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hackaday.com - Maya Posch - Making A DIY Refrigerated Vest With Battery And Solar Power
Making A DIY Refrigerated Vest With Battery And Solar Power
Hackaday

Keeping a cool head is difficult at the best of times, least of all when it's summer and merely thinking of touching bare skin to the pavement already gets you a second-degree burn. Unfortunately, it's not possible to spend all summer in an…

thehindubusinessline.com - Over 600 tribal homes in Prakasam get solar power under Andhra govt initiative
Over 600 tribal homes in Prakasam get solar power under Andhra govt initiative
BusinessLine

Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar launched an off-grid solar project to provide power to over 600 tribal households deep in the Nallamalla Forest, Prakasam district, at ₹3 crore. After learning that 611 tribal households in…

theconversation.com - David Richard Walwyn - Connecting home solar and electric vehicle batteries to the grid could boost South Africa's clean energy and strengthen the electricity system
Connecting home solar and electric vehicle batteries to the grid could boost South Africa's clean energy and strengthen the electricity system
The Conversation

South Africa has committed to reaching phasing out human-caused carbon pollution by 2050. To get there, it needs to push as much renewable energy as possible into the national grid. The country is the world's 15th largest carbon polluter. It's one…

arkansasonline.com - MATTHEW DALY and MARC LEVY The Associated Press - Energy chief: Emergency orders helped prevent blackout in storm | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Energy chief: Emergency orders helped prevent blackout in storm | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Online

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration said Friday that its use of emergency orders to keep aging coal-fired plants operating helped prevent a major blackout from power shortages during the brutally frigid weather that has gripped most of America…

arkansasonline.com - BERNARD CONDON and MATT O’BRIEN The Associated Press - Musk vows orbital data centers; experts doubt | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Musk vows orbital data centers; experts doubt | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Online

NEW YORK -- Elon Musk vowed this past week to upend another industry just as he did with cars and rockets -- and once again he's taking on long odds. The world's richest man said he wants to put as many as a million satellites into orbit to form…

theguardian.com - Dan Milmo - Why has Elon Musk merged his rocket company with his AI startup?
Why has Elon Musk merged his rocket company with his AI startup?
The Guardian

SpaceX's acquisition of xAI creates business worth $1.25tn but whether premise behind deal will work is questioned The acquisition of xAI by SpaceX is a typical Elon Musk deal: big numbers backed by big ambition. As well as extending “the…

dailycamera.com - Sarah Huber - Powering through the dark: How home battery backup can protect you from grid outages
Powering through the dark: How home battery backup can protect you from grid outages
Boulder Daily Camera

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado homeowners are getting a preview of what the future could hold: longer, more frequent electrical outages that leave neighborhoods in the dark, sometimes with little warning. From extreme weather…

marketbeat.com - Promising Solar Stocks To Follow Now - February 7th
Promising Solar Stocks To Follow Now - February 7th
MarketBeat

If Solar's Rally Has Legs, These 2 Stocks Could Benefit Most First Solar, Enphase Energy, and Nextpower are the three Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Solar stocks are shares of publicly traded companies…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Cochin Cancer Research Centre to be inaugurated on February 9
Cochin Cancer Research Centre to be inaugurated on February 9
The Hindu

World-class cancer care facilities will be available under one roof in central Kerala with the commissioning of the new building complex of the Cochin Cancer Research Centre (CCRC), constructed at a cost of ₹449 crore. Chief Minister…

thenationonlineng.net - Toba Adedeji, Osogbo - Why we constructed N16.5bn dual carriageway, 10 township roads in Ilesa industrial corridors -Osun govt - The Nation Newspaper
Why we constructed N16.5bn dual carriageway, 10 township roads in Ilesa industrial corridors -Osun govt - The Nation Newspaper
The Nation Newspaper - Latest Nigeria news update

The Osun State Government on Saturday said N16.5bn dual carriageway and 10 township roads in Ilesa industrial corridors were constructed to stimulate economic growth, expand business hubs and support start-ups in the ancient town. Speaking with…

yaleclimateconnections.org - Barbara Grady - Despite Trump, renewable energy keeps surging - Yale Climate Connections
Despite Trump, renewable energy keeps surging - Yale Climate Connections
Home - Yale Climate Connections

A funny thing happened on the way to President Donald Trump's mission to obliterate renewable energy. Solar and wind energy use is surging, especially globally, but even in the United States. Solar and wind electricity generation grew 109%…

coindesk.com - Helene Braun - Bitcoin price analysis: BTC's downside volatility is a feature, not a crisis, says hedge funder
Bitcoin price analysis: BTC's downside volatility is a feature, not a crisis, says hedge funder
CoinDesk

Bitcoin's sharp decline — nearly 50% from its all-time highs reached just months ago — has reignited debate over the cryptocurrency's stability, but hedge fund veteran Gary Bode says the selloff is a feature of the asset's inherent…

yahoo.com - Ricardo Pillai - HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (HASI): A Bull Case Theory
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (HASI): A Bull Case Theory
Yahoo!

We came across a bullish thesis on HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. on The Financial Pen's Substack. In this article, we will summarize the bulls' thesis on HASI. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.'s share was trading at $35.15…

nationalpost.com - Bloomberg News - Cuba begins shutting resorts as fuel crunch hits tourism
Cuba begins shutting resorts as fuel crunch hits tourism
National Post

U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to shut off fuel shipments to Cuba are starting to cut into parts of its crucial tourism industry. At least two large beach resorts on Cayo Coco, on the northern coast of the Caribbean nation, will be closing…

koco.com - Christopher Salas - Energy secretary: 'A lot of improvements' needed for power grid
Energy secretary: 'A lot of improvements' needed for power grid
KOCO

Energy secretary: 'A lot of improvements' needed for power grid As winter weather continues to impact the East Coast, the Energy Department emphasizes the need for major upgrades to the electric grid to ensure reliability during extreme conditions.

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