solar power Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:30:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png solar power Archives - Positive News 32 32 What went right this week: the preventable side of cancer, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-6-of-2026/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:30:18 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565992 A third of cancer cases are ‘avoidable’, Africa powers ahead on solar, and the push for global tax justice gathers pace, plus more good news

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]]> What went right this week: ‘a future free of cervical cancer’, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-47-of-2025/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:23:40 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=553602 World ‘closer to a future free of cervical cancer’, UK music fans got a boost, and Denmark said no to social media for kids, plus more

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]]> What went right this week: America’s plunging crime rate, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-33-of-2025/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 05:00:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=539861 Crime plummeted in the US, England turned the tide for struggling species, and levitating trains were mooted for a comeback, plus more

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]]> What went right this week: a ‘life-changing’ genetic breakthrough, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-27-of-2025/ Fri, 04 Jul 2025 05:00:14 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=535665 Gene therapy helped deaf people to hear, Ireland kicked a dirty habit, and there was hope for Britain’s dying ash trees, plus more

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]]> What went right this week: China’s shrinking emissions, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-20-of-2025/ Fri, 16 May 2025 05:59:21 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=526159 China’s emissions shrank, scientists made a breast cancer discovery, and Europe’s best cycle city was revealed, plus more

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]]> What went right this week: Uganda defeats Ebola, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-19-of-2025/ Fri, 09 May 2025 05:00:56 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=525421 Uganda halted its Ebola outbreak, elk were mooted for a return to the UK, and working-class writers got a new platform, plus more

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]]> Making light work: solar’s potential to lift rural Indians out of poverty https://www.positive.news/society/making-light-work-solars-potential-to-lift-rural-indians-out-of-poverty/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:56:52 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=524127 An ambitious programme combines solar power with mobile connectivity to revolutionise the prospects for people living in rural India

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]]> Power to the people: the rise of community energy https://www.positive.news/society/power-to-the-people-the-rise-of-community-energy/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:05:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=521634 Sluggish action on the climate crisis is inspiring communities to take charge of their own energy, bringing benefits beyond lower bills

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]]> What went right this week: how to stop politicians lying, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-08-of-2025/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:00:26 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=516601 Wales mulled sacking politicians who lie, clean energy supercharged China’s economy, and the ocean came into focus, plus more

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]]> Scientists reveal breakthrough that could reduce need for solar farms https://www.positive.news/society/scientists-reveal-breakthrough-that-could-reduce-need-for-solar-farms/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:36:39 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=489551 The innovation in solar technology could deliver sustainable power from everyday objects

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