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Whitestone solar farm plan causing 'heartache', residents say
Residents campaigning against plans to create one of Europe's largest solar farms in South Yorkshire have said the proposal is 'causing a great deal of heartache across the region'. The application for the Whitestone solar farm between Doncaster…
US weighs polysilicon price floor, tariffs to counter China in solar and chips
The Trump administration is preparing to set a price floor and impose tariffs on polysilicon and related products, according to four people familiar with the plan, putting a material critical to solar panels and semiconductors at the center of US…
New Images Reveal The Sun Like Never Before Ahead Total Solar Eclipse
Caption: The highest-resolution image of the Sun's surface (photosphere) ever captured, taken at 416 nm by the Inouye Solar Telescope. It reveals deformed boundaries of magnetic elements and ultra-fine scale stripes, both associated with…
Where will the total solar eclipse 2026 be visible from?
The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026 will sweep across parts of the Northern Hemisphere, offering millions of people a chance to witness one of nature's most spectacular sights. The path of totality — in which the moon completely covers…
High bills, cheap panels drive a Philippine solar surge
Edwin Salas watched as the first of 20 solar panels was installed on the roof of his home, joining a Philippine solar energy boom sent into overdrive by the Middle East war. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The country's eye-watering electric bills…
First Solar: Structural Growth, Financial Strength, And An Attractive Valuation
First Solar leverages proprietary CdTe thin-film technology and a vertically integrated U.S. manufacturing base for long-term value creation. FSLR's 45.1 GW contracted backlog, expanding capacity toward 25 GW, and ~$1.7B net cash position underpin…
SolarEdge Says US Home Solar Market Weak Due to Financing Issues
SolarEdge Technologies CEO Shuki Nir says uncertainty over new tax credit rules for home solar equipment has made it more challenging for providers to raise financing for the systems and has led to softer customer demand for panels.
Batteries keeping pace with Swiss home solar trend
Compared to July 2025, clean solar energy production jumped 43% last month, according to data from Energy-Charts. This increase is explained by exceptional sunshine, but also by the continued growth in the number of photovoltaic installations…
DOE cuts solar from loan meant to stop blackouts in Puerto Rico
The funds are expected to finance the construction of 220 megawatts of battery energy storage systems in Arecibo and Santa Isabel, providing enough backup electricity for more than 100,000 customers during power shortages. The administration has…
ClearVue lands Clean Energy Council green light for rooftop solar
Smart building materials company ClearVue Technologies has landed a critical approval for its new rooftop solar product, securing a place on the Clean Energy Council's (CEC) approved products list for its ClearVue-Helios panels. The listing clears…
NASA's PUNCH mission can now accurately predict when solar storms will hit Earth
In March 2025, NASA launched the Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission in an effort to better understand solar weather. It consists of a constellation of four microsatellites, monitoring the sun 24/7. Those satellites…
A bad omen: How solar eclipses were interpreted by our ancient ancestors
On August 12, Europe – in particular the Iberian peninsula – will look to the sky to witness a historic solar eclipse. We already know when it will begin, how long it will last, and what part of the sun will be hidden behind the moon.
These tiny swirls on the sun could trigger solar flares
High-energy whirlpools speckle the sun's surface. New telescope images show characteristic swirls of magnetized plasma across a 19-kilometer-wide patch of the sun's surface. The observations, reported August 5 in Nature, are the most detailed taken…
How many solar panels you need according to your house type
How many solar panels your home needs depends partly on its size. A one- or two-bedroom property will generally require fewer panels than a large detached house, while the typical three-bedroom UK home may need around eight to 12, depending on the…
FTC Solar: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — FTC Solar Inc. (FTCI) on Wednesday reported a loss of $27.1 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Austin, Texas-based company said it had a loss of $1.69. Losses, adjusted…
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