Solar Industry News
A collection of Solar latest news, analysis and best practices from top business influencers and the world's most trustworthy sources.
Invest in Rwanda's floating solar future
Rwanda's proposed 200-megawatt floating solar power plant on Lake Sake is an opportunity to mobilise private capital, deepen domestic participation in the energy sector and accelerate the country's transition towards a more secure, reliable and…
Trump geothermal lease sale collides with planned Nevada solar farms
Oct 19 (Reuters) – The US Interior Department's sale of geothermal leases in Nevada this week will include thousands of acres overlapping major planned solar projects from NextEra Energy and other developers, according to federal documents.
Fuse Energy's new plug-in solar kit promises to save you £180 a year in electricity bills - but it's not legal yet
The UK's Fuse Energy has announced a plug-in solar product It combines solar panels with a 2.5kWh plug-in battery It's due on sale next year, provided plug-in batteries are made legal With energy prices soaring thanks to the ongoing conflict in the…
SunPower Origin, SunPower's New Solar Panel, Launches in Europe with 8th-Generation Back-Contact Technology and a Single 40-Year Warranty
'Back-contact is where solar mass market is heading, but very few companies can manufacture it at scale. We were the first to put it into commercial production, in 2004, and Origin is our eighth generation,' said Steven Zhang, General Manager, TCL…
China proposes export controls for solar tech amid safety concerns
In a statement, China's Ministry of Commerce explained that far greater oversight is needed for technologies with the potential to impact sensitive sectors. According to Reuters, China's Ministry of Commerce has proposed applying export controls to…
Politicians propose plug-in solar, batteries in Norway
Members of Norway's Green Party (MDG) have put forward a proposal to legalise and facilitate plug-in solar and batteries. The six politicians were each elected to the Norwegian parliament, known as the Storting, for the 2025-2029 term. Their…
Patent lawsuit points to 10 GW ingot and wafer equipment import for Tesla's $10 billion Texas solar factory
A federal patent lawsuit filed in East Texas indicates that massive quantities of Chinese crystal-pulling equipment are bound for Texas to build out a 10 GW solar production line. Court filings and public records tie the…
Top Solar Stocks To Keep An Eye On - October 18th
MarketBeat Week in Review – 08/10 - 08/14 First Solar, Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Enphase Energy, Nextpower, SolarEdge Technologies, Array Technologies, and Shoals Technologies Group are the seven Solar stocks to watch today, according…
A silicon wafer 28 millimeters wider than the old standard is now spreading across solar factory floors, but plants that bet on the square format are stuck retooling lines
A sheet of silicon the size of a dinner plate decides how much power an entire rooftop can make. For years, almost every solar panel on American roofs used the same square wafer shape. Now a stretched, rectangular version is quietly gaining ground…
Longi researchers reveals how edge masking reduces recombination losses in solar cells
Researchers at Chinese solar manufacturer Longi have investigated the physical mechanisms behind edge masking in high-efficiency solar cells, finding that the technique suppresses edge recombination by restricting lateral carrier transport. Edge…
First Solar, Inc. $FSLR Stock: SteelPeak Wealth LLC Decreases Stake
SteelPeak Wealth LLC decreased its stake in shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) by 65.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,000 shares of the solar cell…
Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) Stock Price Down 3.8% - Here's Why
Shares of Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ - Get Free Report) dropped 3.8% during trading on Monday. The company traded as low as $9.42 and last traded at $9.4350. 190,591 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 93% from the average daily…
Prediction: This Will Be Micron's Stock Price By the End of 2027
Micron Technologies (MU +3.65%) has long been a relatively boring investment. After it peaked during the dot-com bubble in 2000, the company faced a long-lasting slump as modest demand and intense competition eroded its growth prospects relative to…
How to watch Japan's mission to Mars
Japan launches a ground-breaking mission to the Mars moon Phobos today, and you can watch live. The JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission aims to collect samples from Phobos, the larger of Mars' two…
Prediction: This Will Be SpaceX's Stock Price By the End of 2027
In June, Elon Musk's space industrial giant, SpaceX (SPCX -1.74%), broke records with an initial public offering (IPO) that valued it at $1.77 trillion. This was the largest corporate debut in history, and it netted SpaceX $75 billion in capital…
Receive a Daily briefing on Solar Industry News
Get Started