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Coal mine-to-solar conversions are already happening in some countries, most notably China, which leads the world in solar uptake

Business

Energy transition: how coal mines could go solar

Disused coal mines could be refashioned to place vast fields of solar panels, a new report suggests, providing an unlikely solution to a common...

AFP7 days ago

Solar panels are the latest target of US tariffs, with duties of up to 3,521 percent on imports from Southeast Asia in a move against alleged Chinese dumping

Business

US to impose new duties on solar imports from Southeast Asia

The United States on Monday announced its intention to impose tariffs of up to 3,521 percent on solar panels from Southeast Asia, a move...

AFPApril 21, 2025

Solar panels are an increasingly common sight in Niamey

Business

Solar boom counters power shortages in Niger

Solar panels like the ones on the roof of Elhadj Abdou’s house are an increasingly common sight in Niger’s capital, which is often hit...

AFPApril 16, 2025

A partial solar eclipse in 2022 seen from Kuwait City

World

Partial solar eclipse to cross swathe of Northern Hemisphere

Skygazers across a broad swathe of the Northern Hemisphere will have a chance to see the Moon take a bite out of the Sun...

AFPMarch 28, 2025

Workers at a construction site in India during 2022's partial solar eclipse

World

Partial solar eclipse in northern areas on Saturday

The moon will cross in front of the Sun for around four hours on Saturday, creating a partial solar eclipse that careful skygazers will able...

AFPMarch 26, 2025

An aerial view shows a solar park being built by 'F&S solar service' company near Erftstadt, western Germany

Business

Solar power surpasses coal in EU for first time

Solar overtook coal in the European Union’s electricity production in 2024, with the share of renewables rising to almost half the bloc’s power sector,...

AFPJanuary 22, 2025

India is building what it boasts will be the world's largest renewable power plant

Business

Glittering dreams: India’s big push for solar power

Vast lines of solar panels reflect the blazing sun in India's western deserts, a dazzling ocean broken only by bristling wind turbines.

AFPNovember 30, 2024

China's massive solar industry, which enjoys strong support from the state, makes eight of every 10 solar panels in the world

Business

China’s solar goes from supremacy to oversupply

Strong state support and huge private investment have made China’s solar industry a global powerhouse, but it faces new headwinds, from punitive tariffs abroad...

AFPOctober 10, 2024