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Germany to Cut Rooftop Solar Support as Technology's Costs Fall
Germany's economy ministry is planning to scale back support for rooftop solar and shift its focus toward larger solar parks, arguing that the former is already economically viable on its own. From 2027 onwards, fixed feed-in tariffs for new…
Spotify upgraded, First Solar downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls
The most talked about and market moving research calls around Wall Street are now in one place. Here are today's research calls that investors need to know, as compiled by The Fly. Arete upgraded Spotify (SPOT) to Buy from Neutral with a $586 price…
Home Bargains £3.99 solar lights are ideal for pet lovers
Adding lights to your garden can be an ideal way to add both practicality and decoration at the same time, and if you're looking to get your garden ready for spring, Home Bargains is a good place to look. One set of solar lights which has recently…
The future of solar is unwritten
The U.S. solar market is entering a period of adjustment driven by policy uncertainty, the expiration of residential tax incentives, and changes in customer financing structures. Based on recent discussions with contacts in Washington, DC…
First Solar Q4 Earnings: Buy This Weakness And Sell Into Strength (Rating Upgrade) (FSLR)
First Solar presents a compelling buy after a technical pullback, with 2026 sales guidance $1B below consensus and sentiment weakened by backlog declines. FSLR's profitability is heavily reliant on 45X tax credits, with core manufacturing margins…
$900M taken from solar panel program and pumped into Dem. voting activism, CAL DOGE claims
CAL DOGE has claimed nearly $1 billion was taken from a California solar panel program and funneled into Democratic voter registration and activism. The report, out Thursday, argues $928 million from gas tax and electric bills intended for solar…
Worthington voters back solar moratorium, approve K-9 funding at special TM
WORTHINGTON — Residents packed the RH Conwell Elementary School Tuesday night and overwhelmingly approved all 10 articles on a special Town Meeting warrant, including four articles calling for a temporary moratorium on large-scale solar…
US Solar Surged 35% in 2025, Overtaking Hydro for the First Time
Fossil fuels still dominate the energy mix. But growth in renewables offset nearly 75% of new power demand. Booming energy demand is driving a scramble to set up new generating capacity, and one technology is proving to be the clear winner. Newly…
Malaysia's TTVision enters India's solar manufacturing market
Malaysia-based machine vision and automation provider TTVision Holdings Berhad is entering India's solar manufacturing sector, targeting both upstream and downstream segments of the PV value chain. The company plans to establish a joint venture…
Solar Surge: Fujiyama Power Systems' 29-Year Power Play from Rooftops to 1GW Ambitions
New Delhi [India], February 25: India's rooftop solar revolution isn't waiting for policy—it's exploding, thanks to pioneers like Fujiyama Power Systems (formerly UTL Solar). From humble beginnings 29 years ago, this homegrown powerhouse has…
Australian startup scaling up printed solar technology
Newcastle-based printed solar technology company Kardinia Energy has received AUD 2.15 million ($1.5 million) in funding from the Australian government Industry Growth Program (IGP) to help accelerate the scale-up of its flexible printed solar…
UK grid software cuts MV solar connection quotes to 15 minutes
UK-based network monitoring company VisNet, part of EA Technology Group, has launched an enhancement to its connection platform aimed at accelerating medium-voltage asset approvals. The tool enables commercial and industrial-scale rooftop solar and…
Chinese Academy of Sciences achieves world record efficiency of 15.45% for kesterite solar cell
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has fabricated a kesterite (CZTSSe) solar cell that achieved a world record power conversion efficiency of 15.45% and a certified efficiency of 15.04%. Kesterite is one of the most promising light absorber…
IIA team makes key solar observation using radio telescope and Aditya-L1 satellite payload
Astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have made observations of shocks driven by coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the Sun by using its Gauribidanur radio telescope and Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) payload onboard…
UPSC Key: US slaps tariff on solar firms, India's recent defence surge, and Cervical cancer
— What are the reasons for India's dependence on solar energy equipment from China? — Know about the process and role of semiconductors in converting solar power into electricity? — What is the significance of solar energy for…
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