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Cleaning up toxic solar panels to bring them indoors
Safer and more environmentally friendly indoor solar panels could soon help power electronics in homes and offices, thanks to University of Queensland researchers. A team of chemical engineers led by UQ's Dr. Miaoqiang Lyu and Professor Lianzhou…
Texas is investigating the rooftop solar industry, after years of CBS News Texas reporting
Stacks of solar panels sit gathering dust behind Brian Blake's Kennedale home. 'They're a mess in my backyard,' he said. For five years, he and his wife, Sandra Dolan, have leased 50 panels from national solar panel retailer Sunrun. For five years…
Ann Arbor is rolling out city-owned solar and batteries at homes. It can help lower electric bills
Electric bills are rising in Ann Arbor, Michigan, just like in other cities. But a new city program is starting to install city-owned solar panels and batteries at homes, a move that could save some residents hundreds a year. The first projects are…
UK homeowners spend record amounts on renovations - at cost of luxuries
Homeowners are splashing out more cash on their properties than ever before – sacrificing other luxuries such as dining out and new cars in the process. A survey of 2,000 homeowners revealed that, despite widespread economic concerns…
Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era
The single most important thing to come from the first Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference, in Santa Marta, has been a change of mood. Whereas the UN's annual climate summits, or Cops, can often feel stuck and frustrating, with…
Will the Iran war reshape the global energy order?
As oil markets shift, OPEC's grip is under pressure, US exports rise, and China drives the push towards renewables. The US-Israel war on Iran is forcing governments worldwide to rethink where their energy supplies come from and how dependent they…
How LNG interests are seeking to disrupt global talks on decarbonising shipping
About a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) passed through the strait of Hormuz, a strip of sea less than 30 miles wide at its narrowest point, before it was in effect closed by the US-Israeli attack on Iran, which sent the…
UK homeowners spending over £3k to 'future-proof' their homes
People are splashing out more on their homes than ever before, forgoing other 'luxuries' such as dining out and purchasing new cars. A survey of 2,000 homeowners revealed that despite economic uncertainties, average spending has increased to…
We Tested the Viral Smart Bird Feeder That Identifies Birds-It Did Not Disappoint
Even with a great camera and a birding lens, capturing top-flight pictures of birds in your yard is an exercise in extreme patience. On top of that, unless you're a seasoned birder, you still have to sift through websites or books to identify the…
Brits spending more money on their homes than ever before, new study reveals
PEOPLE are spending more money on their homes than ever before – as they sacrifice other ‘luxuries' like eating out and new cars. A poll of 2,000 homeowners found that, despite concerns around the economy, average spending has…
State data center of Serbia receives top security level certificate
President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic said today that the State Data Center in Kargujevac has received Certificate 4, which attests to the highest level of reliability and security, and pointed out that not a single country in the region has it.
Solar ranch in Tennessee aims to prove grazing cattle under the panels is a farmland win-win
CHRISTIANA, Tenn. (AP) — From a distance, the small solar farm in central Tennessee looks like others that now dot rural America, with row upon row of black panels absorbing the sun's rays to generate electricity. But beneath these panels is…
Ohio let counties ban solar. In Richland, it's now on the ballot
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Ohio let counties ban solar. In Richland, it's now on the ballot
In Richland County, the power of the sun is on the primary ballot. Last July, the county's three commissioners, all Republicans, added Richland to a growing list of 27 Ohio counties that have banned utility-scale wind and solar power developments.
Beard Papa's, Emack & Bolio's, and other NYC retailers are using these plug-in batteries to slash power costs
In the basement of an Emack & Bolio's ice cream shop in Midtown Manhattan, six batteries—each about the size of a toaster oven stood on its side—are plugged into the wall, connected right to the breaker box. Those batteries will…
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