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Battery customers feeling 'ripped off' after solar company collapses
Murray Wylie was fed up after shelling out a $5,000 deposit for a solar battery system in February, which Macarthur Solar had still not installed by August. The company kept reassuring him, but Mr Wylie had doubts. In late August he drove to…
Gov't calls for private investment in solar, energy storage
The government has called for increased private-sector investment in solar power and energy-storage systems as Uganda seeks to meet rising electricity demand and achieve universal access by 2030. Dr Brian Isabirye, commissioner for energy resources…
East Riding schools benefit from ambitious and successful solar project
Three East Riding schools have cut their energy bills and reduced their carbon footprint thanks to the installation of new solar panels. Withernsea High School, alongside Kingsway Primary and Marshlands Primary in Goole, now have solar arrays…
Homes Q&A: What a new Brampton community reveals about solar power
Solar panels are a familiar sight on individual homes, but integrating solar generation across an entire residential community remains relatively uncommon in Canada. A recently completed project in Brampton, however, offers a glimpse of how that…
Ukraine's solar auction undersubscribed, solar-plus-storage auction oversubscribed
The Solar Energy Association of Ukraine (SEAU) has shared preliminary results of the country's recent solar auctions. Ukraine's state-owned JSC Guaranteed Buyer, the offtaker and intermediary in the country's electricity market, ran two auctions on…
Anker launches new and improved Eufy security camera with dual 4K lenses and solar power
Anker has launched the new Eufy SoloCam E50, a dual-lens security camera with two 4K lenses, motorised pan-and-tilt coverage and solar charging. The E50 costs £219.99 in the UK and $229.99 in the US, and is available to pre-order now. Anker…
Howard County Solar Project Moratorium Bill 59-2026 Explained
Howard County Council is considering a proposed pause on certain solar energy projects that would freeze new approvals for a year while officials rewrite the rules governing how solar facilities get built near homes and farmland. The idea, laid out…
Renewable Energy Group Acquires 715-MW Solar Power Portfolio
ibV Energy Partners, a developer of integrated solar and storage power plants across the U.S., and Exus Renewables North America, an independent owner, developer and operator of utility-scale renewable energy and energy storage projects, on…
Sub-Saharan Africa's off-grid solar market to grow 450% by 2035
Sub-Saharan Africa's off-grid solar capacity is set to increase by 450% by 2035, according to forecasts from Wood Mackenzie. The consultancy's latest report, Off-grid solar PV in Sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-gigawatt growth opportunity, refers to…
SEG Solar opens 4 GW Texas plant; third factory, announced in June, would lift US capacity to 10.6 GW
SEG Solar officially inaugurated its second US photovoltaic module manufacturing facility in Tomball, Texas on August 7, 2026, expanding its total US module manufacturing capacity to 6 GW annually. The Houston-based company had separately announced…
Solar surpasses nuclear power globally for first time
The World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) 2026, overseen by French nuclear energy consultant Mycle Schneider, shows that wind power alone surpassed nuclear generation on a monthly basis in March 2025, followed by solar in April – the…
CleanMax, Nuvoco to build 46.4 MW wind-solar hybrid plant in Rajasthan
CleanMax and Nuvoco Vistas Corp. have announced a partnership to develop a 46.4 MW wind-solar hybrid renewable energy project in Bhikamkhore, Rajasthan, aimed at powering Nuvoco's cement manufacturing operations with clean electricity. The project…
Richmond council votes down proposal to install solar panels on city buildings; Mayor Avula 'disappointed
RICHMOND, Va — A proposal to add solar panels to dozens of Richmond government buildings was shot down by a majority of city council members Monday night, leaving the future of the deal in doubt. After hours of hearing public comment and…
The AI revolution will go wherever there's electricity - and China knows it
Despite the recent surge in AI doomerism, President Donald Trump is right to maintain his strong support for data centers. As he notes: 'China couldn't be happier' if we were to turn our backs on these centers as a nation, which would effectively…
Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell built on textured silicon reaches 30.77% efficiency
A research team led by scientists at China's Nanjing University has developed a healing intervention strategy to improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells based on industrial textured silicon. Textured silicon is…
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