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Planning Commission Approves Acreage Cap for Solar Panels
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission decided to cap the number of acres available for solar panel use to 16,000 acres and streamline the building process for new installations. The commission approved the countywide cap in a 3-1 vote on…
China Green Tech Firms Target New Consumers Hit by Iran War Energy Shock
China's clean technology titans, hungry for export markets to boost flagging profits, aren't letting a crisis go to waste. Manufacturers of electric vehicles, batteries, and solar panels have been wooing nations looking to wean themselves off…
Hackaday Links: May 10, 2026
While Artemis II was primarily a demonstration flight of the architecture NASA plans to use for future lunar missions, it was also an excellent excuse for the crew to snap some photos of the Moon and Earth with the benefit of modern camera…
Energy giant E.on announces mega Ovo takeover - what it means for you
Energy giant E.on is set buy rival Ovo to create the UK's biggest supplier with nearly 10 million customers. German-owned E.on Next says the mega-deal will strengthen its “ability to deliver value for customers and grow its core retail…
UK construction company collapses into administration - heat pump specialist
A company specialising in heat pumps, solar and insulation has entered administration A company which specialises in heat pumps, insulation and solar panel grants has collapsed into administration. Administrators have been appointed to Carbon…
Why The Energy Crisis Will Gets Worse
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted some 20 per cent of the global flows but even if it opens, damages to production facilities in the region will take time to repair, points out Sunita Narain. US-Israel war on Iran has severely…
Europe should behave more like China does if it wants to survive this age of chaos
The US and Israel may have started the war in Iran, but – apart from the belligerents themselves – it is China and Europe that stand to lose the most from it. Yet while European leaders watch like rabbits caught in the headlights as…
The bargain EV battle is getting serious - and that's great news for buyers
T he article below is an excerpt from Steve Fowler 's DriveSmart newsletter. To get the email delivered straight to your inbox every Monday, simply enter your email address in the box above. For years, the electric car market has had one rather…
Self-reliant China weathers global energy crisis
The escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran has transcended the boundaries of a localized geopolitical skirmish: The physical destruction of infrastructure has triggered a deep crisis in the global energy supply chain…
Can man and (dog) robot work together? At Hyundai plant, they already do.
“Spot would walk up beside them and it would startle them,” said Susan Williams, who heads the factory's training program through Quick Start, a state-funded workforce development organization. “You can't have people screaming…
Wealthy people were the first to buy electric vehicles. The current boom risks entrenching inequality
Australia is in the midst of an electric vehicle boom. The combined rise of battery electric, plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrid cars is steadily shifting the long-term market dominance of petrol and diesel. This is good news for reducing…
$200 million manufacturing facility may add 800 jobs in Houston
Houston's job market is getting a boost with a new $200 million manufacturing facility expected to create hundreds of jobs in the area. SEG Solar, a Houston-based photovoltaic manufacturing company, plans to establish a new four-gigawatt solar…
India's Grids Must Now Be Smart Enough For Clean Power
In this photograph taken on October 5, 2021, farmer and doctor Amit Singh speaks during an interview with AFP at his solar farm in Bhaloji village of India's Rajasthan state. FEATURE by Glenda KWEK (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN / AFP) / TO GO WITH…
New £250m railway station to open in UK city - 9 trains an hour
The DfT has confirmed the new station will open on June 28 A new railway station will open in Cambridge next month, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. Trains will begin calling at Cambridge South station next to Europe 's largest…
New train station at London commuter town opens next month
A new railway station serving Cambridge Biomedical Campus will open next month, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. Trains will begin calling at the station, named Cambridge South station – located next to what is Europe's…
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