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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…
Solar is cheap, but building enough of it can be difficult
Posted Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 4:53am Australia is a world leader in rooftop solar, but is not building enough utility-scale solar to power industry, according to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Construction and labour costs remain a key…
‘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.
Australians value batteries and EVs, but renewables industry must earn trust of regions, summit told
Organised campaigns against wind and solar energy have proved “extremely effective” in undermining community support for renewable energy but enthusiasm for electric vehicles has jumped following Donald Trump's attack on Iran…
Space's Exponential Tech Moment And The Need To Secure It
Futuristic background with flying object and stars. Vector EPS10 We are living at a turning point in human history. The high frontier of space is no longer a far-off place only accessible by a select few elite projects and governments. It now…
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.
ERCOT forecasts energy demand to double in six years
The demand on Texas' energy grid by 2032 will be nearly double a record that was set last week, and state regulators say they will need more varied electrical generation to meet that demand. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)…
How Next-Generation Photovoltaics Could Contribute to Electricity Storage
Due to the falling price and manageable size of silicon solar cells, the sight of solar panels on household rooftops has become familiar. However, solar energy, like many other sustainable forms of energy, is intermittent. At peak times, such as on…
US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security
The Trump administration is banning the import of new foreign-made humanoid robots, robot dogs, and power inverters, citing an “unacceptable” threat to national security. The move largely affects imports from China, which currently…
Vedanta Aluminium Metal reports threefold jump in Q1 PAT at ₹6,597 crore
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd (VAML) on Thursday reported a threefold jump in consolidated profit after tax to ₹6,597 crore for the June quarter of FY27, driven by increased volumes and realisations. The company posted a PAT of ₹2,162…
Family friendly Houston brewery closes after 10-year run
This has been yet another trying year for Houston area brewers, and especially for those north of the Interstate 610 Loop. Joining the likes of Southern Star Brewing and Fire Ant in the brewery graveyard is 10-year-old City Acre Brewing. City Acre…
Solar plant set up to help SCCL subsidiary APHMEL save on its energy bill
Chairman and Managing Director of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) Buddhaprakash Jyoti virtually inaugurated the 300 Kilowatt (Kw) solar power plant established at the Andhra Pradesh Heavy Machinery & Engineering Limited (APHMEL), a…
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