Solar

The world is about to drop a record $3.3 trillion into energy in 2025 – and solar is stealing the spotlight. According to the latest IEA report, solar PV is attracting more capital than any other energy technology, as clean energy investment surges to $2.2 trillion, double that of fossil...

After grappling with regulatory hurdles, rising capital costs, and rapidly declining costs of renewables like solar, Cathie Wood‘s Ark Invest highlights in its new research that nuclear energy can potentially emerge as the lowest-cost source of electricity, outcompeting solar. What Happened:...

While the Cybertruck may have actually made its debut on the U.S. roadways in November 2023, this Tesla electric vehicle’s debutante year of 2024 was nothing less than a success among Benzinga readers. Sightings of this not-so-demure rare bird included the truck in flames — a metaphor for...

With Donald Trump now president-elect and Republicans likely to control Congress, clean energy stocks are taking a beating. The Invesco Solar ETF (NYSE:TAN) dropped over 9% last week, dragging it to levels last seen in July 2020. From its January 2021 peak, the TAN ETF is now down more than 70%....

Once sidelined in favor of renewable sources, Goldman Sachs analysts suggest we are in the “early stages of nuclear renaissance in the U.S.” Growing support from governments and major investments from tech giants like Microsoft Corp. (NYSE:MSFT), Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), and...

Solar energy companies have been among the market’s biggest underperformers in recent weeks but traded well in the green on Friday. Have solar’s woes hit an inflection point? Solar’s Performance: Investors have been bearish on solar energy in 2024. The solar-tracking Invesco Solar...

Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) reported third-quarter financial results on Tuesday that came up short of analyst expectations. Here are the main highlights from the quarter. Q3 Earnings: Enphase Energy reported third-quarter revenue of $380.9 million, missing the consensus estimate of $...

Solar energy industry experts say the development of tandem panels could increase the efficiency of solar power. What Happened: Tandem solar panels, which stack two solar materials on top of each other to capture more of the sun’s energy, achieved a record-breaking 33.89% efficiency. This is...

Elon Musk is at it again, igniting the solar conversation with a tweet Tuesday. “Solar power is growing super fast,” Musk said on his X platform. “In the very long-term (Kardashev Scale), solar will be >99% of all power generation.” Solar power is growing super fast....

Solar stocks rallied Wednesday, rebounding from recent four-year lows, following Vice President Kamala Harris‘s strong showing against former President Donald Trump at their highly anticipated presidential debate on ABC. Investors appeared buoyed by Harris's performance during the debate,...

Certain exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, experienced a significant surge following Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium. “The time has come for policy to adjust,” Powell said in a speech. The reassuring statement regarding upcoming rate cuts sparked a...

A production surplus in China threatens to flood Western global markets with cheaper Chinese products that can displace local competition. According to an analysis by Foreign Affairs, Beijing's industrial policies have pushed the country to produce more than the world can take in. This puts China...

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results Tuesday. Here's a look at the key figures from the report.  The Details: Quarterly sales came in at $1.01 billion, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $941.54 million by 7.27% and represents a 24...

Texas has emerged as the United States’ clean-energy powerhouse as future green energy capacity in the Lone Star State far surpasses other states. The Data: A post on X by Michael Thomas relayed data from the Energy Information Administration. Over the next 18 months, Texas is expected to...

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares are trading higher today after the Austin, Texas-based company inked a contract with Intersect Power. The agreement is for 15.3 GWh of Megapacks, to be used for solar and storage projects through 2030. The agreement makes Intersect Power one of the largest Megapack...