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The Amount of New Solar Power Production Capacity China Is Manufacturing Is Legitimately Mind-Blowing
Last year, a viral drone video from China's Guizhou province revealed an entire mountain range blanketed in solar panels stretching to the horizon. It's a stunning visual, but it doesn't even begin to capture the staggering amount of solar power…
Royal Mail upgrading NI post boxes with solar panels and scanners
'Post boxes of the future' on the way in Royal Mail upgrade…
The 'trap' threatening the national solar panel recycling scheme
There are very few options available to people to dispose of old solar panels. The government has announced a national solar panel recycling pilot to prevent them becoming toxic waste in landfill. Industry experts welcomed the move, but said there…
The ARRL Solar Update
Solar activity continued at low levels this week. Low level C-class flares were observed from Regions 4342 and 4353. The majority of the regions were either stable or in decay. New Regions 4359, 4360, and 4361 emerged on the disk and were numbered.
How Often Should Solar Panels Be Cleaned in Arizona? - Awe.some
Arizona's sunny skies make it a prime location for solar energy. With abundant sunlight, solar panels can operate efficiently year-round. However, maintaining their effectiveness requires proper care—cleaning being a crucial part of it. This…
Jinko Solar marks its 20th anniversary during a major clean-energy summit in Abu Dhabi
The 20th anniversary celebration of Jinko Solar was honored by the company on January 7, 2026, during the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi. The date is significant to Jinko Solar as it represented the 20th year of operations of Jinko…
India losing 2.3 TWh solar power indicates system's requirements for a high-renewables future
India had to curtail 2.3 terawatt hours (TWh) of solar generation between late May and December 2025, a development that indicates the power system's requirements for a high-renewables future. A report by Ember also reveals that flexibility…
Solar Stocks To Research - January 30th
If Solar's Rally Has Legs, These 2 Stocks Could Benefit Most First Solar, Nextpower, and Solaris Energy Infrastructure are the three Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Solar stocks are shares of publicly…
China is Britain's future
In 1844, Britain compelled the Qing government to ship nine and a half tonnes of silver from southeast China to London as ransom after the First Opium War. It was melted down at the Royal Mint: bullion extracted at gunpoint from a civilisation…
What really broke on the grid during Storm Fern - it wasn't wind or solar
Winter Storm Fern knocked out power for millions of people across the US and reignited a familiar political and media fight over what really causes large-scale outages during extreme weather. To separate the rhetoric from the operational reality…
Energy Bills Have Soared Recently. How Can States Bring Costs Down?
President Trump and Democratic and Republican governors this month announced a plan to build power plants to lower electricity bills in 13 Eastern states and the District of Columbia. Energy experts said that even if the plan works, the plants will…
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Fresh with funding, Aptera shares solar EV production update ahead of deliveries this year [Video]
Days after completing a $9 million equity raise, solar EV startup Aptera Motors posted its latest progress update video, detailing how it intends to use the fresh funds. While it still has a way to go, Aptera is continuing production of its solar…
What Starmer can learn from Japan about dealing with China
Ever since David Cameron supped beer with Xi Jinping to celebrate the dawn of a new golden era in Sino-British relations, arguments have raged about where it all went wrong. But as Sir Keir Starmer stages his own re-enactment, he appears to be…
Grids Are Surviving the Storm. But the Next 5 Years Could Be Rough.
The reliability of the electric grids that power the United States and Canada is “worsening” and tens of millions of people face a growing risk of blackouts over the next five years, according to a group that monitors most of North…
New Hampshire Republicans want to raise taxes on homes with solar
New Hampshire Republicans are attempting to do away with a 50-year-old property tax exemption for households and businesses with solar, contending that the policy forces residents without the clean energy systems to unwittingly subsidize those who…
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