Author name: David Ryabchikov

US solar and wind face new barriers from tighter federal permitting rules

US solar and wind face new barriers from tighter federal permitting rules

A memo published Thursday (18 July) by the DoI lists 69 items that will require approval from the secretary’s office. These include environmental assessments, leases, rights-of-way, construction and operation plans, grants, consultations and biological opinions. The DOI said that the new review process aligns with US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, which sought to […]

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Features driving efficiency complicate solar cell disassembly, recycling

Features driving efficiency complicate solar cell disassembly, recycling

Researchers in Germany have sought to identify the features that may define the “ideal recyclable solar cell” and have found that the recyclability of PV devices is usually in contrast with the efforts of reaching high efficiencies… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/07/18/features-driving-efficiency-complicate-solar-cell-disassembly-recycling/

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Washington Pressed to Act as Solar Imports From Asia Surge 400%

Washington Pressed to Act as Solar Imports From Asia Surge 400%

Michael Kern Michael Kern is a newswriter and editor at Safehaven.com and Oilprice.com,  More Info By Michael Kern – Jul 18, 2025, 1:00 AM CDT U.S. solar manufacturers have filed a formal trade petition seeking new anti-dumping and countervailing duties on solar panel imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos, citing sharp price undercutting and rapid

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Trump orders new red tape for wind, solar projects on federal land

Trump orders new red tape for wind, solar projects on federal land

Wind and solar projects being constructed on US federal land will be required to undergo a new review process at the Interior Department, under a new Trump administration directive that could slow the approval of projects.  The directive, announced on July 17, will require sign-off from the office of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum following an

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Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star. They reported Wednesday that it’s an unprecedented snapshot of “time zero” when new worlds begin to gel. The Dutch-led team used NASA’s Webb Space Telescope and a telescope in Chile to observe a young star some 1,370 light-years away… https://www.chron.com/news/article/astronomers-capture-the-birth-of-planets-around-a-20772221.php

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Astronomers See Planet Formation ‘Time Zero’ in an Alien Solar System

Astronomers See Planet Formation ‘Time Zero’ in an Alien Solar System

Peering through a cosmic keyhole at distant baby star, astronomers may have opened a new window on the deep past of our own solar system. Using combined observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, an international research team has glimpsed the earliest moments of planetary

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Interview on America’s tax overhaul: Investment ‘catalyst’ across energy spheres but deadlines spell potential trouble for wind & solar

Interview on America’s tax overhaul: Investment ‘catalyst’ across energy spheres but deadlines spell potential trouble for wind & solar

Home Fossil Energy Interview on America’s tax overhaul: Investment ‘catalyst’ across energy spheres but deadlines spell potential trouble for wind & solar The latest action the United States (U.S.) has taken to unlock its energy dominance, encapsulated in a new tax reconciliation bill, which President Donald J. Trump signed into law, has set the stage

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Sabanci Renewables to build 156MW solar project in Texas

Sabanci Renewables to build 156MW solar project in Texas

Latest The Pepper Solar Power Plant is slated to become fully operational by the third quarter of 2027. Image: Bechtel. Sabanci Renewables, the North American subsidiary of Turkish conglomerate Sabanci Holdings, is building a 156MWdc solar project in McLennan County, Texas.   The Pepper Solar Power Plant is projected to generate 292GWh of clean energy annually

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