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Changes made to plans for solar farm near Selby after opposition
Plans to build a battery energy storage system and 500MW solar farm across swathes of land near Selby could be changed following objections from people living nearby. Light Valley Solar Limited wants to build on 2,520 acres (1,020 hectares) of land…
Changes made to plans for solar farm near Selby after opposition
Joe Willis Local Democracy Reporting Service Plans to build a battery energy storage system and 500MW solar farm across swathes of land near Selby could be changed following objections from people living nearby. Light Valley Solar Limited wants to…
Solar power booms in Philippines as war on Iran spikes energy costs
Manila, Philippines – Keith Cantera and his family have been thinking about having their own solar power grid at home for years. But spending up to $5,000 for solar panels was nothing to scoff at, so they put the idea on the back burner. It…
Beyond recruitment: What really keeps women in solar
Europe's solar and storage industry has just reached a milestone worth celebrating: close to one million jobs in 2025, according to SolarPower Europe's EU Solar Jobs Report 2026. But headline employment figures tell us how many people the sector…
France to ease grid connection rules for solar-plus-storage projects up to 25 MW
Following an initial package of measures announced in April, French government spokesperson Maud Bregeon has unveiled additional initiatives aimed at accelerating the electrification of the economy and improving electricity demand flexibility. The…
Brazil's new curtailment rules unlikely to revive utility-scale solar investment
Large-scale solar developers in Brazil have received two updates on past and future generation curtailment. Curtailment rates of around 25%, combined with uncertainty over compensation, have frequently been cited as reasons for developers to…
Opinion: Trump's war on Iran hands China clean-energy and EV wins
Please log in to bookmark this story. Create an account Donald Trump 's love affair with all fuels grubby and ruinous to the planet is backfiring and handing China a gift. The rising prices for gasoline, diesel, coal and natural gas are pushing…
I'm a real estate agent building a $480,000 backyard home for my mom. I still made these costly mistakes.
After her father died in 2024, real estate agent Shalini Karnani Bonjour moved her mother from Michigan to California to be closer to her and her family. 'My husband and I didn't feel comfortable having her so far away, especially when it came to…
Democrats Campaign on Affordability - Germany Is the Warning
Affordability is back in political fashion because it is important to voters. Democrat candidates talk about the grocery bill, rent, utility bills, and the cost of raising a family and pretend it isn't their policies that are driving high energy…
Reading List 10/17/26
Welcome to the reading list, a weekly roundup of news and links related to buildings, infrastructure, and industrial technology. This week we look at Icon's fundraising, employment in China's solar industry, grid-scale battery reliability, Tesla's…
F&O Strategy: Buy put on Siemens Energy
The outlook for the stock of Siemens Energy India (₹2,889) remains weak for the short term. Immediate support is at ₹2,785 and the next one is at ₹2,565. On the other hand, the nearest resistance is ₹3,010 followed by…
Gold, silver prices ahead of Diwali 2026: Expert sees gold at Rs 1.5 lakh, silver at Rs 2.3 lakh
Gold and silver prices may see limited upside ahead of Diwali 2026, with a commodity market expert projecting gold prices to reach Rs 1.5 lakh per 10 grams and silver prices to touch Rs 2.2 lakh-Rs 2.3 lakh per kg. However, factors such as rising…
Trump tried to defund them, but green banks keep financing clean energy projects
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A community…
Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon
Japan is set to launch a spacecraft on the world's first mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of the two small, potato-shaped moons orbiting Mars. Scientists hope the mission, which is expected to take five years, will provide clues to…
NASA's Webb reveals the wild weather of a mysterious world 20 light-years away
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin used observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to investigate SIMP 0136, a brown dwarf previously associated with phenomena resembling the northern lights. They found that its complex weather is…
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