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Solar Power Hits Big Milestone, Trumping Wind
How much energy does solar produce? For the first time ever, solar beat wind and nearly topped nuclear as a global electricity source in 2025, according to the latest Statistical Review of World Energy. Among solar energy companies, First Solar…
New, Solar-Powered Safari EVs Are Getting Us Closer Than Ever to Wildlife
Published August 14, 2026 11:59AM As dusk settled over the Mara Triangle, a section of Kenya's famed Maasai Mara National Reserve, Oloimina, an elderly male lion with an epic mane and a limp sustained from a tussle with buffaloes, started roaring.
Solar panels on storage units: Illinois is going all in on this no-brainer
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Krzysztof…
Op-Ed: Is America restricting itself out of the robotics market? It's looking pretty weird.
The US ban on new foreign robots and, for some unfathomable reason, power inverters has met with deep skepticism. Chinese robots and power inverters aren't specifically mentioned, but there are few, if any, others worth mentioning. China is, as…
Solar panels in Ireland: Could now be the time to cut your rising electricity bills?
According to the Dutch TTF natural gas futures, natural gas was trading at €59 per megawatt hour (mWh) this week, while prior to the outbreak of the war between the US and Iran it was trading at €31. There was a reprieve towards the…
China's green revolution and what it means for the world
China has been the world's biggest polluter since 2006, but in recent years, it has emerged as a clean energy superpower. Huge swathes of China – from the mountain plateaus of Tibet, where the sun shines brighter in the thin air, to the…
Through War and Heat, Energy Is the Story
The United States' negotiations to end its war with Iran are at yet another standstill. Nearly six months after President Donald Trump announced military operations would last only a few weeks, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and Iran has…
Solar Is Now Half of All New Power on the Grid and This ETF Still Trades Like Nobody Noticed
The Invesco Solar ETF (NYSEARCA:TAN) closed Wednesday at $52.47, up roughly 7% year to date while the S&P 500 has returned about 14%. That is a strange result for a fund whose underlying industry is now building out roughly half of every new…
Opened Up 'No-Go' Areas to Make Them 'Go Ahead' Areas: PM Modi Hails 'Samrudha Manthan' for Deep-Sea Exploration, Self-Reliance in Energy
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted how almost all of India's coastal waters have been opened up for exploration with the aim of discovering new mineral reserves. Saying that a previously 'flawed' mindset had stopped…
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Disney World has new trash cans - and some longtime park goers aren't thrilled
Disney World is giving its trash cans a high-tech makeover, but some longtime fans aren't exactly singing “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” about it. The resort recently rolled out solar-powered trash cans across its parks that automatically…
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[Vantage Point] Solar Para sa Bayan: When public privilege meets accountability
The timing could hardly be worse: Loren Legarda and Leandro Leviste left the country just two days after the Ombudsman disclosed a plunder and graft investigation into their solar ventures. Their departure proves no wrongdoing, but combined with…
UK's biggest EV battery gigafactory shelves expansion as Jaguar Land Rover talks stall
The UK's biggest gigafactory has shelved plans to expand production in Sunderland because of stalled talks on a deal to supply electric car batteries to Jaguar Land Rover. Chinese-owned AESC produces batteries for Nissan at its gigafactory next…
The Biggest Garbage Heaps in Human History
So much for the lies about clean, renewable, sustainable energy. Where will all the trash go? Daily news feeds present applause lines, and numerous movies include framing shots with wind turbines – blatantly or subtly promoting the…
Highlights of PM Modi's speech at Red Fort: 'Historic day for Vande Mataram'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the 80th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in Delhi. For the first time, ‘Vande Mataram' was rendered at the event. Here are the highlights of the Prime Minister's speech, updated in real…
Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 6,035 First Solar, Inc. $FSLR
Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The…
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