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bbc.co.uk - Wendy Middleton - Sheffiled public buildings toget solar panels in £350k project
Sheffiled public buildings toget solar panels in £350k project
BBC

Solar panels are to be installed on community buildings across Sheffield as part of a significant investment by the city council in renewable energy. Nine sites, including libraries and community centres, have been selected to have the solar…

fastcompany.com - Adele Peters - Want free solar panels? This startup can help
Want free solar panels? This startup can help
Fast Company

Building a large solar farm typically takes years, thanks to permitting and grid connection delays. But a startup called Resilience Energy is rolling out a faster way to add clean energy: It pays to install solar and batteries across a network of…

earth.com - Luis Arrais - Underwater solar panels could make remote parts of the ocean easier to monitor
Underwater solar panels could make remote parts of the ocean easier to monitor
Earth.com

Seawater takes the red out of sunlight in the first few feet, then the orange. By 33 feet (10 meters) down, only a dim blue-green light is left, and a rooftop solar panel is designed to capture wavelengths that seawater has already filtered out. A…

cbsnews.com - Erin  Jones - Texas solar customers get new protections as homeowners warn of costly contracts
Texas solar customers get new protections as homeowners warn of costly contracts
CBS News

Texas homeowners considering solar panels have new protections as some customers report unexpected costs, long-term contracts and electric bills higher than promised. When a solar sales team showed up at Craig McKinney's Waxahachie home last year…

arstechnica.com - Financial Times - 'Offensively cheap': Solar power is looking up
'Offensively cheap': Solar power is looking up
Ars Technica

In the badlands of Chakwal, in north-central Pakistan, Bestway Cement is transforming plots of dry earth and olive and peach groves into a forest of solar panels. Its efforts will add 6.34 megawatts of generation capacity by the end of the year…

fortune.com - Angelica Ang - China may have a green energy overcapacity problem. Experts think AI can help solve it
China may have a green energy overcapacity problem. Experts think AI can help solve it
Fortune

Ever since the U.S.-Iran war choked the Strait of Hormuz, Asian importers have scrambled for new sources of oil and LNG to keep the lights on. Yet China's energy companies are reckoning with an entirely different problem: They have too much power.

asiatimes.com - Yeta Purnama - Indonesia's housing deal with China needs a green clause
Indonesia's housing deal with China needs a green clause
Asia Times

This week, Maruarar Sirait, Indonesia's housing minister, spent four hours at the Jakarta residence of China's ambassador, Wang Lutong, and emerged with the outline of an ambitious plan. China will help Indonesia build large numbers of apartment…

smh.com.au - Caitlin Fitzsimmons - 'Moving at light speed': Plug-in solar and batteries are coming to Australia
'Moving at light speed': Plug-in solar and batteries are coming to Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald

Apartment residents could soon be able to buy plug-in batteries to store cheap or free power produced during the day to use in the evening even without solar panels. The plug-in home batteries for energy storage are part of reforms that would also…

autoguide.com - Albert Garcia - Volkswagen Unveils Mission Efficiency With 400-Plus Mile Range
Volkswagen Unveils Mission Efficiency With 400-Plus Mile Range
Autoguide

Volkswagen is revisiting extreme aerodynamic design with the debut of the Mission Efficiency, a teardrop-shaped 2+2 concept coupe that reimagines the spirit of the 2013 XL1 hyper-mile car for the modern electric era. Built on the MEB+ platform that…

theverge.com - Andrew J. Hawkins - Volkswagen's slippery new EV breaks a bunch of efficiency records
Volkswagen's slippery new EV breaks a bunch of efficiency records
The Verge

Mission Efficiency has a drag coefficient of just 0.158, making it the most aerodynamic road-approved vehicle in the world. Mission Efficiency has a drag coefficient of just 0.158, making it the most aerodynamic road-approved vehicle in the world.

cbsnews.com - Angelica  Leicht - What a Fed rate hike could mean for gold and silver prices
What a Fed rate hike could mean for gold and silver prices
CBS News

Gold and silver investors have had to contend with some sharp price moves so far in 2026. Gold, for example, surpassed $5,500 per ounce early this year, but has since retreated significantly from that record high, with the price of gold sitting…

cnbc.com - Anniek Bao - Wealthy Chinese, tech talent confront tighter borders as Beijing widens exit controls
Wealthy Chinese, tech talent confront tighter borders as Beijing widens exit controls
CNBC

Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China's new border-control regulations are designed to keep two of its most valuable assets from leaving the country: money and talent. The rules, issued by the State Council and taking effect Tuesday, give…

euronews.com - Jonathan Benton - There won't be any cities on the Moon any time soon, scientists say
There won't be any cities on the Moon any time soon, scientists say
Euronews.com

Science fiction has long given us depictions of humans living on the Moon. In recent years, as technological advances have continued at pace, space entrepreneurs have started making plans for how they could actually do it. However, a new study…

space.com - Martin Elvis - No cities on the moon - there isn't enough water, scientists say (op-ed)
No cities on the moon - there isn't enough water, scientists say (op-ed)
Space

The discovery of water at the poles of the moon has inspired speculation about whether we can build there – cities, industrial neighborhoods, places where people work and live. But is there enough water, and can we use it efficiently enough?

electrek.co - Reinette LeJeune - Anker solar HomeKit-ready Wall Light Cam S4 launch deal, Anker SOLIX extends power station sale, Monarc e-bike bundles, more
Anker solar HomeKit-ready Wall Light Cam S4 launch deal, Anker SOLIX extends power station sale, Monarc e-bike bundles, more
Electrek

Leading our Monday Green Deals this week is the launch deals on Anker's new HomeKit-ready and solar-charging Wall Light Cam S4, with the 2-pack bundle down at $400, for example. Right behind that, we have Anker's extended SOLIX Hurricane-Ready…

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