A solar panel atop the roof of a Wisconsin library during an installation project in 2011. Credit: Lester Public Library / Creative Commons ) by Kari Lydersen, Energy News Network A recent ruling by a Wisconsin appeals court closes the door on the long-standing battle for third-party-owned solar in the state — at least for […]
Imagine that our world was in the middle of a global pandemic. Now imagine that, in the middle of this pandemic, one country was producing abundant supplies of a proven vaccine but other governments were choosing not to use it. Not only that but imagine that some of those governments instead complained about supposed overproduction
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A woman in Roscommon has demanded the Government buy everyone in the west of Ireland a wind turbine, two solar panels and a battery to cope with future storms. There are currently around 142,000 homes still without power and Taoiseach Micheál Martin spent the day touring the worst impacted areas. At an emergency community hub,
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A partial solar eclipse from Malton, England, on March 20, 2015. (Image credit: mtking via Getty Images) On Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, a deep partial solar eclipse will be visible from some remote areas of the Southern Hemisphere. Despite being a partial solar eclipse , it will be relatively major. It will also occur a
Latest The Walla Walla solar PV plant (above) was one project referenced as providing a significant amount of energy on the record-breaking day. Image: FRV Australia. New South Wales, Australia, set a new solar generation state record on Tuesday (21 January), with a maximum output of 3,525MW at 11:30am. According to a LinkedIn post by
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From pv magazine 12/24-01/25 Back in the early 2000s, when solar was first taking off in Europe, Irishman Justin Brown and his business partners began investing in small-scale facilities in Germany. Brown said they took a few years there to learn all facets of the market and how solar might benefit Ireland in time to
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Duke Energy’s Walton Solar Power Plants 1 & 2 in Kenton County, Kentucky. Courtesy: Duke Energy) Duke Energy has made proposals to the North Carolina Utilities Commission and the Public Service Commission of South Carolina to help customers in both states receive the benefits of solar energy without the commitment and expense of installing and maintaining rooftop
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The Middle East Solar Industry Association’s (MESIA) latest report says solar capacity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region grew by 25% in 2024, with local manufacturing and energy storage also accelerating. January 17, 2025 Patrick Jowett There was substantial growth in the MENA region’s solar market in. 2024, according to the latest
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If you are among the domestic manufacturing enthusiasts disheartened by the recent news that REC Silicon had to pull the plug on polysilicon manufacturing after being unable to purify its product for use by its customer Hanwha Qcells, take heed. The Biden-Harris Administration won’t let a domestic supply of the integral solar panel component fall
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By Haley Zaremba – Jan 10, 2025, 6:00 PM CST China’s dominance in clean energy manufacturing is fueled by favorable policies, low production costs, and substantial government investment. The U.S. is attempting to compete with China through initiatives like the Inflation Reduction Act, but faces challenges due to political changes and the sheer scale of
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