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Once-in-a-generation solar eclipse wows millions in UK and Europe
The UK and Europe have enjoyed their most dramatic solar eclipse for nearly 30 years, with millions thought to have witnessed the…
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Millions crowd Spanish cities to see country's first total solar eclipse in over a century
MEDINACELI, Spain — Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain on Wednesday in search of the best views of a total…
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China’s solar capacity set to overtake coal in ‘historic’ shift
China is set to have more solar power capacity than coal for the first time this year, marking a “historic” milestone in the country’s…
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Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
Last year China installed more than half of all wind and solar added globally. In May alone, it added enough renewable energy to power…
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Sembcorp acquires Indian solar power project for S$246 million
The company’s gross renewable energy capacity installed and under development in India has now climbed to over 7.6 GW Sembcorp Industries…
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Russian drones target Ukrainian infrastructure, damaging solar plant
Overnight Russian drone attacks damaged residential buildings and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, including a solar power plant in the…
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Space station astronauts take cover as ‘cannibal’ solar storm sparks auroras across globe
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were forced to alter their routine sleeping positions due to the threat posed by solar…
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Sembcorp to acquire ReNew’s solar energy business for $190m
Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries has agreed to acquire ReNew Sun Bright, the solar energy unit of ReNew Energy Global, for…
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Bill McKibben’s Far-Too-Sunny Outlook for Solar Power
We can also, theoretically, create wormhole shortcuts through space-time. But that doesn’t mean we can actually do it, never mind by 2050.…
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Will farming under solar panels take off?
Harpal Dagar has been farming under solar panels for five years "As a farmer, you're always at the mercy of weather," says Harpal Dagar…
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Solar panels and cellphones among smuggled goods seized from Gaza aid trucks
According to the Army Radio, preventing smuggling through humanitarian aid deliveries falls to multiple agencies, which include the IDF,…
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Chinese solar maker calls turning point for embattled industry
To help fix the industry, major firms intend to establish a fund of at least 50 billion yuan this quarter to purchase and shut down over…
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Sembcorp wins bid to build 86 MWp floating solar farm on Pandan Reservoir
Sembcorp Industries, through its wholly owned subsidiary Sembcorp Solar Singapore, has won a bid by the Public Utilities Board to build a…
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China’s Longi Green narrows loss as solar installations surge
Chinese authorities have amped up their rhetoric against so-called involution, pledging to put an end to the ruinous competition that…
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'It's a lifesaver': Making solar power affordable in South Africa
South African Mark Moodley believes that installing a domestic solar power system has helped keep his 81-year-old mother alive. She spent…
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Solar PV to drive renewable power expansion in Nigeria
The renewable energy sector in Nigeria presents a wealth of growth opportunities. Nigeria plans to increase the share of renewable…
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EMA grants conditional licence to RGE, TotalEnergies’ Indonesian solar project to import electricity to Singapore
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) on Friday (May 30) granted a conditional licence to Singa Renewables, a joint venture (JV) between RGE…
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Sembcorp wins solar energy project to supply power in India
Sembcorp Industries’ wholly owned renewables subsidiary, Sembcorp Green Infra, was awarded a build-own-operate solar energy storage hybrid…
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RGE, TotalEnergies to develop solar power plant with battery storage in Indonesia
RGE and TotalEnergies on Wednesday (May 28) have signed a co-investment agreement to jointly develop a solar power plant with battery…
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US solar makers see tariff loophole for Asian competitors
Companies including Hanwha Q Cells and First Solar have blamed a surge of discounted imports from South-east Asia for making it difficult…
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Astronomers think they've discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system
A team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system. The…
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Potential solar boom in South-east Asia an opportunity to invest in storage systems
In the face of punishing solar tariffs from the US, South-east Asia has a silver lining: a glut in the supply of photovoltaic panels could…
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Chinese solar losses deepen even before worst of trump tariffs
Chinese solar manufacturers continue to plunge deeper into the red, and the outlook is getting gloomier as sky-high tariffs on exports…
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JA Solar begins 1GW DeepBlue solar modules delivery for Inner Mongolia project
JA Solar has commenced the delivery of 1GW DeepBlue 4.0 Pro high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) modules to the Suji Sandland PV project in…