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UH Expert Withdraws Paper Calling For More Solar Not Power Plants
The author of a paper on Hawaiʻi's energy system published by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization is temporarily withdrawing the paper to take a closer look at its findings with additional input from various…
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…
UK approves new huge solar farm to power 200,000 homes
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has given the green light for the construction of the UK's second largest solar farm, set to be built on the border between Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. The One Earth Solar Farm has received planning consent to…
When rains fail, solar keeps the milk flowing in Nakaseke
For decades, the dry season has posed one of the greatest challenges to dairy farmers across Uganda's cattle corridor. As pasture dries up and water sources shrink, milk production declines, reducing household incomes and threatening the…
Statkraft to invest in 280 MW wind project in Brazil
(Florianópolis, Brazil/Oslo, Norway 8 July 2026) – Statkraft has decided to invest in Gran Sul, a 280 MW onshore wind project in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The investment strengthens Statkraft's renewable energy portfolio…
Apple Distributor In Thailand Cashes In On Consumer-Spending Recovery
This story is part of Forbes' coverage of Thailand's Richest 2026. See the full list here. Amid a gradual recovery in consumer spending, Com7, Thailand's leading retailer of smartphones with a nearly 25% market share, is thriving. The company…
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…
SpaceX stock hovers at IPO opening price as rival Blue Origin seeks $10 billion in fresh funding
A day after SpaceX (SPCX) stock dipped below its market debut price — and as rival Blue Origin shores up its capital position — the company finds itself at a crossroads. The shares are trading within range of their $150 offer price on…
Volkswagen is employing 100 sheep at a solar farm in Poland
Volkswagen has some woolly new unofficial employees flocking to one of its European facilities. There are now 100 sheep grazing at the solar farm that powers the car company's manufacturing plant in Poznań, Poland. Electrek reports that in…
Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension
Britain's most recently completed nuclear power plant will continue generating electricity until 2055 after the government granted the power plant, which was first synchronised with the National Grid in 1995, a 20-year life extension. Sizewell B in…
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…
How Norwegian Microcruises Are Rethinking Green Travel
The Varg S/Y microcruise ship sailing along a Norwegian fjord in winter. The global cruise industry has come under increased scrutiny in the last few years, mainly due to their excessive emissions, waste and impact on fragile coastal and marine…
The era of large-scale batteries is dawning in Switzerland
Switzerland's largest battery to date is located in Kappel in the north of the country. The storage system, operated by energy supplier Primeo Energie, was inaugurated last Friday and can store around 80 megawatt-hours of electricity. That is…
Trump finalizes $3 billion loan to upgrade Texas grid for data center power demand
The $3.26 billion loan is expected to finance roughly 100 transmission projects across Texas, including the rebuilding or reconductoring of existing transmission lines, as well as the construction of new transmission infrastructure spanning 2,800…
Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space
The proliferation of nuclear power in space got a little more real Tuesday with the launch of a small satellite developed by a Florida-based company specializing in nuclear micro-power technology. It's a long way from launching a bona fide nuclear…
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