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Batteries keeping pace with Swiss home solar trend
Compared to July 2025, clean solar energy production jumped 43% last month, according to data from Energy-Charts. This increase is explained by exceptional sunshine, but also by the continued growth in the number of photovoltaic installations…
High bills, cheap panels drive a Philippine solar surge
Edwin Salas watched as the first of 20 solar panels was installed on the roof of his home, joining a Philippine solar energy boom sent into overdrive by the Middle East war. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The country's eye-watering electric bills…
US weighs polysilicon price floor, tariffs to counter China in solar and chips
The Trump administration is preparing to set a price floor and impose tariffs on polysilicon and related products, according to four people familiar with the plan, putting a material critical to solar panels and semiconductors at the center of US…
Why Energy Costs Are Reshaping Cannabis Industry Economics
INGENDORF, GERMANY - APRIL 15: Wind turbines stand next to a yellow blossoming rape field as water vapour rises from the cooling towers of the Neurath coal-fired power plant on April 15, 2024 in Ingendorf near Rommerskirchen, Germany. The German…
DOE cuts solar from loan meant to stop blackouts in Puerto Rico
The funds are expected to finance the construction of 220 megawatts of battery energy storage systems in Arecibo and Santa Isabel, providing enough backup electricity for more than 100,000 customers during power shortages. The administration has…
Sunrun: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sunrun Inc. (RUN) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $115.2 million. On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had profit of 42 cents. The results topped Wall…
New Images Reveal The Sun Like Never Before Ahead Total Solar Eclipse
Caption: The highest-resolution image of the Sun's surface (photosphere) ever captured, taken at 416 nm by the Inouye Solar Telescope. It reveals deformed boundaries of magnetic elements and ultra-fine scale stripes, both associated with…
On this day in space! Aug. 5, 2011: NASA's Juno spacecraft launches to Jupiter
On Aug. 5, 2011, NASA launched the Juno spacecraft on a mission to study Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. The robotic spacecraft lifted off on an Atlas V rocket from what is now Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and spent…
Exclusive | NASA chief Jared Isaacman tells 'Pod Force One' about his NIMBY solution to data center backlash
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has floated a futuristic solution to the furious public debate in America over data center construction: Just put it in outer space. Isaacman, who has helmed the space agency since December 2025, said on…
Daily on Energy: Trump considers another Jones Act waiver extension
The waiver: President Donald Trump first issued a waiver to the Jones Act in March, allowing refineries to use foreign-flagged ships to transport fuel between U.S. ports. The purpose of the waiver is to lower gas prices by increasing the available…
Swirling, Vortex-like Patterns Observed on the Sun's Surface
Washington: Astronomers have obtained the highest-resolution images to date of our sun's visible surface, observing swirling, vortex-like patterns in superheated solar gases reminiscent of the shapes depicted in the nocturnal sky in Vincent…
Battery-powered households not signing up to 'virtual power plant' scheme
Posted Thu 6 Aug 2026 at 4:41am Thousands of households with rooftop solar and a battery are not sharing its energy. Experts say it's because of a deep distrust consumers have with energy companies that act as the middle man between the energy…
Food shortage fears as UK farmers warn of 'brutal' harvest after hot, dry summer
British farmers are facing a 'completely brutal' year, with analysis suggesting the 2026 harvest could be the worst on record due to extreme summer weather. The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) estimates that the exceptionally hot and…
Report for the six-month period ended 30 June 2026
The Company entered into an agreement to combine its Nordic platform, excluding Karskruv, with Cloudberry to create a leading Nordic IPP, in which Orrön Energy will hold a 27.01 percent stake and become the largest shareholder. Power…
A glowing future for nuclear power? Mini reactors explained
Many politicians and tech companies are now pushing to build new nuclear power plants to meet the world's rapidly growing energy demands. Small reactors — known as Small Modular Reactors, or SMRs — are gaining momentum. They could be…
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