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Millions of solar panels go to landfill. Why aren't they recycled?
Plans to kick-start a solar panel recycling industry are in limbo, after a single complaint stalled the government's $25 million pilot program to stop up to 4 million units being sent to landfill each year. The Albanese government announced the…
Solar panels to village home in Stockton Council planning bids
32 Droitwich Avenue, Stockton, TS19 0PH: One-storey back and side extension, including raising a roof's height to the existing ground floor rear; 6 Lullingstone Crescent, Ingleby Barwick, TS17 5GJ: One-storey side extension attaching to an existing…
Smart solar panels follow the sun, hide from hail and produce up to 56% more power
Researchers at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) have developed a new type of solar panel system that not only follows the sun to generate more electricity but also folds itself away to protect against hail, strong winds and snow. The…
Switzerland's Solar Railway Breakthrough Might Be Coming To Several New Countries
A Swiss startup may have found a way to expand the country's solar power capacity without converting additional farmland into solar panel farms. Instead of clearing land for new solar panel installations, Sun-Ways has been running a pilot that uses…
5 Disadvantages Of Switching To Home Solar Power
Residential solar power has become very popular in recent years for those looking to save on household bills. By allowing homeowners to generate their own electricity, solar panels reduce their dependence on utility companies, which can…
Chinese solar company says its new cell has an efficiency of 35.5 percent
Commercial solar cells only have a conversion efficiency of around 25 percent. Chinese company LONGi has developed a solar cell that it claims has achieved a conversion efficiency of 35.5 percent, as verified by the European Solar Test…
91 jobs at risk as major Leicester solar firm goes bust
A major Leicester-based renewable energy company has collapsed into administration owing millions of pounds, leaving the fate of nearly 100 workers hanging in the balance. Effective Home Ltd, which operated as one of the UK's larger installers of…
Analysis: UK Met Office Heatwave Records Are Based on Junk Stations - Properly sited weather stations tell a very different story
The Met Office is claiming that this year is the first time temperatures of 35°C and higher have been recorded on six days. But the claims are a reflection of poorly sited weather stations, not climate change. For the last year or so, the Daily…
The First Room-Temperature Quantum Material of Its Kind Is Spun From Atoms of Gold
Materials in a quantum state come with exotic properties that bend the laws of physics and offer huge potential to scientists – but they're usually also incredibly delicate, and require ultra-low temperatures to exist and function. That…
A US tech start-up wants to turn night into day. The question is why?
For billions of years, life evolved on Earth under conditions of roughly equal periods of dark and light in most places. The sun rose and set. Night followed day. Now, one of Earth's species — humans — plans to tweak this arrangement.
Surprise! Facial recognition smart locks are actually good
I tested four locks that unlock with a look, and while hands-free with UWB is better, if you want a sci-fi experience for your front door, facial recognition is worth considering. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a…
New energy scheme adding to bills, SA government admits
The Firm Energy Reliability Mechanism came into effect on July 1, and is set to collect almost $44 million from SA energy users in 2026-27, the ABC understands. The cost is believed to be around $23 per household each year, and is passed onto them…
Inside Equi's: Behind the scenes at a Scottish ice cream factory
But spend even a few short minutes in the company of the third and fourth generation duo at its helm today, and you'll realise that a love for their craft still runs far deeper than retail deals and wholesale scoops. 'Sometimes we'll nip out for…
'I'm a farmer - Labour is wrong to say small farms will be protected from tax raid'
Stephen Thompson is afraid his 100-year-old farm will be lost after he dies A farmer whose family have tended to land in South Yorkshire for over a century fears his 240-acre legacy will be wiped out by Labour's inheritance tax raid. Stephen…
Plans for two-storey home on smallholding denied by West Lothian councillors
Plans for a two-storey home on a smallholding have been knocked back by councillors. Gordon Bow had applied to demolish an agricultural shed on his Broxburn smallholding and replace it with a home for his son. Planners said the proposals for a…
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