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PM-KUSUM and the rise of solar-powered farming: Opportunities for India's agricultural sector
India's agricultural sector is entering a phase where energy security is becoming central to irrigation. For decades, irrigation has depended on diesel pumps or grid electricity, with their cost and reliability directly shaping farmers' ability to…
Plug-in solar panel warning for certain homes over '£110 a year' claims
Households can buy plug-in solar panels which could knock £110 a year off their electricity bills without the cost of a conventional rooftop installation. Major names including Amazon, Argos, Currys and Wickes have committed to stocking the…
Applications plummet: the latest twist in the PV saga
When it comes to solar power, the ultimate dream is self-sufficiency – both on the macro level, as an island (since we have so much sunshine), and on the micro, household level. Unfortunately, the current situation is a long way from that…
Taiwan's gov't proposes NT$1 billion for industrial park in Eswatini - Focus Taiwan
Taipei, Aug. 30 (CNA) Taiwan's government has proposed spending NT$1 billion (US$31.6 million) to build an innovative industrial park in Eswatini, aiming to support industrial upgrading and economic transformation in its sole African ally while…
Nyabarongo II reaches 75% completion, set to become Rwanda's largest hydropower plant
Rwanda is moving closer to completing the 43.5-megawatt Nyabarongo II Hydropower Project, a major infrastructure investment expected to strengthen electricity generation and improve the reliability of power supply as the country's energy demand…
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Tesla Just Killed Its Solar Roof After Years of Struggling to Scale. What It Means for TSLA Stock.
Tesla (TSLA) has apparently ended sales of its Solar Roof tiles, nearly a decade after CEO Elon Musk unveiled the product as a sleek alternative to conventional solar panels. Tesla now only offers customers its standard solar panels, with reports…
New study captures Sun's early warning signs before solar flares
In a new study, scientists have found small, short-lived brightenings in the Sun's atmosphere that appear in the hours before a major solar flare erupts and cluster around the very spot where the flare later occurs. The study was carried out by…
Fresh flood warnings issued in Nepal as Everest veterans join rescue
Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday, urging residents in already devastated districts to remain on high alert, as mountain rescue specialists more usually deployed to assist climbers on peaks including Everest joined…
Kemi Badenoch demands Andy Burnham 'get Britain drilling again'
Kemi Badenoch visits a North Sea oil rig and Aberdeen as she campaigns to get Britain drilling Kemi Badenoch has urged the Prime Minister to 'Get Britain Drilling Again' when MPs return from their summer break. The Conservative Party leader has…
Women in Zimbabwe push for recognition of 'invisible' domestic labour
Every day, before delivering custom-sewn clothes to her clients' doorsteps in eastern Zimbabwe, Cecilia Makumbe first takes care of all the household chores. “I clean the house, do laundry, fetch water and water the garden,” the…
SpaceX starts in-house turbine blade manufacturing to boost gas-powered generator output for Elon's AI data centers - new manufacturing strategy cuts generator delays by 18 months
Electricity supply in the U.S. is a limiting factor preventing AI data centers from coming online as quickly as possible. Because of this, many projects are turning to portable natural gas turbine generators to get the electricity they need and…
Rajasthan to set up 172 units of 1 MW/ 4MWhr BESS
Rajasthan is the State with the highest capacity for solar plants under construction — 52 GW of pure solar and 6 GW of solar-wind hybrid plants (apart from 3.56 GW of pure wind). It already has 44 GW of solar — the most among all…
Looming El Niño rains trigger call for conservation agriculture
Farmers across the country are set to adopt conservation agriculture on 100,000 hectares during the 2027A agricultural season as authorities prepare for heavy rains associated with El Niño. The September-to-December rainfall season is…
NASA's Roman Space Telescope: Launch Updates
NASA's live online coverage of the launch of the agency's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is underway. NASA and SpaceX are targeting 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday for liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy…
I've spent four months with the EcoFlow Stream Ultra X home battery - here's how it compares to plug-in solar
Plug-in solar is no longer a grey area. Kits under 800VA are now legal to buy and connect to a standard socket; no installer required. The government has been promising this since March. Now it is finally here. But legal does not mean simple. The…
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