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from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago
Business

SolarEdge Tumbles 7%, Enphase Energy Sinks 4% Amid Cash Burn Concerns, Fierce Competition

Solar investors face challenges as SolarEdge and Enphase stocks drop due to tariff concerns and competitive pressures in the solar inverter market.
fromwww.bbc.com
21 hours ago
UK politics

Government approves UK's largest solar farm

The UK government approved the Springwell Solar Farm, which will power 180,000 homes despite local opposition and concerns about farmland loss.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
23 hours ago

UK's largest power-generating solar farm approved amid energy crisis

The UK government has approved the Springwell Solar Farm, set to be the largest solar energy project in the UK, enhancing energy independence.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

SolarEdge Tumbles 7%, Enphase Energy Sinks 4% Amid Cash Burn Concerns, Fierce Competition

Solar investors face challenges as SolarEdge and Enphase stocks drop due to tariff concerns and competitive pressures in the solar inverter market.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
21 hours ago

Government approves UK's largest solar farm

The UK government approved the Springwell Solar Farm, which will power 180,000 homes despite local opposition and concerns about farmland loss.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

Plug Power Advances 4% on Biggest Electrolyzer Project Yet and Clear Path to Profitability

The headline catalyst is a Front-End Engineering Design contract awarded to Plug Power to supply a 275 MW GenEco PEM electrolyzer system for Hy2gen Canada's 'Courant' project in Baie-Comeau, Quebec. This project will utilize low-carbon electricity from Hydro-Quebec to produce green hydrogen, which will then be converted into low-carbon ammonia and decarbonized ammonium nitrate for use in the mining and agriculture industries.
Business
London startup
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

E.On claims war in Middle East has created huge increase in solar panel sales

The Independent focuses on critical issues like reproductive rights and climate change, emphasizing the importance of accessible journalism funded by donations.
OMG science
fromWIRED
1 week ago

One Way or Another, Most of Our Electricity Comes From Solar Power

Electric power generation primarily relies on the interaction between magnets and coils, with various methods to induce motion.
#renewable-energy
Environment
fromEarth911
1 week ago

Sustainability In Your Ear: Schneider Electric's Steve Wilhite Maps the Renewable Energy Transition

The global energy system is shifting to distributed renewables and digital optimization, with a significant gap between corporate sustainability ambitions and delivery capabilities.
Environment
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

More homeowners are considering solar power during the Iran oil crisis

The Iran conflict triggered a 17% surge in solar installation requests and 23% increase in solar-plus-battery requests, alongside 30% growth in EV charger installations and 20% rise in hybrid/EV searches.
US Elections
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Clean Energy Industry Launching Campaign of Vengeance

The renewable energy sector faces significant challenges due to policy changes and political opposition during Trump's presidency.
Europe news
fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

Octopus Energy sees 50% surge in solar demand as energy crisis deepens

Demand for renewable technologies has surged due to rising energy prices linked to the Middle East conflict.
Environment
fromArs Technica
6 days ago

Renewables dominate 2025's newly installed generating capacity

Renewable energy capacity grew by 700 GW last year, accounting for 86% of global generating capacity growth.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

The German village running on its own juice

Feldheim, a German village with locally-owned renewable energy infrastructure, provides residents with electricity costs less than half the national average, even during Europe's energy crisis.
Environment
fromEarth911
1 week ago

Sustainability In Your Ear: Schneider Electric's Steve Wilhite Maps the Renewable Energy Transition

The global energy system is shifting to distributed renewables and digital optimization, with a significant gap between corporate sustainability ambitions and delivery capabilities.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
1 week ago

How my portable wind turbine compares to solar panels - 2 years of testing later

The Shine Turbine is a compact and durable wind generator, ideal for solo adventurers needing reliable power for small devices.
European startups
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

Fast, modular, and solar-powered: a better way to build data centers

A modular data center powered by solar panels and repurposed EV batteries operates 99.2% of the time, showcasing a sustainable alternative to traditional data centers.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks ago

SolarEdge Rockets 14%, Canadian Solar Climbs 7%: Here's What's Lighting Up the Solar Sector

SolarEdge stock is up 80% year-to-date and has tripled over the past year. Revenue came in at $335.36 million, up 96.4% year-over-year, reflecting recovering demand in its core inverter business.
Toronto startup
#solar-power
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Solar is winning the energy race

Solar power is rapidly scaling, becoming the world's cheapest energy source and surpassing coal, gas, and nuclear in capacity and usage.
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Solar is winning the energy race

Solar power is rapidly scaling, becoming the world's cheapest energy source and surpassing coal, gas, and nuclear in capacity and usage.
Gadgets
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

