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Solar power

  • Wednesday, 28 January, 2026
    Industrial metals
    Silver squeeze leaves solar panel makers feeling the heat

    Photovoltaic industry seeks substitutions for metal that has hit record highs

    A worker in protective clothing and gloves inspects a solar photovoltaic cell at a production workshop with industrial equipment visible.
  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
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  • Friday, 12 December, 2025
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    Low prices leave companies with little incentive to invest in environmentally sustainable practices

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  • Monday, 8 December, 2025
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  • Tuesday, 25 November, 2025
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  • Monday, 10 November, 2025
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    Expansion of the country’s power network has not kept pace with a surge in renewable projects

    Rows of solar panels stretch across a sandy landscape, with two workers in safety vests and helmets standing near the front.
  • Tuesday, 4 November, 2025
    Australia to force energy groups to offer free daytime electricity

    ‘Solar Sharer’ plan aims to ease demand on grid and redeploy excess power from rooftop solar network

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  • Friday, 10 October, 2025
    US moves to cancel one of the world’s largest solar farms

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  • Monday, 6 October, 2025
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  • Thursday, 18 September, 2025
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  • Thursday, 4 September, 2025
    China steps in to tame animal spirits as solar sector racks up billions in losses

    Officials try to strike balance between cracking down on price wars and encouraging innovation

    Workers in protective clothing assemble and inspect large solar panels in an advanced factory with computer monitors and automated equipment.
  • Monday, 18 August, 2025
    British solar power surges past 2024 total

    Good weather and rapidly proliferating farms mean solar generation is at record levels

    An aerial view of Hillhouse Solar Farm in Gloucestershire
  • Monday, 11 August, 2025
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    The story behind Spain’s solar power meltdown

    Pedro Sánchez calls his country a ‘global benchmark’ in the transition to greener energy, but prices — and profits — have plunged

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  • Tuesday, 29 July, 2025
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  • Monday, 28 July, 2025
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  • Tuesday, 10 June, 2025
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  • Saturday, 7 June, 2025
    Solar group OCI doubles down on US despite Trump’s war on clean energy

    South Korean maker of panel cells to invest $1.2bn in expanding Texas plant as data centres lift power demand

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  • Thursday, 5 June, 2025
    Special ReportAfrica’s Fastest-Growing Companies
    South African power cuts help boost solar panel supplier

    Herholdt’s Group faces challenges after riding high on national load shedding crisis in recent years

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  • Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
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  • Friday, 23 May, 2025
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    Solar market shifts in Europe could give the industry a break

    An increased focus on ethics and local procurement may dent the allure of cheap Chinese panels

    Workers set up new solar panels at a solar panel site under construction by German power supplier RWE in Germany
  • Thursday, 22 May, 2025
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    Clean energy stocks tumble as Trump’s tax bill slashes subsidies

    Analysts warn legislation represents ‘sledgehammer strikes’ to green power industry in the US

    Workers install a solar panel on a building
  • Thursday, 1 May, 2025
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    Electricity experts point to dangers of grid instability when renewables dominate output

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  • Friday, 25 April, 2025
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