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China's solar industry is losing money. The country is doubling down anyway.
Cheap, abundant Chinese solar panels have become essential to decarbonizing the global energy system. Without them, the world's clean energy transition would have arguably been slower and more expensive. But China's solar manufacturing industry now…
Silver prices today, Wednesday, July 29, 2026: Prices hold steady this morning amid renewed airstrikes and pending rate decision
Silver (SI=F) September futures opened at $57.38 per ounce on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, down 0.3% from Tuesday's closing price. The silver price is holding steady this morning, reaching $57.47 as of 8:54 a.m. ET. The opening price of silver has…
Five islands secure funds towards carbon neutral projects
Five islands have secured Scottish government funding to help them towards becoming carbon neutral. Raasay has received £207,000 to convert a disused ferry store into a community-owned venison processing facility, and for the planting of…
How this 18-year-old's love of origami helped him win a $100,000 at a science fair
Growing up on Japan's northernmost island allowed Hikaru Kuribayashi to immerse himself in nature, where origami patterns are everywhere. 'Imagine a tiny ladybug,' Kuribayashi, 18, told Business Insider. 'That ladybug actually uses origami patterns…
China Is Throwing a 1-2-3 Punch at the Global AI Trade
China is a latecomer, but it has conquered the global car industry with electric vehicles and green tech with solar panels and energy-storage batteries. Why should the outcome be any different with the AI supply chain? This is the question global…
Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced a ban on new foreign-made humanoid robot imports to the US over 'unacceptable risks' to the country's national security. The move applies to advanced robots - including humanoid and four-legged…
This value predicts future quality of life. In Australia, it's tanking
Most Australians believe they live in a scientific powerhouse. They'd be wrong. Hundreds of scientists are sounding the alarm over our woefully unambitious level of investment in research and development, which has eroded over 15 years to the point…
New venison processing unit set to be established on Isle of Raasay
The Scottish government has announced today (Wednesday, July 29) that it will be transforming a disused ferry store into a community-owned venison processing unit for the Isle of Raasay, as part of a £750,000 investment. The £129,000…
US government bans humanoid robots manufactured abroad
US President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday added humanoid and quadruped robots to a list of products and companies that are banned from being imported into the United States on national security grounds. Most humanoid robots sold in the…
Solar customers 'stand up' against rates rise approval
We're being penalised: Nicky Gurret is among the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce and Greenrock supporters as they assemble outside City Hall before marching to the Regulatory Authority office (Photograph by Akil Simmons) A small band…
Trump administration bans imports of Chinese-made humanoid robots
July 29 (UPI) -- The United States announced a ban on imports of humanoid robots from China and other countries, citing 'unacceptable risks' to national security and the safety of Americans. The advanced robots ban, including humanoid, four-legged…
Elon Musk's solar ambitions have shifted from powering homes to powering Tesla's AI era
About a decade ago, Tesla entered its solar-for-homes era with its contentious acquisition of SolarCity. Now, Tesla's solar dreams are taking a different shape as the company enters its AI era. Tesla has inked two long-term agreements to purchase…
Zimbabwe gets its first lithium processing plant
China's Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe opened a $400 million lithium sulfate processing plant, part of efforts by African governments to capture more of the added value in mining industries. The plant, just outside Harare, is now fully operational…
New York Times Takes Field Trip To Cuba After Promising To Treat Commies 'Fairly
From the Soviet Union to East Germany to North Korea, The New York Times has a long and infamous history of going soft on communist countries. On Monday, one day after the anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, it added Cuba to the list. Under the…
Solar customers 'stand up' against rates rise approval
Nicky Gurret is among BEST and Greenrock supporters as they assemble outside City Hall before marching to the Regulatory Authority office (Photograph by Akil Simmons) A small band of solar panel protesters braved the rain to make known their…
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