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bgr.com - Jonathan Sayers - Europe's Solar Panels Are Having An Unexpected Effect On Energy Prices
Europe's Solar Panels Are Having An Unexpected Effect On Energy Prices
BGR

Solar panels in Europe's Iberian Peninsula region generated a staggering surplus of energy during the first quarter of 2026. When the energy supply outstrips market demand like this, it creates an unexpected effect on energy prices: they become…

sfchronicle.com - Katherine Ellison - He's the utility industry's 'Enemy No. 1.' Here's his latest plan to liberate your power supply
He's the utility industry's 'Enemy No. 1.' Here's his latest plan to liberate your power supply
San Francisco Chronicle

My Marin County roof is shaded by a giant oak tree, while my next-door neighbor's roof bakes all day in the sun. Over the years, as my PG&E bills have soared, I've dreamed of walking over with a plate of cookies to propose that we co-invest in…

washingtonexaminer.com - Callie Patteson - Daily on Energy: A nuclear day at the White House
Daily on Energy: A nuclear day at the White House
Washington Examiner

“[T]o those who think that by rejecting data centers for the year while we're doing this thoughtful process means we're rejecting innovation, that's just a false, false narrative,” Hochul told NBC News. “You don't have to have…

abc.net.au - Tom Robinson - NT government opens door to AI industry powered by Beetaloo gas
NT government opens door to AI industry powered by Beetaloo gas
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

As the AI industry arrives in the Northern Territory, Australia's most isolated and least populated jurisdiction wants to grow its gas and data sectors at the same time. The NT government has thrown its support behind both industries as 12 data…

cnbc.com - Sam Meredith - Finland's radical answer to renewable energy's biggest headache: The world's largest sand battery
Finland's radical answer to renewable energy's biggest headache: The world's largest sand battery
CNBC

A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency. The giant sand battery can cover almost one month of the town's heating demands in the summer and as…

fool.com - Brendan Coffey - Is an Oil & Gas ETF or a Solar Stock Fund the Better Buy in 2026?
Is an Oil & Gas ETF or a Solar Stock Fund the Better Buy in 2026?
The Motley Fool

The State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE +0.34%) offers low-cost, mature energy exposure with lower volatility, whereas the Invesco Solar ETF (TAN -2.97%) provides high-conviction, volatile access to the solar industry. While both funds…

fool.com - John Bromels - 13% Below Its IPO Price, Is SpaceX Stock a Buy?
13% Below Its IPO Price, Is SpaceX Stock a Buy?
The Motley Fool

When Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX -2.85%) -- commonly known as SpaceX -- priced its IPO at $135 per share, many said it was too expensive. And when it climbed to more than $200/share within a week, they said it was way too…

forbes.com - Jasmine Browley - Exploring The Multiplicity Economy
Exploring The Multiplicity Economy
Forbes

The creator economy is worth an estimated $250 billion. More than half the people working inside it earn under $15,000 a year. Those two facts belong in the same sentence. The platform layer gets most of the coverage and most of the money: YouTube…

thehindu.com - Hareesh P - 'Sanjeevani' rollout across State in August, says Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu
'Sanjeevani' rollout across State in August, says Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu
The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said the State government's flagship programme, Sanjeevani, an integrated digital system that aims at improving delivery of healthcare services, would be implemented across the State…

independent.co.uk - Brittany Peterson - Water hauling is the new chore no rancher asked for
Water hauling is the new chore no rancher asked for
The Independent

As water shot into an open stock tank atop a high country mesa, a trickle soaked the dusty earth below. Scott Snyder rose from the shade to fasten a hose and stop the spillage. “It's just so much work. I hate dropping any of it,” said…

express.co.uk - Kris Boratyn - Airport in Spain to get incredible £350m expansion
Airport in Spain to get incredible £350m expansion
Daily Express

Valencia Airport will undergo its biggest redevelopment in decades One of Spain's busiest airports is set for a huge £350million transformation as officials prepare for record numbers of passengers in the years ahead. Valencia Airport will…

irishmirror.ie - Bairbre Holmes, PA - Permission for more offshore windfarms expected in 'short term', says minister
Permission for more offshore windfarms expected in 'short term', says minister
Irish Mirror

A planning decision to build more offshore wind farms in Ireland is expected in 'the short term', the Environment Minister has said. Ireland currently has only one operational offshore wind farm, off the Co Wicklow coast, which opened in 2005.

foxnews.com - Kerri Kupec Urbahn - The surveillance camera on your street corner: lawful spying or constitutionally problematic?
The surveillance camera on your street corner: lawful spying or constitutionally problematic?
Fox News

The cameras that scan your car on your commute to work have quietly become one of the most widespread surveillance tools in America. They record vehicle sightings, feed searchable databases and, when agencies choose to share data, can connect…

cnbc.com - Sarah Min - Megacap earnings and Fed meeting could test a market on edge next week. Here's what's ahead
Megacap earnings and Fed meeting could test a market on edge next week. Here's what's ahead
CNBC

There's no shortage of hurdles the stock market will have to jump in the week ahead. Earnings will kick into high gear next week, with three major hyperscalers — Amazon, Meta Platforms and Microsoft — reporting Wednesday and Thursday…

gcn.com - Hugo Rojas - A first-quarter battery storage record shattered its predecessor by 54 percent, and the one state now closing in on the country's long-unchallenged storage king is not the one most people would guess
A first-quarter battery storage record shattered its predecessor by 54 percent, and the one state now closing in on the country's long-unchallenged storage king is not the one most people would guess
GCN

Something unusual happened to the American power grid in the first three months of 2026, and it had nothing to do with fuel prices or a blackout scare. It happened quietly, measured in gigawatts, and the number that came out on the other side broke…

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