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India Plans to Raise Efficiency Requirement for Solar Modules
India plans to raise efficiency requirements for new solar modules made in the country, an update that would render a part of the country's panel-making capacity redundant. The renewable energy ministry has recommended increasing panels' ability to…
Heatable solar panel installation review: Best installer for high-end panels
Welcome to The Independent's updated Heatable solar review, offering a deep dive into one of our top picks for homeowners who want premium, high-efficiency systems when comparing the best solar panels for their home. If you're looking to generate…
I'm buying a house with solar panels - what should I check before signing?
With more than 1.5 million homes in the UK now generating their own electricity through solar panels, buying a place with solar panels is becoming a familiar scenario for house hunters. Panels can make a home cheaper to run and more sustainable…
UK probe detects highest level of solar radiation spike in 20 years
Scientists have recorded the highest levels of radiation from a solar storm at aviation altitude in decades, revealing potential threats to aircraft safety. A flare classified as most intense was released from the Sun on 11 November 2025 led to…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Appears To Be Experiencing 'Cryovolcanism', And Is Eerily Similar To Objects In The Outer Solar System
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be a primitive carbonaceous object, according to a new preprint study comparing the object's spectra with pristine NASA samples from Antarctica. As well as this, our third interstellar visitor also appears to be…
Optimal solar-plus-storage sizing for heavy industry operation
Researchers from the Australian National University have investigated the techno-economic aspects of integrating PV and batteries in heavy industry through energy simulations and new high-resolution energy modelling framework that incorporates…
CM Naidu Proposes Solar Rooftops On Govt Buildings
At a review meeting held with the Energy department, Naidu cleared several proposals for strengthening the power sector. He said ferro alloys units, vital to the state's industrial ecosystem, would continue to receive incentives for a year more.
Five V Capital acquires stake in solar, battery player Agile Energy
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.
Government buildings in A.P. to have solar power panels
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has announced a series of transformative measures for the State's energy sector, including large-scale solar power generation on government buildings, the setting up of 5,000 electric vehicle…
APEPDCL Inks Pact For Solar Units In 45,000 SC/ST Homes
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) has signed an agreement with Sadbhav Future Tech Limited to install rooftop solar plants in homes belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe families across…
Anker Solix C2000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station and Solar Panel review
REVIEW -Living in Florida means losing your power a couple of times a year due to thunderstorms and hurricanes. Having a whole-home generator would be perfect, but the cost is prohibitive. Having affordable backup power like the Anker SOLIX C2000…
Mitrex Partners with Gensler on eFacade PRO+: Customizable Solar Facades with Honeycomb Backing
TORONTO, Dec. 2, 2025 /CNW/ - Mitrex, North America's largest manufacturer of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV), has partnered with Gensler, the global architecture and design firm, to develop its latest innovation: eFacade PRO+ with…
I watched scientists track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leaving the solar system in real-time: 'This is some prime-time science
It was 4 a.m. on Nov. 25 at the top of Hawaii's dormant Maunakea volcano. The process to view the comet took less time than expected. On the main screen, the subject at hand, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was a small, fuzzy blob drifting through a…
Promising Solar Stocks To Watch Now - December 1st
As Global Renewables Surpass Coal, This ETF Offers Smart Exposure First Solar, Canadian Solar, SolarEdge Technologies, Enphase Energy, Sunrun, Solaris Energy Infrastructure, and Nextpower are the seven Solar stocks to watch today, according to…
NASA issues warning as strong solar flare could disrupt power grids on Earth
NASA has issued an alert as a powerful solar flare threatens to cause disruption to electrical power grids on Earth. The US space agency announced yesterday (December 2) that the intense bursts of energy have been classified as the most severe…
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