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techradar.com - Craig Hale - New solar panel design could increase could increase daily PV energy production by 20%
New solar panel design could increase could increase daily PV energy production by 20%
TechRadar

Reflect10 solar panel geometry increases daily energy production by 20% Cells capture more sunlight during low-angle hours and cloud conditions Silicon panel efficiency limits are nearing – this is big news Canadian startup Reflect10 has…

cbsnews.com - Andrea  Lucia - Solar bust: Bankruptcies leave some solar customers with broken panels, faulty systems
Solar bust: Bankruptcies leave some solar customers with broken panels, faulty systems
CBS News

The solar panels Christina Jimenez got four years ago for her home in Fort Worth came with a warranty. 'If anything goes wrong, they told me to contact the installer, which would be TriSmart,' she said. When a panel went out last February and then…

digitaljournal.com - Dr. Tim Sandle - Canada's battery storage revolution: The science and innovation powering the clean-energy future
Canada's battery storage revolution: The science and innovation powering the clean-energy future
Digital Journal

Battery energy storage is gradually becoming one of the most important technologies underpinning the global energy transition. Solar panels and wind turbines may generate the headlines, but batteries increasingly provide the flexibility needed to…

foxnews.com - Robert Schmad - Biden's tariff holiday could leave China footing a massive bill in payback push
Biden's tariff holiday could leave China footing a massive bill in payback push
Fox News

FIRST ON FOX: Ohio's two Republican senators say that Chinese companies avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes through a Biden-era tariff pause that has since been declared unlawful. Now, they're demanding that the Department of Homeland…

yahoo.com - Tim Manni - Silver prices today, Wednesday, July 8, 2026: Silver slips below $60 once again following airstrikes
Silver prices today, Wednesday, July 8, 2026: Silver slips below $60 once again following airstrikes
Yahoo!

Silver September (SI=F) futures opened at $60.31 today, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, down 1.7% compared to yesterday's opening price. The price of silver is moving even lower this morning, reaching $59.03 as of 8:33 a.m. ET. Silver prices are back…

bbc.co.uk - Helen Richardson - Plans for County Durham battery energy storage site refused
Plans for County Durham battery energy storage site refused
BBC

Residents living near a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) say they are 'elated' after plans were rejected by councillors. BESSs are being built across the UK to store renewable energy and improve the country's energy security. Durham…

bbc.co.uk - Helen Richardson - Plans for County Durham battery energy storage site refused
Plans for County Durham battery energy storage site refused
BBC

Helen Richardson North East and Cumbria Residents living near a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) say they are 'elated' after plans were rejected by councillors. BESSs are being built across the UK to store renewable energy and improve…

bbc.co.uk - Art deco hydro power station at Tongland looking 'good as new
Art deco hydro power station at Tongland looking 'good as new
BBC

A hydro power station in southern Scotland which opened more than 90 years ago is looking 'as good as new' after a £2m refurbishment. The art deco industrial building at Tongland, near Kirkcudbright, is part of the wider Galloway Hydro Scheme…

digitaljournal.com - Dr. Tim Sandle - Canada's solar industry enters a new phase of growth
Canada's solar industry enters a new phase of growth
Digital Journal

For many years, solar power occupied a relatively modest position within Canada's energy mix, overshadowed by hydroelectricity and constrained by the perception that northern climates are unsuitable for large-scale solar deployment. Today, that…

the-gadgeteer.com - Rei Padla - HARYMOR Smart Bird Feeder With Camera Review: 2K, Solar, Under $90
HARYMOR Smart Bird Feeder With Camera Review: 2K, Solar, Under $90
The Gadgeteer

Picture the moment that actually sells one of these: you're stuck on a work call, your phone buzzes, and there's a cardinal feeding in crisp 2K while you nod along to the meeting. That's the whole pitch. The real question in the summer of 2026…

forbes.com - Junaid Ali - Reinventing Power Purchase Agreements For The AI Era
Reinventing Power Purchase Agreements For The AI Era
Forbes

Junaid Ali is the CEO of Prismecs, a leading energy solutions provider that delivers thousands of MW of power globally. Teaching an AI machine takes an estimated 1,300 megawatt-hours (MWh), which equates to the yearly energy consumption of 130…

tomsguide.com - Christian de Looper - I tested two solar smart locks that never need to be recharged - and there is one clear winner
I tested two solar smart locks that never need to be recharged - and there is one clear winner
Tom's Guide

The best smart locks have long been a useful tool, but one of the biggest issues hampering their adoption has been battery life. Unlike most other smart home devices, smart locks have to operate without being plugged in, which means you have to…

fortune.com - Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez - Cathie Wood just bought the SpaceX dip again-and dumped Alibaba to do it
Cathie Wood just bought the SpaceX dip again-and dumped Alibaba to do it
Fortune

Investor Cathie Wood is betting millions SpaceX's stock, like its rockets, is headed for the moon. The CEO and chief investment officer of ARK Invest recently put about $7 million into Elon Musk's rocket company, buying the dip less than a month…

cnbc.com - Jenny Lee - Apple begins testing CXMT chips for devices sold in China, FT says
Apple begins testing CXMT chips for devices sold in China, FT says
CNBC

Apple has reportedly begun testing DRAM chips from China's state-backed ChangXin Memory Technologies for devices sold within China. It is lobbying the U.S government to permit broader use of its products, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday…

gearjunkie.com - Kyle Hyatt - LIV Trailers E-Leaf Ditches Wood & Fiberglass for a Plastic, Electric Camper Future
LIV Trailers E-Leaf Ditches Wood & Fiberglass for a Plastic, Electric Camper Future
GearJunkie | Outdoor News & Gear Reviews

Travel trailers are, with a very few exceptions, a variation on a theme. It's a box, usually made of wood and fiberglass, mounted on a wheeled frame of some kind with a tow hitch at the front. It works because they're relatively simple to design…

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