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timesleader.com - Hosting solar can be a lifeline for farmers. But overcoming local opposition is tough
Hosting solar can be a lifeline for farmers. But overcoming local opposition is tough
Times Leader

CANFIELD, Ohio — Through the window of his combine, Wayne Greier watches his teenage son Blake drive a tractor across an empty field, towing a plow into position for another uncertain season of spring planting. Greier would be worrying less…

bbc.co.uk - UK Sees Surge in Solar Panel Demand Amid Rising Energy Costs
UK Sees Surge in Solar Panel Demand Amid Rising Energy Costs
BBC

Solar panel sales have risen sharply since the start of the Middle East conflict, according to Octopus Energy - with households opting for larger arrays of roof panels. Sales were up 50% since after the war pushed oil and gas prices up. Consumer…

independent.co.uk - Dustin Bleizeffer - Wyoming electric utility dumps wind and solar in long-term planning
Wyoming electric utility dumps wind and solar in long-term planning
The Independent

One of the key driving forces behind the expansion of wind turbines in Wyoming is gutting plans for future renewable energy projects. Rocky Mountain Power's parent company, PacifiCorp, updated its long-range planning document in March, shifting its…

theguardian.com - Anna Tims - We lost £3,000 after collapse of Ikea's solar panel installer
We lost £3,000 after collapse of Ikea's solar panel installer
The Guardian

I am one of many left thousands of pounds out of pocket after signing up for solar panels via Ikea's website late last year. Ikea had partnered with the European installer Soly, and the fact the panels were being advertised via such a well-known…

netmums.com - Netmums Editorial - Goodbye dark gardens: £10 solar lights shoppers are rushing to buy
Goodbye dark gardens: £10 solar lights shoppers are rushing to buy
Netmums

And if there is one quick way to transform that space without spending a fortune, it is lighting. Enter Aldi's latest budget-friendly find, a set of solar-powered garden lights that promise to brighten things up for just under a tenner. At…

space.com - Ryan French - A worst-case solar storm could knock out satellites, GPS and power grids, report warns
A worst-case solar storm could knock out satellites, GPS and power grids, report warns
Space

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors For many of us, checking the…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Jakson Group forays into electric three-wheelers, solar kits among others
Jakson Group forays into electric three-wheelers, solar kits among others
The Hindu

The Jakson Group with revenues of over ₹9,000 crore in FY26 on Monday (April 13, 2026) announced its foray into electric three-wheeler business as part of its next phase of growth. The Group has marked its entry into the electric mobility…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Kerala University researchers develop high-efficiency, lead-free solar cell
Kerala University researchers develop high-efficiency, lead-free solar cell
The Hindu

Researchers at the Kerala University have developed a new blueprint for the next-generation solar power by replacing toxic lead in perovskite solar cells for a mixture of tin and rare earth metals. The team has designed a solar cell that is not…

zmescience.com - Tudor Tarita - Scientists Bought Centuries-Old Musket Balls on eBay and Turned Them into Cutting Edge Solar Panels
Scientists Bought Centuries-Old Musket Balls on eBay and Turned Them into Cutting Edge Solar Panels
ZME Science: not exactly rocket science

Hundreds of years ago, lead musket balls tore across European battlefields, littering the ground with toxic materials. Today, a team of scientists in Germany has scavenged a pile of this deeply tarnished, centuries-old ammunition off eBay to forge…

pv-magazine.com - Patrick Jowett - First solar project backed by EU's cross-border tender starts operating
First solar project backed by EU's cross-border tender starts operating
pv magazine International

A 20 MW solar project in Finland backed by the EU's cross-border renewable energy program is now operational. According to the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), the Loukkaanaro solar park is the first…

timesleader.com - Iran war's global energy crisis sharpens China's advantage in clean tech
Iran war's global energy crisis sharpens China's advantage in clean tech
Times Leader

HONG KONG — China is poised to benefit from the Iran war as global energy disruptions accelerate a shift away from fossil fuels and toward clean technologies and renewable power, industries that China dominates, experts say. Most of the oil…

nasa.gov - EPSCoR Research Focus Areas
EPSCoR Research Focus Areas
NASA

Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Focus Areas are provided to communicate areas of focus and priority at NASA. However, proposing directly towards a specific research focus area is not required in EPSCoR Basic Research.

pv-magazine.com - David Carroll - Fortescue fast-tracks delivery of 'world first' off-grid project combining solar, wind, up to 5 GWh of BESS
Fortescue fast-tracks delivery of 'world first' off-grid project combining solar, wind, up to 5 GWh of BESS
pv magazine International

Fortescue is accelerating development of a large-scale off-grid renewable energy network as it races to eliminate fossil fuels, particularly diesel, from its iron ore mining and processing operations in the Australian mining region known as the…

theguardian.com - Jillian Ambrose - UK households to be urged to use more power this summer as renewables soar
UK households to be urged to use more power this summer as renewables soar
The Guardian

Households will be called on to boost their consumption of Great Britain's record renewable energy this summer to help balance the power grid and lower energy bills. Under the new plans, people could be encouraged to run dishwashers and washing…

nasa.gov - Canadarm2 Installs Cygnus XL Cargo Craft to Unity Module
Canadarm2 Installs Cygnus XL Cargo Craft to Unity Module
NASA

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL spacecraft has been installed to the Unity module's Earth-facing port of the International Space Station. The mission is known as NASA's Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24.

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