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cbsnews.com - 6,000-acre solar project permit nixed by Ohio Supreme Court, for now at least
6,000-acre solar project permit nixed by Ohio Supreme Court, for now at least
CBS News

The Ohio Supreme Court overturned a permit that state officials previously granted to a massive, 6,000-acre industrial-scale solar farm and battery operation in Madison County. In a ruling Tuesday, a fractured majority of Republican justices sided…

afr.com - Paul Smith - Google, AirTrunk data centre solar farm ready to hit the grid
Google, AirTrunk data centre solar farm ready to hit the grid
Australian Financial Review

Google's first Australian renewable energy project to power the data centres underpinning its artificial intelligence and cloud computing is almost ready to connect to the national grid, in an important step towards easing concerns that the…

sciencedaily.com - New solar desalination breakthrough makes fresh water without toxic brine
New solar desalination breakthrough makes fresh water without toxic brine
ScienceDaily

Traditional desalination methods such as reverse osmosis and thermal distillation can be expensive and energy intensive. They often require chemical treatments before and after processing the water and generate large volumes of concentrated…

newswire.ca - JA Solar Leads the Post-Cycle PV Market with Dual-Technology Breakthroughs and Integrated Solutions
JA Solar Leads the Post-Cycle PV Market with Dual-Technology Breakthroughs and Integrated Solutions
CNW

BEIJING, June 1, 2026 /CNW/ -- JA Solar recently outlined its strategic roadmap for the post‑cycle photovoltaic (PV) market, reaffirming its leadership across TOPCon and BC technologies while advancing toward a fully integrated…

bgr.com - Alec Hively - Not Wind, Not Solar: Mini Nuclear Reactors Could Fix America's Energy Problems
Not Wind, Not Solar: Mini Nuclear Reactors Could Fix America's Energy Problems
BGR

America's nuclear boondoggle may be coming to an end, as the Department of Energy looks to deploy a new generation of nuclear reactors. Although the U.S operates 98 gigawatts of nuclear capacity, high costs, difficult licensing processes, the…

space.com - Kiona N. Smith - Can solar sails really send humans out into interstellar space?
Can solar sails really send humans out into interstellar space?
Space

If humankind ever travels to distant stars, we might sail there — and it might be sooner than you think. Some of humanity's oldest ships used sails to harness the power of the wind, so it seems inevitable that we would do something similar…

indianexpress.com - Roshni Yadav - UPSC Key: BrahMos, Domestic Solar Cell Mandate, and Illegal Sand Mining in Chambal
UPSC Key: BrahMos, Domestic Solar Cell Mandate, and Illegal Sand Mining in Chambal
The Indian Express

— BrahMos missile: Know the background and history development. — What are the key features of the BrahMos missile? — What is the strategic significance of BrahMos? — What are the different versions of BrahMos? —…

amny.com - Barbara Russo-Lennon - Staten Island students head to Texas for Solar Car Challenge this summer
Staten Island students head to Texas for Solar Car Challenge this summer
amNewYork

A group of teachers and high-school students from Staten Island is part of an innovative, eco-friendly driving-technology program called Solar Car. Scholars and students at Ralph R. McKee High School and Staten Island Technical High School put…

pv-magazine.com - Brian Publicover - AI platforms split on how far to push solar O&M automation
AI platforms split on how far to push solar O&M automation
pv magazine Global

Two European AI companies are taking sharply different approaches to automating utility-scale solar operations, diverging on where the boundary between human decision-making and machine execution should sit. As solar portfolios grow through…

thehindubusinessline.com - MNRE's June 2026 ALMM mandate pushes up India's solar cell production
MNRE's June 2026 ALMM mandate pushes up India's solar cell production
BusinessLine

The upcoming mandate for the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for solar PV cells from June 1, 2026 has helped push up manufacturing with 5 gigawatts (GW) capacity being added during January-March 2026. The solar cell capacity…

marketbeat.com - First Solar, Inc. $FSLR Holdings Boosted by National Pension Service
First Solar, Inc. $FSLR Holdings Boosted by National Pension Service
MarketBeat

National Pension Service boosted its position in shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) by 408.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 210,661…

southwalesargus.co.uk - Sallie Phillips - Energy company snaps up major solar project in deal set to shake up UK power bills
Energy company snaps up major solar project in deal set to shake up UK power bills
South Wales Argus

Caerphilly County Borough Council has sold the Cwm Ifor Solar Farm, a fully approved project, to Fuse Energy, which is rapidly expanding its renewable portfolio. The council was advised by Savills Earth Capital Advisory (SECA) on the sale. The…

forbes.com - Bruce Y. Lee - 'Tanfluencers' Push 'Tanmaxxing' Social Media Trend. Here Are Skin Risks
'Tanfluencers' Push 'Tanmaxxing' Social Media Trend. Here Are Skin Risks
Forbes

'Tanfluencers' on TikTok and Instagram are encouraging 'tanmaxxing' via suntanning longer, using tanning beds and accelerators and even foregoing sunscreen to maximize the amount, depth and darkness of tans. (Photo: Getty) You could call this…

knowridge.com - Knowridge - New smart material could turn windows into solar-powered energy storage systems
New smart material could turn windows into solar-powered energy storage systems
Knowridge Science Report | Inspiring science news

Scientists in Finland have developed a new smart material that can both change color and store electrical energy. In the future, this technology could lead to self-tinting windows that not only block excess sunlight but also store solar energy for…

thehill.com - Andreas Karelas, opinion contributor   - 'Climate hushing' is what's keeping the Democrats from winning
'Climate hushing' is what's keeping the Democrats from winning
The Hill

I want to let you in on a secret: The throughline for much of the chaos and turmoil we're witnessing in the world is the climate crisis and the global energy transition. Yet we barely hear about it. We see it with our own eyes. We feel it at the…

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