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Trump's War on Iran is Pushing the Global South Toward Chinese Solar Panels in Record Numbers
Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office has been a devastating blow for American soft power, the network of global institutions that structurally tie foreign economies to US capital. Under his second administration, programs like the US Agency for…
This California Oil Field Has 65,000 Solar Panels - Here's Why
The idea of a solar farm assisting with oil-pumping operations may sound incongruous, but that's exactly what's happening at the Lost Hills oil field in California. Developed by solar company SunPower for oil giant Chevron, the facility's 65,000…
Louisiana Innovates: Harnessing Louisiana talent to build the future of energy
When First Solar was searching for a new manufacturing location, Iberia Parish stood out for multiple reasons. There was access to a 55-acre site and a utility infrastructure that could support its vast power needs. But, something else drew the…
Empty nesters moved out of their Florida home to travel in an RV full time. They're in year five and loving it.
Barry and Darlene Nicholson, who met as teenagers in Indiana, spent most of their lives raising their two kids in Florida, not traveling much out of state. Since downsizing from their Florida house to become full-time RVers in 2022, they've been to…
Solar power, from futurist speculation to business plan - LessWrong
One mode of futurism is estimating the limits of a technology, without regard to what's currently feasible. Whether this is of any relevance to your own generation is another question. Let's consider solar power. Ignoring current technology, it's…
Man won private island in astonishing prize draw - then realised it came at a cost
A calm lake in Northern Nova Scotia where the island is based Sweet makers Haribo organised an astonishing lottery back in 2005 — and the enviable prize was a private island in Canada. The lucky winner was Matthias Ross, from Bavaria in…
Waitrose issues update on plans for huge new Bristol site
Upmarket grocer Waitrose has struck a deal to transform a giant warehouse near Bristol into its first distribution hub in the West Country. The retailer has appointed McLaren Construction to carry out the work on the multimillion-pound Avonmouth…
UK households rush to find green energy installer ahead of April change
UK households are in a rush to find a green energy installer to beat the imminent April VAT hike. The Labour Party government has plans to scrap the 5% VAT exemption on home heat pumps, solar panels and batteries from 1 April. But it has been…
FIU engineers develop wearable solar device to power soldiers' gear in the field
By David Drucker / FIU News Desk A U.S. soldier may carry up to 20 pounds of batteries to power communications equipment and other electronics on missions. New research from FIU could help lighten that load. Backed by a $10 million grant from the…
Plans for new solar farm in Cambridgeshire countryside
A new solar farm could be installed in the Cambridgeshire countryside. Ness Road Solar Limited has submitted plans to East Cambridgeshire District Council to install a solar farm on land east of Breach Farm in Ness Road, Burwell. The site would…
Families 'plunged into darkness' because of 'oil tanker-like' workshop next door
Fed-up families claim their homes have been plunged into darkness - after a huge 'oil tanker-like' car workshop was built towering over their gardens without correct planning permission. And residents claim the giant metal structure has robbed them…
Fury as lives 'ruined' by £1.5m giant car garage looming over homes
Residents in a UK village have been left fuming after a giant 'shoebox' car garage was built looming over their gardens. The structure, which was reportedly constructed without the correct planning permission, has plunged the locals into darkness.
Model study finds UK grid more resilient to heatwaves than France, Spain and Italy
Researchers said on Friday, in a Nature Energy study, that France, Spain and Italy face the highest risk of heatwave power cuts among eight Western European grids, with the UK comparatively resilient. The team, from the University of Cambridge…
Saving pennies, saving a planet - VTDigger
CHITTENDEN — Sue Priest's freshly mowed grass has recently found a new purpose: feeding her family's cattle. Priest and her husband participated in the Chittenden Energy Challenge, which called on residents of the small town in Rutland…
Drone attacks on power stations plunge Sudan's cities into darkness
Port Sudan, Sudan – Kamal Mohammed, 42, has spent years managing his diabetes. But prolonged power cuts in the al-Taqaddum neighbourhood of Port Sudan, where he lives, have made his life “catastrophic”, he says. Kamal relies on…
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