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'About 4,000 MW of solar energy projects affected by corruption during DMK rule'
Solar energy projects of nearly 4,000 MW are affected in Tamil Nadu because of corruption in the DMK government that was in power for the last five years, said C. Narasimhan, president of the Indian Solar Association. In Virudhunagar alone, a…
How A Battery System In Malawi Solves More Than Blackouts
Lithium battery system about the size of a few shipping containers, installed near Lilongwe, Malawi. On a cloudy afternoon in Lilongwe, the sun disappears behind a bank of clouds, and with it goes a fifth of the country's electricity supply. That…
Renewables Are Booming. So Why Aren't Fossil Fuels Declining?
ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - JULY 02: Solar panels and wind turbines are pictured on a barren mountain at Shenjing Village on July 2, 2018 in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province of China. The installed capacity of renewable energy electricity generation in…
Europe Bets Billions On North Africa's Clean Energy Potential
The EU's T-MED initiative aims to mobilize billions of euros for renewable energy, hydrogen, clean technology, and electricity networks across the Mediterranean. Morocco and Egypt are emerging as important partners as Europe invests in renewable…
The Physics Challenges Holding Back Orbital Data Centers
The race to create orbiting data centers in space is heating up in response to the digital infrastructure crisis back on Earth. Earth-bound data centers required for powering AI models are notoriously power-hungry and many are known to use a lot of…
Forget Chips: AI Is Now a Power Trade. These 2 Dividend-Paying Industrials Prove It.
Data centers that use artificial intelligence (AI) all need one thing -- a steady power supply. That's where NextEra Energy (NEE +0.06%) and Oneok (OKE -1.72%), companies that can deliver dependable energy, come in. NextEra Energy is the largest…
A blueprint for India's next energy transition: to electrify industrial heat
India's energy transition is already mainstreaming renewable-powered electrification across major demand centres. Electric mobility is replacing internal combustion engines, agriculture is increasingly powered by solar irrigation, and buildings are…
Where Some See Waste, Others See Opportunity: Young Sierra Leoneans Fight Against Electronic Waste, Plastic Pollution
FREETOWN, Aug 10 2026 (IPS) - Growing up, Peter George, a young innovator in Bo District in Southern Region, Sierra Leone, watched people dump electronic waste near the farmland where his grandmother cultivated crops. He told IPS that people would…
New supermarket rule under Andy Burnham from August 27 confirmed
A warning has been issued over new plug-in solar panels set to hit supermarkets in days under Labour Party government Prime Minister Andy Burnham. From August 27, plug-in solar panels are set to hit shelves in UK supermarkets in just days. People…
In rural communities, fears amplified by 'AI slop' and social media hamper solar boom
This story was reported with the help of a grant from Grist, and was originally published by The Lens. Into a clear blue sky, the sweet-smelling smoke billows and spreads. Farmers have been burning and harvesting sugarcane this way for…
Special Ed Mentors Brooklyn Youth In Hip-Hop & STEAM With Hip-Hop Education Center
Special Ed is stepping into the mentor role for a new workforce development program that's merging Hip-Hop culture with STEAM education in Brooklyn. The Hip-Hop Education Center and National Grid are launching Power the Future, an 11-month…
El Nino may push up India's power demand during August-September
As El Niño continues to develop, with likely impact on climate during August to October 2026, the weather pattern is also expected to push up India's peak power demand as high humidity and heat can lead to higher demand for cooling.
Stocks to watch today: Signature Global, IndusInd Bank, pharma, railway and renewable energy stocks
Signature Global has awarded construction contracts worth Rs 920 crore to KEC International Ltd (Rs 460 crore) and NCC (Rs 460 crore), for its premium housing project ‘Sarvam at DXP Estate', located in Sector 37D, Dwarka Expressway…
Weird Sh*t Under $25 That'll Make Your Home So Much Cooler
I don't know about you, but sometimes for me it's the weirdest, most unconventional things I find on Amazon that pack the biggest punch around my home. There is so much odd-yet-amazing stuff out there, and we've scoured Amazon's digital shelves to…
Renaissance Technologies LLC Reduces Stake in XPLR Infrastructure, LP $XIFR
Renaissance Technologies LLC lowered its stake in XPLR Infrastructure, LP (NYSE:XIFR - Free Report) by 56.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned…
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