Solar stocks outshine with up to 1,318% return in 1 year. Who’s driving the bull run?

Solar stocks outshine with up to 1,318% return in 1 year. Who’s driving the bull run?

While the entire green energy sector has been on an uptrend, solar companies are being seen as the biggest beneficiary of the push towards renewables with both Ambanis and Adanis vying for a piece of the pie. Smallcap solar company Waaree Renewable Technologies has been the top gainer in the solar pack with a mind-boggling … Read more

U.S. Solar Factories Urge Biden To Crack Down On China

U.S. Solar Factories Urge Biden To Crack Down On China

President Joe Biden netted billions in his landmark climate-spending law to revive solar manufacturing in the United States — prompting the Korean panel giant Qcells last year to invest $2.5 billion into building the country’s largest photovoltaic factory in Georgia. As the assembly line revs up this month, so does the federal government’s support. Last … Read more

A shift to renewable energy is ‘hopeless’ without efficiencies, environmentalist says

A shift to renewable energy is ‘hopeless’ without efficiencies, environmentalist says

Solar panels and wind turbines in the Netherlands. Daniel Bosma | Moment | Getty Images Explorer and environmentalist Bertrand Piccard has called for a renewed focus on cutting energy waste, saying it’s “hopeless” to shift to renewables without improving efficiency. Around three-quarters of the world’s energy is wasted, Piccard told an “IOT: Powering the Digital … Read more

Broken Bridges, The Enduring Legacy Of The School Bus And A Solar Eclipse In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Broken Bridges, The Enduring Legacy Of The School Bus And A Solar Eclipse In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

School District of Philadelphia buses parked in a lot while public schools remain temporarily closed for in-person learning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022.Photo: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg (Getty Images) While car design has changed radically over the decades, school buses look almost the same as they did nearly 100 years ago. Sure, they … Read more

First Solar CEO says tariff exemptions threaten U.S. efforts to ramp up manufacturing

First Solar CEO says tariff exemptions threaten U.S. efforts to ramp up manufacturing

A worker applies tape to a solar panel at First Solar in Perrysburg, Ohio July 8, 2022. Megan Jelinger | Reuters A flood of foreign solar components threatens efforts to build a domestic manufacturing base in the U.S. to support the clean energy transition, according to First Solar CEO Mark Widmar. In an interview with … Read more

Sunnova CEO tries to reassure rattled investors after stock’s worst day since March 2020

Sunnova CEO tries to reassure rattled investors after stock’s worst day since March 2020

John Berger, chairman and chief executive officer of Sunnova Energy Corp., speaks during the 2019 CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Aaron M. Sprecher | Bloomberg | Getty Images The residential solar company Sunnova Energy took a beating this week as investors dumped their shares after the … Read more

‘Solar is unstoppable’ as market sees demand growth

‘Solar is unstoppable’ as market sees demand growth

Solar power farm in the evening. Pavel Babic | Istock | Getty Images Solar power is on a path to double every two to three years amid an “unprecedented period of demand growth” for new electricity generation, the CEO of Nextracker told CNBC. “Solar is unstoppable,” Nextracker founder and CEO Dan Shugar said in an … Read more