Solar
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Newyork
You Don’t Just See a Total Solar Eclipse. You Feel It Completely.
Almost one year ago, in the middle of the night, I drove from my hometown, Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Dublin to catch an early morning flight to Munich. From there I caught another plane to Bangkok, another to Singapore and yet another to Perth in ...
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Why the Solar Eclipse Will Not Leave People Without Power
Grid managers say they are well prepared to handle a sharp drop in the energy produced by solar panels as the eclipse darkens the sky in North America on April 8.
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World
How China Came to Dominate the World in Solar Energy
Beijing is set to further increase its manufacturing and installation of solar panels as it seeks to master global markets and wean itself from imports.
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Science
Northern Lights Could Appear Farther South in U.S., Forecasters Say
A geomagnetic storm could produce captivating streaks of green or reddish light in the skies this weekend, said researchers who on Thursday recorded the largest solar flare since 2017.
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US
Could Biden’s Clean Energy Push Be a Victim of Its Success?
Dalton, Ga., was once known as the carpet capital of the country. Economic diversification meant branching out from wall-to-wall to hardwood flooring. Now, at Qcells, a solar panel company, robots patrol acres of shop floor where delicate solar cells ...
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Energy Firms, Green Groups and Others Reach Deal on Solar Farms
The agreement could help speed up the development of large solar projects that are often bogged down by fights over land use and environmental concerns.
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Solar Supply Chain Grows More Opaque Amid Human Rights Concerns
The global industry is cutting some ties to China, but its exposure to forced labor remains high and companies are less transparent, a new report found.
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World
U.S. Solar Makers Criticize Biden’s Tax Credits as Too Lax on China
U.S.-based manufacturers of solar products say rules issued by the Biden administration on Friday will “cement China’s dominance” over the solar industry
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The U.S. Has Billions for Wind and Solar Projects. Good Luck Plugging Them In.
An explosion in proposed clean energy ventures has overwhelmed the system for connecting new power sources to homes and businesses.
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Newyork
Here Is What Is Really Strangling the Energy Transition
For generations, tobacco was the king of crops in the region known as the Carolina Sandhills, the best way to coax cash out of the sandy soil. But the long decline of smoking in America idled many tobacco fields, and now farmers are eyeing a new crop ...
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