Daily Archives: August 15, 2026

© 2025 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information. Reach us at hello@thecooldown.com.They found the colder months more telling, particularly when the heat pump is carrying the heating load.Photo Credit: iStock Many … Continue reading →

Judging crop yield and quality under agrivoltaic systems solely by the shading rates of solar panels is inappropriate, according to new research from the Japan Renewable Energy Foundation (JREF).The Tokyo-headquartered think tank has released a report that analyzes the effects … Continue reading →

© 2025 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information. Reach us at hello@thecooldown.com.They found the colder months more telling, particularly when the heat pump is carrying the heating load.Photo Credit: iStock Many … Continue reading →

Sungrow and GOLDBECK SOLAR Sign 722 MWp Poland PV Project and 1 GWh BESS Framework Agreement  SolarQuartersource

Looking towards where the solar farm would be built in St Dennis (Image: Cornwall Council)A solar farm will be built across 18 fields in Cornish clay country despite being refused at a Cornwall Council meeting last year.A Government planning inspector … Continue reading →

If you are looking to keep an eye on your house, porch, or deliveries while you are away, an outdoor security camera can be your eyes away from home. There are even solar powered cameras that harness the sun to … Continue reading →

We’re aiming to add 2,500 contributions in the next 30 days, to help keep HinduPost free.“From Consumer to Competitor: How China Views Bharat’s Photovoltaic Rise”, ORF, Jun 01, 2026.“In the past few days, the Chinese internet has been abuzz with … Continue reading →

Sustainability is a major focus today, and energy saving is a given. Those who have installed a photovoltaic system on their roof are fortunate. But what happens if the roof structure catches fire? Are there disadvantages?Since photovoltaic systems have been … Continue reading →

European power prices jump as heatwave curbs French nuclear output, German wind  reuters.comsource

A lightweight electric coupe developed by Clemson University students and BMW is testing whether solar power, extreme weight reduction and intelligent controls can make an electric vehicle energy-positive during everyday driving.Clemson University has unveiled Deep Orange 17, a fully functional … Continue reading →

Heat waves in Europe are becoming the norm. Strong sunlight isn’t the problem. The critical factor is temperature. Solar modules are evaluated under standard test conditions: 1,000 watts per square meter of irradiance and a cell temperature of 25 degrees … Continue reading →

A community-scale rooftop photovoltaic system that graces the townhomes of the Daniels Corporation’s MPV2 in Brampton is a crowning feature of the low-carbon project, powering not just its heat pumps but the expected financial savings for residents.Completed weeks ago, the … Continue reading →

Energies Media A security fence runs around the edge of a 30-acre field on the Oxfordshire and Wiltshire border, and the people who built it were thinking about electricity meters, not birds. Inside it, 21,000 solar panels tilt toward a … Continue reading →

At the back of a Catholic cemetery in Torrington, Connecticut, a wide field once sat empty for years, too far from the graves to ever be needed. Then came rows of dark solar panels, built on land owned by the … Continue reading →

Your support helps WABE tell important stories. Please give today! Alex Helmick | WABE August 15th, 2026This week the WABE news team explores top stories like the MARTA Board of Directors choosing Interim GM and CEO Jonathan Hunt to take … Continue reading →

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Yukon Conservation Society wants to bring ‘guerilla solar’ movement north  CBCsource

A community solar array at a Public Storage location in Justice, Illinois.Kari Lydersen/Canary Media This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Krzysztof Wasowicz, mayor of Justice, Illinois, has some concerns about solar: that it … Continue reading →

I recently interviewed Noah Lukeya, sales manager for LONGi East Africa. Noah was kind enough to provide valuable insights into the solar PV market in Kenya and the broader East Africa region , as well as how LONGi is meeting … Continue reading →

China’s green revolution and what it means for the world  The Weeksource

New owner fears inherited rooftop solar is failing, but the culprit may be far simpler  Yahoo Techsource

The funding includes approximately $484m in debt financing, arranged by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Nord/LB.Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has secured $695m in project financing and tax equity to support the construction of its 330MW Cobalt Solar … Continue reading →

Solar panel waste could deliver $1tn economic boost through recycling  Engineering and Technology Magazinesource

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Plug-in solar panels are coming – can they actually save you money?  The Telegraphsource

