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The Key to Solar and Wind Power Is Battery Storage, and China Is Dominating
Imagine a group of battery banks that together have enough power to keep all of Texas and California going on a peak summer day. That is what China has built in the space of just five years—and it is just getting started. With the…
Elon Musk Just Ditched His Clean-Energy Image With a Billion-Dollar Fossil-Fuel Play
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. When it comes to Elon Musk, the world's richest person is well-known for clean energy initiatives that include bets on electric vehicles, solar…
We're Underestimating the Power of 'One-in-a-Thousand-Year' Solar Storms, NASA Warns
Cataclysmic solar storms may be rare, but they do happen. And unlike the legendary 1859 Carrington Event— which knocked out telegraphs across Europe and North America and dragged the Northern Lights down to Florida—some have happened…
Molten salt and human sweat: the weird batteries that could store renewable energy
In the deserts of the United Arab Emirates a sprawling clean energy project, stretching across an area roughly the size of 12,600 football fields, will play host to a breakthrough allowing solar energy to power the equivalent of half a million…
The grueling, 630-mile road race where the only fuel is sunlight
The annual Solar Car Challenge for high school students celebrates its 30th year anniversary with a high-stakes trek across Texas. | Image: Lehman Marks / Solar Car Challenge The annual Solar Car Challenge for high school students celebrates its…
Solex Energy in talks for solar venture in Ghana
Solar module manufacturer Solex Energy Ltd has proposed setting up an end-to-end solar manufacturing ecosystem in Ghana, including local production of renewable energy components, technology transfer and workforce training, following discussions…
NZ parties want to make rooftop solar more affordable. We found cost isn't everything
Rooftop solar has emerged as one of the more unexpected policy contests of New Zealand's election campaign. National has proposed low-interest, rates-based loans for solar panels, batteries and other home electrification upgrades, while Labour has…
The Digital Dust Bowl: The Brutal Physical Reality Of The AI Boom
STONE RIDGE, VIRGINIA - JULY 17: In an aerial view, an Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes on July 17, 2024 in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Northern Virginia is the largest data center market in the world, according…
Greens promises to cut power bills and make solar more affordable with $980m 'KiwiPower' plan
The Green Party has pledged to set up a publicly-owned entity to boost investment in renewable energy and ensure affordable power and energy security. Co-leaders Chlöe Swarbrick and Marama Davidson unveiled the party's energy policy at the…
Virtual power plant': Israeli startup aims to solve data centers' energy crisis
The looming energy crisis that is expected to affect Israel and the world in the coming years, with the development of artificial intelligence data centers putting pressure on the grid, might have a solution thanks to nGrid, an Israeli energy…
A Pop-Up Truck Camper For Less
We live in a veritable Cambrian Explosion of camping options, ranging from a tarp on the ground to multi-million dollar RVs. Somewhere around the middle is the pop-up truck camper, but [Further Fabrication] wanted to build his own. As is often the…
Tackling agri's challenges
The Punjab government has recently approved a pilot project for the Lahore, Gujranwala, and Gujrat divisions, with an allocation of Rs730 million under the Annual Development Programme. The project's core intervention is the construction of…
Hyperlocal Supply Chains Are Emerging As Hospitality's Next Big Asset
A buffet in a restaurant at Vivosa Apulia Resort. For decades, many luxury hotels built their competitive edge by sourcing the best premium ingredients from all across the world. However, geopolitical instability, rising transport costs and climate…
'Glaring loophole' gives next gen data centres a power bill discount
The NSW government is considering closing a loophole that allows big power users, including future hyperscale data centres and the Tomago aluminium smelter, to bypass the cost of the state's energy transition build and lump the burden onto…
bl morning report july 20 2026
Newly unsealed court filings show a 10-week defence campaign involving about 600 pages of legal submissions, presentations and expert testimony helped persuade the US Justice Department to drop bribery and securities fraud charges against Gautam…
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