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How we power our home with our own solar energy
Our home now runs on the solar energy that it produces almost all the time. Here is our journey and how you can do it too. Solar energy production: panels and batteries Electrify consumption: electric car and heat pumps Over the last year, our home…
Amid Energy Crisis, First Solar Stock's Affordable Valuation Shines Bright (NASDAQ:FSLR)
First Solar is attractively valued post-pullback, with strong fundamentals and compelling national security-driven tailwinds. FSLR's differentiated technology and minimal reliance on Chinese supply chains position it for large-scale utility and…
These Fires And Heat Waves Show Why They Call It Global Warming
Satellite view of fired in Canada in 2025 (Photo by Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025) In 1986, long before most people had ever heard of global warming or climate change, I went into the office of my new boss at NASA's…
Pawlenty's theory of the case for solar success
Tim Pawlenty, the new head of the solar industry's lobbying group, sees his gig through lenses that are purple and green. Why it matters: Minnesota's former GOP governor arrives at the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) at a time of huge…
How the Iran War Is Driving Demand for Clean Energy
For decades, the case for clean energy was rooted primarily in climate policy. Today, it is just as much about geopolitics. Governments around the world have spent years investing heavily in solar panels, wind farms, battery storage and electric…
Biden's climate law is dead. The energy transition might not be.
The Inflation Reduction Act, which became law in 2022, was the first and largest climate bill in the history of the United States. It was also the cornerstone of President Joe Biden's economic agenda. The bill offered billions of dollars in tax…
Heat Waves Affect All Types Of Power Generation, Not Just Nuclear
Chooz Nuclear Power Plant, on the Meuse River, is one of several in France that have had to reduce power during the 2026 heat waves. Image courtesy US Department of Energy. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) We hear a fair bit about…
A 'Godzilla El Niño' next year could be a glimpse into the future
Scientists have started calling it the “Godzilla El Niño.” The nickname comes from actual climate researchers, which should tell you something; they are not generally in the habit of comparing climatic systems to mega-monsters.
FCC Approves First Launch for Space Reflector Constellation
Reflect Orbital moves ahead with the company's first Eärendil launch, ahead of concerns from the astronomical community. Move over, Starlink. A new constellation of bright reflector satellites could soon compete with the night sky. The United…
Why AI's environmental footprint won't disappear into orbit
AI companies increasingly want to move their operations into space. Elon Musk's SpaceX has applied to launch over a million AI data centre satellites and ultimately build them on the moon. Jeff Bezos, Google, OpenAI and others have similar plans.
Two solar farms built on exhausted Minnesota cropland were seeded with dozens of species of native grasses and wildflowers, and what federal researchers counted under the panels five years later changed how the whole country thinks about land
Two solar farms sit on a stretch of flat farmland in southern Minnesota that spent decades growing row crops and giving back less every season. Nobody built them to make a nature reserve. They were built to make electricity, the same as every other…
SBI Capital Markets, HDFC Bank among 4 book runners appointed for NLC India Renewables IPO
State-owned NLC India's subsidiary NLC India Renewables Ltd (NIRL) has appointed four leading investment banks, including SBI Capital Markets and HDFC Bank, as book running lead managers for its proposed initial public offering (IPO). The other two…
Power grids face unexpected slow-burn threat from solar storms
As countries electrify more of their economies and increasingly interconnect their power grids, understanding space weather has become crucial. One particularly adverse form of space weather is a geomagnetic storm: temporary disturbances in earth's…
ECAM Highlights Live Video Monitoring for Critical Energy Infrastructure as Copper Theft and Physical Attacks Threaten the Grid
DALLAS, July 17, 2026 /CNW/ -- ECAM, North America's #1 video security provider, today highlighted the role of live video monitoring and AI-driven detection in helping energy and utility operators protect remote, unstaffed sites at a time when…
Darien residents and labor unions share opposing views on planned gas-fueled power plant
DARIEN — The small village of Darien is home to a large solar energy field. It could grow even more with a gas-fired plant, which would have enough wattage to possibly power a data center. The Public Service Commission held two hearings on…
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