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The difference in solar panel types you should be aware of
With energy prices still prone to sudden swings, more UK households are looking at solar as a way to cut bills and rely less on the grid. But once you start comparing the best solar panels, the next question is surprisingly practical: what type…
This is how solar panels actually work, and it might surprise you
Solar panels can seem like a mysterious or complex piece of technology, but the basic idea is surprisingly simple: they capture energy from daylight and convert it into electricity your home can use. For many homeowners, this is the main appeal. A…
Israeli troops investigated after damage to solar panels in Christian village in Lebanon
Israeli soldiers are under investigation after footage appeared to show military equipment being used to wreck solar panels in a Christian village in southern Lebanon. The incident reportedly took place in the village of Debel, where video clips…
Labour told to back floating solar panels on reservoirs
Labour is facing demands to cut red tape so firms can install arrays of solar panels capable of powering tens of thousands of homes and businesses on water reservoirs instead of farmland. Ministers have backed a new report suggesting that floating…
I tested this portable solar generator and it managed to restore power to places my home solar system couldn't reach
There are a lot of benefits to owning solar panels, the least of which is the fact that you're harnessing energy from the sun that would otherwise go to waste. Or at the very least, the sun is doing more than just heating the roof of your home.
Africa's cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge
Rising diesel prices linked to the Iran war are adding urgency to a shift already underway across Africa to move cellphone towers off fossil fuels and onto solar power. Diesel, which powers the majority of Africa's roughly 500,000…
Gavin Newsom roasted over $20M spend on solar-covered canal
Gov. Gavin Newsom took a beating online after announcing a multimillion-dollar solar-power plan — as he continues to catch flak for state projects that have ballooned into the billions of dollars. Newsom's office announced that the new green…
UK firm aims to build 'data centre' using 50,000 lampposts in Nigeria
There have been many attempts to put data centres in unusual places over the years - Microsoft put a data centre under the sea, Elon Musk has suggested putting them in space. Now a UK firm is betting on data centres using thousands of connected…
Africa's cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge
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What About Earth's Threatened and Endangered People?
We just had our 57th Earth Day, and our planet's poorest people were ignored yet again Another Earth Day has come and gone – number 57, like Heinz steak sauce. Once again, the media, activists and international agencies fed us pablum…
Should Baby Boomers get all the blame?
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Birdfy's smart bird feeder is down to its best-ever price for Mother's Day
You can pick up Birdfy's midrange feeder for $99, or the newer 4K model for $50 off. You can pick up Birdfy's midrange feeder for $99, or the newer 4K model for $50 off. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See…
What is the Kardashev scale, and why does Elon Musk talk about it so much?
As a long-time lover of science fiction, I'm very familiar with the old trope of a galaxy-spanning human civilization, thousands or even millions of planets strong. Watching Star Trek, Star Wars and Stargate made such a dizzying future seem almost…
Could key climate talks mark ground zero in global push to ditch fossil fuels?
Looking out to sea from the grey sandy beaches of Santa Marta, on Colombia's Caribbean coast, it is never hard to spot evidence of the country's thriving fossil fuel export trade. Oil tankers ride at anchor on the horizon, and sometimes, locals…
This Chinese cargo vessel runs on giant swappable batteries
Ning Yuan Dian Kun, a 10,000‑ton container ship, is powered by the equivalent of 250 Tesla‑grade batteries It can swap all ten batteries at the dock like a giant phone Two 875‑kW motors push this electric giant to 11.5 knots…
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