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Cypress Creek secures US$3.5 billion to fund 1.63GW/1.9GWh solar-plus-storage project

Cypress Creek secures US$3.5 billion to fund 1.63GW/1.9GWh solar-plus-storage project

According to the IPP, the financing process attracted significant interest from the lending community and was highly competitive, reflecting strong demand for large-scale energy infrastructure projects. The construction financing for the first two phases comes less than three months after Cypress Creek acquired the solar-plus-storage project from renewables developer Swift Current Energy in March 2026. […]

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Self-regulating artificial photosynthesis: A step towards simpler solar fuels

Self-regulating artificial photosynthesis: A step towards simpler solar fuels

Artificial photosynthesis has long been held up as one of the more ‘elegant solutions’ to the energy transition. This is to capture sunlight, convert water and carbon dioxide into fuel, and store renewable energy in chemical form. In principle, this technology seeks to mirror the process that plants have perfected over billions of years. In

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Global solar demand on track for first annual decline in two decades

Global solar demand on track for first annual decline in two decades

At the SNEC 2026 conference in Shanghai, BloombergNEF (BNEF) lead solar analyst Jenny Chase re-iterated a sobering projection: solar deployment will slow this year before returning to a much more conservative growth trajectory. The defining question facing the industry now is clear: what trends will step up to pull solar growth back upward… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/06/11/solar-slowing-bnef-asks-whats-next-for-the-industry/

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Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy

Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy

Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power. New reports released Wednesday by global energy think tank Ember and the Solar Energy Industries Association show the continued growth of solar and decline of coal in the

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Oyekunle ‘Don’ Launches Solar Water Projects to Boost Clean Water Supply In Ibadan North

Oyekunle ‘Don’ Launches Solar Water Projects to Boost Clean Water Supply In Ibadan North

The Federal Lawmaker representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Hon. Folajimi Oyekunle (DON), has commenced the implementation of solar-powered water projects across communities in the constituency as part of efforts to improve access to clean and sustainable water supply for residents. Speaking on the development, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the lawmaker,

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For first time, Americans are getting more of their electricity from solar than coal

For first time, Americans are getting more of their electricity from solar than coal

Solar energy just provided more electricity in the United States than coal for the first time on record — marking a milestone for the rise of renewables in America.  While gas and nuclear plants still lead the country’s energy mix, solar contributed 12.8 percent of the nation’s electrons in May, according to an analysis of

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Solar Panels on Rewetted Peatland: Climate Win-Win | Mirage News

Solar Panels on Rewetted Peatland: Climate Win-Win | Mirage News

Researchers in Germany have found that solar panels on rewetted peatland provide a unique habitat for bird species along with generating green energy and potentially locking up carbon. The findings are published in the British Ecological Society journal, Ecological Solutions and Evidence. Installing solar panels on rewetted peatlands is a new type of land use,

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What’s The Difference Between Bifacial And Monofacial Solar Panels?

What’s The Difference Between Bifacial And Monofacial Solar Panels?

NuhaSky/Shutterstock Unless your electric bill is included in your rent, you’ve probably noticed that electric rates have been steadily increasing over the last several years. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, rates have increased faster than inflation since 2022. On average, rates increased by 13% between 2022 and 2025, but some areas of the

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