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Solar power beamed from jumbo space satellites could supply electricity to Earth
Solar power beamed from space is set to turn into polar power and fuel a British research base. It is expected to be the first major use of the sci-fi tech currently being developed in the UK and could lead to power stations in orbit. Researchers…
US Battery Market to Grow Despite Policy Headwinds, Report Says
A US solar trade group sees the energy storage market growing by 21% this year as demand for batteries outweighs policy headwinds. Battery deployments are set to increase to 70 gigawatt-hours in 2026, compared to 58 gigawatt-hours installed in…
Three Republicans vie for two nominations in Will County District 4
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Property taxes and solar energy facilities are among the top issues for candidates in the Republican primary for Will County Board District 4, which covers areas of Mokena and Homer Glen. Incumbents Steve…
Putin tried to freeze Ukraine. Instead, he sparked an energy Revolution.
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published b y Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When…
Sunrun Director Sells 50K Shares for Nearly $1M As Virtual Power Plant Continues to Expand
Lynn Michelle Jurich, Director at Sunrun (RUN +1.20%), directly sold 50,000 shares for a transaction value of approximately $929,700 on Feb. 2, 2026, according to a SEC Form 4 filing. MetricValueShares sold (direct)50,000Transaction…
Sunrun Director Sells 164k Shares As Stock Continues to Shine Bright
Edward Harris Fenster, Director at Sunrun (RUN +1.20%), reported the exercise of 250,600 options and the sale of 163,844 shares for a total value of approximately $3.27 million on Feb. 11, 2026, according to a SEC Form 4 filing. MetricValueShares…
New mirror-based solar system produces electricity and heat at the same time
Researchers have developed a new type of solar power system that can produce both electricity and heat at the same time—an innovation that could help industries capture carbon dioxide (CO₂) from their emissions more efficiently. The…
Ed Miliband issued warning over 'land grab'
Ed Miliband has been warned he might not be re-elected Ed Miliband has been warned he may not be re-elected as Doncaster North's MP over his pledge to rapidly expand Britain's solar energy capacity. The Secretary of State for Energy Security and…
Flock Cameras Have a People-Love-Smashing-Them Problem
Flock cameras have become such attractive targets for destruction that some police have become protective of information about where they're mounted. A local news story Friday in Louisville, Kentucky detailed the Louisville police's effort to keep…
RRTS corridors from Delhi to Alwar, Karnal set to get nod this fiscal: NCRTC MD
There are reports that the Ghaziabad–Jewar corridor may start from Delhi instead of Ghaziabad. When analysing a new corridor, multiple aspects are explored. Nothing has been finalised yet. It is too early to say if both options will be…
Oklahoma leader bemoans Texas' massive energy industry gains
February hasn't been kind to Oklahoma's energy sector, as two major Sooner State companies announced their intentions to head south to Texas. Now, the president of an Oklahoma natural gas trade association is speaking out about the state's recent…
Over 300 textile mills shut in Tamil Nadu in last few years, says report
Over 300 textile mills went out of operation in Tamil Nadu between 2021-22 and 2023-24, according to the Annual Survey of Industries. The data released by the Union Ministry of Textiles earlier this month showed that in 2021-22, Tamil Nadu had…
Rolls-Royce debuts modular gas-engine power plant solutions for flexible energy generation
Think of building a city's electricity as stacking blocks; today, with Rolls-Royce's new modular gas engine, electric generation stations are flexible, modular systems instead of being extremely large, stationary power-generating systems. They are…
Sam Altman defends AI's resource consumption and ridicules Musk's plan to put data centers in space
OpenAI Group PBC Sam Altman fielded questions in India this week about the environmental impact of artificial intelligence at a special event hosted by The Indian Express, but even as he conceded that AI's total energy consumption is a legitimate…
Japan plans to ship carbon to Malaysia | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
BANGKOK -- Japan wants to ship carbon emissions to Malaysia in a first-of-its-kind project in Southeast Asia for carbon capture and storage, a widely debated process that critics say is more symbolic than effective in curbing climate change.
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