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Solar panel installation gone wrong? Here's how to get it fixed
Installing solar panels can be an effective way to reduce your electricity bills and protect yourself against rising energy prices. But what happens if your new system doesn't work as expected, the installation damages your roof, or the company…
Singapore aiming for more solar panels in public spaces to hit new 2035 target
SINGAPORE: Singapore is exploring installing solar panels at more public spaces, including carports and on building walls, to hit a new 2035 solar target. The country will also explore making better use of vacant land, such as using mobile…
Powering the future from Brogborough landfill site
The building of solar farms on agricultural land is a divisive subject. Plans have recently been approved for one of the biggest solar plants in England. It will stretch across 2,965 acres (1,200 hectares) of land south and west of Wellingborough…
Powering sub-Saharan Africa beyond the grid
Most rural communities are only connected by unmapped dirt paths across rugged terrain. To expand access to off-grid solar, the first step is pinpointing households that need it, and these homes don't appear in standard mapping apps. To locate…
Global South race toward green energy amid oil shocks
The US-Iran conflict, alongside subsequent oil price spikes, is forcing developing countries like Nigeria and Sri Lanka to rapidly overhaul their energy strategies. Both nations are increasingly leaning on solar power despite significant financing…
Tree-hugging optional: What today's green tradespeople actually care about
Is masculinity a barrier to green jobs? From male voicemaxxing to politicians being graded on their jawlines, men and boys face a dizzying array of cultural messages about how to be a man today. Affordability pressures and employment uncertainty…
Sunlight at night: US startup's demonstration of lighting Earth from space draws critcism
Locals in a rural area of California were recently startled to see dazzlingly bright light shining down from nearby mountains at night, illuminating a swathe of the desert below. Unbeknown to them, the strange nocturnal illumination was the latest…
Thailand launches US$1.5 billion household solar push
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published Oct 26, 2026, 07:07 PM BANGKOK – Thailand offered subsidies worth up to US$1.5 billion (S$1.92 billion) on Oct 26 to help households install solar panels, as it seeks to…
Clare couple raffle off two Wild Atlantic Way homes
A West Clare couple has put both of their houses on the Wild Atlantic Way up for raffle, with tickets priced at £4.50 and the draw scheduled for December 31, 2026. Lucy and James Fennelly made the decision after Lucy underwent her second…
50 years later, Amory Lovins' soft energy path meets electrification
Hurricane Belle was barreling toward New England in August 1976 when an editor from Foreign Affairs called. Physicist Amory Lovins took the call on a payphone in a shack in the Maine woods, where he spent summers as a camp guide. “If it…
New solar charge prompts disconnects
BE Solar workers install solar panels in Pembroke (File photograph) A new solar charge is prompting some customers to switch off smaller systems, and installers are saying the rate structure favours larger households while leaving small…
Brazil's Lula, a Champion Against Deforestation, Wins Historic Fourth Term
Current conditions: Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan, leaving one dead and 500 injured as the weakened storm slams into South Korea and Japan • Hurricane Vance is churning off Mexico, bombarding the coast with waves up to 13 feet tall…
From climate targets to energy justice
The global trend towards electrification has been recognised by the climate process, and the policy challenge is that the shift will involve less commonality and greater differentiation. This suggests shifting the discussion from the global impact…
New multi-modeling approach can predict rice yield in agrivoltaics
Maintaining high crop productivity in rice fields hosting solar panels remains a major challenge for agrivoltaic projects, as demonstrated by a recent research project conducted by the University of Tokyo in Japan. The six-year experiment showed…
Robbie Godfrey, Stuart Kriendler: RA is killing the solar industry
Regulatory rate changes make solar energy unaffordable for the average Bermudian household Recent changes to electricity charges and the compensation paid for exported solar power are undermining the economics of residential solar and threatening…
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