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Solar-powered gel pulls drinking water from the air
Scientists in recent years have sought to efficiently draw moisture from ambient air and condense it into potable water using materials made of salt and absorbent polymers. But these materials, known as hydrogels, until now have degraded too…
Roy Cooper Faces New Questions Over Duke Energy, Solar Company Ties
Former North Carolina Governor and Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper has seen his campaign dogged by controversy and questions about his policies and governorship. He waged war on North Carolina's school voucher program while sending his…
The AI industry is turning to an old energy favorite to bring its data centers online fast
As AI companies race to secure power for their data centers, natural gas is having a moment. Data centers are growing bigger and more power-intensive. They are being built on tighter timelines than ever before, and the current power infrastructure…
Cowboy raises $275 million to build rockets with orbital data center upper stages
TAMPA, Fla. — Cowboy Space, which emerged from stealth less than two years ago as Aetherflux to develop space-based solar power, has raised $275 million at a $2 billion valuation to build rockets with upper stages that would serve as data…
Adani adds 150 MW solar capacity to Khavda 30 GW renewable energy park
Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), through its arm Adani Green Energy Twenty Five C, has commissioned a 150 MW solar power project at the Khavda renewable energy complex, which is planned to achieve a total installed capacity of 30 GW by 2029 and…
Zendure Launches PowerHub, Europe's First Plug-In HEMS Hub That Turns Any Solar Home Into a Whole-Home Energy Ecosystem
New central control unit coordinates solar, storage, backup power and household consumption in a scalable home energy ecosystem DÜSSELDORF, Germany, May 11, 2026 /CNW/ -- Zendure, the global pioneer of plug-in home energy management systems…
Solar On The Farm: The Benefits Of Agrivoltaics
Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved W elcome back to Current Climate. Solar continues to have a…
How do plug-in solar panels work - and can you install them yourself?
Plug-in solar panels could soon give households a simpler way to generate their own electricity, without paying for a full rooftop solar installation. Instead of a large array of panels fixed to the roof and wired into the home by an installer…
There aren't enough rockets for space data centers. Cowboy Space raised $275 million to build them.
The apparently insatiable demand for AI compute has data center entreprenuers looking to the stars. There's a key problem: There aren't enough rockets to put data centers in orbit around the Earth, and they're too expensive. Most of the players are…
Ireland urged to create national clearing house to streamline solar projects
Solar Ireland has called on the government to set up a national clearing house to act as a central coordination mechanism, liaising with key stakeholders such as government departments, planning authorities, developers and contractors, and grid…
The Winners and Losers of the Iran Energy Shock
For the Middle East, the war in Iran has been another tough lesson in how divisions and competition can yield brutal conflict. But for most of the world, the war has been a lesson in something else: the political pitfalls of energy dependence. When…
Self-reliant China weathers global energy crisis
The escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran has transcended the boundaries of a localized geopolitical skirmish: The physical destruction of infrastructure has triggered a deep crisis in the global energy supply chain…
Green energy key to India's future growth: Naidu
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to reduce edible oil consumption, revive work-from-home practices and make greater use of public transport as part of a broader national conservation effort, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.
Long-term planning helps countries better absorb external shocks, build climate resilience: DPM Gan
SINGAPORE – Countries that have planned ahead, such as by diversifying their supply sources, are better placed to absorb external shocks like disruptions in oil markets, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong on May 11. “Disruptions…
NGE Green energy receives approval for ₹133 crore SME IPO
Coimbatore-based NGE Green Energy (Natrinai Ventures) has announced that it has received approval for its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise ₹ 133 crore through the proposed…
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