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How do plug-in solar panels work - and can you install them yourself?
Plug-in solar panels could soon give households a simpler way to generate their own electricity, without paying for a full rooftop solar installation. Instead of a large array of panels fixed to the roof and wired into the home by an installer…
Planning Commission Approves Acreage Cap for Solar Panels
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission decided to cap the number of acres available for solar panel use to 16,000 acres and streamline the building process for new installations. The commission approved the countywide cap in a 3-1 vote on…
Solar On The Farm: The Benefits Of Agrivoltaics
Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved W elcome back to Current Climate. Solar continues to have a…
China Green Tech Firms Target New Consumers Hit by Iran War Energy Shock
China's clean technology titans, hungry for export markets to boost flagging profits, aren't letting a crisis go to waste. Manufacturers of electric vehicles, batteries, and solar panels have been wooing nations looking to wean themselves off…
Hackaday Links: May 10, 2026
While Artemis II was primarily a demonstration flight of the architecture NASA plans to use for future lunar missions, it was also an excellent excuse for the crew to snap some photos of the Moon and Earth with the benefit of modern camera…
In remote northern Philippines, a local solution to the global energy shock
In a mountain village in the northern Philippines, electricity does not arrive through transmission lines or come from burning imported fossil fuel. It flows from a local river. Each night, as lights flicker on inside scattered homes, the power is…
Energy giant E.on announces mega Ovo takeover - what it means for you
Energy giant E.on is set buy rival Ovo to create the UK's biggest supplier with nearly 10 million customers. German-owned E.on Next says the mega-deal will strengthen its “ability to deliver value for customers and grow its core retail…
Thinktank calls for 'double lock' England private rent cap to ease living costs
One of the thinktanks closest to the Labour government is urging ministers to introduce private sector rent controls in England, as the chancellor weighs up how to ease a surge in living costs caused by the Iran war. The Institute for Public Policy…
UK construction company collapses into administration - heat pump specialist
A company specialising in heat pumps, solar and insulation has entered administration A company which specialises in heat pumps, insulation and solar panel grants has collapsed into administration. Administrators have been appointed to Carbon…
Why The Energy Crisis Will Gets Worse
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted some 20 per cent of the global flows but even if it opens, damages to production facilities in the region will take time to repair, points out Sunita Narain. US-Israel war on Iran has severely…
Europe should behave more like China does if it wants to survive this age of chaos
The US and Israel may have started the war in Iran, but – apart from the belligerents themselves – it is China and Europe that stand to lose the most from it. Yet while European leaders watch like rabbits caught in the headlights as…
Rubio's New Cuba Sanctions Deepen Energy Crisis And Raise Fears Of Regional Instability
The building of 'Grupo de Administracion Empresarial SA' (GAESA) is pictured in Havana on May 7, 2026. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new sanctions against GAESA, the military-backed conglomerate estimated to control some 40 percent of…
The bargain EV battle is getting serious - and that's great news for buyers
T he article below is an excerpt from Steve Fowler 's DriveSmart newsletter. To get the email delivered straight to your inbox every Monday, simply enter your email address in the box above. For years, the electric car market has had one rather…
Self-reliant China weathers global energy crisis
The escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran has transcended the boundaries of a localized geopolitical skirmish: The physical destruction of infrastructure has triggered a deep crisis in the global energy supply chain…
Billionaire Eric Sprott Has 98% Of His Fortune In Gold And Silver
H aving recently traveled to mines in Australia and New Zealand, longtime gold and silver bull Eric Sprott was at his vacation rental in San Jose, Costa Rica drinking a beer when Forbes caught up with him in late January. Silver had just hit an…
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