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China's Solar Industry Launches Space Alliance With Few Details
Chinese solar manufacturers and research institutes launched an alliance on Tuesday to promote solar energy in space, a potential new avenue for growth in an industry beset by terrestrial overcapacity. A total of 13 founding members, including GCL…
EDP Said to Start €200 Million Stake Sale of Iberia Solar Assets
Portuguese utility EDP SA is set to start the process to sell a minority stake in its Iberian distributed-generation assets, according to people with knowledge of the matter. EDP aims to divest a 49% stake for as much as €200 million ($233…
How much do solar panels cost? UK 2026 prices guide
As of June 2026, a typical solar panel system for a three-bedroom home in the UK costs around £6,500 to £9,000 fully installed. For many households, a standard 4-5kW rooftop system will sit closer to £6,500 to £8,000, while…
Frankfurt's Solar Lights That Look Better Than Your Living Room Lamp
If you've ever walked along a riverbank at night and squinted up at a buzzing fluorescent streetlamp wondering who designed that thing and why, Munich-based duo ttal just made that question feel very urgent. Their installation Main Light, currently…
SEG Solar Announces Third U.S. Factory, Becoming Largest Domestic Solar Manufacturer at 10.6 GW Capacity
HOUSTON, June 1, 2026 /CNW/ -- SEG Solar ('SEG'), a leading U.S. solar module manufacturer, today announced plans to develop its third U.S. manufacturing facility in Greater Houston, Texas. The new 4.6-gigawatt (GW) facility is expected to bring…
JA Solar Leads the Post-Cycle PV Market with Dual-Technology Breakthroughs and Integrated Solutions
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…
Trina Solar announces 907 W tandem solar module with 29.2% efficiency
Chinese PV manufacturer Trina Solar has unveiled a 907 W n-type TOPCon-perovskite tandem solar module. According to the company, the module achieved a full-panel conversion efficiency of 29.2% in testing by Germany's TÜV SÜD. The product…
SEG Solar announces third U.S. manufacturing site
Texas-based solar module manufacturer SEG Solar has announced its third domestic manufacturing facility, a 100,000 m2 building housing a warehouse and module assembly factory with a planned production capacity of 4.6 GW per year. The newly-planned…
GameChange Energy Consolidates Solar, eBOS, Asset Monitoring, and Transformer Divisions Under Single Brand
Rebrand Streamlines Procurement and Installation for Clients, Reflects GameChange's Expanding Product Offerings NORWALK, Conn., June 1, 2026 /CNW/ -- GameChange Energy, a global energy infrastructure company, announces the consolidation of its…
HAREI's solar power initiative aids Concord NH community
A crowd formed at the Friends of Forgotten Children food pantry in Concord on Sunday, but not because meals were being served inside. The crowd was outdoors. “We had about 30 people there. We had probably a dozen on the roof, four on…
Türkiye adds 1.97 GW of solar in January-April
Türkiye 's cumulative solar capacity reached 26,769 MW by the end of April 2026, according to figures published by the country's Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. The figure indicates that 1.97 GW of solar was installed across the…
Texas adds another huge solar farm as ERCOT grid demand soars
Texas keeps piling on solar projects as electricity demand surges on the ERCOT grid – and now another massive one is moving ahead. Vesper Energy today said it closed $236 million in financing for its 201 MW Nazareth Solar project in Swisher…
AI platforms split on how far to push solar O&M automation
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…
NXT Stock Alert: Solar Company Nextpower Is Taking on Data Centers With New Acquisition
Nextpower (NXT) stock remains in focus after the solar tracker company agreed to acquire Prevalon Energy for up to $365 million, expanding its footprint into battery storage and AI data centers. The energy-tech firm simultaneously raised its fiscal…
First Solar, Inc. $FSLR Position Boosted by Forsta AP Fonden
Forsta AP Fonden lifted its stake in shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) by 43.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 33,400 shares of the solar cell manufacturer's…
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