Daily Archives: February 16, 2026

Coal India Limited (CIL) has significantly boosted its solar power investments, spending ₹961 Crores by January FY'26. This marks a 2.33 times year-on-year increase, showcasing CIL's rapid diversification into green energy. The company is on track to install 3,000 MW … Continue reading →

By embedding quality benchmarks into procurement and manufacturing incentives, policymakers are ensuring that India’s energy transition is durable, not disposable. The focus has moved from rapid installation to long-term reliability — a sign of sectoral maturity.Image: Truzon SolarFrom pv magazine … Continue reading →

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Australian renewable energy developer Edify Energy has submitted plans for a 100MW solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales to the Australian government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.The Burroway Solar Farm will have a generation capacity of 100MW and … Continue reading →

The Australian federal government is scaling up its support for renewables, expanding its flagship Capacity Investment Scheme in a bid to accelerate the nation’s clean energy transition. Image: Elgin Energy From pv magazine AustraliaAustralia’s Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) will be … Continue reading →

First Solar, Solaris Energy Infrastructure, and Enphase Energy are the three Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Solar stocks are shares of companies whose primary business is in the solar energy industry—such as manufacturers of … Continue reading →

Small-scale solar panels could see a breakout year in New England  The Boston Globesource

Ready to get up to 3 free quotes?Get up to 3 free quotes for solar, batteries, EV chargers or hot water heat pumpsGET MY QUOTESFollowing the announcement of a national solar panel recycling pilot, a parliamentary inquiry has now opened … Continue reading →

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✖ Last updated: February, 2026 Europe Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Market Size, Share, Trends & Growth Forecast Research Report, Segmented By Grade, Application, and Country (UK, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Netherlands, Turkey, Czech Republic and Rest … Continue reading →

Spanish company Solarig has reached a key milestone in its international trajectory by surpassing 2 GW in operation and maintenance (O&M) of renewable energy assets in Australia. This achievement comes with the incorporation of the Stubbo Solar plant, a 520 … Continue reading →

The ink has dried on an agreement for the city of Dayton to offtake energy from a solar farm proposed for West Dayton. The project is expected to yield major savings for Dayton’s energy customers.The project, Gem City Solar, is … Continue reading →

Cosmic PV Power commissions an additional 1.6 GW TOPCon G12R production line, raising total module capacity to 3 GW, alongside plans for BESS manufacturing and a new solar cell facility in Madhya Pradesh. February 16, 2026. By News Bureau Cosmic … Continue reading →

Gold pulls back toward $5K following rate cut speculationIraq records two suicides within hoursIran links uranium enrichment to sanctions reliefOil prices stall before critical US-Iran talksShafaq News- Baghdad Iraq emerged as the fifth-largest among Arab countries importing Chinese solar panels … Continue reading →

India Posts Highest-Ever Annual Power Capacity Addition, Driven By Solar  BW Businessworldsource

A huge solar project, the PSC and ‘New Orleans, you’re welcome’: Down in Alabama  AL.comsource

The top candidates in the race for the Republican nomination to Congressional District 1 are sounding the alarm over a proposed solar farm project in north Baldwin County, and at least one candidate is pointing fingers.The project by Silicon Ranch … Continue reading →

High tension in India as banks, utilities resist solar shift  South China Morning Postsource

World Energy Day 2026 Highlights India’s Solar-Led Renewable Energy Transformation  SolarQuartersource

Markets & PolicyTenders & AuctionsSolar ProjectsLarge-Scale ProjectsRooftopC&IManufacturingModulesInverters & BOSTechnologyFinance and M&AMarkets & PolicyT&DUtilitiesSmart GridMicrogridEventsWebinarsInterviewsChina will remove VAT export rebates for solar components from April 1, 2026February 16, 2026Follow Mercom India on WhatsApp for exclusive updates on clean energy news and … Continue reading →

High-resistivity silicon wafers offer superior efficiency potential but are highly sensitive to edge recombination and mechanical damage, limiting their commercial use compared to more robust standard wafers. Researchers from Longi and Sun Yat-sen University demonstrated that integrating in-situ edge passivation … Continue reading →

Brazilian scientists have developed a slope-based framework for agrivoltaics, finding that sites below 15% gradient offer the best balance between agricultural suitability and technical feasibility. Their review of 30 studies shows that steeper terrain can host PV systems with adapted … Continue reading →

State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) released a statement on Wednesday opposing a solar farm in Stockton."I passed legislation to ban mud dumping in Mobile Bay in order to protect the environment that makes Baldwin County such a special place to … Continue reading →

Solar panels, known scientifically as photovoltaics, convert sunlight directly into electricity and are already central to climate mitigation strategies worldwide. As countries move to deploy solar at multi terawatt scale over the coming decade, policymakers and industry are paying closer … Continue reading →

