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From planting trees to making them solar-powered — India tests 53.6 kW "living" power plant absorbing 12 tons of CO₂
India is testing an innovative project combining trees with solar panels. The 53.6 kW system can absorb 12 tons of CO₂ annually. The project offers du...
Europe plants first solar-powered Christmas tree — 42 cells producing energy from both faces
Europe has installed its first solar-powered Christmas tree featuring 42 bifacial solar cells that generate energy from both front and back faces. Thi...
India urges caution on lending for new solar module capacity as oversupply looms, ministry letter shows
India's Ministry of Renewable Energy has urged banks to exercise caution on new solar module capacity investments due to looming oversupply concerns. ...
Self-consumption of solar power rises sharply in Germany
Germany is experiencing a sharp rise in self-consumption of solar power. Individual and commercial users are increasingly consuming their own solar-ge...
Hungary is leading the world in solar adoption
Hungary has emerged as the global leader in per capita solar energy capacity. The country has seen significant growth in small-scale solar panel insta...
Georgia hashes out plan to let data centers build their own clean energy
Georgia is developing new regulations allowing data centers to build their own renewable energy facilities. The plan aims to meet growing data center ...
US solar companies urge Congress to address Trump's solar permit freeze
The US solar industry has appealed to Congress over the Trump administration's permitting freeze for solar projects on federal lands. 143 solar compan...
US added 2 GW of solar in September, putting 2025 ahead of 2024 for new solar generation
The US electricity grid added 2 GW of new solar capacity in September. This development puts 2025 ahead of 2024 in new solar generation. The steady gr...
"Christmas light" is destroying solar panels — Experts may have found the solution by "hacking" them
A phenomenon known as "Christmas light" in solar panels is severely reducing panel efficiency. Experts appear to have found a solution by hacking the ...
Wind, water and solar energy aren't enough. California needs nuclear options
An opinion piece in CalMatters argues that solar and wind energy alone are insufficient for California to meet its climate goals. The state needs to i...
Trump's Plan For AI Dominance Threatened by His Own Attacks on Solar, Wind Power
President Trump's goal of global AI leadership conflicts with his renewable energy policies. As AI data centers require massive amounts of electricity...
Henrico plans Dominion Energy solar farm on 1970s landfill
Henrico, Virginia plans to transform a 1970s-era landfill site into a solar energy facility. The project, led by Dominion Energy, exemplifies how unus...