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Solar On The Farm: The Benefits Of Agrivoltaics
Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved W elcome back to Current Climate. Solar continues to have a…
Pushback grows over North Carolina decision to pause solar projects
North Carolina clean-energy groups are escalating their pushback against a surprise decision by state utility regulators to halt the current 2026 solar procurement cycle, saying the move could raise costs for customers and undermine long-term grid…
Roy Cooper Faces New Questions Over Duke Energy, Solar Company Ties
Former North Carolina Governor and Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper has seen his campaign dogged by controversy and questions about his policies and governorship. He waged war on North Carolina's school voucher program while sending his…
Mastering solar power purchase agreements: A quick guide
A solar power purchase agreement (PPA) is a contract that lets homeowners use solar energy without purchasing the system up front. Payments are typically based on the electricity the panels produce. The U.S. Department of the Treasury cautions that…
How do plug-in solar panels work - and can you install them yourself?
Plug-in solar panels could soon give households a simpler way to generate their own electricity, without paying for a full rooftop solar installation. Instead of a large array of panels fixed to the roof and wired into the home by an installer…
Decision looming for Cornwall's largest solar farm
A controversial plan to build what would be Cornwall's largest solar farm is due to be decided next week. French energy company EDF Renewables has applied to build a 49.9MW solar array development covering an area of approximately 82.5 hectares…
Sun unleashes colossal solar flare and coronal mass ejection, raising the chances of northern lights this week
A powerful M5.7 solar flare erupted from the sun on May 10, unleashing an impressive coronal mass ejection (CME) that could deliver Earth a glancing blow later this week and potentially spark northern lights displays at high latitudes. The eruption…
UK put in Northern Lights 'strike zone' after huge solar flare
A powerful solar flare unleashed by the Sun could deliver a fresh burst of auroral activity later this week, raising the prospect of the northern lights returning to UK skies. The eruption was triggered by a coronal mass ejection on May 10 - a…
Northern lights could hit Manchester this weekend after solar flare
A powerful solar flare could potentially trigger northern lights displays later this week. This follows a coronal mass ejection (CME) on May 10 — a vast expulsion of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun's corona. These events can eject…
When Northern Lights could be visible in Scotland after solar flare
A significant solar flare may trigger northern lights displays across parts of Britain later this week. The phenomenon stems from a coronal mass ejection (CME) that occurred on May 10 - a massive release of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun's…
Solar-powered gel pulls drinking water from the air
Scientists in recent years have sought to efficiently draw moisture from ambient air and condense it into potable water using materials made of salt and absorbent polymers. But these materials, known as hydrogels, until now have degraded too…
Solar tech theft on the rise in Chile
Chilean solar energy association ACESOL has reported that theft has become a widespread issue for photovoltaic projects, particularly in small and medium-scale distributed generation (PMGD) plants and installations located outside major urban…
Like solar, most of the first home battery subsidies went to the wealthy. We need a fairer approach
Australia is in the grip of a record-breaking battery rush. Last week Energy Minister Chris Bowen announced that more than 380,000 home batteries have been installed since July last year. That's over 100,000 more than the total installed between…
Major solar eruption could bring Northern Lights to UK skies
A significant solar flare could potentially trigger displays of the northern lights later this week. The phenomenon stems from a coronal mass ejection (CME) that occurred on 10 May - a massive release of plasma and magnetic field material from the…
Ireland urged to create national clearing house to streamline solar projects
Solar Ireland has called on the government to set up a national clearing house to act as a central coordination mechanism, liaising with key stakeholders such as government departments, planning authorities, developers and contractors, and grid…
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