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PM KUSUM-B: Karnataka saves ₹200 crore annually after installation of 27,700 solar-powered pump sets
More than one lakh farmers have applied for installation of standalone solar-powered agricultural pump sets under the PM KUSUM-B scheme, giving a significant boost to Karnataka's power sector, said the Energy Department. More than 27,700 solar…
Libya Completes Procedures for 500 MW Sadada Solar Power Project
A package of new renewable energy projects is to be launched and the implementation procedures for the Sadada Solar project have been completed. The announcements were made yesterday following a follow up meeting by the Minister of State for Prime…
NLC India arm NIRL to set up 900 MW solar power project
State-owned NLC India Ltd on Thursday said its arm NIRL has bagged an order from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd for setting up a 900 MW solar power project. The project was awarded through a tariff-based competitive bidding process, NLC India Ltd…
7 states account for 85% of India's installed solar capacity
India's rapidly expanding solar power sector, despite its impressive growth, is now confronting significant challenges from widening regional disparities in capacity installation and a burgeoning manufacturing overcapacity that threatens a supply…
China's solar surge nears milestone - even as Beijing hits brakes on sheer scale
Solar is poised to overtake coal as China's largest source of installed power capacity this year, as Beijing steps up its green transition with a renewed emphasis on efficiency, quality and orderly growth over sheer scale. Total installed solar…
Sophia Space and Caltech claim patent for space data centers
SAN FRANCISCO – Sophia Space announced the award July 30 of a patent, shared with the California Institute of Technology, covering large, modular space-based data centers. The patent, issued July 14, covers the architecture for a modular…
America's digital supremacy depends on our ability to upgrade the power grid - quickly
The nation's service industry has been fueled in lock step with the digital economy. In such an environment, data has become a monetizable asset, a driver for innovation and economic growth. And with the spread and growth of artificial intelligence…
Moving Marshes in the Puget Sound - NASA Science
The Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is tucked southeast of Seattle, among the twisting inlets of the Puget Sound. The Refuge was created in 1974 to protect the Nisqually estuary from further development. In 2008, a major…
Hard moral questions: Is Minnesota's green energy built on slave labor? * WorldNetDaily * by Paris Apodaca, Daily Caller News Foundation
Minnesota's plan to produce “carbon-free” electricity by 2040 pits environmentalists against human rights activists. That's because Minnesota's plans require increased solar power, whose components are produced using forced labor in…
‘Three to five years is a realistic payback period' - plug-in solar panels will be legal next month, but what do they cost, who can fit them, and is your home even suitable? We asked the experts
For years, residential solar power in the UK has focused primarily on larger installations, comprising photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof and an inverter for converting DC (direct current) power into AC (alternating current) for use in the home.
Will Namanve rewrite Uganda's industrial story?
A few years ago, accessing land inside the Kampala Industrial and Business Park in Namanve was a nightmare. Investors struggled through muddy tracks, trucks routinely got stuck, flooding cut off entire sections of the park during heavy rains, and…
China Slams US Ban on Foreign-Made Robots, Threatens to Retaliate
The Chinese government is threatening to retaliate against the US for banning foreign-made advanced robots and power inverters since China is a significant supplier of both. “If the US persists in this action, then China will take resolute…
Forget fairy lights, this £7.99 lantern transforms your garden after dark
This year, a new outdoor trend is offering an elegant alternative to novelty garden lights, bringing warmth, texture and atmosphere for less than the price of a takeaway coffee run. Garden lighting has evolved well beyond practical path markers.
Nextpower: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Nextpower Inc. (NXT) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $165.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Fremont, California-based company said it had profit of $1.07.
Mars' Double Storm Problem
There's something quietly thrilling about scientists stumbling onto a discovery they weren't even looking for. That's exactly what happened to a team studying space weather at Mars, who set out to answer one question and ended up uncovering…
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