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This is how long solar panels really last on a typical UK home
Today's solar panels are built to last a long time, with most modern systems expected to keep producing electricity for up to three decades – and even after that, they don't suddenly stop working when the warranty expires. Instead, they…
Floating solar panels could save cities millions. Is your town next?
What if your town could build a solar farm without giving up acres of valuable land? Lima, Ohio, is trying something different. The city has completed a 2-megawatt solar array that floats on the Twin Lakes Reservoir, its primary drinking water…
The Download: a 'God-driven' cryptocurrency and a solar engineering roadmap
The Regalados created INDXcoin, which they promoted through family, friends, and contacts in evangelical Christian circles. In all, more than 500 people handed over more than $3 million. But within a year, the project collapsed. Investors lost it…
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…
This road map could help us decide whether to deploy solar geoengineering
Reflective, a research organization that funds studies on solar geoengineering, has today attempted to fill that gap with the release of its SAI Research Roadmap. “Our mission is to equip the world with the data and tools required for…
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…
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…
Raana Semiconductors to launch 12-inch CZ ingot machine for solar module makers
Raana Semiconductors, a Chennai-based deep tech startup that builds equipment for the conversion of pure silicon into ingots, is gearing up to launch its first commercial-grade 12-inch CZ single-crystal machine in the next 10 to 12 months. The CZ…
Telangana mulls floating solar projects to augment renewable energy
As peak power demand in Telangana surged from 15,000 MW in December 2023 to 18,543 MW now, the State government plans to promote floating solar power and other non-conventional energy sources. Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Mallu Bhatti…
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…
Grainger Warehouse Fire Hits Solar Panels in Louisville
A fire broke out just before 3 p.m. Wednesday atop the massive Grainger Industrial Supply distribution center in south Louisville, scorching a section of the building's rooftop solar panel installation. No injuries have been reported, and officials…
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