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Solar eclipses coal as China's top power source
China's installed solar power capacity has surpassed coal for the first time to become the country's largest single power source, a historic milestone that fundamentally reshapes the nation's energy supply landscape and accelerates its ongoing…
The race for space solar
There's a flurry of activity above our heads, and it will be powered, as it has been for more than 70 years, by solar energy. Working in the high-tech solar segment, it's hard to look past the surge in investment and the scaling of both public and…
Mediterranean's wind and solar plans surpass the US, finds analysis
The Mediterranean has impressive potential to transform itself into a clean energy powerhouse, with one EU country leading the way. A new analysis, using data from the Global Integrated Power Tracker, shows that the region has an estimated 552…
Solarize Africa: The case of Madagascar
Africa is too wide to be summarized as a single market, and that's a common mistake made by many, especially in the northern hemisphere. However, one aspect of solar in Africa applies to the entire continent: its tremendous solar resource. From the…
South Korea forecast to add 3.5 GW of solar in 2026
South Korea is expected to install 3.5 GW of solar this year, according to a report from the Korea Eximbank. The state-owned export credit agency's report adds the country installed 3.1 GW of solar in 2025, meaning the market is set to grow this…
The Silent 62 Crossed the Atlantic on Solar Power
About four years ago, a Solar Wave 64 from the Silent Yachts shipyard crossed the Atlantic Ocean. That trip was before the current chairman, Steve Bell, got involved with the company. He wanted to understand how far the technology had progressed.
One panel per minute: Solar recycling is going big in Texas
Old solar panels contain valuable silver, copper, silicon, aluminum, and glass. A new Texas solar recycling plant aims to recover nearly all of it without sending partially processed materials overseas. We Recycle Solar (WRS) says it will open what…
U.S. DOE seeks 'mass, radiation tolerance, and durability' in space solar cell manufacturing
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Integrated Energy Systems Office (IESO) and Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation are seeking innovative techniques to move space based solar power forward. The groups are launching a $12 million…
Three East Riding schools turn to solar power to slash energy bills
Withernsea High School, Kingsway Primary in Goole, and Marshlands Primary in Goole have had solar panels installed through a Department for Education grant. The panels are expected to save around £71,000 a year in energy costs and cut…
Sen. John Boozman Purchases First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) Shares
Senator John Boozman (Republican-Arkansas) recently bought shares of First Solar, Inc. NASDAQ: FSLR. In a filing disclosed on September 11th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in First Solar stock on August 13th.
National Pension Service Grows Holdings in First Solar, Inc. $FSLR
National Pension Service increased its holdings in First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) by 8.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional…
Excelsior Energy Capital exits two solar plants to Enel
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Scientists in China Test Solar Panels That Work Underwater 10 Meters Beneath the Sea
Ten meters (32 ft.) beneath the South China Sea, sunlight has already lost much of what makes it useful on land. Red and infrared wavelengths fade rapidly in water. What remains is a dimmer, bluer world. Yet off China's Weizhou Island, researchers…
George Finch's net zero rant over 'colossal waste of money' solar pane; project
'Green' changes to Nuneaton's biggest leisure centre have been branded a 'colossal' waste of money by the borough's council leader. Town Hall leader, councillor George Finch unleashed the rant about the decarbonisation of the Pingles Leisure Centre…
Latvenergo expands Baltic battery storage, solar push alongside wind deals
Latvenergo, Latvia's state-owned utility, is evaluating the acquisition of up to 250 MW of wind or hybrid power projects, adding to a Baltic portfolio that already includes a 265 MW completed solar park and a growing pipeline of battery storage…
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