Panasonic's already sold future datacenter battery output

Panasonic plans to triple lithium-ion battery production to meet rising demand driven by AI, aiming for significant market share and sales growth by 2029.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 weeks ago

Octopus Energy unveils 'zero bills' tariff promising free power for 10 years - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Octopus Zero Bills is the next generation energy tariff with zero energy bills for the home, for 10 years, guaranteed. This represents a fundamental shift in how energy is consumed.
London startup
#clean-energy
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago
California

Octopus Energy Generation to invest $1bn in California clean tech

Octopus Energy Generation is investing nearly $1bn in California clean-technology projects and plans to deploy $2bn across the US by 2030.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago
Business

A Clean Energy ETF Soared 50% While Everyone Moved On

Rapid AI-driven power demand has propelled clean-energy firms and pushed the ICLN ETF to a 49% one-year gain, heavily concentrated in a few winners.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Europe's staggering' clean power gains undermined by failure to phase out fuel-burning machines

Europe must accelerate electrification to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and manage rising energy costs amid the global oil crisis.
Environment
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive

New homes in England will require solar panels and heat pumps by 2028, promoting clean energy and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
Science
fromwww.nature.com
3 weeks ago

Triple-junction solar cells with improved carrier and photon management

Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells achieve record efficiency through optimized interface engineering and reduced defect density in perovskite layers.
#building-integrated-photovoltaics
fromEarth911
3 weeks ago

Should You Go Solar In 2026?

The most consequential shift for anyone considering rooftop solar in 2026 is the expiration of Section 25D, the Residential Clean Energy Credit. That 30% credit, which was worth up to $9,000 on a $30,000 system, is no longer available for home solar installations. The One Big Beautiful Bill, signed July 4, 2025, accelerated the phase-out that the Inflation Reduction Act had originally extended through 2034.
SF real estate
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Exclusive: H&M wants to make clothing from CO2 using this startup's tech | TechCrunch

Rubi uses enzyme-based technology to produce cellulose from captured carbon dioxide, offering a sustainable alternative to tree-based textile materials.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them

Plug-in solar panels that connect to standard outlets are gaining traction in the U.S. as a cost-effective alternative to traditional rooftop solar, though utility opposition based on safety concerns is slowing legislative adoption.
European startups
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Exclusive: Samsung bets this island startup can tame the grid with software and batteries | TechCrunch

Grid Beyond uses hardware and software to create virtual power plants that manage renewable energy and industrial loads to address peak electricity demand for data centers and AI operations.
NYC startup
from24/7 Wall St.
4 weeks ago

Solar Shares Shine: SolarEdge Stock Heads 10% Higher, Enphase Energy and SunRun Rally 6%

SolarEdge, Enphase Energy, and Sunrun stocks surge on sector-wide relief rally, with SolarEdge leading due to demonstrated turnaround with revenue growth, positive operating cash flow, and expanding margins.
Science
fromwww.nature.com
1 month ago

Maximizing carrier extraction in hybrid back-contact silicon solar cells

Hybrid back-contact silicon solar cells achieve 27.62% certified efficiency through multifunctional front layers, improved rear contacts, and optimized 160-μm absorber thickness.
fromTechCrunch
4 weeks ago

Google and Tesla think we're managing the electrical grid all wrong | TechCrunch

The group points out, correctly, that the grid is designed for brief bursts of high demand; most of the time there's lots of capacity that goes unused. Utilize thinks that should change. The group argues that smarter ways to use that capacity already exist. Utilize name checks a number of those solutions, including battery storage, demand response, and virtual power plants, all of which have emerged en masse over the last decade, but remain under utilized.
Toronto startup
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

A Europe of clean, green cities and resurgent industry is a fantasy unless we get really creative | Hans Larsson

Europe eliminated heavy industry from its cities, creating livable urban spaces while outsourcing manufacturing and labor to other regions, leaving local residents economically displaced.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Yes to fields of wheat, no to fields of iron': how the world's greenest country soured on solar

We say yes to fields of wheat, and we say no to fields of iron! Jernmarker, or iron fields, was chosen as the Danish word of the year in December after the solar backlash swayed municipal elections and prompted some councils to pull projects.
Environment
Toronto startup
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Tesla's Secret Weapon Is a Giant Metal Box

Tesla is pivoting from selling cars to manufacturing robots and robotaxis, with the Cybercab driverless vehicle and Optimus humanoid robot as centerpieces, though both face significant legal, technical, and safety challenges.
fromTESLARATI
1 month ago

Tesla Powerwall distribution expands in Australia

We are proud to officially welcome Tesla Powerwall into the Supply Partners portfolio. Tesla sets a high bar, and we've worked hard to earn the opportunity to represent a brand that customers actively ask for. This partnership reflects the strength of our logistics, technical services and customer experience, and it's a win for installers who want premium options they can trust.
E-Commerce
Gadgets
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

