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Energy advocate: Emergency energy order reveals wind, solar power failure
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order across 17 states directing the employment of unused backup generation to keep power during summer heat, and an energy industry advocate says the emergency points…
Elon Musk's solar ambitions have shifted from powering homes to powering Tesla's AI era
About a decade ago, Tesla entered its solar-for-homes era with its contentious acquisition of SolarCity. Now, Tesla's solar dreams are taking a different shape as the company enters its AI era. Tesla has inked two long-term agreements to purchase…
India curtails 8,133 GWh of solar power as grid struggles to absorb excess daytime supply
3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google During April-June, when the country's peak power demand touched a record high of 270 gigawatts (GW), the grid operators had to curtail 8,133 gigawatt-hour (GWh) of electricity generated by…
LONGi BC Technology Powers Two World-Leading Solar Racing Teams at the 2026 Elektrek American Solar Challenge
XI'AN, China, July 29, 2026 /CNW/ -- LONGi is strengthening its commitment to innovation in solar mobility by supporting two of the world's leading solar racing teams at the 2026 Elektrek American Solar Challenge (ASC), one of North America's…
China's solar industry is losing money. The country is doubling down anyway.
Cheap, abundant Chinese solar panels have become essential to decarbonizing the global energy system. Without them, the world's clean energy transition would have arguably been slower and more expensive. But China's solar manufacturing industry now…
Tesla to Buy Power From KKR-Backed Arizona Solar, Battery Plant
Tesla Inc. struck a long-term deal to buy electricity from a KKR & Co.-backed solar and battery project in Arizona, developer ContourGlobal said. The firm will sell 90% of the output from Project Sterling to Tesla, according to a statement. The…
America's Surprising Energy Advantage
The clean energy transition has entered a new phase. Ambitious net-zero emission pledges made over the past decade have fallen glaringly short of their goals. But the rise of artificial intelligence—and the proliferation of data centers to…
Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport set for inauguration: All you need to know
3 min read Hyderabad Make us preferred source on Google On August 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram, on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam. The airport has been projected by…
Real Madrid C.F. and ELITE Solar Announce Global Strategic Partnership
MADRID, Spain, July 29, 2026 /CNW/ -- Real Madrid and ELITE Solar today announced a new global strategic partnership, bringing together one of the world's most iconic sports institutions and a leading global photovoltaic manufacturer committed to…
U.S. Government Does Not Want Foreign Robots
Developers from the U.S. and China are competing to develop humanoid robots. (File photo) The U.S. government is banning the import of robots manufactured abroad that are capable of movement. This will primarily block Chinese manufacturers from…
Spies in the sky: how worried should we be about the arrival of AI-enabled smart lamp-posts?
How would you feel if your neighbourhood lamp-posts could recognise your number plate, and also your face? Maybe you wouldn't mind, given how long we've had automatic number plate recognition and CCTV. What about if that lamp-post could power…
Delhi sets new EV targets to curb air pollution. But some aren't happy
Electric vehicle charging stations in an affluent Delhi neighbourhood, bustling with scooters, trucks, and cars near a popular shopping area, highlight the city's urgent need for expanded infrastructure. Despite ambitious plans to phase out petrol…
FCC blocks new foreign-made power inverters and advanced robots over national security risks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday added foreign-produced power inverters and advanced robotic devices to its Covered List, generally making new models ineligible for FCC equipment authorization after U.S. national security…
HD Korea Shipbuilding's Q2 profit jumps 73% on high-priced vessel sales
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the intermediate holding company for HD Hyundai's shipbuilding businesses, said Wednesday its second-quarter operating profit jumped 72.5 percent from a year earlier driven by expanded sales of…
How OBBBA became law: Energy tax credits spark intra-party feud
Still, Curtis recognized he was the new guy on the block as he sought changes to the legislation. “I found myself saying to the industry, to one of my colleagues who had asked me about it, ‘Don't worry, I got this,'” Curtis…
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