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Solar Stocks Stumble Over 'Stroke Of A Pen
Solar power is having another strong year in the US, solidifying its position as the country's leading source of new generating capacity amid rising demand for electricity. In early August, the supplier of solar tracking and fixed-tilt mounting…
Solar farm planned for site near Nether Poppleton near York
Plans for a solar farm to be built on a site north of York have been submitted. The proposals would see the 84-hectare (208 acre) site, which would generate 57MW of power, built off Newlands Lane near the A59 at Upper Poppleton. Applicants BSR…
Solar farm planned for site near Nether Poppleton near York
Joe Gerrard Local Democracy Reporting Service Plans for a solar farm to be built on a site north of York have been submitted. The proposals would see the 84-hectare (208 acre) site, which would generate 57MW of power, built off Newlands Lane near…
States Backing Trump Make Up 71% of New US Solar, Report Says
US states won by President Donald Trump in the 2024 election accounted for 71% of the country's solar capacity installed in the first half of the year, according to a report from an industry trade group Thursday. That occurred even as his…
Price booms for little-known critical mineral needed for solar panels
Antimony production has resumed at a Northern Tablelands mine site after more than a decade of the facility sitting idle. Five thousand tonnes of the critical mineral, used in solar panels and ammunition, are expected to be supplied to the world…
Solar emerges as growing source of home fires
Fire Force and Discovery Insure urge homeowners to maintain solar systems. Fires related to solar power installations now make up a quarter of all structural fires attended by Fire Force, reflecting the growing fire risk associated with the rapid…
Medieval Cheshire church lodges solar panels plan to secure long-term future
An ancient medieval church wants to install solar panels on part of its roof to help ensure its long-term sustainability. St Luke's in Widnes has submitted an application to Halton Borough Council to install the 17 panels on the roof of what is a…
Sunrun Promises an Easier Path to Solar-Here's Our Take
Homeowners who installed rooftop solar systems used to get a 30% federal tax credit, saving them upwards of $10,000 on the project. Not surprisingly, the elimination of the tax credit at the end of 2025 has led to a sharp decline in solar…
Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Dell, First Solar, Affirm, Teva, Robinhood & more
Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Wednesday: TD Cowen initiates Faeth Therapeutics as buy TD Cowen says the biotech company is firing on all cylinders. ' Faeth Therapeutics is a clinical-stage oncology company developing PIKTOR, an oral…
India's new industrial revolution: Jefferies flags space, semiconductors, solar among 6 high-growth sectors
Global investment bank Jefferies has highlighted India's new industrial revolution in six high growth sectors including space and semiconductors. “Large domestic opportunity is driving participation in emergent industries in India across…
This Solar Bird Feeder Doubles as a Glowing Garden Lantern After Dark
Take it from me: Birdwatching is an easy hobby to fall in love with. One minute you're admiring a cardinal outside—and the next, you're whisper-yelling for everyone to come look because you swear that's a rare woodpecker knocking on your…
NOAA Upgrades Its Geomagnetic Storm Watch to G2 as Merged Solar Blasts Approach Earth
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center upgraded its geomagnetic storm watch for Wednesday, replacing a minor storm watch with a G2 Moderate watch issued at 1702 UTC on Tuesday. The new product predicted G1 Minor conditions for Tuesday, G2 Moderate…
Trump's Section 232 proclamation sets price floors on polysilicon supply chain and a 15% tariff on downstream solar derivatives
President Trump on August 6, 2026, signed Proclamation 11052, announcing the results of the Department of Commerce investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 into imports of polysilicon. The proclamation establishes a new…
US solar can now power 50M homes - and red states led the boom
The US achieved a pretty big solar milestone in Q2 2026: it now has enough installed capacity to generate clean electricity equivalent to that used by more than 50 million homes. That's more than one-third of all US households. But that doesn't…
US Firm Penta Energy Signs 25MW Solar Agreement for LISCO
The Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAoL) reported yesterday that US company Penta Energy Services signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a 25 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant project. The project aims to supply a portion of the…
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