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52000+ installations in a month: UP leads India’s rooftop solar revolution

52000+ installations in a month: UP leads India’s rooftop solar revolution

LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh’s rapid transformation into India’s solar energy powerhouse took centre stage on Friday as government officials, industry leaders and international stakeholders gathered in the state capital for a pre-event programme ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Energy Expo (UPEX) 2026, scheduled from May 7 to 9. UPNEDA director Ravinder Singh said UP is building […]

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Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash

Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash

Reporting Highlights Health Fears: Some critics say large solar farms are a public health threat. While there is little reputable evidence for this, their claims have helped power a backlash. Stalling Solar: Restrictions on solar development are proliferating nationwide, helping to slow the growth of installations even as consumer energy costs are rising. Michigan Battleground:

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Australian Energy Market Commission proposes 20-year distribution planning framework to ease solar curtailment

Australian Energy Market Commission proposes 20-year distribution planning framework to ease solar curtailment

Published on 23 April, the draft determination responds to a rule change request submitted by Energy Consumers Australia in January 2025. It proposes replacing the existing distribution annual planning report with a distribution network development plan, published every five years with a standardised 20-year planning horizon. It would also establish a new framework for distribution

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Australia: European Energy’s 31MW Mulwala solar PV plant registered in AEMO system

Australia: European Energy’s 31MW Mulwala solar PV plant registered in AEMO system

Registration in AEMO’s MMS is a prerequisite for any generator to participate in the National Electricity Market (NEM), enabling the facility to submit dispatch bids, undergo commissioning tests, and ultimately receive revenue for electricity supplied to the grid. The registration indicates the facility is ready to begin testing and commissioning activities, with the asset classified

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It’s finally happened — renewable energy just overtook coal as the world’s main source of electricity as solar growth hits ‘the largest ever observed for any source’

It’s finally happened — renewable energy just overtook coal as the world’s main source of electricity as solar growth hits ‘the largest ever observed for any source’

(Image credit: Power Integrations) Renewables now account for more of the world’s electricity than coal They represent 33.8% of electricity generation compared to 33% for coal Solar is a key driver here, as it met 75% of the growth in global electricity demand Sustainability Week 2026 This article is part of a series of sustainability-themed

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Push for solar park in Sri Lanka’s elephant terrain raises concern

Push for solar park in Sri Lanka’s elephant terrain raises concern

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka — As a new wave of large-scale solar energy projects take shape along the fringes of Sri Lanka’s Managed Elephant Range, or MER, in the southern district of Hambantota, activists, farmers and wildlife conservationists are opposing the move. Those opposing the solar push — in a district that has significant ‘elephant [……

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Fabricating perovskite solar cells with robotic boxes

Fabricating perovskite solar cells with robotic boxes

An international research team has developed an AI-driven robotic platform that autonomously designs, fabricates, and optimizes perovskite solar cells, completing the full experimental workflow in a closed-loop system. Using the platform, the researchers fabricated and tested more than 50,000 devices, achieving efficiencies of up to 27%… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/21/fabricating-perovskite-solar-cells-with-robotic-boxes/

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Scientists develop dirt-powered fuel cell that could replace batteries

Scientists develop dirt-powered fuel cell that could replace batteries

Researchers led by Northwestern University have developed a fuel cell that generates electricity using microbes naturally found in soil. The device, roughly the size of a paperback book, produces small amounts of power by capturing energy released as these microorganisms break down organic material in dirt. This soil-powered system is designed to run underground sensors

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