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forbes.com - Dianne Plummer - Solar Energy's Five-Year Surge Signals A Global Structural Shift
Solar Energy's Five-Year Surge Signals A Global Structural Shift
Forbes

Solar's next phase is about building resilient systems, simplifying deployment, and strengthening supply chains so solar can scale reliably across very different markets. Solar energy has moved decisively from the margins of the energy system to…

globenewswire.com - Voltalia - Voltalia wins a new solar project in Tunisia
Voltalia wins a new solar project in Tunisia
GlobeNewswire

Voltalia wins a new solar project in Tunisia Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energies, secures a 132-megawatt solar project in the Gabès region in south-east Tunisia After winning the…

forbes.com - David Prosser - Meet The Start-Up Planning To Turn The UK Into A Solar Nation
Meet The Start-Up Planning To Turn The UK Into A Solar Nation
Forbes

So far, just one in 20 homes in the UK have installed solar panels; Sunsave believes its subscription plan can accelerate adoption In Europe's nascent industry for decarbonising private homes, start-ups continue to innovate where larger businesses…

bloomberg.com - How Co-Located Batteries Are Reshaping Solar's Future
How Co-Located Batteries Are Reshaping Solar's Future
Bloomberg

The future of energy, transport, sustainability and more, as told by BNEF analysts. Each week, Dana Perkins sits down with BloombergNEF (BNEF) analysts to uncover the key findings and stories behind their latest research. The future of energy…

forbes.com - Chrissie McClatchie - You Can Watch The 2026 Total Solar Eclipse From These 5 Yachts
You Can Watch The 2026 Total Solar Eclipse From These 5 Yachts
Forbes

AZIZA will be in the Balearics in August for charter during the Total Solar Eclipse It might just be the hottest ticket in yachting this year. The newly-named Aqua Lares, previously known as Legend, in Greenland, for August's total solar eclipse…

bloomberg.com - Todd Woody - To Lower Electricity Costs, Consumers Quietly Install DIY Solar
To Lower Electricity Costs, Consumers Quietly Install DIY Solar
Bloomberg

As electricity prices soar and rooftop solar subsidies vanish, some US renters and homeowners are surreptitiously installing solar panels on balconies and backyards without their utility's permission. Legislation recently introduced in nearly two…

electrek.co - Michelle Lewis - At 5 GW per year, solar recycling goes industrial in Georgia
At 5 GW per year, solar recycling goes industrial in Georgia
Electrek

SOLARCYCLE has started recycling solar panels at a massive new facility in Cedartown, Georgia, signaling that solar recycling in the US is finally moving from pilot projects to industrial scale. The 255,000-square-foot plant is now processing…

thesun.co.uk - Louisa Woolf - Tourists flock to Spain for best view of solar eclipse with clear skies
Tourists flock to Spain for best view of solar eclipse with clear skies
The Sun

DARK skies tourism is set to be one of the defining travel trends this summer, as holidaymakers prepare to flock to parts of Spain to catch the solar eclipse. On August 12, hotspots like Valencia, Palma Mallorca, and Ibiza are expected to see a…

hackaday.com - Lewin Day - Solar Supercapacitor Lamp Probably Won't Get You Saved At Sea
Solar Supercapacitor Lamp Probably Won't Get You Saved At Sea
Hackaday

Most solar lights are cheap garbage that exist just to put more microplastics into the environment as they degrade in short order. [Jeremy Cook] built his own solar light, however, and this one might just last a little longer. Most solar lights…

thehindu.com - Vasudevan Mukunth - IIT-Kanpur team develops new way to predict solar cycles
IIT-Kanpur team develops new way to predict solar cycles
The Hindu

The sun is a giant magnetic ball that goes through roughly 11-year cycles of activity that drive solar flares and space weather that can disrupt satellites and power grids on the earth. But predicting the strength and timing of these cycles has…

thestar.com.my - KLIA Aeropolis solar farm to cut KLIA's carbon emissions by 30% in 2027 - MAHB
KLIA Aeropolis solar farm to cut KLIA's carbon emissions by 30% in 2027 - MAHB
The Star Online

SEPANG: The photovoltaic solar farm and battery energy storage system (BESS) project at KLIA Aeropolis is expected to reduce the carbon emissions of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) by around 30 per cent when fully operational in 2027.

steren.fr - Steren Giannini - How we power our home with our own solar energy
How we power our home with our own solar energy
steren.fr

Our home now runs on the solar energy that it produces almost all the time. Here is our journey and how you can do it too. Solar energy production: panels and batteries Electrify consumption: electric car and heat pumps Over the last year, our home…

seekingalpha.com - Carl Surran - First Solar sinks as BMO downgrades, saying Tesla's potential plans may hit sentiment (FSLR:NASDAQ)
First Solar sinks as BMO downgrades, saying Tesla's potential plans may hit sentiment (FSLR:NASDAQ)
Seeking Alpha

First Solar (FSLR) -11.3% in Thursday's trading as BMO downgraded shares to Market Perform from Outperform with a $263 price target, trimmed from $285, saying potential competitive threats from additional domestic solar manufacturing may pressure…

newswire.ca - Westbridge Renewable Energy Corp. - Westbridge Renewable Receives Approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission for Red Willow Solar And Battery Energy Storage Project
Westbridge Renewable Receives Approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission for Red Willow Solar And Battery Energy Storage Project
CNW

CALGARY, AB, Jan. 29, 2026 /CNW/ - Westbridge Renewable Energy Corporation (TSXV: WEB) (OTCQX: WEGYF) (FRA: PUQ) ('Westbridge', 'Westbridge Renewable' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Red Willow Solar Inc.

pv-magazine.com - Blathnaid O'Dea - Nissan wheels out solar-powered vehicle
Nissan wheels out solar-powered vehicle
pv magazine International

Dutch startup Lightyear has been developing and refining its solar-powered car charging technology, working with a number of vehicle manufacturers to demonstrate its system. It announced a partnership with Nissan to integrate its solar charging…

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