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Solar farms can be havens for rare plants. Just ask the threecorner milkvetch.

Solar farms can be havens for rare plants. Just ask the threecorner milkvetch.

The ostensibly barren Mojave Desert is in fact teeming with plants and animals, including a rare species known as the threecorner milkvetch. It’s a member of the pea family, splaying across the ground instead of climbing up a garden trestle. Given the harsh desert conditions, it waits until the arrival of rains to burst from […]

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Catalyze secures tax equity financing for 100MW solar projects

Catalyze secures tax equity financing for 100MW solar projects

Latest The funds will support 18 community and commercial & industrial (C&I) solar projects across New York, Illinois, California, and Virginia. Image: Catalyze via Twitter. Texas-based independent power producer Catalyze has secured tax equity financing to support its 100MW solar project portfolio across the US.  The funds, which came from RBC Community Investments, will support 18 community

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Tata Power witnessing a five-fold year-on-year jump in rooftop solar installations at 25,000 per month

Tata Power witnessing a five-fold year-on-year jump in rooftop solar installations at 25,000 per month

The Union Cabinet had in February 2024 approved PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana with a total outlay of ₹75,021 crore for installing rooftop solar | Photo Credit: PTI Tata Power has been witnessing a five-fold year-on-year jump in rooftop solar installations at around 25,000 per month, backed by the PM Surya Ghar scheme. “We are

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Premier Energies commissions 400MW solar cell plant in India

Premier Energies commissions 400MW solar cell plant in India

The expansion is being funded through a mix of capital sources, including INR13 billion (US$141 million) raised through an initial public offering (IPO) last year, a INR22 billion debt facility secured from the state-owned Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) and other internal sources.  The Hyderabad-headquartered firm is targeting a significant scale-up of its manufacturing footprint, with

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This popular solar-powered Wi-Fi security cam is now 50% off

This popular solar-powered Wi-Fi security cam is now 50% off

Image: Eufy Home surveillance used to be pretty complicated, involving steps like running internet and power cables all over your house to connect everything into a cohesive network. Nowadays, you can get it all done with Wi-Fi and battery power—and if you get a security camera with a built-in solar panel, you don’t even have

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India’s solar-panel boom: full throttle today, uncertain tomorrow

India’s solar-panel boom: full throttle today, uncertain tomorrow

By Philippe ALFROY Mundra, India (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 The race for green energy is on. India, driven by soaring electricity demand and a push to reduce reliance on China, is rapidly producing solar panels, fuelling a booming yet uncertain market. At the Adani Group’s factory in Mundra, in India’s western state of Gujarat, assembly

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Scientists Pioneer Reverse Solar Panels to Create Energy at Night

Scientists Pioneer Reverse Solar Panels to Create Energy at Night

Haley Zaremba Haley Zaremba is a writer and journalist based in Mexico City. She has extensive experience writing and editing environmental features, travel pieces, local news in the… More Info Set us as your preferred Google source Premium Content By Haley Zaremba – Jan 23, 2026, 4:00 PM CST Scientists at the University of New South

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Proposed new mission will create artificial solar eclipses in space

Proposed new mission will create artificial solar eclipses in space

When a solar storm strikes Earth, it can disrupt technology that’s vital for our daily lives. Solar storms occur when magnetic fields and electrically charged particles collide with the Earth’s magnetic field. This type of event falls into the category known as “space weather”. The Earth is currently experiencing one of the most intense solar

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Key takeaways from Solar Energy Expo in Poland

Key takeaways from Solar Energy Expo in Poland

Solar Energy Expo 2026, Poland’s flagship PV-plus-storage trade fair, returned this month with a small show-floor footprint but a sharp focus on flexibility and market reform, as well as the storage, inverter and grid-forming technologies shaping the nation’s next phase of grid integration… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/23/key-takeaways-from-solar-energy-expo-in-poland/

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