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Iran opens largest solar power plant
Published August 26th, 2026 - 06:50 GMT ALBAWABA - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian opened the country's largest solar power plant in an official ceremony on Tuesday. The newly inaugurated facility will supply a portion of the electricity demand…
Sun fires powerful M6.9 solar flare and CME toward Earth - could it boost northern lights chances this week?
Today (Aug. 25), the sun unleashed a powerful M6.9 solar flare from a restless Earth-facing sunspot, hurling a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space — and Earth could potentially be in the firing line. The M6.98 solar flare erupted from the…
2 Dividend Stocks Compounding Quietly While Oil Headlines Distract Everyone
The energy sector is usually a great place to find high-yielding dividend stocks with wide moats. However, many of those companies are heavily exposed to volatile gas and oil prices. Those prices have become even more volatile after the outbreak of…
UK firm plans major £55m Africa expansion to create 'energy grid of the future'
A British green technology company is seeking to help create Africa 's 'energy grid of the future' to reduce reliance on fossil fuels after signing an agreement to invest up to $75 million (£55m) in Nigeria by 2030. The company, MOPO –…
US solar contracts jump 15% but Q1 installations fall 27% as cell manufacturing lags far behind modules
The United States added 7.8 gigawatts of new solar capacity in the first quarter of 2026, surpassing 6 million cumulative installations, yet that headline figure masks a deepening tension at the heart of the industry. The solar industry installed…
Google DeepMind, Amazon Web Services, Kling AI Join Busan Market Tech Program InnoAsia
The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the market of the Busan International Film Festival, will present InnoAsia 2026, its program built around the intersection of film and emerging technology. This year's participants include Amazon Web…
York Minster to power 16,000 homes after significant alteration
Solar panels installed on the roof of York Minster have been hailed as a landmark achievement following a record-breaking period for installations across the region. Approximately 9,700 solar panels — sufficient to power 16,300 homes…
How to make a solar-heavy grid stable and affordable
Electricity generation from intermittent RE sources does not always align with demand. The grid must continuously balance supply and demand, and this mismatch creates operational strain. In the first six months of this year, India experienced solar…
Garmin's Fenix 9 and 9 Pro Tell a Broader Story About Your Physical Activity
Garmin recently made its first foray into screenless wearables, and leaks have continued to suggest the company had new smartwatches waiting in the wings. Well, those new smartwatches have arrived: the Garmin Fenix 9 and Fenix 9 Pro. Both feature…
See-Through Solar Panels Could Turn Windows into Power Generators
Windows and glass building facades could one day generate electricity while still allowing people to see through them. Researchers in Germany have developed larger semitransparent organic solar modules using manufacturing methods that could…
Trump policies to double power sector carbon emissions by 2035, analysis finds
U.S. President Donald Trump's fossil fuel agenda will result in the loss of $700 billion in clean energy investments over the next decade while doubling the power sector's climate footprint, according to analysis published Tuesday. The report by…
Growing food and power on the same land: California researchers test agrivoltaics
As California farmers face worsening drought, extreme heat and rising costs, the state is racing to expand solar energy infrastructure. But both agricultural production and solar harvesting depend on one increasingly scarce resource: land.
Musk's SpaceX announces $100 billion plan for new spaceport in Louisiana
Elon Musk's space company plans to spend $100 billion to build a massive new spaceport in Louisiana to launch rockets, state officials and the company announced Tuesday. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said the deal was a big win for the state and…
Will you be buying a plug-in solar kit? The tech becomes legal in the UK on August 27 - have you say in our poll
Plug-in solar kits become legal in the UK from August 27 These lower-cost solar panels are ideal for renters and flat owners We want to hear from you in our poll below — will you be buying one? Plug-in solar kits become legal in the UK from…
SpaceX to use NVIDIA GPUs for its Starmind project - Here's what they'll face in space
Elon Musk wants to harness solar energy for AI. The AI race has its sights on the stars, as companies push to migrate the world's networks to orbit. It's sold as a catchall solution for many of the industry's limiting factors, including land…
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