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Should you store your solar power or sell it back to the grid?
Once your solar panels are generating more electricity than your home needs, you have a choice. If you have a home battery, you can store that spare electricity and use it later. Or you can export it to the grid and get paid for the energy you send…
Scientists discover 27 mysterious objects in far reaches of solar system
Astronomers have discovered 27 mysterious new bodies in the far reaches of our outer solar system. Scientists combined the power of Nasa 's Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes for the first time to examine the distant objects, which are among…
This is how much money solar panels can save you on your energy bills
Along with their environmental credentials, a key factor when deciding whether solar panels are worth it for your home is the answer to a simple question: how much money can they save on your energy bills? Exactly how much you'll save depends on…
HMO and solar canopies among latest local planning developments
Sycamore tree could be felled in Beverley: East Riding Council is looking at an application to cut down a sycamore tree close to Beverley Minster. Planners have received an application to chop down the tree at 69 Minster Moorgate, close to the…
As Russia attacks Ukraine's grid, solar offers a path to resilience
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with The Kyiv Independent. On a spring day earlier this year, 10 men stood on the rooftop of a door manufacturing facility in the central Ukrainian town of Bila Tserkva, surveying the rows of solar…
'Plug-in' solar may provide rate relief for households that can't get rooftop panels
Dave Kesner's household was the first on his hilly La Mesa street to install rooftop solar panels in 2000, when a massive electricity shortage caused blackouts and price spikes across California. “Our utility rates virtually doubled very…
Edinburgh brewery installs 400 solar panels in push for energy independence
The panels are expected to generate around 175,400kWh of electricity each year, equivalent to the annual electricity use of around 70 homes. The installation is expected to save the brewery nearly £33,000 a year and more than £820,000…
Solar dryers distributed to fisherwomen as part of livelihood initiative
In a significant step towards strengthening livelihoods and building resilience among coastal residents of Keezhavaippar in Pattinamarudhur, TMB Foundation in association with M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) has taken up an initiative…
Guinea plans solar, storage procurement program
Guinea's Ministry of Energy and Belgium-headquartered clean energy non-profit RELP have signed an agreement to cooperate on a competitive procurement program for solar PV and battery energy storage projects. Under the terms of the agreement, the…
Namibia's first merchant solar plant enters operation
A 19.3 MW solar project belonging to UK-headquartered solar developer Solarcentury Africa has reached commercial operations in Namibia. The Gerus solar PV plant, located in the Kunene region of northwestern Namibia, is only the second purpose-built…
Piramal Pharma Solutions Advances Sustainability Efforts with Solar Power Plant Addition at Morpeth, UK Site
Piramal Pharma Solutions is installing a ground-mounted solar power plant (4.3 MWp) at its integrated drug substance and drug product site in Morpeth, UK. The new plant will provide renewable energy directly to the site through a behind-the-meter…
Steelmaking waste could store solar energy, with electric arc furnace slag leading early tests
Storing energy as heat is a proven pathway to address the challenge solar power faces when it's dark or cloudy outside by enabling the capture, storage and on-demand release of thermal energy. The process, called high-temperature thermal energy…
Poland's solar pipeline hits 40.6 GW
Instytut Energetyki Odnawialnej (IEO), a Warsaw-based research group founded in 2001, said its August 2026 database identified 6,450 solar projects holding grid-connection conditions in Poland, with a combined capacity of 40.6 GW, alongside 5,212…
Norway hits 1 GW solar milestone
Norway's installed solar capacity has surpassed 1 GW, standing at 1,003 MW as of mid-September, according to Elhub, the country's central database where Norwegian grid companies register all electricity meters and report metered data. The milestone…
GameChange Energy completes commissioning of its Genius Tracker™ for the landmark Mooi Plaats Solar PV project
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 16, 2026 /CNW/ -- GameChange Energy, a global provider of renewable energy infrastructure solutions, announced the completion of its Genius Tracker™ 1P system for the 283 MWp Mooi Plaats Solar PV Plant in South…
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