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Why solar-powered watches are having a luxury revival
Maurice Lacroix has a deserved reputation as a maker of mechanical watches. And yet one of its latest models, the Pontos S chronograph, takes an unexpected tack: its quartz movement is Swiss but it's also solar-powered, a first for the collection.
LONGi Becomes Official Partner of FC Bayern Munich, Uniting Solar Energy Innovation and Football Passion
Announced in Hong Kong during FC Bayern Munich's Asia visit, the global partnership brings LONGi and one of football's most iconic clubs together through 'POWER ON, GAME ON'. HONG KONG, Aug. 6, 2026 /CNW/ -- LONGi, a global green energy leader…
In a first, Utah got more power from solar than any other source
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah. Utah's solar generation eclipsed all other electricity sources for the first time ever in May, the…
Trump to Impose 15% Tariff, Set Minimum Prices on Solar Panels and Components
The Trump administration will impose tariffs and set minimum prices on imported polysilicon, solar panels and their components, aiming to reshore clean-energy supply chains and reduce Chinese market control of an element critical for solar systems…
Solar Tariffs Will Hurt America's Allies, Not China
Every justification for trade restrictions in 2026 must dress itself up in paranoia about Chinese industrial policy. If there's one way to further entrench Beijing's position in high-tech supply chains, however, it's to give in to that…
Labor bets on households to save the green transition
Not too long ago, barely a week went by without an Albanese government minister talking up the energy transition and the green industrial revolution it was set to unleash. Lately, though, we're hearing a lot less about solar-powered steel mills in…
Can the US slow China's robotics and tech rise?
US curbs on foreign-made robots intensify its wider rivalry with China over AI, chips and industry. Humanoid robots are no longer a laboratory experiment; they are a growing market. Morgan Stanley estimates it could hit $5 trillion by 2050, with…
ClearVue lands Clean Energy Council green light for rooftop solar
Smart building materials company ClearVue Technologies has landed a critical approval for its new rooftop solar product, securing a place on the Clean Energy Council's (CEC) approved products list for its ClearVue-Helios panels. The listing clears…
China could control the future of energy if America doesn't act fast
The price of oil has been yo-yo-ing dramatically since the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran in early 2026 and Iran's subsequent military control of the Strait of Hormuz. Rather than causing disparate groups to come together to recognize the importance…
Higher Costs, Insecure Software? How US Ban on Foreign Inverters Could Hit Solar
The US's sudden ban on foreign-made power inverters, which are often used in solar panels, is raising questions about how long they will continue to receive software updates. “I think there is a question of [whether] even existing…
Mystery Of The Sun Solved?
Scientists discover tiny whirlpool-like swirls on the Sun that could explain solar activity, improve space weather research and solve a decades-old solar mystery. For decades, scientists have known that the Sun stores enormous amounts of magnetic…
A.P. Cabinet clears Pedestrian Safety Policy bringing in audits, stricter accountability
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Thursday approved a series of major policy initiatives and development projects covering urban infrastructure, industry, education, energy, land administration, and…
Scientists Use Sun-Heated Rocks to Roast Coffee Without Natural Gas
Imagine roasting coffee using sunlight collected days earlier. That is exactly what researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in the United States are working to achieve with a new thermal energy storage system that stores solar heat in a bed of…
America is Watching the World's Movement to Nuclear Power Generation
To meet the growing demand for continuous, uninterruptable, and emissions-free electricity, the world economies are pursuing Nuclear Power generation. Most California politicians have hated the zero-emissions generated electricity from nuclear…
Trump signs proclamation imposing 15% tariff on polysilicon derivative products
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation to impose a 15 percent tariff on polysilicon derivative products, a move intended to protect America's polysilicon manufacturing, which is crucial for semiconductor…
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