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Exclusive: RadianX promises solar-powered devices that never need charging
Batteries have transformed electronics, giving us powerful phones, tablets, e-readers, and smart watches. But eventually, every battery runs flat. Maybe not for long. One startup, RadianX, envisions a world in which portable and edge devices can…
Stray Drones Spawn a Growing Area of the Insurance Market
Storms, high winds, fire hazards and equipment failure are many of the typical risks involved with the solar power industry. For the Dagda solar farm in rural Latvia, there's now another one: drones. The owner of the farm, Sunly, has insured Dagda…
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Harvesting More Than Crops: Why Farmers Are Investing in Solar Energy
As harvest season comes to a close, farmers are looking ahead to the next growing season and are exploring ways to improve their operations. With rising energy costs and the demands of modern agriculture, more farmers are turning to solar as a…
Beyond solar and wind: Israel promotes geothermal energy
The Energy Ministry is, for the first time, promoting the establishment of a facility for generating electricity from underground heat in the southern Golan Heights. This new technology may enable clean and continuous electricity generation…
The Mini Power Plants That Aim to Make Green Fuel Using the Air Around Them
Welcome back: On an industrial estate in London, engineers at startup Rivan Industries are working to perfect a system to produce synthetic natural gas from water, sunlight and air. Yusuf Khan reports for The Wall Street Journal that this involves…
Giant solar farm that can power up to 40,000 homes looks set to go ahead
A gigantic solar farm generating enough power for up to 40,000 homes looks set to go ahead. The Government has approved the huge Frodsham solar development, which is set to create up to 150 jobs in the construction phase. As a major project classed…
Bustling market in Dhaka shows shift to solar triggered by Middle East war
A cramped market in the heart of Dhaka has become an unlikely ground zero for Bangladesh's energy transition. Down narrow aisles crowded with shoppers and delivery workers, tiny storefronts are overflowing with rows of solar panels and batteries.
How auroras and solar storms can threaten power grids on Earth
Our research shows that a single space weather event called a substorm, during which energy is released tens of thousands of miles away from Earth, can affect the ground within minutes. The strength of the impact can vary from place to place…
African nations look to India for solar investment, technology and capacity building
Moyo said Zimbabwe aimed to raise the share of non-fossil fuel energy in its electricity generation to 49 per cent by 2030, from less than 20 per cent currently. He said the target would include hydropower, which already contributes around 35 per…
Citi sees US midterm shift lifting offshore Chinese stocks, clean energy, HSI to 30,500 in H1
A Democratic victory in the US midterm elections is set to temper expectations for aggressive US fiscal expansion, easing inflation pressures and driving offshore capital back into Hong Kong-listed stocks and Chinese American Depositary Receipts…
Hoymiles plans to establish inverter factory in Oman
Chinese solar inverter manufacturer Hoymiles has signed a four-party strategic cooperation agreement with PCG Global, the Oman Investment Authority (OIA), and Greenwill Asset Management to explore renewable energy investment, project development…
ClearVue wins A$700,000 US Govt grant for solar glass tech
Perth-based smart building materials company ClearVue Technologies has secured a US$500,000 (A$712,450) grant from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate its push into the American market. In partnership with North American…
HK's EV battery recycling: a pragmatic step toward a greener future | Jon the Port | Jonathan Lamport
Picture an electric vehicle battery. It runs on the road, unassuming, enabling the commute day after day. Now imagine that same battery, after a long and faithful life, being transformed into black mass or repurposed into batteries storing energy…
Volcanic eruptions and less sunlight made Victorian Era kids sicker
The Industrial Revolution overturned centuries of English agrarian life, but the rapid societal transformation came at steep costs to the laborers themselves. Miserable working conditions, poor housing, and pollution all contributed to health…
Solar stocks rallied on Democratic victories, but policy risks still threaten the group
The Democrats' sweep of the midterm elections sparked a huge move in solar stocks on Wednesday, but by Thursday many of the gains had vanished as the markets soured on the artificial intelligence trade. Investors assessing the situation need to…
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