LebTown Lebanon County, PA news, events, and opinions. North Annville Township supervisors, shown here in a LebTown file photo, addressed an agricultural security area request and finalized an agreement with Lebanon Valley College concerning a solar array at their Feb. … Continue reading →

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Cloudy this evening then becoming foggy and damp after midnight. Low 36F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.. Cloudy this evening then becoming foggy and damp after midnight. Low 36F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: February … Continue reading →

We use cookies to improve your experience and for marketing. Read our cookie policy or manage cookies.Get instant access to more than 2 million reports, dashboards, and datasets on the IndexBox Platform.IndexBox has just published a new report: Australia – … Continue reading →

Transgrid’s HumeLink West project is cutting diesel use to just one hour per day by using a hybrid solar power system at a substation site.Image: TransgridThe HumeLink West project has successfully trialled the replacement of 100% dependency on diesel engine … Continue reading →

Science and Technology The small white sphere enters the discussion of solar energy as an unlikely object: it is not a rigid panel, it does not have the typical rectangular shape, and it does not depend on a single direction … Continue reading →

Tamaulipas is advancing a US$650 million solar farm in Tula under a generation-exempt scheme to reinforce the local grid and integrate renewable capacity into a region anchored by strategic downstream assets such as the Miguel Hidalgo refinery. This matters as … Continue reading →

Local news from Wagga and the surrounding Riverina region.In community.For community.Find out more.Business and technology stories from the Riverina.For your buying, selling and leasing needs in WaggaFind out moreThe stories behind the people and places that make the Riverina home.Your … Continue reading →

Solar farms, data centers: The future of Cochise County?  Herald/Review Mediasource

Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau – The New York Times  The New York Timessource

Cloudy. Low 53F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.. Cloudy. Low 53F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Updated: February 15, 2026 @ 7:29 pmA website featuring the Stockton Solar projects was launched Friday, Feb. 13.Digital Editor, Investigative … Continue reading →

The bibble-babble of false information about solar power will never stop spewing into the Intertubes from sock puppet anti-solar organizations. However, that’s just background noise for the global solar industry, which continues to plow forward and innovate. As part of … Continue reading →

TotalEnergies just landed a massive solar deal to power Google’s expanding Texas data centers. The company signed two long‑term power purchase agreements (PPA) totaling 1 gigawatt (GW) of capacity, or about 28 terawatt‑hours of electricity over 15 years. The power … Continue reading →

States Weigh Bills to Allow You to Make Your Own Electricity – The New York Times  The New York Timessource

California’s dry farmland is ideal for solar. Big Ag stands in the way | Opinion  San Luis Obispo Tribunesource

India Sees a Future Making Solar Panels for Itself, and Maybe the World – The New York Times  The New York Timessource

Email or Username Password Please contact our Customer Service Team if you are unable to log in at clientservices@accessintel.com or 1-888-707-5814. Darrell Proctor Two subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp. announced plans to build a new 1,200-MW natural gas-fired power plant on … Continue reading →

Peter MonahanTU DublinAnalysis: Making the most efficient use of your new domestic solar panel installation means a deep dive into usage and storageThis article is now available above as a Brainstorm podcast. You can subscribe to the Brainstorm podcast through … Continue reading →

A photovoltaic panel cleaning robot with a lightweight YOLO v8  Frontierssource

On September 29, India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Directorate General of Trade Remedies announced the final ruling in the anti-dumping investigation concerning solar cells and modules from China, proposing to impose anti-dumping duties on solar cells and … Continue reading →

Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. Learn more 7-DAY UNLIMITED ACCESS FREE TRIAL 7-DAY UNLIMITED ACCESS By Niina H. Farah | 02/13/2026 06:35 AM EST Solar for All sought to provide grant funding for residential solar. … Continue reading →

We use cookies to improve your experience and for marketing. Read our cookie policy or manage cookies.A measurement comparison between the CalLab PV Modules of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt found their performance assessments … Continue reading →

Photovoltaic Plant Control is a SICAM application that provides reliable, grid-code-compliant control and monitoring of power supplied by PV power plants. This ensures maximum efficiency and cost-effective operation by meeting stringent regulatory requirements for connecting to distribution and transmission grids. … Continue reading →

Excelsior CorrespondentKATRA, Feb 15: The School of Electrical Engineering at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) organized a five-day residential skill development program titled “Solar Photovoltaic Systems: Design, Installation and Maintenance”. The program was funded and supported by the Higher Education … Continue reading →

Solar Power WorldBy Kelly Pickerel | February 13, 2026The Dept. of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued guidance for energy project developers and manufacturers determining whether the components they use are receiving material assistance from a … Continue reading →

Africa leads growth in solar energy as demand spreads beyond traditional markets, report says  AP Newssource