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A solar-powered cost cutter
PETALING JAYA: With rising electricity costs, rooftop solar is emerging as a hedge to help users cut expenses and protect against future tariff hikes. For early adopters of the Solar Accelerated Transition Action Programme (Atap) scheme, the appeal…
Google solar powering up its Project Sunroof
A few months after its release, Google's solar power evaluation tool is already being expanded throughout the US – a global roll-out must only be a matter of time. Not content with mapping the globe, correcting your rushed search terms…
Households given free electricity in 4 years with plug in solar panels from Lidl
Plug-in solar panels will generate free electricity within four years Households will be able to get free no-cost electricity within just four years if they buy new plug-in solar panels which will launch in Lidl, Amazon and other big retailers this…
Jeff Bezos Says 'I Would Love To See A Trillion Humans Living In The Solar System' - Then We Could Have '1,000 Mozarts And 1,000 Einsteins
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos isn't thinking small. He's thinking a trillion people big. On the ' Lex Fridman Podcast ' in 2023, Bezos laid out a vision that sounds more like science fiction than a business plan — but in his mind, it's grounded…
Naidu Hails Solar Push, Backs Green Energy Growth
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has expressed satisfaction over the growth of investments and employment in the solar energy sector, highlighting the state government's push for renewable energy. He made the remarks during a meeting…
Solar credit reset backlash gathers pace
Uproar from solar panel owners in Cyprus is intensifying after thousands of households saw accumulated electricity credits wiped from their accounts. The controversy which has been growing in pace since the Cyprus Mail first reported on it on March…
Not Alkaline, Not Lithium: This New Battery Could Be The Future Of Fast Changing
An increasing number of batteries rely on lithium-ion technology. These batteries last longer than alkaline-powered ones because, among other reasons, you can recharge them. However, the process takes time. Some devices have the option to 'fast…
Officials celebrate recovery of iconic American lake as water levels surge by billions of gallons
California's Lake Tahoe saw an influx of 16 billion gallons of water in under a month, SnowBrains reported. According to data from the U.S. Geological Survey, the water, enough to fill 90,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools, flowed into the lake…
Democrats can't quit their clean-energy-only agenda
Wisely sensing a political opening with gasoline prices up by more than $1 per gallon since the start of the Iran war, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) outlined an energy agenda that Democrats would pursue in 2027 should they win the…
Bahrain aluminum giant says Iranian attack targeted its facility
Iranian attack on Bahrain aluminum smelter threatens to add to pressure on global supplies. Iran threatens U.S. and Israeli educational institutions in West Asia following strike on Tehran university. Yemeni Iran-backed Houthis fired at Israel on…
I live in an off-grid cottage in East Sussex on a cliff edge
Simon Furber, Cuckmere Haven and Hsin-Yi Lo, South East Daniel Clarke lives in an off-grid cottage perched on the edge of a cliff with breathtaking views of the Seven Sisters and, despite a minimalist lifestyle, says he is 'living the dream life'.
California's coastal ocean is seeing a rare trend - and what happens next could be critical
On the last day of winter, as California was in the midst of a historic early-season heat wave, the ocean off Southern California crossed a striking threshold. At Scripps Pier in La Jolla, a long-running sea surface temperature record topped out at…
Ominous Surveillance 'Scarecrows' Appearing Across America
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Police technology is a major business in the US. Altogether, the law enforcement equipment market was valued at nearly $11.7 billion in 2025, and as dystopian toys like self-driving…
Elon Musk's Orbital Data Centers Are Staggeringly Huge
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Elon Musk's promises tend to follow a formula. They involve a number ending in “-illion,” pertaining to something which will be built or deployed, and which will be…
Battery surge a cheap, green saviour as war fuels price spikes
Batteries powered by renewables are pushing gas plants off the electricity grid, proving that green energy will reduce fuel bills driven higher by shocks to the global fossil fuel market such as the crisis being driven by the Iran war. The oil…
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