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Solar Industries Bids $1.4 Billion for South Africa's Omnia
Solar Industries India Ltd. agreed to acquire South African industrial-explosives and fertilizer firm Omnia Holdings Ltd. for 21.8 billion rand ($1.4 billion), seeking to expand in the continent's mining and agriculture industries. The Nagpur…
Solar Industries to buy South Africa's Omnia for $1.36 billion
Solar Industries said on Monday its unit will acquire South Africa's Omnia Holdings in an all-cash deal worth about $1.36 billion, as the explosives and ammunition maker looks to expand its global mining business. Solar SA Investments, an indirect…
How to get more from your solar panels on sunny days
When the sun is shining, your solar panels could be generating much more electricity than your home needs at that moment. The question is what happens to the excess. If you have a battery, it can be stored for later. If you have an export tariff…
'Moving at light speed': Plug-in solar and batteries are coming to Australia
Apartment residents could soon be able to buy plug-in batteries to store cheap or free power produced during the day to use in the evening even without solar panels. The plug-in home batteries for energy storage are part of reforms that would also…
Google solar powering up its Project Sunroof
A few months after its release, Google's solar power evaluation tool is already being expanded throughout the US – a global roll-out must only be a matter of time. Not content with mapping the globe, correcting your rushed search terms…
U.S. government finalizes trade duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued final affirmative determinations in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations targeting crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules imported from India, Indonesia, and Laos. Commerce…
India grabs bigger share of global investment in solar manufacturing
India's share of global solar manufacturing investment has risen sharply even as investment worldwide has collapsed, with China accounting for most of the decline, according to the Clean Investment Monitor of the Rhodium Group. India accounted for…
Solar power company looks at stock exchange float
One of the pioneers of large scale solar power generation is looking at a possible stock exchange listing. Lodestone Energy, founded in 2019 with five solar developments, said it is looking at a share float, otherwise known as an initial public…
Sparing small rooftop-solar businesses the initial legwork
Most of the small businesses offering rooftop solar installation services are constrained by the time and effort needed to estimate the requirements of a potential customer before a sale can be concluded. To offer a price quote, they will typically…
Villagers say giant solar park which will create a 'crystal desert
Surrounded by rolling farmland and boasting thatched Tudor cottages, pub and a church recorded in the Domesday Book, one could say Salford Priors is the epitome of a classic English village. But residents of the picturesque community – and…
US Section 232 move: Opportunity or fresh hurdle for Indian solar makers?
On August 6, US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, citing national security concerns over dependence on imported polysilicon and its derivatives. The measure establishes minimum import prices…
Georgia Tech, Bert Thin Films build 24.3%-efficient copper-contacted TOPCon solar cell via LECO
A research team led by the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) has fabricated a TOPCon solar cell that combines copper (Cu) metallization with laser-enhanced contact optimization (LECO) in an effort reduce silver consumption and…
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GoSun built a practical electric tractor that charges itself with solar panels [video]
Electric farm tractors are a great idea that hasn't quite found a way to succeed in the market, but Ohio-based GoSun thinks the time is right to try again – this time with integrated solar charging technology that could give its all-electric…
The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator's latest Demo Day, according to VCs
Another Y Combinator Demo Day took place on Thursday, but this batch looked a little different. While every cohort brings a fresh wave of founders, the startups presenting this week skewed far more toward deep tech than in past years. As we do…
India, Germany & a green partnership for the future
The fourth Indo-German Environment Forum, held in Delhi on September 1, focused on climate change and biodiversity conservation. Since the first forum in 2008, global environmental crises have intensified. The political environment for resolving…
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