When we think of banking, we rarely imagine forests, solar panels, or braille-equipped ATMs. Yet, First Bank of Nigeria Limited is proving that a financial institution can be a powerful catalyst for environmental stewardship and social inclusion. As the bank celebrates its second consecutive win as Nigeria’s Best Bank for ESG at the 2025 Euromoney
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This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Harris Ranch Resort isn’t close to much. Residents of California’s major cities know it mainly as a rest stop about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on Interstate 5’s long run through the San Joaquin Valley. The sprawling
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Solar power plays a major role in efforts to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and address climate change. The Sun delivers an immense amount of energy to Earth every moment, yet modern solar cells capture only a small share of it. This limitation is due to a long-standing “physical ceiling” that has been difficult to
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The Yobe State Government has secured a $5 million grant from the World Bank to provide solar-powered electricity to six major health and educational institutions across the State. This was contained in a statement signed by Mustapha Abba Geidam, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Transport and Energy, noting that the project aimed to improve service
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But there is significant recycling potential. According to the ‘Solar Panel Recycling and Disposal’ report by the American Clean Power Association (ACP), around 95% of a panel’s materials are recoverable, with glass and aluminium making up 90% of the weight. Other materials like steel, copper, plastics and even critical metals, such as tin, can also be recycled. Yet by 2050, solar
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China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) says newly installed solar capacity reached 32.48 GW in the first two months of 2026, while the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNMIA) says polysilicon prices fell by as much as 7.95% in the latest week… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/27/china-pv-industry-brief-china-adds-32-48-gw-solar-as-polysilicon-prices-fall/
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Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads Features , Interviews , News Features , Guest Blog , Long Reads First Solar is seeking the ITC to issue general exclusion and cease and desist orders over its TOPCon patents. Image: First Solar The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has begun an investigation into tunnel oxide passivated
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“Most of the deployments are in relatively small test scenarios. It’s either been done at the lab, or if it’s done in the field, it’s maybe one robot. You’re looking at a couple hundred, maybe 1,000 modules installed,” Nick Hegeman, chief commercial officer at Maximo, says to PV Tech Premium. Hegeman adds that: “In robotics,
There’s a whole menu of different energy sources to choose from in generating electric power—coal, gas, wind, and so on—and some are worse for the planet than others. But regardless of where we gather it, the energy itself almost always comes from the sun. Don’t believe me? Let’s think about it: When you burn coal,
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The tender, now open through AusTender, closes at 17:00 AEST on 24 April, with an industry briefing scheduled for 13:00 AEST on 9 April. The approach to market follows the Australian government’s commitment of AU$24.7 million (US$17 million) over three years to address the growing challenge of solar waste management. According to government data, only 17% of
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