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Yorkshire sees 9,700 solar installations in first half of 2026
A record-breaking 9,700 solar installations were fitted in Yorkshire and the Humber in the first half of this year, the government has said. According to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, this represents enough energy to power the…
How a huge fleet of 17 spacecraft discovered something surprising about solar eruptions
A misbehaving coronal mass ejection (CME) that blew out a hidden cloud of charged particles aimed at Earth has been tracked by a record 17 spacecraft spread throughout the solar system, revealing the CME to be surprisingly lopsided. CMEs are…
Floating solar: Can it be India's next renewable energy success story?
It also covers co-located energy storage systems with a minimum storage capacity of 2 hours, that is, 10,000 MWh (or megawatt-hour; 1 MWh equals 1 MW of power used or produced continuously for one hour) of cumulative storage capacity, to support…
The surge in solar cell imports needs to be curbed
India has invested heavily in building a domestic solar manufacturing ecosystem. Over ₹1 lakh crore has been committed to establish solar cell manufacturing capacity and develop an integrated value chain spanning cells, wafers, ingots and…
Best Solar Stocks To Follow Today - August 23rd
MarketBeat Week in Review – 08/10 - 08/14 First Solar, Nextpower, Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Enphase Energy, T1 Energy, Sunrun, and SolarEdge Technologies are the seven Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock…
The Ventyra R1 is a DIY off-grid wind turbine that works with solar - and it's smashed its Kickstarter goal by 90x thanks to $179 starting price
Portable and DIY energy tech is having a moment: more and more of us are installing balcony solar, setting up home batteries, and generally finding alternatives to the regular power grid — and a new appliance being crowdfunded on Kickstarter…
Ethiopian Farmers Save Thousands by Switching to Solar Irrigation-While Cutting Emissions
Farmers in Ethiopia are slashing their growing costs, increasing food production, and protecting the environment thanks to solar-powered irrigation systems introduced through the Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable and Inclusive Development…
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Purchases Shares of 699,110 First Solar, Inc. $FSLR
Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor…
8,122 Shares in First Solar, Inc. $FSLR Acquired by Daiichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Daiichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 8,122…
5,674,241 Shares in Canadian Solar Inc. $CSIQ Acquired by Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.
Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. bought a new position in Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought…
5,405 Shares in First Solar, Inc. $FSLR Purchased by B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG purchased a new position in First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund…
No fridge, no fans, just blocks of ice: improvising to survive in Pakistan's searing heat
As the first light reaches Nasirabad, a queue of men, women and children has already formed outside the town's ice factory, with their buckets, sacks and plastic containers. Among those hoping to buy some ice to help their families endure another…
Statkraft and Hydro sign long-term power contract
Statkraft and Hydro Energi have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) securing an annual supply of 876 GWh in the period from 2031 to 2040. The agreement secures a total supply of approximately 8.8 TWh over the contract period. The…
Exxon Eyes Shell's $8 Billion U.S. Chemicals Business
Exxon is in the running for Shell's U.S. chemicals business that could fetch $8 billion, the Financial Times reported today, citing unnamed sources familiar with developments. The U.S. supermajor is competing with LyondellBasell, Apollo Global…
Solar Solves Everything*
Solar solves energy because it's generating electricity by tapping directly into a billions-of-years-old nuclear reactor 93 million miles away that is so utterly immensely gigantic it makes Earth look like a pool ball by comparison. It's been the…
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