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bbc.co.uk - Cathy Killick - Homeowners in Yorkshire turn to solar panels as oil prices rise
Homeowners in Yorkshire turn to solar panels as oil prices rise
BBC

Cathy Killick and Chloe Aslett, Yorkshire Renewable energy firms in Yorkshire have reported a spike of interest in solar panels prompted by the US-Israel war with Iran. As fuel prices have risen, households have been turning away from oil and gas…

bbc.co.uk - Cathy Killick - Homeowners in Yorkshire turn to solar panels as oil prices rise
Homeowners in Yorkshire turn to solar panels as oil prices rise
BBC

Renewable energy firms in Yorkshire have reported a spike of interest in solar panels prompted by the US-Israel war with Iran. As fuel prices have risen, households have been turning away from oil and gas, with energy supplier Octopus seeing a 50%…

independent.co.uk - Jeff Meyer - Are plug-in solar panels actually worth buying?
Are plug-in solar panels actually worth buying?
The Independent

For millions of households, the question is not just whether solar panels are worth the cost. But instead, if adding solar panels is even possible at all. Solar has long been sold as a home upgrade for people who own their home, have a suitable…

thesun.co.uk - Laura McGuire - Renters set to get rights to install bargain plug-in solar panels
Renters set to get rights to install bargain plug-in solar panels
The Sun

RENTERS are set to get the rights to install bargain plug-in solar panels from this summer. Currently, landlords are able to refuse a tenants right to install solar panels on their home, but this could reportedly be set to change. Your info will be…

irishmirror.ie - Seán McCárthaigh - Traveller working for solar panel firm awarded compo after 'k******s' remark
Traveller working for solar panel firm awarded compo after 'k******s' remark
Irish Mirror

A sales assistant for a company selling solar panels, who is a Traveller, has been awarded €15,000 in compensation after a consultant told a meeting of staff that they were “not like a pack of k******s going door to door selling…

scmp.com - Khushboo Razdan - Crisis surge or lasting shift? China's solar exports double in a month
Crisis surge or lasting shift? China's solar exports double in a month
South China Morning Post

Chinese solar exports surged in March, doubling to a record high as demand accelerated across dozens of markets, according to a new report. The spike comes as global energy systems react to renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the…

bloomberg.com - Lara Williams - Fossil Fuels No Longer Offer Security. Clean Energy Can
Fossil Fuels No Longer Offer Security. Clean Energy Can
Bloomberg

Last year was a major step forward in the clean energy revolution, with installations of renewable sources such as solar panels and wind turbines hitting record highs not only in the developed world, but in emerging economies too. But then came the…

theguardian.com - Dan Milmo - Reliance on Chinese green tech poses 'serious' risk for Europe, experts say
Reliance on Chinese green tech poses 'serious' risk for Europe, experts say
The Guardian

Europe is “sleepwalking” into a series of economic and national security problems because of an over-reliance on Chinese green technology, according to experts. A report co-authored by Michael Collins, a former deputy head of national…

zmescience.com - Tibi Puiu - China's Solar Exports Doubled In One Month As The Iran War Shook Oil Markets
China's Solar Exports Doubled In One Month As The Iran War Shook Oil Markets
ZME Science: not exactly rocket science

After the war in Iran repeatedly choked ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the planet's most important energy corridors, governments did what governments usually do in a crisis. They searched for more fuel elsewhere, something which…

island.lk - Sahan Weerasooriya - Rooftop Solar at Crossroads as Sri Lanka Shifts to Distributed Energy Future
Rooftop Solar at Crossroads as Sri Lanka Shifts to Distributed Energy Future
The Island

Rooftop solar power in Sri Lanka has reached a critical turning point as the country responds to the combined pressures of the economic crisis, rising electricity tariffs and national climate commitments. What was once considered an optional…

heraldscotland.com - Rose Moncur - More than 30 Edinburgh social housing tenants to save £200 a year on energy
More than 30 Edinburgh social housing tenants to save £200 a year on energy
The Herald

The scheme is designed for social housing fitted with solar panels and battery storage, allowing excess energy to be stored and sold back to the grid at peak times. Tenants are expected to see electricity unit rates fall by around 30% compared to a…

boston.com - Sam Shipman - On a tiny New Hampshire island, a 600-square-foot house for $338k. 'It's fully off the grid.
On a tiny New Hampshire island, a 600-square-foot house for $338k. 'It's fully off the grid.
Boston.com

Have you ever wanted your own private island? Usually a dream reserved for the top 1 percent, the two-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 1 Nay Pond Island in Milan, N.H., can make that dream a picturesque, remote reality for $337,700. Built in 1970…

bbc.co.uk - Gráinne Connolly - Royal Mail: Solar-powered postbox gets students' seal of approval
Royal Mail: Solar-powered postbox gets students' seal of approval
BBC

Gráinne Connolly BBC News NI Children using the first high-tech, solar-powered postbox in Northern Ireland to bear the cypher of King Charles III have given it their seal of approval. The box in Belfast's York Street was unveiled on…

mirror.co.uk - Levi Winchester - May bank holiday 2026 opening times for Aldi with quietest time to shop
May bank holiday 2026 opening times for Aldi with quietest time to shop
The Mirror

Aldi has revealed its opening hours for the May bank holiday - and the quietest times for shoppers to visit this weekend. There are two bank holidays in May, with the first being on Monday, May 4. In the run-up to this, Aldi stores will be open…

chron.com - Daqo: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
Daqo: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
Chron

SHANGHAI (AP) — SHANGHAI (AP) — Daqo New Energy Corp. (DQ) on Wednesday reported a loss of $88.4 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Shanghai-based company said it had a loss of $1.31. The solar panel parts maker…

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