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Mark lost home to inferno caused by SOLAR PANELS
Mark Evans had barely stepped over the threshold of his home on a sunny afternoon after returning from watching his sons play rugby when a neighbour hammered on his door. ‘Your solar panels are on fire,' he shouted. Racing back outside, Mark…
Tesla Is Giving Up on Solar Roof Tiles as Elon Musk Leans Into Fossil Fuels
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Elon Musk's Tesla is giving up on its Solar Roof — the latest sign that the EV company is shifting gears as its mercurial CEO continues to lean into fossil fuels to sustain…
PM urged to prioritise construction shortages to plug housing target gap
Andy Burnham has been urged to prioritise skill shortage areas as part of his technical education revolution to help deal with the housing crisis. The PM last month announced that Year 10 pupils will be able to combine core academic subjects, like…
The Ventyra R1 is a DIY off-grid wind turbine that works with solar - and it's smashed its Kickstarter goal by 90x thanks to $179 starting price
Portable and DIY energy tech is having a moment: more and more of us are installing balcony solar, setting up home batteries, and generally finding alternatives to the regular power grid — and a new appliance being crowdfunded on Kickstarter…
I've Tested Power Stations From Anker, Bluetti, EcoFlow, and Jackery. Here Are 10 Things the Specs Don't Tell You
Portable power stations have evolved from glorified battery packs into serious home backup, RV, and emergency preparedness tools. After testing models from top brands, including Anker, Bluetti, EcoFlow, Jackery, Oupes, and Pecron side by side, I…
Octopus Energy hands £245 payments to 405,000 UK households
Octopus Energy has handed out £245 to households Energy giant Octopus has handed out an average of £244.88 to more than 400,000 households in a bumper 12-month period for solar panel generation. Households with solar panel s can not…
Sun, salt, sand: how Malta became a testing ground for solar power
With around 3 000 hours of sunshine a year, Malta is ideally placed to harness the sun's energy. But its scorching summers, salty sea air and occasional Saharan dust storms also make it one of Europe's toughest environments for solar panels. For Dr…
Sowing the seeds of a solar power intervention
Kojadmal Jat's solar farm is different from those surrounding it. In Kundanpura, a village in Bassi block, nearly an hour's drive east of Jaipur, Rajasthan's capital, the sight of fields dotted with rows of ground-mounted solar panels is now…
Major UK-funded climate project in Bangladesh forced to close over aid cuts
A UK-funded climate project in Bangladesh is being forced to close two years early after foreign aid cuts, leaving thousands of vulnerable people without support and threatening to undo work that has already been carried out, The Independent has…
4 Cheap Accessories That Can Upgrade Your Ring Video Doorbell
Smith Collection/gado/Getty Images It's pretty hard to learn about video doorbells without hearing a lot about Ring. The Shark Tank alum quickly blossomed into a security company that's essentially synonymous with the term 'video doorbell.' Almost…
You could own a private island with a coastal fort off the coast of Wales
Have you ever dreamed of owning your own island ? The dream could become a reality - as long as you've got £3 million in the bank. Thorne Island off the coast of Pembrokeshire, which comes complete with its own Grade II-listed coastal fort…
'Blue Flag' tag push for India's beaches is violating coastal rules, evicting local communities
On the evening of February 19, 58-year-old Anbukarasi sat alone in the usually bustling marketplace at the coconut grove in Puducherry's Eden beach. Until a couple of days earlier, local residents were running temporary stalls selling fried fish…
Private island off Welsh coast with its own fort and helipad for sale for £3m
Have you ever fantasised about owning your very own island, complete with its own fort? That dream could become a reality - as long as you can raise £3 million. Thorne Island, situated off the Pembrokeshire coast, is currently on the market…
Indian farmers are not only food providers, but also power producers.
The Indian farmer has been called “Annadata,” food provider since time immemorial, and that has become a venerable axiom. A newer fact is catching up pace with it. Increasingly, that same farmer is also becoming a power producer, and…
'This is our home': The women fighting a company's land claim on Indonesia's Pari Island
PARI ISLAND: On a small island about a two-hour ferry ride from North Jakarta, 60-year-old Wina Sabenah walks slowly along the coastline, hunched over as she pauses to check on young mangrove saplings that she and a group of other women had planted…
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