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Solar panel firm calls for future green policy certainty
A solar panel company which is planning to create hundreds of jobs is calling for certainty from politicians to aid its expansion. Power Roll currently employs around 35 people at its test plant in Murton, County Durham, where it is developing…
Solar panel firm calls for future green policy certainty
North East and Cumbria political editor A solar panel company which is planning to create hundreds of jobs is calling for certainty from politicians to aid its expansion. Power Roll currently employs around 35 people at its test plant in Murton…
Readers reply: Why put solar panels on green space when we could put them over car parks?
I would like to know why we build solar farms over green space, when we could just put them over massive car parks as a popular current internet meme suggests. Chris, Middlesbrough Sure … and how about mandating that data centres put them on…
Historic villa could be fitted with 128 solar panels
The planning proposal to Dorset Council suggests the panels, to be fitted in rows on a grassed area off the main drive to Corfe Hill House, a late Georgian villa, off Radipole Lane, Dorchester Road, could produce 57kwatts of power. The house, which…
Grid War: How Geopolitics And Anxiety Drive Home Solar
Flag of Iran displayed on a laptop screen and binary code displayed on a screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on September 27, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) In December…
The DIY energy boom is here - 30 US states are planning to legalize plug-in solar tech, as home battery installations quietly hit a record high
There's no mistaking the growing momentum behind small-scale, low-cost solar panel installations: panels you can plug into a standard wall outlet, without the expense, time, or paperwork of a full rooftop installation. Now widely established in…
Listed building changes in latest Stockton Council planning bids
70 High Street, Norton, TS20 1DR: Listed building consent for internal alterations including the reinstatement of a stud wall to its original position, installation of additional electrical sockets, radiators and safety features, a replacement…
Airstream Introduces Its Most Affordable Silver Bullet Trailer
Airstream, the company known for producing a range of sleek, riveted aluminum travel trailers that are icons of the American road, has introduced its most affordable model yet. The World Traveler 17RB is a new 17-foot model in its lightweight…
Driven by desperation: Yemenis resort to dangerous energy alternatives
Taiz, Yemen — It was around 5am in the Yemeni city of Taiz last week, with the morning's quiet interrupted only by the tweeting of birds and a few construction workers leaving home for work. Then, an explosion shattered the calm and…
Leisure centre saves £35k a year in fight against climate change
Work is continuing at two Staffordshire councils to tackle climate change - and residents and businesses are also being encouraged to play their part. Stafford Leisure Centre has cut its energy costs by around £35,000 a year after reducing…
Giant solar farm covering 171 acres of North Staffordshire Green Belt rejected
Plans for a massive solar farm in North Staffordshire have been thrown out by councillors who ruled that the land was in the Green Belt. Stafford Borough Council's planning committee deferred its decision on the 30MW solar farm, spread across 19…
I helped drive this record-setting EV across Britain on sunshine alone - and the 870-mile trip cost absolutely nothing
Driving the length of Britain is an expensive endurance test that isn't overly kind to the environment, but this week I helped do it for free, minus the emissions. A standard Renault 4, the kind of car parked on any suburban street, has covered the…
Created-by-China wins global consumers with smarter products, solutions
A representative interacts with a robot before the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Youth Development Forum in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun) China's intelligent manufacturing is winning more overseas…
Amit Shah vows 20% increase in Gandhinagar's green cover by 2029
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (July 12, 2026) said that 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam', the campaign to increase India's green cover, has turned into a mass movement, crucial for securing Earth's habitability for future generations. Addressing a…
Power companies need more homes to share control of their batteries
Energy companies need to convince millions of Australians to hand over control of their home batteries to support the grid at critical times if the nation is to avoid major cost blowouts in its multibillion-dollar transition away from coal, the…
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