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Exclusive: RadianX promises solar-powered devices that never need charging
Batteries have transformed electronics, giving us powerful phones, tablets, e-readers, and smart watches. But eventually, every battery runs flat. Maybe not for long. One startup, RadianX, envisions a world in which portable and edge devices can…
Minnesota agrivoltaics project shows promise of mixing farming, solar power
Winifred Sylvah picked a handful of plump cucumbers on a cold, wet September morning as raindrops trickled off rows of solar panels in the background. They've been a productive plant for Sylvah on a new plot of land at a solar farm in Big Lake.
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Harvesting More Than Crops: Why Farmers Are Investing in Solar Energy
As harvest season comes to a close, farmers are looking ahead to the next growing season and are exploring ways to improve their operations. With rising energy costs and the demands of modern agriculture, more farmers are turning to solar as a…
Beyond solar and wind: Israel promotes geothermal energy
The Energy Ministry is, for the first time, promoting the establishment of a facility for generating electricity from underground heat in the southern Golan Heights. This new technology may enable clean and continuous electricity generation…
Spacewalkers install final add-on solar array, completing space station power upgrade
Completing a complex upgrade five years in the making, two spacewalking astronauts on Thursday mounted an eighth and final roll-out solar wing on the International Space Station, boosting the lab's power output to compensate for the age-related…
Keralam's Gavi to go green, eyes energy neutrality
The picturesque destination of Gavi, located deep inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve, is gearing up for an energy-neutral future through a shift to electric mobility and solar power. The Kerala Forest Development Corporation (KFDC), which manages the…
The Mini Power Plants That Aim to Make Green Fuel Using the Air Around Them
Welcome back: On an industrial estate in London, engineers at startup Rivan Industries are working to perfect a system to produce synthetic natural gas from water, sunlight and air. Yusuf Khan reports for The Wall Street Journal that this involves…
Giant solar farm that can power up to 40,000 homes looks set to go ahead
A gigantic solar farm generating enough power for up to 40,000 homes looks set to go ahead. The Government has approved the huge Frodsham solar development, which is set to create up to 150 jobs in the construction phase. As a major project classed…
How auroras and solar storms can threaten power grids on Earth
Our research shows that a single space weather event called a substorm, during which energy is released tens of thousands of miles away from Earth, can affect the ground within minutes. The strength of the impact can vary from place to place…
African nations look to India for solar investment, technology and capacity building
Moyo said Zimbabwe aimed to raise the share of non-fossil fuel energy in its electricity generation to 49 per cent by 2030, from less than 20 per cent currently. He said the target would include hydropower, which already contributes around 35 per…
Citi sees US midterm shift lifting offshore Chinese stocks, clean energy, HSI to 30,500 in H1
A Democratic victory in the US midterm elections is set to temper expectations for aggressive US fiscal expansion, easing inflation pressures and driving offshore capital back into Hong Kong-listed stocks and Chinese American Depositary Receipts…
Hoymiles plans to establish inverter factory in Oman
Chinese solar inverter manufacturer Hoymiles has signed a four-party strategic cooperation agreement with PCG Global, the Oman Investment Authority (OIA), and Greenwill Asset Management to explore renewable energy investment, project development…
ClearVue wins A$700,000 US Govt grant for solar glass tech
Perth-based smart building materials company ClearVue Technologies has secured a US$500,000 (A$712,450) grant from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate its push into the American market. In partnership with North American…
Can we talk about climate change again? How the blue wave could spark a new era for green policies
“Climate change” wasn't exactly a prominent topic across 2026 midterm campaigns. But post-election, it's clear that the climate still won big, and that means more climate action could be right around the corner. Donald Trump spent the…
Could putting AI data centers in space solve an environmental problem, or create a new one?
As communities push back against the enormous electricity and water demands of AI data centers, some of the world's biggest tech companies are pursuing an unusual solution: moving computing hundreds of miles above Earth. Google has begun testing AI…
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