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Tesla launches US-made solar panel, a rare sign of life for its solar business
Tesla has updated its online configurator with a new solar panel heavily emphasizing its US manufacturing at Gigafactory New York. It's a surprising new product launch for a business that Tesla has seemingly been dismantling for the last two years.
China pledges green-energy push with Global South, signals wider market opening
China has vowed to deepen cooperation in new energy and green minerals with the nations in the Global South, saying the move is in line with their industrial goals and a step towards further advancing Beijing's economic opening-up, according to the…
Ed Miliband's Net Zero dream will cost BILLIONS more than expected
The true cost of Ed Miliband's drive to Net Zero is likely to run to billions more than official figures suggest, a report warns. Government estimates are based on 'fantasy assumptions' and the real cost could exceed even the highest official…
Column: Waukegan may be in line for some Dutch treats
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Little did I realize plans were afoot last fall to turn the polluted Johns Manville property along Waukegan's lakeshore into a massive solar farm. I had proposed exactly that. It was a no-brainer, several…
How India's Industrial Tools Sector Is Empowering Infrastructure Development
The moment we see a huge new expressway or a shiny metro station, naturally, our eyes go to the size of the concrete and the shine of the steel. However, if one looks more closely at the hands of the workers constructing these marvels, one will…
Europe and China Take Step to Resolve Dispute on Electric Vehicles
|Europe and China Take Step to Resolve Dispute on Electric Vehicles https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/business/europe-china-electric-vehicles-tariffs-volkswagen.html The European Commission and China's Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday…
The solar boom has a dirty secret. Here's how to avoid another mountain of waste that can't be recycled
Solar power has a dark side: panels are still built to be thrown away, and we risk creating a mountain of waste that locks away valuable minerals. The world already faces up to 250 million tonnes of solar waste by 2050, as panels installed during…
California to Keep Bird Broiling Solar Plant in Operation
I was in Las Vegas with my family the week before Christmas. On the drive back to California we passed a solar generation site called Ivanpah. If you haven't seen this before it's pretty striking in person. Instead of using photo-voltaic cells, the…
Pugneys Light Railway railway volunteers 'devastated' after vandalism - BBC News
Vandalism at a miniature railway has left volunteers 'devastated', the owner has said. Bob Brocklehurst, of Pugneys Light Railway in Wakefield, said volunteers turned up on Saturday to discover solar panels had been torn from a station hut and…
Malaysia's palm oil giants swap soap for servers
On the fringes of Selangor, where rows of palm-oil trees once fed the world's soap and snack factories, the Malaysian landscape is now crowded with solar panels and half-built data centres. The same plantations long blamed for choking South-East…
You can now pre-order Anker's Solix E10 smart hybrid home backup system
After showcasing its latest home power backup products at CES last week, Anker has now officially launched the Solix E10. Touted as the “world's first smart hybrid whole-home backup system,” the Solix E10 combines a smart fuel…
Swiss Alpine solar farms show promise - and limits
The Swiss government launched the “Solar Express” initiative (see infobox below) just over three years ago. Around 30 large solar power plants are currently planned in the Swiss Alps, and are in various stages of completion or…
How to generate and connect power in StarRupture
Knowing how to generate and connect power in StarRupture is essential for this sci-fi factory builder, as you're tasked with delivering valuable resources to various companies but you can't harvest anything without a reliable power source.
6 New Ryobi Products Coming Out In 2026 That Aren't Power Tools
Among major tool brands, one of the things Ryobi is known for is its vast slate of different products. Its catalog includes tools and accessories for several different trades, like carpentry, plumbing, and automotive, and ranges from simple hand…
Ed Miliband is laughing in the face of pensioners - this is too vile even for him
Ed Miliband lost all contact with reality years ago I try not to make things personal when criticising this misfiring Labour government. There's usually no need. Just looking at what its ministers do makes my blood boil. Focusing on the arrogant…
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