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Solar Industries Bids $1.4 Billion for South Africa's Omnia
Solar Industries India Ltd. agreed to acquire South African industrial-explosives and fertilizer firm Omnia Holdings Ltd. for 21.8 billion rand ($1.4 billion), seeking to expand in the continent's mining and agriculture industries. The Nagpur…
Solar Industries to buy South Africa's Omnia for $1.36 billion
Solar Industries said on Monday its unit will acquire South Africa's Omnia Holdings in an all-cash deal worth about $1.36 billion, as the explosives and ammunition maker looks to expand its global mining business. Solar SA Investments, an indirect…
Want free solar panels? This startup can help
Building a large solar farm typically takes years, thanks to permitting and grid connection delays. But a startup called Resilience Energy is rolling out a faster way to add clean energy: It pays to install solar and batteries across a network of…
Is there a hidden 'Planet 9' in our solar system?
For more than a century, astronomers have been captivated by the idea that an undiscovered planet could be lurking in the furthest reaches of our solar system. The search for this elusive, hypothetical planet has taken many forms over the decades.
The ARRL Solar Update
Solar flare activity was at low levels in the past week with isolated C-class flare activity, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. The largest flare of the period was a C3.4 on September 8 from otherwise stable Region 4528. Region…
How to get more from your solar panels on sunny days
When the sun is shining, your solar panels could be generating much more electricity than your home needs at that moment. The question is what happens to the excess. If you have a battery, it can be stored for later. If you have an export tariff…
Commerce Department Finalizes Steep Duties On Solar Imports From India, Indonesia, Laos
The Commerce Department on Friday finalized steep duty rates on imports of solar cells and panels from India, Indonesia, and Laos, stating that it found that producers in those countries dumped cheap products in the United States and benefited from…
'Moving at light speed': Plug-in solar and batteries are coming to Australia
Apartment residents could soon be able to buy plug-in batteries to store cheap or free power produced during the day to use in the evening even without solar panels. The plug-in home batteries for energy storage are part of reforms that would also…
Garmin Instinct 3 Solar now delivers unlimited battery life at a lower price on Amazon
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Lincoln Inn DeKalb Seeks $25K City Grant for Solar Roof
The owner of The Lincoln Inn at Faranda's in downtown DeKalb is asking the city for $25,000 to help cover a sweeping approximately $375,000 roof and solar panel overhaul at the restaurant's Grove Street building. Bill McMahon applied for the…
U.S. government finalizes trade duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued final affirmative determinations in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations targeting crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules imported from India, Indonesia, and Laos. Commerce…
Researchers find perovskite solar functions 10 meters below sea surface
A team of scientists have demonstrated that perovskite solar cells can function 10 meters below the surface of the South China Sea. Study author Wen-Hua Zhang, from Yunnan University and Southwest United Graduate School in Kunming, said there are…
Solar power company looks at stock exchange float
One of the pioneers of large scale solar power generation is looking at a possible stock exchange listing. Lodestone Energy, founded in 2019 with five solar developments, said it is looking at a share float, otherwise known as an initial public…
Across 51 gigawatts of US solar module manufacturing capacity, reflective gravel laid beneath utility panels is engineered to turn the ground into a rear-side power source
Walk the edge of a large American solar farm today and something looks different from a decade ago. The panels sit taller off the ground. The surface beneath them is often pale gravel or concrete. Crouch low enough and you can see light shining…
Villagers say giant solar park which will create a 'crystal desert
Surrounded by rolling farmland and boasting thatched Tudor cottages, pub and a church recorded in the Domesday Book, one could say Salford Priors is the epitome of a classic English village. But residents of the picturesque community – and…
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