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Old Solar Panels Built in the Early 1990s Are Still Going Strong After 30 Years at 80% Original Power - And That's a Big Deal for Our Energy Future
In the late 1980s, when Switzerland was just beginning to experiment with solar power, engineers bolted a few shiny panels onto rooftops, mountain stations, and even utility-scale farms. They probably didn't expect those panels to still be humming…
Even the Sky May Not Be the Limit for A.I. Data Centers
Listen to this article · 6:50 min Learn more If the architects of the artificial intelligence boom are right, it is only a matter of time before data centers — the giant computing facilities that power A.I. — will float in…
ANDREW NEIL: I predict Starmer and Reeves will be kicked out of office
On this first day of 2026, let us start with some surprising New Year cheer: prospects for the British economy look better than they have for quite some time. A number of global developments are set to unfold in the coming year which together could…
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7 Housing Market Trends To Expect Next Year, According To The Experts
The housing market has seen its share of ups and downs in the last few years, with soaring prices, lack of inventory, and bidding wars. In the new year, the experts at Zillow predict home buyers and sellers can expect a more stable housing market…
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The Investment Scorecard for 2025: Top Performers and Biggest Decliners
AI, tariff turmoil and a weaker dollar helped shape the year's returns, rewarding investors in hard assets over digital ones. Demand from solar panels, data centers and EVs drove silver and copper to their best years in decades. Close the books on…
How Miliband's new £30 gas bills levy will make most of us poorer - & colder too
REMEMBER when the Labour Party existed to advance the interests of hard-working people on moderate incomes? How long ago that seems now, with Ed Miliband in charge of energy policy. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy…
Keir Starmer to woo voters and MPs with new year plan to cut cost of living
Keir Starmer will attempt to rescue his relationship with disillusioned voters and his own fractious MPs in a new year push to reduce the cost of living. The prime minister will give a speech in the coming days focusing on how his government is…
GLOVER: Miliband's crackpot levy will hit less well-off people hardest
Could Ed Miliband be a secret Tory, or even an undercover agent for Reform UK? Of course, the notion is absurd. The Energy Secretary is a paid-up socialist and Net Zero zealot. And yet more than anyone in Labour – more even than Sir Keir…
Copper records biggest annual gain since 2009 on supply bets
Copper had its best year since 2009, fueled by near-term supply tightness and bets that demand for the metal key in electrification will outpace production. The red metal has notched a series of all-time highs in an end-of-year surge, rallying 42%…
Negative prices for electricity are getting more common in Europe and consumer costs have dipped-while Americans face rising energy bills
Electricity supply is increasingly outpacing demand in Europe as renewable energy capacity grows, making negative prices a more frequent occurrence. In early 2020, Spain's installed solar power capacity totaled nearly 9 gigawatts, according to data…
The London borough set for some of 2026's biggest developments
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Wiltshire: Six things happening in 2026 - BBC News
As we head into 2026, we thought we would run you through six of the biggest stories expected to happen this year in Wiltshire. From bus depots being demolished, to controversial solar farms and new housing developments, here is a round up of the…
Israel allowing traders to bring into Gaza 'dual-use' items barred from aid organisations
Israel is running a parallel system of controls for shipments into Gaza, allowing commercial traders to bring goods into the territory that are barred for humanitarian organisations. Basic life-saving supplies including generators and tent poles…
Op-ed: China won the 2025 battle in Trump's trade war. Here's what comes next
A trade surplus that climbed past the $1 trillion mark for the first time in November illustrated how global demand for China's goods continues to power growth despite President Trump's tariffs. But the Chinese domestic economy has many problems…
2026 will see small borough become major new leisure destination
Typically considered a quieter, less frantic borough than some of its London counterparts, Hammersmith and Fulham is projected to undergo huge changes in the coming years. Major development schemes such as Earl's Court, which was recently approved…
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