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Extensions and solar panels - the latest Newport planning applications
Several applications have been submitted relating to the discharge or variation of planning conditions across a variety of sites in Newport. A partial discharge of cycle storage requirements has been lodged for a property on Walmer Road, converted…
Record number of homes in Great Britain turn to green energy as fuel prices soar
British households are turning to green home energy upgrades in record numbers to try to keep bills down as the Iran crisis sends global oil and gas prices soaring, data from leading energy suppliers suggests. Figures show demand for solar panels…
The Unexpected Use Scientists Found for 16th-Century Bullets
Lead bullets created centuries ago might one day help power your home. If that comes to pass, we can thank a team of scientists who found that toxic lead waste, including musket balls dating back to the 16 and 17 centuries, can be used as a key…
Prediction Market Users Await Artemis II Mission Splashdown
Users on the prediction markets platform Kalshi are using the platform's event contracts to bet on the aftermath of the Artemis II mission, NASA's first manned spacecraft to the Moon in more than 50 years. As of Friday, several event contracts…
I'm a 64-year-old retiree who bought a tiny home after my divorce. It gave me a fresh start I could afford.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Margot Hollander, 64, a retired dance teacher and project manager. She lives in the Dutch tiny home village of Minitopia, Eindhoven. The piece has been edited for length and clarity. After my…
Prediction Market Users Await Artemis II Mission Splashdown
The 10-day lunar flyby mission is expected to end in a splashdown landing in the Pacific Ocean on Friday evening. Users on the prediction markets platform Kalshi are using the platform's event contracts to bet on the aftermath of the Artemis II…
Solar rush': Surge in solar demand overwhelms local industry
The surge in demand for solar installation has overwhelmed the local solar industry, which mainly sources its components from China. Solar installers can barely keep up with the increasing demand that they now find themselves rejecting clients or…
The Fight Over the Future of Meat
In the fall of 2024, a group of 11 Republican members of Congress led by Reps. Andrew Garbarino and Dan Newhouse wrote to the director of homeland security at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the director of national intelligence to warn that…
Padel courts and church roof repairs among latest Tyneside planning applications
Construction of a new house in the back garden of 21 Lyndhurst Road, Benton. 70-72 Church Way, North Shields, Tyne And Wear, NE29 0AA, change of use to office unit from self contained three-bedroom first floor flat. Unit 9, Benton Business Park…
Thailand to increase essential goods allowance for 'vulnerable' groups
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published Apr 11, 2026, 05:39 PM BANGKOK - Thailand will increase its allowance for essential goods starting on April 13 to help mitigate the economic impacts of the Mideast war, which…
Toyota Partners With Volvo Group And Daimler Trucks To Keep Trying To Make Hydrogen Work
Despite EV chargers being installed at a record pace, Toyota continues to bet part of its future on hydrogen fuel cells. In addition to continuing production of the Mirai, Toyota has joined Volvo and Daimler in their effort to replace diesels with…
Hundreds of 1,500 kW EV chargers are coming to the UK - taking electric car charging to a whole new level
BYD is bringing hundreds of its ultra-rapid 'Flash' electric car chargers to the UK and Europe this year. They can charge at up to 1,500 kW – some four times more powerful than the quickest EV chargers available today. Initially only the Z9…
How NASA Achieved the Historic Artemis II Splashdown
Every crewed mission to the moon starts with fire and ends with water. Artemis II was no different. The spacecraft and crew began their journey on April 1, under the power of six rocket engines pouring flames that generated 8.8 million lb. of…
Why India must define its own green factory standards now
When a Japanese multinational technology company announces that its factory in Osaka runs on floating solar panels on an adjacent reservoir, global sustainability indices take note. But when a California-based EV battery manufacturer's auto…
'The War Below' by Ernest Scheyder
To build electric vehicles, solar panels, cell phones, and millions of other devices means the world must dig more mines to extract lithium, copper, and other vital building blocks. But mines are deeply unpopular, even as they have a role to play…
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