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independent.co.uk - Jeff Meyer - How do plug-in solar panels work - and can you install them yourself?
How do plug-in solar panels work - and can you install them yourself?
The Independent

Plug-in solar panels could soon give households a simpler way to generate their own electricity, without paying for a full rooftop solar installation. Instead of a large array of panels fixed to the roof and wired into the home by an installer…

bbc.co.uk - Kevin Keane - Renewable energy hub planned for Scottish coal museum
Renewable energy hub planned for Scottish coal museum
BBC

Kevin KeaneScotland environment, energy and rural affairs correspondent National Mining Museum Scotland A former 19th century coal mining 'super-pit' in Midlothian is to be turned into a renewable energy hub providing green electricity for the…

bbc.co.uk - Kevin Keane - Renewable energy hub planned for Scottish coal museum
Renewable energy hub planned for Scottish coal museum
BBC

National Mining Museum Scotland Scotland environment, energy and rural affairs correspondent A former 19th century coal mining 'super-pit' in Midlothian is to be turned into a renewable energy hub providing green electricity for the local…

japantimes.co.jp - Lili Pike - China's green tech firms target new consumers hit by Iran war energy shock
China's green tech firms target new consumers hit by Iran war energy shock
The Japan Times

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 costly…

rediff.com - VENKATACHARI JAGANNATHAN - Is GalaxEye's Mission Drishti Satellite Okay?
Is GalaxEye's Mission Drishti Satellite Okay?
Rediff.com

Concerns are growing over the status of GalaxEye Space's Mission Drishti, India's first indigenous OptoSAR satellite, amid reports of it tumbling in space and the company's silence on the matter. GalaxEye Space's Mission Drishti, India's first Made…

theguardian.com - Damien Gayle - The global sand crisis: it's being used up faster than it can be replaced
The global sand crisis: it's being used up faster than it can be replaced
The Guardian

Malé is one of the world's most overcrowded cities, but it faces double pressure. As well as a growing population, the capital of the Maldives is also threatened by rising sea levels. Owing to climate breakdown, its living space is…

mirror.co.uk - Rory Poulter - Two-week deadline' warning on UK energy bills
Two-week deadline' warning on UK energy bills
The Mirror

Ministers are facing a stark two-week deadline to step in on soaring energy costs, as campaigners warn millions of households could be hit by sharp bill rises this summer. With just 15 days to go before regulator Ofgem confirms the next price cap…

space.com - Mike Wall - Star Catcher just raised $65 million to build the world's first power grid in space - with lasers
Star Catcher just raised $65 million to build the world's first power grid in space - with lasers
Space

Star Catcher Industries now has a big war chest to help bankroll its big dream — building a power grid in space. The Florida-based space company announced today (May 12) that it has raised $65 million in an oversubscribed 'Series A' funding…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - U.S. CEOs seek China business gains from Trump-Xi summit
U.S. CEOs seek China business gains from Trump-Xi summit
The Standard

From Meta to Tesla and BlackRock, the U.S. business delegation for President Donald Trump's summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week consists mainly of companies seeking to resolve business issues with the world's second-largest economy.

send2press.com - Industrial SalesLeads Inc - $20 Billion Tesla Semiconductor Plant Headlines 149 New Industrial Capital Projects
$20 Billion Tesla Semiconductor Plant Headlines 149 New Industrial Capital Projects
Send2Press Newswire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 12, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Industrial SalesLeads released its April 2026 planned capital project spending report and saw a surge in new industrial manufacturing capital projects, with our research team…

csmonitor.com - Mark Saludes - In remote northern Philippines, a local solution to the global energy shock
In remote northern Philippines, a local solution to the global energy shock
The Christian Science Monitor

In a mountain village in the northern Philippines, electricity does not arrive through transmission lines or come from burning imported fossil fuel. It flows from a local river. Each night, as lights flicker on inside scattered homes, the power is…

spacenews.com - Jeff Foust - Star Catcher raises $65 million for space power grid
Star Catcher raises $65 million for space power grid
SpaceNews

WASHINGTON — Star Catcher Industries, a company developing power-beaming technology for satellites, has raised $65 million to validate the technology in space. Star Catcher said May 12 it closed a Series A round led by B Capital with Shield…

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Cowboy Space raises $275M to build orbital AI data centers
Cowboy Space raises $275M to build orbital AI data centers
SiliconANGLE

Space technology startup Cowboy Space Corp. today disclosed that it has raised $275 million in funding at a $2 billion valuation. Index Ventures led the Series B round. It was joined by NEA, IVP and several other institutional investors along with…

voiceofsandiego.org - Morning Report: Council Trashes Fee Settlement
Morning Report: Council Trashes Fee Settlement
Voice of San Diego

The City Council on Monday rejected a deal that would have stopped the effort to repeal the trash fee by lowering it. If the trash repeal fee repeal is successful, it will crater the city's finances. The deal on the table would have rolled back the…

tomshardware.com - Luke James - SoftBank to manufacture its own batteries with water-based tech to power AI data centers - targets gigawatt-hour-scale production by 2028
SoftBank to manufacture its own batteries with water-based tech to power AI data centers - targets gigawatt-hour-scale production by 2028
Tom's Hardware

SoftBank has announced that it will begin manufacturing battery cells and energy storage systems at its facility in Sakai, Osaka, targeting gigawatt-hour-scale production by the fiscal year ending March 2028. Go deeper with TH Premium: AI and data…

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