A Laptop With a Solar Panel Lid Just Showed Up at MWC 2026: Hands-on with Oukitel RG14-P - Yanko Design

Oukitel's RG14-P laptop ships with functional solar charging, delivering 10W from its photovoltaic lid to reach 50% battery in six hours under optimal sunlight, targeting field professionals in remote work environments.
Renovation
fromEarth911
1 month ago

Sustainable Roofing Buyer's Guide: 2026 Update

Roofing material choices significantly impact both home value and environmental sustainability, requiring informed decisions beyond cost and aesthetics.
Miscellaneous
fromFortune
1 month ago

Google is building a bevy of renewable energy in Minnesota-including the world's largest battery system providing power for a whopping 100 hours | Fortune

Google's new Minnesota data center will use Form Energy's iron-air batteries providing 100 hours of storage, enabling renewable energy to replace fossil fuel baseload power reliability.
Environment
fromThe Atlantic
4 weeks ago

Spain's Wind Towns Are Thriving

Spain's Castilla-La Mancha region demonstrates how communities can successfully integrate wind farms into their landscape and economy when they maintain guiding roles in renewable energy project implementation.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

The real economic impact of clean energy

At a meeting at the Paris headquarters of the intergovernmental body dedicated to global energy security, Wright referred to the "destructive illusion" of the IEA's commitment to massively reducing greenhouse gas emissions sourced from fossil fuels. The US, one of 45 member and associate countries of the IEA that represent 75% of the world's energy demand, is threatening to withdraw from the body if it does not quit its energy transition goals in the next year.
Miscellaneous
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Self-Sufficient Facades: Where Solar Protection Meets Renewable Energy

Spaces of light and darkness are conceived to enhance circulation and spatial directionality, as well as to highlight the colors, textures, and forms of specific architectural elements. That said, the impact of natural light on building facades reveals the need to develop strategies that support energy savings, improve the thermal and visual comfort of interior spaces, and promote the reduction of carbon emissions.
Design
Agriculture
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Solar grazing: triple-win' for sheep farmers, renewables and society or just a PR exercise for energy companies?

Free solar grazing on solar farms enables farmers to expand flocks, reduce land costs, and cut vegetation-management expenses significantly.
#energy-storage
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Business

Tesla's energy storage business is growing faster than any other part of the company | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Business

Tesla's energy storage business is growing faster than any other part of the company | TechCrunch

fromwww.nature.com
2 months ago

Exciplex-enabled high-efficiency, fully stretchable OLEDs

Here we addressed this challenge by incorporating an intrinsically stretchable exciplex-assisted phosphorescent (ExciPh) layer. The elastomer-tolerant triplet-recycling mechanism mitigates exciton energy transfer limitations arising from the insulating elastomer matrix, yielding a light-emitting layer with more than 200% stretchability and an external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 21.7%. To translate this performance to fully stretchable devices, we integrated MXene-contact stretchable electrodes (MCSEs), which feature high mechanical robustness and tunable work function (W
Wearables
Science
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

A fluid can store solar energy and then release it as heat months later

Molecular solar thermal storage uses sunlight-driven isomerization to trap energy in chemical bonds for on-demand heat release, enabling long-duration solar heat storage.
Renovation
fromHomebuilding
2 months ago

Could community solar panels save homeowners up to 100 a year?

Community-scale solar projects reduce energy bills for British households and public facilities by pooling demand and enabling shared savings, despite cost and policy challenges.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Vertical Solar PanelsWind-Resistant Trackers for High Latitudes

A startup is developing wind-adaptive, vertical-tracking solar panels to improve energy capture at low sun angles in higher latitudes but prototypes have suffered structural failures.
fromKotaku
2 months ago

This Jackery Portable Power Station Just Fell Even Further Overnight to a New All-Time Low - Kotaku

The Jackery Explorer 300 Portable Power Station provides a convenient means to keep mobile devices and campsite accessories powered when they're not near an electrical outlet. It is a rectangular-shaped unit with a built-in handle and weighs approximately 7.1 pounds, making it easy to transport to other areas within the home or pack into the car. The chassis contains a rechargeable 293Wh Lithium-Ion battery that provides adequate power for a variety of small devices during short-duration power outages or camping adventures.
Gadgets
Environment
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

This Clean Energy ETF Bundles 38 Stocks Into One High Growth Bet

ACES is a thematic growth ETF providing broad North American clean energy exposure across solar, batteries, EVs, hydrogen, and lithium, delivering 38.2% annual returns but requiring patient, long-term investment commitment.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

First of its kind high-density' hydro system begins generating electricity in Devon

