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They’re the chili peppers in the spicy chicken at a restaurant chain you might know. And they were an ingredient used by a Canadian company to build the first solar power plants in Malawi.  About a tenth of Malawi’s grid power now comes from two new solar plants built by …

One of Alberta’s biggest and most venerable companies is declaring a $408-million hit to the value of its wind and solar projects in the province, and is largely blaming the Smith government’s electricity system reforms for being “detrimental” to investment in renewable energy. ATCO Ltd.’s power subsidiary Canadian Utilities reported …

Solar-powered battery swapping. Rent-to-own rooftop solar. Developing clean energy solutions in Africa requires creativity to succeed in a place with limited resources and a diverse range of cultures, according to Canadian companies working there. But those that have made it work say the sunny continent with a fast-growing population and …

चंडीगढ़ में 6,229 सरकारी मकानों में रहने वाले परिवारों को जल्द ही राहत मिलेगी। मुख्य सचिव एच राजेश प्रसाद ने क्रेस्ट और विभाग के वरिष्ठ अधिकारियों की एक कमेटी गठित की है, जो सोलर यूजर चार्जेस यानी सौर उपयोगकर्ता शुल्क को रिवाइज करेगी। सोलर यूजर चार्जेस घटाए जाएंगे। दो और …

Under a punishing midday sun, Devabhai Sawadiya slowly rakes the salt pan that has been in his family for generations. It’s quiet around him, except for the sweeping motions of his salt broom and the soft, clinking sound of dishes being washed nearby.  That’s a new development. For years, there …

Last week, the sun spat out the strongest solar flare of the year so far, a burst of radiation and light that caused brief radio blackouts on the sunlit side of the Earth. Despite its impressive magnitude — the flare was an X-class, the most severe type of solar flare …

Grab those solar glasses, eastern Canada: You’re in for a partial solar eclipse on Saturday morning. If you hope to catch it, you’ll have to wake up early, as the eclipse begins just before sunrise — and be in the right place. Solar eclipses occur as the moon passes in …

Renewable energy production is expanding at an unprecedented pace, led by the rapid rise of solar power, says a new report from the International Energy Agency. At the same time, the world’s insatiable demand for more energy contributed to an increase in the production of fossil fuels, pushing energy-related carbon emissions …

Dozens of cases of eye damage related to April’s total solar eclipse have been reported so far in Canada. The Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) told Global News on Thursday that it had received a total of 118 reports of eye complications from the April 8 eclipse. The conditions reported …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Five years after the Ford government ripped up renewable energy contracts, the province’s electricity operator is set to once again turn to wind and solar projects to fill Ontario’s growing power gap. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), which manages the province’s …