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Red States Are Driving America’s Solar Boom Despite Trump’s Opposition

Red States Are Driving America’s Solar Boom Despite Trump’s Opposition

Felicity Bradstock Felicity Bradstock is a freelance writer specialising in Energy and Finance. She has a Master’s in International Development from the University of Birmingham, UK. More Info Set us as your preferred Google source Premium Content By Felicity Bradstock – Mar 22, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT Recent polls show strong Republican support for expanding […]

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Cuba suffers second nationwide power outage in less than a week

Cuba suffers second nationwide power outage in less than a week

Updated on: March 21, 2026 / 9:20 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Cuba on Saturday suffered its second nationwide power outage in less than a week, according to officials. The Ministry of Energy and Mines said on X that another “total disconnection of the National Electric System has occurred. Protocols for restoration are

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Susan Collins and Climate Change: ‘The Silence is Deafening’

Susan Collins and Climate Change: ‘The Silence is Deafening’

Last August, when reports emerged that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) planned to cancel $7 billion in grants for solar panels for low-income households, including an estimated 20,000 households in Maine, Sen. Susan Collins seemed to defend the move.  “It is no surprise, now that control of the White House has changed, that the new

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Jinko, LONGi, Tongwei and Aiko secure solar module orders exceeding 4.6GW in March

Jinko, LONGi, Tongwei and Aiko secure solar module orders exceeding 4.6GW in March

March saw a surge in PV module orders. Image: PV Tech. Jinko Solar’s performance has been particularly strong, as shown in the graph on the left above. In March alone, the company secured orders in multiple countries including Spain, Australia, New Zealand, France and Japan, with a total volume of 2,371.1MW. Earlier this month, the

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Newave Energia, Gerdau open 452MW Brazilian solar PV project

Newave Energia, Gerdau open 452MW Brazilian solar PV project

Newave Energia carried out the development, construction, and commercialisation of the PV plant and will continue to lead operation at the project. Part of the electricity produced at the solar PV plant will be destined for the Mercado Livre de Energia (Free Energy Market), with flexible contracts aimed at corporate offtakers. Another part of the

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SolarPower Europe calls for ‘complimentary’ relationship between national auctions and corporate PPAs

SolarPower Europe calls for ‘complimentary’ relationship between national auctions and corporate PPAs

However, the report’s authors told PV Tech Premium this week that these diverging trends are not ideal for the European clean energy investment space, and that a more “complementary” relationship between private finance and government-backed auctions will be necessary if Europe is to meet its long-term clean energy deployment goals. With government contracts providing long-term

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Canadian startup unveils AI tool for solar panel cleaning optimization

Canadian startup unveils AI tool for solar panel cleaning optimization

Swish Solar has an AI-driven tool that optimizes solar panel cleaning schedules to reduce soiling losses and operating costs. The platform uses data analytics and forecasting models to help operators time cleaning based on financial impact. March 20, 2026 Emiliano Bellini Canadian startup Swish Solar is developing solar panel cleaning and AI-based optimization technology for

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Why Prologis is leaning into on-site solar — and branching out

Why Prologis is leaning into on-site solar — and branching out

Real estate investment trust Prologis started installing on-site solar panels two decades ago to reduce operational emissions from its buildings.  The company now generates more than 1 gigawatt of electricity from those installations. Its chief energy and sustainability officer, who is also a managing director and part of the Prologis executive committee, is responsible for

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