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marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - First Solar Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day
First Solar Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day
MarketWatch

Shares of First Solar Inc. FSLR shed 4.93% to $249.27 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 1.62% to 7,266.99 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 1.87%…

pbs.org - Solar power hits new milestones in the U.S. even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy
Solar power hits new milestones in the U.S. even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy
PBS

Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power. Data released Wednesday by global energy think tank Ember, along with a report by the Solar…

gizmodo.com - Gayoung Lee - Scientists Want to Build a Giant Shield Against Solar Storms
Scientists Want to Build a Giant Shield Against Solar Storms
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

As humanity continues to expand its presence in space, the questions we're asking are also getting grander in scale. Here's an example: What if we could “stop” space weather? An ambitious proposal, published earlier this month in…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - Solar Tops Coal In US Power Mix For The First Month Ever
Solar Tops Coal In US Power Mix For The First Month Ever
Zero Hedge

Solar power held a record-high 12.8% share of US electricity supply in May, overtaking coal-generated power for the first full month on record, energy think tank Ember said in a report on Wednesday. As OilPrice notes, while the share of…

techcrunch.com - Tim De Chant - Why two SpaceX alumni are betting on solar and batteries to power the AI craze
Why two SpaceX alumni are betting on solar and batteries to power the AI craze
TechCrunch

Two SpaceX alumni have a pitch to hyperscalers, and it has nothing to do with outer space: They're building power plants here on Earth that cost less — and get built faster — than a natural gas power plant Ambrosia Energy, which has…

independent.co.uk - Jennifer McDermott - Solar power hits new milestones despite Trump effort to boost coal over clean energy
Solar power hits new milestones despite Trump effort to boost coal over clean energy
The Independent

Solar power has reached unprecedented milestones in the United States, emerging as the leading source of new electricity generation, even as Donald Trump 's administration actively promotes coal. New data reveals that solar energy is rapidly…

grist.org - Tik Root - For first time, Americans are getting more of their electricity from solar than coal
For first time, Americans are getting more of their electricity from solar than coal
Grist

Solar energy just provided more electricity in the United States than coal for the first time on record — marking a milestone for the rise of renewables in America. While gas and nuclear plants still lead the country's energy mix, solar…

newscientist.com - Jonathan O’Callaghan - Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history
Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history
New Scientist

In the far reaches of the solar system, the planetary neighbourhood seems quiet. Beyond Jupiter, the sun is no longer a blazing disc, but a cold, white lamp. The planets are separated by gulfs of darkness. Light takes just 8 minutes to get from the…

smh.com.au - Caitlin Fitzsimmons - Push to deliver solar to 2.5m apartment dwellers gains traction
Push to deliver solar to 2.5m apartment dwellers gains traction
The Sydney Morning Herald

A push to improve access to rooftop solar for Australia's 2.5 million apartment dwellers is gaining momentum, but owners are still facing headwinds from strata and government bureaucracy. About 35 to 40 per cent of detached homes have rooftop solar…

space.com - Jamie Carter - Annular solar eclipse 2027: everything you need to know about the 'ring of fire' on Feb. 6
Annular solar eclipse 2027: everything you need to know about the 'ring of fire' on Feb. 6
Space

An annular solar eclipse will occur on Feb. 6, 2027, when the moon's cone-shaped central shadow will not quite reach Earth. The result will be a 'ring of fire' visible to those within a broad path across southern Chile, Argentina and coastal parts…

cbsnews.com - Olivia  Young - New Colorado law expands access to plug-in solar panels: 'A power source that we can all use'
New Colorado law expands access to plug-in solar panels: 'A power source that we can all use'
CBS News

A new law in Colorado expands access to solar panels by legalizing small, portable plug-in units. These devices could produce up to nearly 2,000 watts of energy, but the products are not yet widely available. 'We got free sun out here, we might as…

hulldailymail.co.uk - Andrew Spence - Residents invited to have say on 500MW solar farm plans
Residents invited to have say on 500MW solar farm plans
Hull Live

Residents are being invited to have their say on proposals for a major 500MW solar project in the East Riding. The 'Clean Air Solar Farm' would be made up of two sites near Beverley. Launched by partners PS Renewables and Ørsted Onshore, the…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Ross Thomson - St Andrew's Hospice secures £9,000 funding to install solar panels
St Andrew's Hospice secures £9,000 funding to install solar panels
Daily Record

St Andrew's Hospice has recently been awarded funding from the Scottish Government's Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) and guidance from Business Gateway helped secure over £9,000 from North Lanarkshire Council's Business Growth…

newswire.ca - GameChange Energy Named #1 Solar Tracker Company in India, Africa, and APAC, #2 Globally, by Wood Mackenzie
GameChange Energy Named #1 Solar Tracker Company in India, Africa, and APAC, #2 Globally, by Wood Mackenzie
CNW

NORWALK, Conn., June 10, 2026 /CNW/ -- GameChange Energy, a global energy infrastructure company, announced that it has been ranked the world's second-largest solar tracker company by Wood Mackenzie, one of the most respected independent research…

marketwatch.com - Utilities Up on Safe-Haven Demand - Utilities Roundup
Utilities Up on Safe-Haven Demand - Utilities Roundup
MarketWatch

Shares of power producers rose as traders rotated into defensive sectors due to fears about inflation and the Iran war. The U.S. added 7.8 gigawatts of solar electricity generation capacity in the first quarter, making solar the leading source of…

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