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Legal challenge to UK's largest approved solar farm rejected
Paul Murphy, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire climate and environment correspondent and Holly Phillips, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire A legal challenge to the UK's largest currently approved solar farm has been rejected by the High Court. The…
This asteroid was born at the dawn of the solar system
Ryugu might have formed in the very first generation of planetary building blocks Join Our Community of Science Lovers! I agree my information will be processed in accordance with the Scientific American Inc. Privacy Policy. We leverage third party…
NASA's Parker Solar Probe discovers a hidden pattern in the Sun's chaotic magnetic fields
Unlike the air and water on Earth, much of the matter in space consists of electrically charged particles in a state (known as the plasma state). These particles interact strongly with magnetic and electric fields, creating turbulence that is…
Partial operation of Solar bus stand bothers public
Published - November 12, 2026 06:03 pm IST - ERODE Subscribe to The Hindu @ Just ₹1* Subscribe to The Hindu @ Just $4.99 *Offer only for new subscribers Residents of Lakkapuram urged the district administration to fully operationalise new…
Uganda turns to solar power to cut farmers' losses
A dairy farmer can spend months feeding cattle, paying workers and transporting milk to a collection centre, only to lose part of the day's earnings because the milk cannot be kept cold. In rural Uganda, where electricity is either unreliable or…
Plug-in solar and batteries may cause house fires, electricians warn
Solar panels and batteries that can be plugged into regular power outlets could cause house fires due to rushed implementation and lack of safety oversight, according to electrical trade groups. Advocates want the devices to be legalised in…
Fury over plans for solar farm the size of 58 football pitches on 'prime farmland'
The project was first proposed back in May 2025 A rural UK community has hit out at plans to build a massive solar farm on 'prime agricultural land ' in their backyard. The proposed development would span 260 acres, the equivalent of 58 football…
Solar panel conman won't repay a penny after ripping off 20 customers
A solar panel conman who defrauded customers to the tune of more than £180,000 won't be made to repay a single penny. Jonathan Alan Vidler mis-sold solar panels installations and consultancy advice to more than 20 residents and organisations…
Iberdrola is said to weigh sale of German solar assets for up to $223M (IBDSF:OTCMKTS)
Iberdrola (IBDSF)(IBDRY) is considering selling its solar power assets in Germany for as much as €200 million ($223 million) as the Spanish utility shifts investment toward higher-priority markets, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing…
Mesa Grande Reservation adds solar and battery systems, plans to expand housing
Well beyond the sprawl of San Diego County suburbia, rocky canyons carve through rolling green hills with oaks trees. There, tucked around pockets of private land and national forest is the Mesa Grande Reservation, home to the Mesa Grande Band of…
Major solar-storage project provides round-the-clock power in DRC Congo
Africa's largest copper mine is now running on solar baseload power thanks to a large-scale solar-plus-storage power plant. The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, located in the Central African Copperbelt near Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
John Arnold: I'm all for solar panels, but on roofs, not on good farm land
I had fairly mixed emotions last Saturday - sadness and anger. The winter is here with longer nights, shorter days, and more time spent indoors. We've no central heating in the house - never had it, and I suppose we'll hardly invest at this hour of…
Wilson throws shadow of doubt on solar expansion
Ashburton's deputy mayor has cast a shadow over the council's potential solar energy expansion. Council is working on its long-term budgets, and factoring into that is the increased cost of electricity, It faced increased line charges this year and…
Does battery energy storage undercut the energy return of wind and solar?
Originally published August 25, 2014. Updated November 12, 2026. No, according to a 2020 peer-reviewed study that found backing a mostly renewable California grid with batteries raised its energy return by about 10%. That cuts against a widely…
Mexico's distributed solar capacity tops 5.65 GW
Mexico's cumulative distributed generation capacity reached 5,675.47 MW at the end of June 2026, according to figures published by the National Energy Commission (CNE) on Nov. 4. The country added 485.76 MW in the first half of the year, up 9.4%…
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