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Can India, Europe produce solar energy without China?
In December 2025, Italy awarded more than 1.1 gigawatts of solar capacity across 88 projects in the country's first auction restricted exclusively to projects built without Chinese-manufactured equipment. The winning bids averaged €66.38…
CERC allows Tata Power arm TP Saurya to sell infirm solar power to third parties
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has allowed Tata Power arm TP Saurya Ltd to continue injecting infirm power from the 100 MW solar component of its 600 MW wind-solar hybrid project and sell it to third parties until the project…
SpaceX just launched the 1st-ever nuclear-powered commercial satellite
The world's first commercially built nuclear-powered satellite has reached orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The BOHR (Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability) satellite, built by Florida-based company City Labs, launched to space early this…
Acceleration without fuel:' Revolutionary superconducting thruster harnesses Earth's magnetic field in 1st orbital test
New Zealand company Zenno Astronautics has tested the first of its kind thruster based on superconducting magnets to maintain the position of a satellite in space. Superconducting magnets can convert solar energy directly into momentum in space and…
The Return Of Industrial Policy: What It Means For Business
393293 01: A view of the World Bank building October 5, 2000 in Washington, DC. The World Bank bank lends money to developing countries around the world. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/ Getty Images) Earlier this year, the World Bank made a U-turn…
Rooftop Solar Gave Power to Pakistan When Fossil Fuels Failed- it's Now Called a Boom
Battered by energy shocks, private Pakistani investment in rooftop solar panels has skyrocketed to the point that they now contribute one-fifth of the total national power supply. The Guardian reviewed data on Pakistan's energy sector from a…
How SA's rooftop solar capacity surpassed 8.3 GW amid changing energy dynamics
Eskom's six-month extension of the registration fee waiver for small-scale solar installations aims to accelerate renewable energy adoption in South Africa. Image: Henk Kruger/ Independent Newspapers South Africa's rooftop solar boom is showing no…
Europe Is The Fastest-Warming Continent
People jump in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heatwave in Paris on June 22, 2026. The latest bout of exceptionally high temperatures to hit Europe has seen outdoor events cancelled, transport disrupted, schools shut and…
Low-cost loans for solar panels could save households hundreds on bills - thinktanks
Millions of UK households could save hundreds of pounds a year on their energy bills if the government were to approve low-cost loans for solar panel installation, research has found. Solar panels with batteries are one of the cheapest ways to…
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How to turn the British sunshine into your own private power station
Solar power is booming across the UK. Last year, a record-breaking 269,000 solar installations were completed nationwide – a 37 per cent increase on the previous year and the highest calendar total ever recorded. This rapid growth is being…
El Nino is here: We must be ready for its impact
El Niño is here! It is now official. With the fear of it being even a super El Niño, the authorities have been summoned by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for an urgent discussion and instructions have been given on measures to…
Brookfield Approved as Lead Bidder for GoldenPeaks in Bankruptcy Sale
A Houston bankruptcy judge approved Brookfield Asset Management's bankruptcy loan to GoldenPeaks Poland and named it the stalking horse bidder, rejecting creditor arguments that the processes unfairly favored the “insider” investor.
Serentica Renewables inks pact with SECI to supply power from 600 MW FDRE project
Serentica Renewables on Tuesday said it has inked a power purchase agreement with Solar Energy Corporation of India for the supply of electricity from a 600MW Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy project (FDRE). The company has emerged as the…
US DOJ cites 'name and shame' strategy in bid to drop Adani case
The US Justice Department (DOJ) has explained its decision not to pursue fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, who was initially targeted under the administration of President Joe Biden. A US judge in June ordered prosecutors to…
EDITORIAL: Compromise needed on vital permitting reform
Republicans and Democrats claim to favor permitting reform that would remove bureaucratic obstacles to energy and infrastructure projects. But time is running out as partisan bickering instead of progress carries the day. It doesn't have to be that…
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