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forbes.com - Robert Rapier - Arizona's Mesquite Complex Is A Solar City In The Desert
Arizona's Mesquite Complex Is A Solar City In The Desert
Forbes

Aerial Image of Mesquite Solar Complex in Arizona. On a recent flight from Los Angeles to Phoenix, I glanced out the window as the aircraft slowly descended over the open desert west of the city. The landscape shifted abruptly from endless…

forbes.com - Ed Hirs - Tariffs Drive New U.S. Solar Panel Production-Will Texas Miss Out?
Tariffs Drive New U.S. Solar Panel Production-Will Texas Miss Out?
Forbes

Solar power plant in Central Texas Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has asked for a legislative inquiry into two companies that are constructing large scale solar panel manufacturing plants in Texas in reaction to a FOX News report that the companies…

propublica.org - Anjeanette Damon - Utah Leaders Are Hindering Efforts to Develop Solar Despite a Goal to Double the State's Energy Supply
Utah Leaders Are Hindering Efforts to Develop Solar Despite a Goal to Double the State's Energy Supply
ProPublica

Operation Gigawatt: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox declared last year that the state would double energy production in the next decade using an “any of the above” approach to power sources. Growing Energy Source: Solar projects have been…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - First Solar Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
First Solar Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
MarketWatch

Shares of First Solar Inc. FSLR rose 4.04% to $272.83 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.21% to 6,901.00 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising…

bloomberg.com - Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: Solar-Powered Cars
Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: Solar-Powered Cars
Bloomberg

Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec bring together the latest news from the world of business and finance and the interesting stories of global technology, politics, economics and more by harnessing the power of Bloomberg Businessweek reporters and…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - US Solar Installations Soar As Developers Rush To Secure Tax Credits
US Solar Installations Soar As Developers Rush To Secure Tax Credits
Zero Hedge

The U.S. solar market saw a significant jump in capacity installations in the third quarter as developers ramp up activity and construction to qualify for the last investment tax credits that are being phased out by the Trump Administration. As…

telegraf.rs - Dragica Ranković - Djedovic Handanovic meets with World Bank officials: One of Europe's largest solar projects is in the works
Djedovic Handanovic meets with World Bank officials: One of Europe's largest solar projects is in the works
Telegraf.rs

Vreme čitanja: oko 3 min. Minister of Mining and Energy, Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic has met with a World Bank delegation visiting Serbia, led by Infrastructure Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Charles Cormier. They discussed…

marketbeat.com - Solar Stocks To Watch Now - December 11th
Solar Stocks To Watch Now - December 11th
MarketBeat

As Global Renewables Surpass Coal, This ETF Offers Smart Exposure First Solar, Nextpower, Enphase Energy, Solaris Energy Infrastructure, and SolarEdge Technologies are the five Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener…

heatmap.news - Jael Holzman - Nebraskans Boot a County Commissioner Over Support for Solar
Nebraskans Boot a County Commissioner Over Support for Solar
Heatmap News

1. York County, Nebraska – A county commissioner in this rural corner of Nebraska appears to have lost his job after greenlighting a solar project. On Monday, York County closed a special recall election to remove LeRoy Ott, the county…

benzinga.com - Benzinga Insights - If You Invested $1000 In First Solar Stock 10 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today - First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR)
If You Invested $1000 In First Solar Stock 10 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today - First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR)
Benzinga

First Solar (NASDAQ:) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 2.01% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.78%. Currently, First Solar has a market capitalization of $29.40 billion. Buying $1000 In FSLR: If an…

theadvocate.com - Joel Thompson - What's growing under these Lafayette solar panels could transform - and test - Louisiana farming
What's growing under these Lafayette solar panels could transform - and test - Louisiana farming
The Advocate

Hundreds of solar panels generate clean energy at the UL Solar Farm, but it's what's in between those panels that one researcher hopes will revolutionize Louisiana agriculture. Vegetable crops have been planted in the shady areas between panels…

pv-magazine.com - Patrick Jowett - Türkiye publishes rules for floating solar
Türkiye publishes rules for floating solar
pv magazine International

Türkiye 's rules for using water surfaces for floating solar installations have been published in the country's Official Gazette. The move follows the Turkish government amending coastal laws governing the construction of renewable energy…

pv-magazine.com - Small islands, big impact: the role of solar PV for the tropics
Small islands, big impact: the role of solar PV for the tropics
pv magazine International

More than 740 million people live on islands that are well suited for renewable energy deployment. Yet many island nations remain highly vulnerable to climate change and dependent on costly fossil fuels, creating persistent macroeconomic pressures…

scroll.in - Abhijeet Gurjar - Maharashtra: Night-time tariff hike will cut savings of solar power users
Maharashtra: Night-time tariff hike will cut savings of solar power users
Scroll.in

Maharashtra's solar energy plans are facing a policy clash. The central government's PM Surya Ghar Yojana aims to expand rooftop solar by offering households up to 300 units of free electricity each month, while the state government is considering…

pv-magazine.com - Ev Foley - Faulty forecasts undermining solar returns, say Australian researchers
Faulty forecasts undermining solar returns, say Australian researchers
pv magazine International

Melbourne-based solar energy forecasting company Solstice AI research shows a 10% improvement in weather / solar forecasting accuracy would generate an extra AUD 38 million ($25 million) per year in profit for utility solar, and worldwide, AUD 9.5…

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