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Betta's Solar-Powered Robot Pool Skimmer Drops by Hundreds, Just in Time for Peak Pool Season
If you've got a pool at home and are planning to use it this summer, a smart pool cleaner can make maintenance really easy. Betta's lineup features some excellent options, most of which are discounted right now – for a short time. The brand…
This CPU uses solar power to 'run computations' without the need for batteries
Penn State researchers built a monolithic 3D chip that runs entirely off ambient light without leveraging a battery The chip stacks silicon photovoltaics, MoS₂/WSe₂ complementary logic, and graphene chemical sensors within ~50 nm of…
US company cleared to install giant mirror in space to create 'sunlight on demand'
A giant mirror to create “sunlight on demand” was just approved by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), despite opposition from astronomers and the public, and real safety concerns. The FCC approved the company…
Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 With 200W Solar Panel Is Nearly 50% Off, Turning a Power Station Into a Full Solar Generator Setup for Less
Amazon's just dropped a massive bundle deal that will get you through both the good times (camping trips, RV adventures) and the bad (power outages, weather emergencies). Jackery's Explorer 1000 v2 power station bundled with a 200W solar panel is…
Giant space mirror tests reflecting sunlight back to earth for extra energy
A proposal to create 'sunlight on demand' from space has moved forward after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a test satellite carrying a giant reflective mirror designed to redirect sunlight back to Earth. The project…
Prediction: These 32 Things Will Make Your Outdoor Space Your Favorite Part Of Your Home
Promising review: ' I have used these lights in the yards of each of the houses I have lived in, and they work great. In my previous home, I just put them up with industrial-strength outdoor Velcro on the vinyl fence, and they stayed put for two…
The grid reliability trap behind solar's latest milestone
The news that solar power recently overtook coal generation in the United States has been treated by some as a turning point worth celebrating. But before policymakers and grid planners draw the wrong conclusion, they should pause. This milestone…
Britain Bets On Hydropower To Boost Energy Security
Britain has provisionally approved three major pumped storage hydropower projects in Scotland, the first of their kind in more than 40 years. Pumped storage facilities will act as large-scale energy storage systems, helping balance intermittent…
SpaceX Just Did Something NuScale Power Investors Should Be Watching
The artificial intelligence industry has an energy problem. The data center infrastructure that AI technologies rely on to operate is so energy-intensive that the current electricity grid is nowhere near powerful enough to support the ongoing…
Can you get a solar panel grant in Scotland in 2026?
Scottish homeowners cannot currently apply for a government grant specifically to install standard solar panels. However, some low-income or vulnerable households may be able to receive solar panels through targeted energy-efficiency schemes. Our…
Cuba Moves Toward Market Socialism Amid the US Assault
Bluesky The Cuban government is implementing a dramatic opening to foreign and domestic capital, private business, the market and the dollar, and has promised to take a machete to its traditionally obstinate bureaucracy, as it grapples with a US…
Weather grows as one of data center growth's greatest risks
AI-driven hyperscale data centers are creating a new generation of risks and challenges that extend well beyond power shortages and chip supply, according to a new report from Zurich North America. The unprecedented scale, speed and complexity of…
Letters to Editor
Apropos, ‘Good problem', (July 13), India's exponential expansion of solar power generation epitomises its renewable energy ambitions, yet the glaring inadequacy of storage infrastructure remains a formidable bottleneck. Consequently…
Ontario politicians and residents take issue with AI's gas usage
As the Ford government pushes for natural gas expansion in Ontario, some political leaders and environmental advocacy groups are growing concerned that the fossil fuel could power new data centres in Toronto. For its part, Climate Fast, a…
Gov. Jeff Landry cheers Meta expansion as local leaders, residents react
Gov. Jeff Landry and other Louisiana leaders on Monday cheered the announcement that Facebook parent Meta is more than doubling the size of its mammoth Hyperion data center in Richland Parish, as the scale of the investment — and what it…
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