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Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war
Solar panel sales have risen sharply since the start of the Iran war, according to Octopus Energy, and households are opting for bigger arrays of roof panels. Sales were up 54% so far this month compared with the same period last month, the company…
Octopus Energy boss: We've seen a 50% rise in solar panel sales since start of war in Iran
The UK's biggest energy firm has seen a 50% rise in solar panel sales after the US-Israel war with Iran pushed oil and gas prices up, its boss told the BBC. Greg Jackson, head of Octopus Energy, described a 'huge jolt' in sales of solar panels and…
Scientists Were Wrong About How Fast Solar Panels Degrade - They May Last Twice as Long
A huge scientific survey of over 1 million German solar installations has revealed a surprising statistic: their potential to degrade year by year has been significantly exaggerated. Previous models have overestimated the rate of degradation in a…
U.S.-Israeli war on Iran pushes consumers to reconsider fossil fuel alternatives
Just weeks ago, the U.S. electric-car market looked moribund. Amid plummeting sales of electric vehicles (EVs), dealers were offering discounts as Detroit automakers scrapped electric lineups to make more gas-guzzling SUVs. Then oil prices surged…
Iran War Is Pushing Consumers to Break Up With Fossil Fuels - TT
An EV car owner charges his vehicle at a charging station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Amanuel Sileshi/Bloomberg) Just weeks ago, the U.S. electric car market looked moribund. Amid plummeting EV sales, dealers were offering discounts as Detroit…
Cheltenham Lido to offer 2p entry after lease extended until 2120
Maisie LillywhiteGloucestershire A lido is charging a 2p entrance fee, its original price, to celebrate having its lease extended for another 94 years. After the first lease between Cheltenham Borough Council and the Cheltenham Lido Charity ran out…
North Devon Hospital accomodation work begins as £22.7m secured
Work has begun on new accommodation for staff and students at a hospital. North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple has received £22.7m from the New Hospital Programme to create modern, on‑site living facilities to help retain the…
Warning over 'dangerous' UK blood rain linked to 44pc of pollution deaths
Orange skies and 'blood rain' are set to become more common in the UK thanks to climate change, an expert has said. Blood rain occurs when dust from the Sahara Desert is carried into the atmosphere and then falls in rain thousands of miles away…
There are solutions to Britain's energy crisis | Letters
The Iran war has exposed the cost of successive governments' fixation on short-term, vote-winning policies, leaving Britain increasingly vulnerable to strategic coercion, particularly in energy (The UK sleepwalked into this energy price shock, 23…
HK Electric promotes solar power as 20-year icon Lamma Winds set to be dismantled
Lamma Winds has reached its 20-year design life limit, and the facilities will be dismantled at a later date, HK Electric announced. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The wind turbine, completed and commissioned on Lamma Island in 2006, was Hong…
A Worcester 7th grader built a solar invention for under $25. Now he's headed to Washington, D.C.
A simple frustration turned into something much bigger for 13-year-old Jason Chang, a seventh grader at Worcester Academy in Massachusetts. Jason didn't set out to solve a global energy problem. He just wanted to stop adjusting his family's…
SATO's sustainability report for 2025 published: Significant growth in the use of locally produced renewable energy
SATO Corporation, Press release 26 March 2026 at 12:15 pm SATO has today published its sustainability report for 2025, outlining progress across all areas of its sustainability programme. Over the past year, the company has made determined…
Fury over Royal Mail's 'biggest redesign ever' as customers unable to send post
CUSTOMERS have told of their frustration trying to use new solar-powered Royal Mail postboxes. The “biggest redesign in its 175-year history ” has reportedly left many unable to use the iconic red pillar boxes to send letters and…
Iran war will spare no major economy, says OECD - but the UK is more vulnerable than others
The U.K. is predicted to be worse hit by the Iran war than its developed market counterparts, the OECD said in its interim economic outlook on Thursday. The OECD made steep revisions to the U.K.'s growth and inflation outlook. The U.K. is…
Ring Launches a 4K Video Doorbell That Runs on Battery
Amazon's Ring has announced a slate of new Wi-Fi-connected video doorbells, including one option that the company says is battery-powered, yet still records video at 4K. The company also launched three 2K wired and battery doorbell cameras that…
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