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Contracts signal growing interest in space-based solar power
WASHINGTON — Two companies with plans for space-based solar power systems have secured agreements to further their development as the industry reaches out to the energy sector to stimulate interest. You'll also receive our weekly Editor's…
Natural gas prices down as solar power generation jumps 22%
(The Center Square) - The price of natural gas at the Henry Hub in Louisiana averaged $2.93 per million British thermal units from June through August, about 6% less than last year, even though the Lower 48 U.S. states recorded the hottest July on…
The social entrepreneur who built a solar-powered AI data centre in his home
The streets of the comfortable, leafy suburb of Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia, were disrupted last week by hundreds of protesters calling for a moratorium on the building of new data centres. Fury against proposed data centres is now…
Major Hyndburn bakery to expand into massive new solar-powered facility
Hyndburn Council has approved an application by James Hall & Co Ltd to convert a storage warehouse at Clayton Business Park in Petre Road, Clayton-le-Moors, into a commercial bakery. The scheme will see the existing 4,974sqm warehouse, previously…
Australia news live: eSafety warns online gaming can cause 'serious harms' to children; Atlassian to power solar farm
Minns government vows to regulate labour hire in NSW The Minns government has pledged to regulate labour hire in New South Wales if reelected, a move meant to protect workers and businesses from dodgy labour hire providers. An independent report…
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7.7-megawatt community solar farm powered on at DeKalb airport
Federal and state elected officials had to walk through a muddy field Friday morning before celebrating the energization of a 7.7-megawatt direct current solar project across from the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport. The renewable energy project…
EcoFlow Amazon Deals: Save on Portable Power Stations and Solar Panels
EcoFlow is rolling out a selection of early Amazon deals ahead of Prime Big Deal Days, giving shoppers the opportunity to save on portable power stations, solar panels, extra batteries, and home backup systems. The promotional offers are scheduled…
New satellites test orbital data centers and 'energy beaming'
Several futuristic space experiments involving orbital data centers and high-tech energy transfers launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Thursday afternoon. Driving the news: Among the 130 payloads aboard the Transporter-18…
The latest AI news we announced in September 2026
Here's a recap of some of our biggest AI updates from September, including Gemini 4 Argon, new Connected Apps in the Gemini App, and WeatherNext 3. Your browser does not support the audio element. Check out the latest AI news from September 2026 in…
Tomás Saraceno Returns to the Past to Envision a More Just Future
How might we visualize the inextricable web of space, time, and matter, enormous concepts that are so systemic they can almost become abstract? Rendering these connections in a tangible, accessible, and even participatory manner continues to ground…
Could the future of AI data centres be in space? Google wants to find out
Google launched a prototype satellite into orbit loaded with its AI chips on Thursday as part of the first phase of a project to explore if space could be the best place for powering large-scale AI infrastructure. The satellite, built by Planet…
Nouryon brings U.S. solar project online at Morris, Illinois, facility
Global specialty chemicals leader Nouryon today announced it has started generating solar power at its manufacturing plant in Morris, Ill., the company's first solar project in the U.S. Developed in partnership with local energy provider Convergent…
NASA Campaign Explores Clouds Spawned by Wildfires - NASA Science
The Wildhorse grass fire in eastern Idaho erupted with a massive pulse of smoke. No one had expected it, but the wildfire had launched what's known as a pyrocumulonimbus cloud, or pyroCb. It was an elusive weather phenomenon that scientists on…
For new energy, remove old bottlenecks
3 min readOct 2, 2026 06:00 AM IST First published on: Oct 2, 2026 at 06:00 AM IST With more than 300 GW of installed capacity, India ranks third globally in renewable-energy (RE) deployment. But this impressive growth has not always translated…
Pink light helps broccoli grow
The key to helping a nutritious green vegetable grow more efficiently may be the color pink. Magenta-colored solar panels help the broccoli absorb sunlight more efficiently, according to a study published today in the journal Cell Reports Physical…
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