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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…
China's demise was gleefully predicted by the west - meanwhile, it built an AI revolution | Larry Elliott
Almost from the moment it began, the end of the Chinese economic miracle has been much anticipated. Thick and fast, the books have come explaining how it will end badly. Overinvestment. A country wallowing in debt. The collapse of the property…
China reaches major solar energy milestone
China's solar power capacity has overtaken coal for the first time, marking a major milestone in the country's rapid expansion of renewable energy. China had about 1,288 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar capacity at the end of July, compared with…
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…
Is there still a future for vitamin production in Switzerland?
The world's largest vitamin E factory is located in Sisseln, in the canton of Aargau in northern Switzerland. Vitamins have been produced there since the 1970s, and around a third of the world's vitamin E comes from the site. Silvia Sonneveld, head…
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…
Intuitive Machines Has 7 NASA Missions on the Manifest. Is the Stock Finally Worth Owning?
Intuitive Machines (LUNR +0.95%), a developer of lunar landers and exploration vehicles, doesn't usually get as much attention as bigger space stocks like SpaceX (SPCX -1.07%). But over the past two years, Intuitive's stock has nearly tripled. Most…
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.
Andy Burnham dealt humiliating blow in scathing GMB rant
Andy Burnham has been accused of doing a 'bad job' over government spending costs Andy Burnham has been accused of doing a 'bad job' by Reform MP Richard Tice. Appearing on Good Morning Britain on Thursday, the politician was interviewed by Kate…
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…
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…
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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