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Where To Get Safe Eclipse Glasses For Aug. 12's Solar Eclipse
It's time to find your old solar eclipse glasses from the “Great North American Eclipse” on April 8, 2024 — or buy some new ones. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, a solar eclipse will be visible across the Western Hemisphere, with most…
Is an Oil & Gas ETF or a Solar Stock Fund the Better Buy in 2026?
The State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE +0.34%) offers low-cost, mature energy exposure with lower volatility, whereas the Invesco Solar ETF (TAN -2.97%) provides high-conviction, volatile access to the solar industry. While both funds…
10 Solar Panel Innovations That Increase Reliability
Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images As attention on global warming grows and its impact becomes more apparent, renewable sources of energy are becoming more and more critical. 2025 was one of the warmest years to date, and it's only getting worse, a…
The 20 percent rule for solar panels can help you save money in the long run
Building your system with some extra capacity makes managing it a bit easier. If you own a solar system, there's a good chance you'll have heard of the 20 percent rule. And if you haven't, it can be explained easily enough. 'n essence, it means…
Wind Or Solar: Which Energy Source Is More Efficient?
Wind energy and solar energy are the twin standard bearers of the renewable energy movement. They are both in abundant supply and produce no greenhouse gases once installed, leading to better air quality and paving the way to curbing global…
Solar eclipse 2026: Where to view 'once in a lifetime' event next month
A rare solar eclipse is set to dim the skies above London and much of the UK and Europe next month, giving millions of Londoners the opportunity to witness one of the most impressive celestial spectacles that nature has to offer. On Wednesday…
Eight new or expanded solar factories opened in a single quarter of 2025, and the one small component those gleaming assembly halls still cannot make at home runs the whole industry's math
Walk into one of the eight brand-new or expanded solar factories that drove a manufacturing surge across Texas, Ohio and Arizona in the first quarter of 2025 and the scale is genuinely hard to take in. Panels move down assembly lines the length of…
Robert Bryce: 'Yes, solar is growing at a rapid clip. But nearly all that growth is occurring in wealthy countries, bypassing the places where low-cost electricity is desperately needed'
Excerpt: For decades, pundits and politicos have been telling us that solar energy is right on the cusp of global dominance. For instance, way back in 1978, the year I graduated from high school, Ralph Nader claimed that “everything will be…
More than half of every new solar panel rolling off a factory line today runs on a hidden layer thinner than a strand of DNA, and the quantum trick it performs is now reshaping a Texas-sized race to build America's next manufacturing giant
Rooftop or field, a solar panel looks the same as it did a decade ago, dark glass, aluminum frame, a grid of silver lines. But the cell underneath that glass has quietly been transformed from the inside, at a scale most people never think about:…
Lido Advisors LLC Increases Position in First Solar, Inc. $FSLR
Lido Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) by 58.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 18,517…
First Trust Advisors LP Acquires 69,518 Shares of First Solar, Inc. $FSLR
First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) by 26.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The…
Full 'Buck Moon' will be visible in UK this week - see exact time
The Buck Moon is set to put on a spectacular display this week, giving skygazers the chance to enjoy one of the biggest celestial events of the summer. Although it officially reaches peak illumination at 3:36pm BST on July 29, the exact moment will…
2 meteor showers peak on the same night this week - how to get the best views, despite a near-full moon
Two meteor showers will peak together overnight on Thursday, July 30, into Friday, July 31 — but skywatchers should expect a moonlit challenge rather than a dazzling display. Both the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids reach…
Nxled rebounds in style; PLDT aces early test in PVL On Tour
Nxled Chameleons wasted no time putting their opening-day loss behind them, while the PLDT High Speed Hitters survived an early-season test in the ongoing 2026 PVL On Tour Showdown on Saturday, July 25, at the Chavit Coliseum in Vigan. Nxled…
Tiruppur textile industry seeks worker housing; puts forward request in Industrial Policy stakeholder discussion
The Tiruppur Exporters Association (TEA) has urged the Tamil Nadu government to make affordable housing and dormitory-style hostels for migrant workers a key component of the proposed Tamil Nadu Industrial Policy 2026. Adequate accommodation is…
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