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US Solar Is Thriving in the Face of Trump's Tariffs
The common narrative is that the US renewables industry is struggling. But that's not the case for the whole sector. Bloomberg's Akshat Rathi talks with Kevin Smith, chief executive officer of Cypress Creek Energy, which recently secured $3.5…
Aurora Mine cuts diesel use with off-grid solar system
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Deep in the interior of Guyana, where diesel engines once defined the rhythm of industrial activity, a different energy system now supports operations at the Aurora Gold Mine…
Solar Storms Trigger Instant Changes in Earth's Weather, Study Suggests
The surface of the Sun is a tempestuous place, spewing bursts of plasma and gusts of solar wind that frequently collide with our planet. Research has shown that long-term shifts in solar activity can influence Earth's atmosphere, but a new study…
Zero: Solar, Batteries Are Thriving in Trump's America
The common narrative is that the US renewables industry is struggling. But that's not the case for the whole sector. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi talks with Kevin Smith, chief executive officer of Cypress Creek Energy, which recently secured…
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Might Be the Oldest Object Ever Seen in Our Solar System, a Study Suggests
Our latest known interstellar visitor, comet 3I/ATLAS, is currently making its way out of the solar system, after passing by the sun late last year. Scientists have been racing to study the rare guest with the glimpses they've gotten via ground-…
ClearVue solar glass clears key building safety code hurdle
ClearVue Technologies has cleared another key building-code hurdle after its full range of double-glass solar glazing was awarded the top Grade A safety classification under the main Australian and New Zealand standard for building glazing. The…
Breakthrough study confirms solar storms can alter weather on Earth within hours
Solar storms can change the Earth's weather even on short timescales of hours to days, according to a new study. The Sun is known to hurl vast quantities of charged particles and electromagnetic radiation across space, sometimes strong enough to…
BLUETTI Prime Day 2026: Best Deals on Portable Power Stations and Solar Generators
Power outages don't send a calendar invite. One minute the grid's fine. The next, your fridge is beeping at 2 AM, the bedroom's dark, and the groceries you bought yesterday have started a slow march toward the trash. It's the small helplessness of…
The great solar-coal flip
Coal built the Industrial Revolution - now wind and solar are beating it. The UK, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, turned off its last coal-fired power plant in 2024 and now gets nearly half its power from sun and wind. China, long seen…
Scientists demonstrate solar-powered plastic recycling at real-world scale
Researchers have demonstrated how to use the power of the sun to turn plastic waste, such as drink bottles, into clean hydrogen fuel at a scale large enough to be genuinely useful in the real world, using a scalable approach. The researchers, from…
Don't Wait for the Next Outage: This Is the Solar Generator Deal Every Homeowner Should Shop
Testing of backup power systems in the Good Housekeeping Home Improvement & Outdoor Lab has kept pace with the uptick in extreme weather nationwide, from hurricane country to tornado alley to the rash of wildfires out west. Our tests have included…
Solar panel fire' leaves mum and son with just the 'clothes on their backs
A fire which devastated a Glasgow home has left a mum and her teenage son with just the clothes on their backs. Emergency services were called to London Avenue, part of the the former Athletes' Village in Dalmarnock, at around 3.30pm on Wednesday…
Zhong Baoshen at 2026 Annual Meeting of the New Champions: Solar-Plus-Storage Integration Breaks the Boundaries of Global Green Energy Application
DALIAN, China, June 25, 2026 /CNW/ -- The 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions kicked off in Dalian, China, from June 23 to 25, 2026. Under the theme 'Innovating at Scale,' the event brings together over 1,700 political, business, academic, and…
Vikram Solar says NCLAT stays insolvency proceedings against company
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has stayed the insolvency proceedings against Vikram Solar till the next date of hearing, the company said in a regulatory filing. The company did not inform about the next date of the hearing.
How a basic solar grant brought cheaper electricity to one shack settlement in South Africa
In South Africa, 47% of the national population is energy poor, meaning that they spend more than 10%-15% of their income on power and still do not have nearly enough for their basic needs. The problem is getting worse as informal or shack…
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