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Solar A/S: No. 9 2026 Major shareholder announcement
Pursuant to section 30 of the Danish Capital Markets Act, Solar A/S hereby announces that UBS Group AG today has informed Solar that following its purchase of shares on 10 April 2026, UBS Group AG's holding of Solar B shares now totals 401,630…
Revised plans for solar farm near Beverley announced
Andrew Spence Local Democracy Reporting Service Revised plans for a solar farm in East Yorkshire have been announced. The proposed Clean Air Solar Farm is an update of the Kingfisher Solar Farm development, which was announced in January 2025. It…
Germany Pushes for New Solar Farms to Be Equipped With Batteries
Germany will push developers to build solar farms together with batteries to avoid wasting electricity when it's very sunny. The economy ministry plans to create incentives for combined photovoltaic and storage systems in its revised Renewable…
Run the dishwasher, plug in the car: how Great Britain plans to use record wind and solar power
No. Renewable energy provided 44% of the UK's electricity last year and there is still a long way to go to meet the government's plan to double onshore wind, triple solar power and quadruple offshore wind by the end of the decade. These targets are…
Orrön Energy sells a solar energy project for up to MEUR 5.6 and reports further progress across its greenfield portfolio
Orrön Energy AB (“Orrön Energy” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of an additional 91 MW solar energy project in Germany, for a total consideration of up to MEUR 5.6, of…
Hosting solar can be a lifeline for farmers. But overcoming local opposition is tough
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…
German Solar Boom Saves Nine LNG Cargoes to Ease Iran War Shock
German solar power generation is set to surge this summer, helping to shield Europe from some Iran war fallout as it curbs demand for liquefied natural gas imports. Solar output in Europe's largest power market will average about 16.5 gigawatts…
Wyoming electric utility dumps wind and solar in long-term planning
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…
Why NextEra Energy Is a Safe Way to Invest in the Solar Energy Boom
Solar has been the largest source of new electricity generation capacity in the U.S. for two consecutive years. This, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Utility-scale solar capacity has now moved ahead of wind…
Omani company to build 500 MW of solar in Botswana
Botswana 's President, Duma Boko, has announced he entered into an agreement with the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, for the development of a 500 MW solar project with battery storage. Reports from Reuters state that Oman's NAQAA Sustainable…
Ed Miliband's solar power dream could overwhelm UK grid with blackouts in months
The UK could face major blackouts like those in Spain if the grid is not properly balanced Britain could be plagued by blackouts, power station switch-offs, and even paying households to use more power if the energy grid becomes overwhelmed by…
In a first, BJP govt in Delhi to set up floating solar farms on lakes, ponds to generate electricity
3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google After implementing rooftop solar initiatives, the BJP government in Delhi has, for the first time, proposed a plan to generate electricity by installing floating solar farms on lakes, water…
Latest on plans for huge new Coventry solar farm close to M6
A huge new Coventry solar farm is set to take a step forward when it's discussed at a planning meeting tomorrow (Wednesday 15). Rugby Borough Council planning committee will meet to discuss the Lentons Lane solar farm plans for a greenbelt site on…
Aptera CEO shows his solar car producing more energy than his home solar
Aptera co-CEO Steve Fambro posted a data point this morning that neatly illustrates what his company has been trying to build for more than a decade: his solar electric vehicle was generating more electricity from the sun than his house was. Just…
GAIL to invest ₹3,800 crore in building 700 MW solar power projects in U.P., Maharashtra
Expanding on their renewable push, state-owned Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) informed on Tuesday (April 14, 2026) that it would be setting up 700 megawatts worth solar power projects in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra with an investment outlay of…
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