IJR News — today's news from every sideIJREXCLUSIVE: Trump’s EPA Wants More Plastic Turned Into New Products, And The Paper Lobby Is Fighting ItSimon August · 4 min · 12h
Global Clean Energy Stocks Rise on Policy, Demand SignalsBusiness — Aug 27, 2026Investors are spotlighting energy and green-energy stocks as policy signals and market dynamics shift, with MarketBeat naming Tesla, IREN, and Bloom Energy as notable energy plays and highlighting green-energy names like NWTN, Capstone Green Energy, and Nuvve as compelling picks. The coverage also frames renewables exposure through Solaria and broader clean-power groups, noting opportunities and risks from debt, policy changes, and grid constraints that could affect returns, including India’s solar sector where domestic cell costs and transmission bottlenecks squeeze project economics and inflame stock risk for players such as Adani Green Energy.
TX Solar Displays Solar Street Lights for Projects in 20 Countries — 2dTX Solar, officially Yangzhou Tianxiang Road Lamp Equipment Co., Ltd., presents itself as an integrated OEM solar street-light supplier with in-house manufacturing, offering bespoke luminaire housings, modular all-in-one and split-type systems, 3D modeling, photometric testing, and a growing patent portfolio to support projects in 20+ countries. The company markets turnkey outdoor lighting solutions for infrastructure, highways, and off-grid and climate-varied deployments, highlighting high-mast towers, solar energy Street lights, and battery options (lithium and gel) showcased at major events like the Canton Fair and targeted at municipal, EPC, and international contractors.
Priya Raman Solar lights like these could help a lot in off-grid regions if the batteries last in extreme weather.
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Nicole Hardy The EPA shouldn't have ended the program without a better reason, and the judge was right to step in. Elena Vasquez Protecting local industry makes sense, but 249% duties seem extreme and could slow overall clean energy growth. Sudan's war-damaged grid failure drives families to costly solar power — Sep 6, 2026With Sudan’s war-damaged electricity grid, capacity has plunged from about 4,400 to roughly 1,100 megawatts and billions in damages, leaving millions facing outages that disrupt education, health, and daily life. In response, households increasingly turn to rooftop solar—yet a typical 10-kilowatt system can cost around $5,000, a barrier for many amid soaring needs and a sun-rich environment that could power a broader shift if affordability improves.
Priya Raman With that much sun, Sudan should be a solar success story, not a cautionary tale about who can afford electricity. 
