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Argos's plug-in solar panels could save you hundreds on energy bills
Sign up for our free weekly newsletter for hot deals, best buys and expert reviews I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. A new era of home solar power has begun, as plug-in solar…
'We should've done it sooner': What one family learned after going solar
Solar panels can promise sizeable savings on paper, but deciding whether the upfront investment will actually pay off for your own home is another matter. System size, battery storage, electricity tariffs and even when you use energy can all…
Silver price today, Wednesday, September 2, 2026: Silver prices fall further following second wave of attacks
Silver (SI=F) December futures opened at $64.69 per ounce on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, down 1.0% from Tuesday's closing price. The silver price fell further this morning, reaching $64.24 as of 6:48 a.m. ET. The U.S. military launched its second…
Designer floating homes may be the future as sea levels rise
Imagine a city where suburbs float on water. Floating homes already exist in coastal communities in places like the Philippines and Vietnam. Now, high-income nations facing dangerous sea-level rise are looking to those examples. Among them is the…
China's falling emissions amid Iran war spark hope of decarbonisation watershed
China's carbon dioxide emissions fell by 1% after the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran, thanks to a sharp reduction in oil consumption and a steady rise in the use of electric vehicles and public transport, analysis shows. The report reveals…
Virtual energy network keeps the sun shining at Port of Brisbane
The virtual energy network now operating at the Port of Brisbane gives participants the benefits of solar power generated on site, reducing power bills and limiting emissions. Power generated by solar panels at the port is shared virtually across…
China is beating Germany at its own game of making highly engineered machinery and Europe is struggling to keep up
The heart of the German economy is making and exporting the big-ticket, complex goods that make global business run: everything from cars and locomotives to factory machinery, aircraft and construction equipment. That model for growth is under…
Google is helping bring cutting-edge battery tech to an old West Virginia strip mine
For decades, a sprawling site in West Virginia was mined for coal, and part of the operation is still active. But on a 500-acre section abandoned 20 years ago, something new is taking shape: a clean-energy project pairing solar power with…
On this day in space! Sept. 2, 2016: Rosetta spacecraft finds long-lost Philae lander on Comet 67P after 2-year search
On Sept. 2, 2016, the European Space Agency finally located Philae, its long-lost comet lander. Philae was a spacecraft about the size of a washing machine, and it was dropped off at Comet 67P by another spacecraft named Rosetta in November 2014.
China threat bolsters support for EU industrial policy
The next wave could be even more destructive, industry officials warned. Unlike the first shock, the industries now under pressure include sectors that Europe considers central to its economic and technological future, such as electric vehicles and…
Thailand bets on rooftop solar to guard against LNG price shocks
BANGKOK, Sept 2: Thailand will help 1 million households install 5 gigawatts of rooftop solar panels within a year to shield citizens from soaring energy prices driven by the Iran war, Energy Minister Akanat Promphan said on Wednesday. The move…
We swapped our gas boiler for a heat pump - here's what we learned
Swapping a gas boiler for a heat pump can feel like a big leap. Will the house stay warm in winter? Will there be enough hot water for a busy family ? And will running the system actually cost less? Those were some of the questions facing Paul and…
Turn Cork city centre car park into homes, says Green councillor
With parking charges in Cork City Council's two publicly-owned multi-storey car parks jumping 20% this week, a Green Party councillor has proposed that one be redeveloped for homes. Parking rates at the council's North Main St and Paul St car parks…
Tapping nuclear power may not require major grid changes: SP PowerGrid CEO
SINGAPORE – Nuclear power plants can provide a stable supply of electricity, similar to the current fossil fuel plants powering Singapore, so tapping such an energy source in the future may not require a major change for Singapore's power…
Silver Will Rise Again
The earliest forms of money included salt and grain. Both were universally desirable. But there were serious flaws with these “currencies”. Salt would dissolve in water. Grain spoiled. And they weren't valuable enough. So these items…
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