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Fact check: Solar panels on farmland and London's white population
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. This round-up of claims has been compiled by…
Campaigners feel 'powerless' over future of East Pye solar farm
Campaigners speaking at a series of open floor hearings on the future of a 2,700-acre (about 1,000-hectare) solar farm say they feel powerless and dismissed. Six months of hearings began on Tuesday on the future of the East Pye solar farm which, if…
Is solar the answer to your spiking energy bills? It depends on 3 factors
anatoliy_gleb/ iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Solar savings depend on local rates and export credits. Battery storage can save and earn money, not just provide backup. The biggest savers cut energy costs by nearly 80%. Your electricity…
To Understand The Solar Cycle, Notice How The Sun Sleeps
The Sun is such a constant in our lives that it can be difficult to imagine our star ever changing. But the Sun can be quite variable. There are times when its magnetic field is turbulent and generates many sunspots and other times when it is quiet…
The ARRL Solar Update
Solar flare activity is expected to remain at very low levels, with a chance for isolated C-class flares through September 19, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Solar wind speed was steady near 530 km/s, and negative…
Midcoast town wins dispute with CMP over solar project proposal
After months of regulatory uncertainty that town officials said cost Northport much of a summer's worth of solar power, the Maine Public Utilities Commission has sided with the town in its dispute with Central Maine Power over a proposed municipal…
A Bright Deal: Save 30% on This Solar-Powered Eufy Security Camera Today
I have a theory that the best tech purchases are usually the boring ones. Not boring products, exactly, but the stuff you buy once and then quietly appreciate every single day because it just works. And honestly, today's Walmart Deals of the Day…
First Solar CTO Markus Gloeckler Sells 800 Shares for $160,000
Markus Gloeckler, Chief Technology Officer, sold 800 shares of First Solar (FSLR -3.94%) on Sept. 1, 2026, according to a recent SEC Form 4 filing. MetricValueTransaction value$160,000Shares sold (directly held)800Post-transaction shares (directly…
Enphase Energy Drops 5% as Solar Selling Resumes; First Solar and Sunrun Fall 4%
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Bangladesh cuts solar equipment import taxes to 1%
The Bangladeshi government has reduced the overall tax burden on solar equipment imports from 17% to 1% as part of efforts to accelerate solar power deployment. The reduction is the country's largest duty and tax cut for solar equipment to date.
San Diego County Supervisors approve controversial solar and battery storage project in Boulevard
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a major use permit for a controversial solar and battery storage project in the East County on Wednesday during a land use meeting. Dozens of residents made the hour-long drive from the…
Tesla Gets 50% Tax Break for $10 Billion Texas Solar Factory. Here's Why That Benefits Tesla's Robotaxi Growth
Tesla (TSLA +2.27%) investors received good news this week. The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District board voted unanimously to approve a sizable tax break for the EV maker 's upcoming solar manufacturing facility in Fort Bend County…
Why The Future Of Infrastructure Is Multi-Technology
Yariv Cohen, Founder & CEO of Ignite Energy Access, delivering power to 20M people across Africa, with the goal of reaching 100M by 2030. The single-technology trap is one of the most persistent strategic mistakes in infrastructure investment. It…
Fact check: Solar panels on farmland and London's white population
Solar panels don't currently occupy ‘thousands of square miles' of UK farmland At Reform UK's party conference earlier this month, the party's chair Lee Anderson MP said in a Q&A session: “What we don't want to see on farmers' land is…
Keppel planning for subsea cable to transmit solar energy from Indonesia to Jurong Island plant
SINGAPORE - A subsea cable linking Jurong Island to a solar plant in Indonesia could soon shore up Singapore's ability to import low-carbon electricity from its neighbours, as part of plans by asset manager Keppel. The company is planning for the…
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