil fuel-driven power, as E.On revealed a spike in solar panel sales over recent weeks. The electricity supplier said solar sales were up by 62% this month, compared with the previous…
Powerful X-class solar flare triggers radio blackout ahead of Artemis 2 launch
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors The sun unleashed a powerful X1.4…
Homeowners buying mini-solar panels to help reduce energy bills
Plug-in solar panels will be available in shops 'within months' the Government has confirmed, while also announcing that new homes will be constructed with both solar panels and heat pumps fitted. These plug-in solar panels utilise a standard plug…
E.On claims war in Middle East has created huge increase in solar panel sales
Ongoing conflict in the Middle East is prompting Britons to pivot away from fossil fuel-driven power, new figures from E.On indicate. The electricity supplier has reported a 62% surge in solar panel sales this month compared to the previous, with…
Microgrids and Solar Stoves may Usher in Gram Swaraj in India
Hyderabad: Despite India suffering from the oil crisis in the past, villages remained unaffected by global developments. But they can no longer be so this time because almost every household in rural areas uses LPG to cook. Compared to this, less…
Bhatti Urges Leaders To Join Solar Village Drive
HYDERABAD: Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu has urged public representatives to actively participate in the prestigious Model Solar Village programme, launched by the state government to transform Telangana into a green…
Lithuania's solar capacity surpasses 3 GW
Lithuania 's solar capacity reached 3,040 MW by the end of 2025, according to a report from the International Energy Agency's Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (IEA-PVPS). According to data available in IEA-PVPS' Country Updates 2025, the…
Australia's rooftop solar boom left apartment residents behind. Here's how to fix it
Most Australians now understand the basic promise of rooftop solar: lower power bills, cleaner electricity and, for some households, the option to charge an electric vehicle at home for far less than the cost of petrol. But that promise was built…
How perovskite solar cells age under temperature stress
Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), together with partners from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, have examined why perovskites…
DIY plug-in solar shows $0.65/W potential in US market
The sudden emergence of plug-in solar is timely, given the high concern about energy affordability. It offers renters and apartment dwellers – more than one-third of US households – a way to cut their utility bills with solar power…
Nuneaton school wants to install 1,000 solar panels in bid to go green
A solar panels plan has been revealed by a Nuneaton school as it bids to get greener. The Nuneaton Academy wants to install more than 1,000 panels on some roofs at the site on Radnor Drive. Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council has received a…
Telangana: Premier Energies commissions 5.6 GW solar module facility
Premier Energies has commissioned its 5.6 GW solar module manufacturing facility at Seetharampur, Telangana with trial production. “The commissioning of this new hi-tech plant is a significant milestone in our journey toward a fully…
Japan's Kyocera, Cosmo Energy units enter solar, wind PPAs
Japanese electronics manufacturer Kyocera Corporation has entered into power purchase agreements (PPAs) with units belonging to Tokyo-headquartered Cosmo Energy Holdings. Under the terms of a solar PPA, Kyocera will begin to sell electricity…
Tongwei moves into hybrid heterojunction back contact solar cell technology
Tongwei has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Gold Stone (Fujian) Energy Co Ltd (GS-Solar) and Golden Solar (Quanzhou) New Energy Technology Co Ltd to develop a mass-production facility for hybrid heterojunction back-contact (HBC) solar…
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