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New solar panel design could increase could increase daily PV energy production by 20%
Reflect10 solar panel geometry increases daily energy production by 20% Cells capture more sunlight during low-angle hours and cloud conditions Silicon panel efficiency limits are nearing – this is big news Canadian startup Reflect10 has…
Solar bust: Bankruptcies leave some solar customers with broken panels, faulty systems
The solar panels Christina Jimenez got four years ago for her home in Fort Worth came with a warranty. 'If anything goes wrong, they told me to contact the installer, which would be TriSmart,' she said. When a panel went out last February and then…
Canada's battery storage revolution: The science and innovation powering the clean-energy future
Battery energy storage is gradually becoming one of the most important technologies underpinning the global energy transition. Solar panels and wind turbines may generate the headlines, but batteries increasingly provide the flexibility needed to…
Biden's tariff holiday could leave China footing a massive bill in payback push
FIRST ON FOX: Ohio's two Republican senators say that Chinese companies avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes through a Biden-era tariff pause that has since been declared unlawful. Now, they're demanding that the Department of Homeland…
Silver prices today, Wednesday, July 8, 2026: Silver slips below $60 once again following airstrikes
Silver September (SI=F) futures opened at $60.31 today, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, down 1.7% compared to yesterday's opening price. The price of silver is moving even lower this morning, reaching $59.03 as of 8:33 a.m. ET. Silver prices are back…
Plans for County Durham battery energy storage site refused
Residents living near a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) say they are 'elated' after plans were rejected by councillors. BESSs are being built across the UK to store renewable energy and improve the country's energy security. Durham…
Plans for County Durham battery energy storage site refused
Helen Richardson North East and Cumbria Residents living near a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) say they are 'elated' after plans were rejected by councillors. BESSs are being built across the UK to store renewable energy and improve…
Art deco hydro power station at Tongland looking 'good as new
A hydro power station in southern Scotland which opened more than 90 years ago is looking 'as good as new' after a £2m refurbishment. The art deco industrial building at Tongland, near Kirkcudbright, is part of the wider Galloway Hydro Scheme…
Canada's solar industry enters a new phase of growth
For many years, solar power occupied a relatively modest position within Canada's energy mix, overshadowed by hydroelectricity and constrained by the perception that northern climates are unsuitable for large-scale solar deployment. Today, that…
HARYMOR Smart Bird Feeder With Camera Review: 2K, Solar, Under $90
Picture the moment that actually sells one of these: you're stuck on a work call, your phone buzzes, and there's a cardinal feeding in crisp 2K while you nod along to the meeting. That's the whole pitch. The real question in the summer of 2026…
Reinventing Power Purchase Agreements For The AI Era
Junaid Ali is the CEO of Prismecs, a leading energy solutions provider that delivers thousands of MW of power globally. Teaching an AI machine takes an estimated 1,300 megawatt-hours (MWh), which equates to the yearly energy consumption of 130…
I tested two solar smart locks that never need to be recharged - and there is one clear winner
The best smart locks have long been a useful tool, but one of the biggest issues hampering their adoption has been battery life. Unlike most other smart home devices, smart locks have to operate without being plugged in, which means you have to…
Cathie Wood just bought the SpaceX dip again-and dumped Alibaba to do it
Investor Cathie Wood is betting millions SpaceX's stock, like its rockets, is headed for the moon. The CEO and chief investment officer of ARK Invest recently put about $7 million into Elon Musk's rocket company, buying the dip less than a month…
Apple begins testing CXMT chips for devices sold in China, FT says
Apple has reportedly begun testing DRAM chips from China's state-backed ChangXin Memory Technologies for devices sold within China. It is lobbying the U.S government to permit broader use of its products, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday…
LIV Trailers E-Leaf Ditches Wood & Fiberglass for a Plastic, Electric Camper Future
Travel trailers are, with a very few exceptions, a variation on a theme. It's a box, usually made of wood and fiberglass, mounted on a wheeled frame of some kind with a tow hitch at the front. It works because they're relatively simple to design…
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