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bgr.com - Trevor Mogg - Wildfires Are Costing The World Billions Of Dollars In Lost Solar Power
Wildfires Are Costing The World Billions Of Dollars In Lost Solar Power
BGR

Francisco Ramirez-mata/Getty Images The most serious wildfires can cause widespread destruction and force thousands to flee their homes. They can also claim lives. In recent years, drier summers and arid conditions have contributed to increasingly…

gazettelive.co.uk - Bill Edgar, Local Democracy Reporter - Plans submitted for solar farm that could power up to 16,400 homes
Plans submitted for solar farm that could power up to 16,400 homes
Teesside Live

Plans have been submitted for a solar farm which could generate enough renewable electricity to power up to 16,400 Darlington homes. Elgin Energy Es Co has applied to Darlington Borough Council for permission to build the scheme on land east of Low…

thehindu.com - Liffy Thomas - Rooftop solar in Tamil Nadu gets a fresh boost
Rooftop solar in Tamil Nadu gets a fresh boost
The Hindu

With Tamil Nadu government announcing an additional incentive of ₹22,000 for domestic consumers to instal a solar rooftop, the sun is expected to shine brighter in the state. Under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yogna, a maximum subsidy of…

scmp.com - Huizhao Huang - China's green dominance a 'dilemma' for world's governments: report
China's green dominance a 'dilemma' for world's governments: report
South China Morning Post

China's dominance in key green technologies is making the global carbon transition cheaper, but Western efforts to reduce reliance on Chinese manufacturing risk slowing it, according to researchers. China now led the world in electric vehicles…

chroniclelive.co.uk - Bill Edgar, Local Democracy Reporter - North East solar farm plans submitted to power up to 16,400 homes
North East solar farm plans submitted to power up to 16,400 homes
Chronicle Live

An application has been lodged for a solar farm capable of producing sufficient renewable energy to supply approximately 16,400 households across Darlington. Elgin Energy Es Co has submitted proposals to Darlington Borough Council seeking approval…

independent.co.uk - Jeff Meyer - The only solar panel fitters I trust for UK homes
The only solar panel fitters I trust for UK homes
The Independent

Choosing the best solar panel installer is every bit as important as choosing the solar panels themselves. A reputable fitter should assess your roof, household electricity use and future needs before recommending a system, while giving you a clear…

washingtonexaminer.com - Anna Giaritelli - Flock cameras provide ICE with new deportation tool
Flock cameras provide ICE with new deportation tool
Washington Examiner

A former senior ICE official familiar with the agency's use of cameras said the cooperation with local and state police who willingly share Flock data began before President Donald Trump took office last year, but has grown since then, as more…

newrepublic.com - Liza Featherstone - The Very Trumpy State That Leads the Country in Renewable Energy
The Very Trumpy State That Leads the Country in Renewable Energy
The New Republic

Turning coal mines into solar farms sounds so smart, it's almost hard to believe that it's happening in the United States under President Trump. But late last month, construction began in Texas on a 1.2 gigawatt solar farm that will be one of the…

ethz.ch - An ETH researcher facilitates the breakthrough of solar heat in industry
An ETH researcher facilitates the breakthrough of solar heat in industry
ETH Zürich

Many industrial processes, such as pasteurising, dyeing and drying, need one thing above all: heat. Currently, factories often burn natural gas to reach the necessary temperatures. This reliance on fossil fuels remains a challenge in the energy…

independent.co.uk - Stuti Mishra - China's leftover renewable energy could power UK for more than a year
China's leftover renewable energy could power UK for more than a year
The Independent

China lost a quarter of the wind and solar power it generated in the first half of this year because its grid had no room for it, wasting enough electricity to run the United Kingdom or Mexico for more than a year. The country turned away 360…

dw.com - Oliver Pieper - In Germany, record heat meets climate action fatigue
In Germany, record heat meets climate action fatigue
dw.com

When Lars Werner of the ' Last Generation ' climate activist group glued himself to the road four years ago to protest for greater climate action, Germany had not yet seen 12,500 heat-related deaths (the 2026 toll, so far), or record temperatures…

forbes.com - Alan Ohnsman - EV, Battery Sales Help Q2 Cleantech Investment Rebound
EV, Battery Sales Help Q2 Cleantech Investment Rebound
Forbes

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images W elcome back to Current Climate. After a sluggish start to the year, U.S. investment…

fortune.com - Jeff John Roberts - Tether has the gold. Now, CEO Paolo Ardoino is making a bold push into AI
Tether has the gold. Now, CEO Paolo Ardoino is making a bold push into AI
Fortune

Accounting is not a very physical job, but tell that to the KPMG gnomes who just spent weeks lugging around gold bars in a secret Swiss cavern. This came after stablecoin giant Tether tapped the Big Four firm to carry out an audit of its reserves…

thehindubusinessline.com - Rising energy cost poses a risk to economic growth, says Birla
Rising energy cost poses a risk to economic growth, says Birla
BusinessLine

UltraTech Cement expects the sharp rise in energy cost to be a major challenge for the India's economic growth in this financial year even as the cement demand expected to register 6-7 per cent growth. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, UltraTech…

thehindubusinessline.com - Mopshop Distribution IPO: Rs 27.26 crore issue opens August 19 at Rs 138
Mopshop Distribution IPO: Rs 27.26 crore issue opens August 19 at Rs 138
BusinessLine

Facility management supplies firm Mopshop Distribution is looking to use its Rs 27.26-crore initial public offering (IPO) to strengthen its balance sheet and build capacity for its next phase of growth. The company's fixed-price public issue will…

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