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The future of U.S. renewable energy rests on Nextpower-the backbone of the growing solar sector
Nextpower operates as the spine of the U.S. solar sector—and increasingly worldwide—by literally lifting the solar panels toward the sun. But maybe cofounder and CEO Dan Shugar would think of his company as the stem of the industry…
First Solar: Section 232 Is Not Yet In The Price, And That Is Fair
I rate First Solar a Hold with a $193.84 target, reflecting an 8.8% upside—just below my required return threshold. FSLR's core business is unprofitable without Section 45X tax credits, which start to phase down in 2030 and end after 2032.
New update on huge Coventry solar farm as search confirmed for second site
Coventry City Council has issued a new update on its plans for a huge and controversial solar farm being developed with energy giant E.ON on green belt land. It would supply clean energy to more than 7,000 homes, improving the city's energy…
Heliene and Caelux begin US production of 27 percent efficient tandem solar panels
Heliene and Caelux have started commercial-scale production of a solar panel the companies say can convert more than 27 percent of sunlight into electricity, above the roughly 22 percent ceiling of today's best mass-produced silicon panels. The…
Masdar completes $950 million solar and battery storage project in California
Abu Dhabi clean energy company Masdar has announced the completion of its $950 million Lockhart Solar and Storage complex in California, adding significant utility-scale generation and grid-stability assets to the U.S. market. Developed by…
Yanhe Technology launches three perovskite solar module technologies into orbit
Yanhe Technology launched three independently developed space photovoltaic modules into a 535 km sun-synchronous orbit aboard Galactic Energy's Ceres-2 Y3 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Nov. 7. The company described the mission…
Fluffy Carbon Dust 63 Light-Years Away Shows What Our Young Solar System May Have Looked Like
A trail of soot-dark dust around a young star 63 light-years away appears to lie mostly flat against the sky as seen from Earth, not stretching deep toward or away from us, according to new Hubble Space Telescope observations. The structure…
Top Solar Stocks To Follow Now - November 13th
MarketBeat Week in Review – 08/10 - 08/14 First Solar, Nextpower, Enphase Energy, T1 Energy, and Solaris Energy Infrastructure are the five Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Solar stocks are publicly…
How a solar system 'wobble' could make the Earth crash into Mars
A wobble in the precise clockwork of the solar system could see the Earth collide with Mercury, Mars or Venus, scientists predict. But they say reassuringly that such a mishap is unlikely to occur for billions of years. The orbits of the planets…
Many Solar Panels Still Deliver 80% of Their Original Power After 30 Years
In the late 1980s, when Switzerland was just beginning to experiment with solar power, engineers bolted a few shiny panels onto rooftops, mountain stations, and even utility-scale farms. They probably didn't expect those panels to still be humming…
Vikings-Packers predictions: Can Kirk Cousins revive offense at Lambeau Field?
Many NFL narratives seem scripted, almost as if too good to be true. This one may have climbed to the top of the list. Quarterback Kirk Cousins will not only return for the Minnesota Vikings this weekend but also make his first start against the…
A giant icy world hiding beyond Pluto could be our sixth dwarf planet
The object, temporarily named 2026 ED138, was identified by an astronomer analyzing observations from the Simonyi Survey Telescope at the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Early estimates suggest it ranks among the largest dwarf planet candidates…
India seeks to triple clean energy capacity to 900 gigawatts by 2035, but major hurdles remain
With the United Nations climate talks underway, India has set an ambitious goal of installing enough clean power to supply more than 1 billion homes by 2035, and has approved nearly $20 billion in power grid upgrades to ease bottlenecks that…
James Webb telescope finds ice older than the star it orbits
Beta Pictoris is a young star, roughly 20 million years old, and located about 64 light-years away from Earth. It is surrounded by a vast disk of dust and rubble where planets are still forming—astronomers have already found three. In a new…
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire charities receive King's Award for Voluntary Service.
Three charities in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have received awards for their outstanding community work. Hornsea First Aid Centre, M.A.S.H. Military Assistance Social Hub and Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes Service (LEBBS) have been…
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