Solar Power WorldBy Kelly Pickerel | May 12, 2026U.S. solar panel manufacturers have filed a new tariff circumvention investigation request, this time on product coming from Ethiopia. The filing alleges that manufacturers using Chinese-origin components are exploiting Ethiopia as the … Continue reading →

Energies Media On April 8, 2024, the Moon caused a twilight to occur during the day in Texas, and the electric grid responded almost instantaneously.Solar farms typically climb steadily to afternoon output as the sun gets stronger. Rather, ERCOT saw … Continue reading →

By BloombergAug 14, 2026Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) — To understand President Donald Trump’s latest move to protect US solar manufacturers, it helps to follow the trail of a 20,000-mile trade route running through Kenya and a tiny Indonesian island off the … Continue reading →

Photo: CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images Brief by Michael Davidson and Sandy Qian Published March 12, 2026Over the past few years, China’s solar industry has entered a period of intense upheaval. Price wars and margin compression have forced industry … Continue reading →

Negative electricity prices — where generators pay to offload their power rather than being paid — have moved from a rare market anomaly to a structural feature of European power markets. For independent power producers (IPPs) running solar and wind … Continue reading →

⚡ Quick ReadThe Indian renewable energy landscape witnessed a monumental shift in the first half of 2026, with the country adding a record 27 GW of solar capacity. According to the Mercom India Research Q2 and 1H 2026 India Solar … Continue reading →

I recently interviewed Noah Lukeya, sales manager for LONGi East Africa. Noah was kind enough to provide valuable insights into the solar PV market in Kenya and the broader East Africa region , as well as how LONGi is meeting … Continue reading →

A Michigan township that said no to a 2nd big solar project is now in a legal fight  MLive.comsource

© 2025 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information. Reach us at hello@thecooldown.com.Other companies weren’t willing to step in due to liability concerns.Photo Credit: RedditOne homeowner’s rooftop solar system became part of … Continue reading →

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Solar owners compare the mistakes they’d avoid, from undersized systems to skipped batteries  Yahoosource

India has already established itself as one of the world’s largest solar markets. The bigger opportunity now is to become a serious manufacturing power, not just a large consumer of solar equipment.We’re seeing encouraging investments across the value chain, from … Continue reading →

According to the OPIS Global Solar Markets Report released on Aug. 11, Free-On-Board (FOB) China M10 and 210R wafer prices were unchanged week on week at $0.121/pc and $0.134/pc, respectively.Wafer prices held steady this week as market participants closely monitored … Continue reading →

Genesis solar farm near Foxton fast-tracked to power 43,000 homes  NZ Heraldsource

An official website of the United States governmentHere’s how you know Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( Lock Locked padlock ) … Continue reading →

Australian renewable energy development business Aula Energy announced it has acquired a 1 GW portfolio of operating solar farms from Lightsource bp and a development pipeline of up to 800 MW of associated battery energy storage projects as the London-headquartered … Continue reading →

Genesis solar farm near Foxton fast-tracked to power 43,000 homes  nzherald.co.nzsource

Shaping Australia’s future energy landscape through smarter large-scale solar  techxplore.comsource

New owner fears inherited rooftop solar is failing, but the culprit may be far simpler  tech.yahoo.comsource

Australia continues to be one of the most active markets globally for residential solar but a new report says the rooftop solar potential of the nation’s commercial and industrial (C&I) buildings remains largely untapped with the sector facing “substantial” barriers.An … Continue reading →

© 2025 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information. Reach us at hello@thecooldown.com.Solar can be a selling point, but a roof’s age, warranty status, and the likelihood of major maintenance also affect … Continue reading →

SearchShare[BEIJING] To understand US President Donald Trump’s latest move to protect US solar manufacturers, it helps to follow the trail of a 20,000-mile trade route running through Kenya and a tiny Indonesian island off the coast of Singapore.The route allowed … Continue reading →

The French government has decided to extend the tax credit for cleantech industry for another 3 years.Introduced by the 2023 Green Industry Act, the green industry investment tax credit (C3IV) forms part of France’s long-term strategy to accelerate reindustrialization and … Continue reading →

Părău 2 will combine a 342 MWp solar photovoltaic power plant with 150 MW of co-located battery energy storage system. The battery system will allow electricity generated on site to be stored and dispatched when the grid needs it, supporting … Continue reading →

Zeeland Township fights to bring lawsuit over solar proposal back to state court  woodtv.comsource