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bbc.co.uk - Wendy Middleton - Sheffiled public buildings toget solar panels in £350k project
Sheffiled public buildings toget solar panels in £350k project
BBC

Solar panels are to be installed on community buildings across Sheffield as part of a significant investment by the city council in renewable energy. Nine sites, including libraries and community centres, have been selected to have the solar…

earth.com - Luis Arrais - Underwater solar panels could make remote parts of the ocean easier to monitor
Underwater solar panels could make remote parts of the ocean easier to monitor
Earth.com

Seawater takes the red out of sunlight in the first few feet, then the orange. By 33 feet (10 meters) down, only a dim blue-green light is left, and a rooftop solar panel is designed to capture wavelengths that seawater has already filtered out. A…

cbsnews.com - Erin  Jones - Texas solar customers get new protections as homeowners warn of costly contracts
Texas solar customers get new protections as homeowners warn of costly contracts
CBS News

Texas homeowners considering solar panels have new protections as some customers report unexpected costs, long-term contracts and electric bills higher than promised. When a solar sales team showed up at Craig McKinney's Waxahachie home last year…

arstechnica.com - Financial Times - 'Offensively cheap': Solar power is looking up
'Offensively cheap': Solar power is looking up
Ars Technica

In the badlands of Chakwal, in north-central Pakistan, Bestway Cement is transforming plots of dry earth and olive and peach groves into a forest of solar panels. Its efforts will add 6.34 megawatts of generation capacity by the end of the year…

independent.co.uk - Jeff Meyer - Why charging your home battery from the grid could save you money this winter
Why charging your home battery from the grid could save you money this winter
The Independent

If you have solar panels and a home battery, summer makes the relationship between the two technologies fairly straightforward. Your solar panels generate electricity during the day, the battery stores whatever you don't use, and that stored energy…

fortune.com - Angelica Ang - China may have a green energy overcapacity problem. Experts think AI can help solve it
China may have a green energy overcapacity problem. Experts think AI can help solve it
Fortune

Ever since the U.S.-Iran war choked the Strait of Hormuz, Asian importers have scrambled for new sources of oil and LNG to keep the lights on. Yet China's energy companies are reckoning with an entirely different problem: They have too much power.

asiatimes.com - Yeta Purnama - Indonesia's housing deal with China needs a green clause
Indonesia's housing deal with China needs a green clause
Asia Times

This week, Maruarar Sirait, Indonesia's housing minister, spent four hours at the Jakarta residence of China's ambassador, Wang Lutong, and emerged with the outline of an ambitious plan. China will help Indonesia build large numbers of apartment…

nottinghampost.com - Joe Locker - Local Democracy Reporter, Joe Locker, Local Democracy Reporter - £1.5 million plan to combat extreme weather threat in city
£1.5 million plan to combat extreme weather threat in city
Nottingham Post

Work to transform Nottingham into a 'forest city' will be expanded in a bid to combat the effects of extreme weather following a significant funding boost. Nottingham City Council will be investing £1.5 million in a 'grey to green' programme…

fastcompany.com - Mark Sullivan - OpenAI says the AGI era has begun. AI researchers aren't so sure
OpenAI says the AGI era has begun. AI researchers aren't so sure
Fast Company

Earlier this month, speaking at the launch event for OpenAI's new GPT-6 Astra, Greg Brockman, OpenAI's president, declared that the “AGI era” had begun. AGI, or artificial general intelligence, generally refers to AI systems that can…

cbsnews.com - Angelica  Leicht - What a Fed rate hike could mean for gold and silver prices
What a Fed rate hike could mean for gold and silver prices
CBS News

Gold and silver investors have had to contend with some sharp price moves so far in 2026. Gold, for example, surpassed $5,500 per ounce early this year, but has since retreated significantly from that record high, with the price of gold sitting…

cnbc.com - Anniek Bao - Wealthy Chinese, tech talent confront tighter borders as Beijing widens exit controls
Wealthy Chinese, tech talent confront tighter borders as Beijing widens exit controls
CNBC

Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China's new border-control regulations are designed to keep two of its most valuable assets from leaving the country: money and talent. The rules, issued by the State Council and taking effect Tuesday, give…

pv-magazine.com - Patrick Jowett - Flanders to cut subsidies for large solar parks
Flanders to cut subsidies for large solar parks
pv magazine Global

The government in the Belgian region of Flanders is cutting back on subsidies for large solar parks. Flanders' Energy Minister Melissa Depraetere is lowering green power certificates for corporate solar parks. Under current rules, solar park owners…

electrek.co - Reinette LeJeune - Anker solar HomeKit-ready Wall Light Cam S4 launch deal, Anker SOLIX extends power station sale, Monarc e-bike bundles, more
Anker solar HomeKit-ready Wall Light Cam S4 launch deal, Anker SOLIX extends power station sale, Monarc e-bike bundles, more
Electrek

Leading our Monday Green Deals this week is the launch deals on Anker's new HomeKit-ready and solar-charging Wall Light Cam S4, with the 2-pack bundle down at $400, for example. Right behind that, we have Anker's extended SOLIX Hurricane-Ready…

nypost.com - Andrea Palladino - Volkswagen debuts 'world's most efficient' EV - here's when drivers can get behind the wheel
Volkswagen debuts 'world's most efficient' EV - here's when drivers can get behind the wheel
New York Post

Volkswagen has its foot on the gas and is fully charged ahead in the efficiency race. Volkswagen has unveiled Mission Efficiency, a new electric vehicle (EV) prototype that has already set three world records. The concept model breaks records for…

thetelegraphandargus.co.uk - Harry Williams - West Yorkshire households could earn £13 a day with solar scheme
West Yorkshire households could earn £13 a day with solar scheme
Bradford Telegraph and Argus

More than 600 homes have already benefited from the Mayor's group-buying scheme in West Yorkshire, which enables residents to purchase renewable energy upgrades such as solar panels and battery storage at lower prices through bulk buying. Some…

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