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First Solar Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of First Solar Inc. FSLR rallied 2.44% to $211.03 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.70% to 7,489.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising…
New green infrastructure push brings solar panels, public EV charging station to South Side of Chicago
A clean energy initiative on the South Side of Chicago is increasing access to solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations, and community members say it's making a difference. A place to sit and charge your phone or computer in the middle…
Study advances solar desalination with multifunctional membrane
As the world's population grows and industry expands, many countries in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia are facing a freshwater scarcity crisis. Finding sustainable ways to produce clean water has become an urgent priority, and solar…
Can 'floating' solar boost India's renewable energy uptake? | Explained
The story so far: The Union Cabinet has cleared the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PM-SSY), a central-sector scheme to build 5,000 MW of floating solar photovoltaic (FSPV) capacity on India's reservoirs and waterbodies. It carries a total…
Cabinet approves scheme to promote 'floating' solar plants
The Union Cabinet on Friday (July 31, 2026) approved the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PM-SSY), a ₹5,070-crore scheme aimed at accelerating floating solar power by providing central financial assistance (CFA) of up to ₹1 crore…
U.S. solar cell capacity reaches 3 GW even as module factories exceed 65 GW of national production capacity
America's solar module factories have expanded to more than 65 gigawatts of nameplate capacity, well above the country's 2025 annual installation total, but the industry's latest data reveal a critical gap one step upstream: the United States…
‘Plug-in batteries are the real game-changer': I talked to Octopus Energy and Anker about the home energy revolution than could soon be 'bigger than solar' for millions
It's typical, you wait for ages for a home energy revolution and then two come along at once — or at least that's what appears to be happening in the UK. You've probably heard about the first landmark moment. 'Plug-in solar' hit the…
Top Solar Stocks To Keep An Eye On - July 31st
Megatrends Still Matter: 3 Growth Stocks for the Next 10 Years First Solar, Nextpower, Enphase Energy, Solaris Energy Infrastructure, T1 Energy, Sunrun, and SolarEdge Technologies are the seven Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's…
Funding fears for Jodrell Bank and when solar and lunar eclipses will happen
Also, later this month, a partial lunar eclipse to look forward to. All of these events will be visible across the region, and with no need for a pair of binoculars or a telescope to observe them. Firstly, though, space news. Recently, plans were…
Oxfordshire solar farm plan refused amid fears for Turner inspiration landscape
South Oxfordshire District Council planning committee debated the proposal for a solar farm on land northwest of Nuneham Courtenay on Thursday, July 30. The committee heard how the facility could provide 49.9 megawatts of energy during daylight…
'Did they sell too soon?' Questions raised after council banked £1.1m from solar farm
The 20-megawatt solar farm at Cwm Ifor is due to be connected to the grid in December, and could produce enough electricity to power 6,000 homes. The council has heralded the sale as a success story, arguing it brings environmental benefits and a…
First Solar, Inc. $FSLR Shares Purchased by Sei Investments Co.
Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) by 72.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned…
Groupe la Francaise Sells 36,510 Shares of First Solar, Inc. $FSLR
Groupe la Francaise decreased its stake in First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) by 66.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional…
Letters | How China's zero-carbon factories can shape future of manufacturing
Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at [email protected] or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. The European Union's Carbon…
I Test Portable Power Stations for a Living. This FCC Ruling Could Kill Off-Grid Energy
When a new portable power station arrives for review, I wheel it or lug it into my garage and connect it to rows of solar panels outside that have somehow escaped the hawk-like attention of my HOA. It's a familiar ritual to me now. I measure how…
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