Washington (AFP) Sept 7, 2017 - Two high-intensity solar flares were emitted Wednesday, the second of which was the most intense recorded since the start of this sun cycle in December 2008, NASA said.
Doha (AFP) Sept 1, 2024 - A large new solar plant planned in Qatar will double the Gulf emirate's previously projected renewable energy capacity by 2030, Qatari Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi announced on Sunday.
Nairobi (AFP) Sept 29, 2008 - Elisabeth's 13 children were born by candlelight. Her daughter, who has just become a mother for the first time, was more fortunate.
Spain (SPX) Sept 25, 2007 - As a leading manufacturer of PV modules, Kyocera will continue to refine its technologies and supply highly reliable solar energy products worldwide, said Tatsumi Maeda, General Manager of Kyocera Corporation's Solar Energy Group. We believe that clean, renewable solar electricity can help preserve our fragile environment and make a significant contribution to society's energy needs.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 5, 2011 - Japan will develop and promote new clean energy technologies after the nuclear crisis, new foreign minister Koichiro Gemba said on Monday.
Jacqueville, Ivory Coast (AFP) Sept 23, 2018 - Hi-tech, cheap - and quiet. The Ivorian resort of Jacqueville just outside Abidjan is betting on solar-powered three-wheelers as it looks to replace traditional but noisy and dirty bush taxis.
Cape Town (AFP) Sept 9, 2019 - Institutional investors holding assets worth $11 trillion have now pledged to divest from fossil fuel assets, a significant jump in the number committing to clean energy, a report said on Monday.
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 10, 2014 - India's new government has decided not to slap anti-dumping duties on solar panel imports from the United States, China and other countries, reversing a policy of the previous administration, a minister said Wednesday.
Bhadla, India (AFP) Sept 29, 2015 - Under a blistering sun, workers install a sea of solar panels in a north Indian desert as part of the government's clean energy push --- and its trump card at upcoming climate change talks in Paris.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 24, 2025 - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday rejected claims his government was undermining the climate change fight, but insisted that industry also needed to be protected to revive the crisis-wracked economy.
Athens (AFP) Sept 11, 2011 - Greek Prime Minuster Georges Papandreou confirmed Sunday that Germany was keen to import solar-generated electricity from debt-ridden Greece.
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 - Germany's economy ministry proposed Monday cutting renewable energy subsidies as part of a more pragmatic approach to the green transition that was praised by industry but criticised by environmental activists.
Atlanta (SPX) Sept 25, 2007 - GE Energy announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire a minority equity interest in PrimeStar Solar, Inc., an emerging solar thin-film technology and manufacturing company. PrimeStar Solar, headquartered in Golden, Colo., was formed in June 2006 to develop and commercialize thin-film photovoltaic modules. The company has 31 employees, including a core management team with more than 100 years of thin-film equipment and process experience.
Sriharikota, India (AFP) Sept 2, 2023 - The latest mission in India's ambitious space programme blasted off Saturday on a voyage towards the centre of the solar system, a week after the country's successful unmanned Moon landing.
Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2011 - Executives from a solar energy firm that went bankrupt after getting a half-billion-dollar government loan refused to testify at a congressional hearing Friday where one lawmaker accused them of a heist.
Brussels (AFP) Sept 25, 2012 - European solar panel makers called for a second probe Tuesday into imports from China, charging that not only are they dumped on the market but that Chinese firms get unfair government support too.