The pioneering technology means one of the oldest forms of energy storage, hydropower, can be used to store and release renewable energy using even gentle slopes rather than the steep dam walls and mountains that are usually required. The design means the principles of hydropower could be used as a form of long duration energy storage in many more locations across the UK, and the world, than traditional hydropower dams. The projects could be quicker and cheaper to build too.
Science
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

Anker SOLIX E10 Brings Hybrid Whole-Home Backup to the Modern House - Yanko Design

Anker SOLIX E10 is a smart hybrid whole-home backup system that blends batteries, green solar power, and a smart generator into one coordinated setup. It is designed to keep an entire house running, not just a few circuits, and is rated for whole-home backup with a 200-amp connection when paired with its Power Dock, matching a typical US main panel.
Gadgets
fromNature
1 month ago

Maximizing perovskite electroluminescence with ordered 3D/2D heterojunction - Nature

Metal halide perovskites have emerged as a material for LEDs owing to exceptional luminescent properties and cost-effective solution processability4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Quasi-2D PeLEDs have demonstrated superior device performance and reproducibility because of their quantum well structures9,11,12,13,14,15,16. However, quasi-2D perovskites are usually composed of hybrid and random 3D-2D phases and face two critical challenges: (1) abundant surface defects will lead to severe non-radiative recombination7,17,18,19 and (2) notable energy disorder will interrupt charge transport, hence reducing device efficiency20,21.
Science
Environment
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Can Shading Become Energy? From Passive Facades to Productive Envelopes

Facades can generate significant renewable energy by integrating colored photovoltaic shutters that combine shading, daylight control, and electricity production without adding envelope complexity.
Science
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Vema predicts cheap hydrogen could change where data centers are built | TechCrunch

Vema Hydrogen produces geologic hydrogen by reacting water with iron-rich underground rock, offering potential sub-$1/kg clean hydrogen for industrial users and data centers.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
2 months ago

Jackery unveiled a roaming robot that manages your home power stations, and I need it now

Jackery unveiled rugged all-weather power solutions: a 1,536Wh quake-resistant power station, a 10kWh/day solar gazebo, and an autonomous solar robot.
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

Daily briefing: The dark side of the battery boom

Cleaner technologies often shift environmental burdens onto vulnerable human populations through hidden labor, exposure, and social impacts.
#china-solar-manufacturing
fromFuturism
2 months ago
Environment

The Amount of New Solar Power Production Capacity China Is Manufacturing Is Legitimately Mind-Blowing

fromWIRED
2 months ago
Environment

China's Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World

fromFuturism
2 months ago
Environment

The Amount of New Solar Power Production Capacity China Is Manufacturing Is Legitimately Mind-Blowing

fromWIRED
2 months ago
Environment

China's Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World

fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Renewables muscle fossil fuels out of EU electricity market, says research

Solar and wind power provided more electricity than coal and gas last year, leading a global trend, said think tank Ember. Solar and wind power outperformed fossil fuels in the European Union for the first time last year, a new high watermark on Europe's transition to green and autonomous energy. The two sources of energy generated 30 percent of EU electricity, compared with 29 percent for coal and gas, Ember, a global energy think tank, said on Thursday in its European Electricity Review.
Environment
Environment
fromFast Company
2 months ago

These super-insulating windows are as energy-efficient as walls-and could help save the power grid

Vacuum-insulated windows deliver R18 performance, cut building energy use up to 45%, reduce grid electricity demand, and pay back within three to seven years.
fromCity Limits
2 months ago

Opinion: For Affordable Clean Energy at Home, New York Needs Solar ASAP

We can keep tethering ourselves to volatile geopolitics, to fossil fuel prices we'll never control, and to an energy system built on instability and extraction-or we can choose the alternative that's right in front of us: harnessing the sun here at home on our own rooftops. By rapidly accelerating local solar in New York, we can build power right here in our communities, beyond the reach of coups, cartels, and commodity shocks.
Environment
Environment
fromZDNET
1 month ago

Considering a home battery? These 3 factors can help you decide

Home batteries paired with solar reduce electricity bills, provide outage backup, and gain value where time-of-use pricing or reduced solar export credits exist.
Environment
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

IT Sustainability Think Tank: The digital diet and the growing cost of AI energy use | Computer Weekly

AI expansion is straining land, water, and power grids; industry and individuals must share responsibility through a "Digital Diet" and SDG12-style responsible consumption.
fromEarth911
1 month ago

The Earth911 Button Cell Battery Recycling Guide

Button cell batteries are the small, flat, round batteries found in watches, hearing aids, car key fobs, calculators, and medical devices. Although they are tiny, these batteries contain valuable materials that can be recovered and can harm the environment if not handled or disposed of correctly. The main challenge in recycling button cells is their small size and the difficulty of sorting them.
Environment
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