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UH Expert Withdraws Paper Calling For More Solar Not Power Plants
The author of a paper on Hawaiʻi's energy system published by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization is temporarily withdrawing the paper to take a closer look at its findings with additional input from various…
UK approves new huge solar farm to power 200,000 homes
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has given the green light for the construction of the UK's second largest solar farm, set to be built on the border between Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. The One Earth Solar Farm has received planning consent to…
Statkraft to invest in 280 MW wind project in Brazil
(Florianópolis, Brazil/Oslo, Norway 8 July 2026) – Statkraft has decided to invest in Gran Sul, a 280 MW onshore wind project in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The investment strengthens Statkraft's renewable energy portfolio…
SDG&E: Nearly 25% of customers now generate power through solar
San Diego Gas & Electric Tuesday announced that more than 350,000 of its residential customers are now generating their own power through rooftop solar, around a quarter of the utility's customers. 'The energy system is changing because our…
Commercial Spaceflight Just Entered the Nuclear Age
The satellite industry has a power problem. The vast majority rely on solar arrays and batteries to keep running, but these systems come with limitations—sunlight isn't always available, and traditional batteries degrade quickly. One…
SpaceX stock hovers at IPO opening price as rival Blue Origin seeks $10 billion in fresh funding
A day after SpaceX (SPCX) stock dipped below its market debut price — and as rival Blue Origin shores up its capital position — the company finds itself at a crossroads. The shares are trading within range of their $150 offer price on…
Solar bust: Bankruptcies leave some solar customers with broken panels, faulty systems
The solar panels Christina Jimenez got four years ago for her home in Fort Worth came with a warranty. 'If anything goes wrong, they told me to contact the installer, which would be TriSmart,' she said. When a panel went out last February and then…
The era of large-scale batteries is dawning in Switzerland
Switzerland's largest battery to date is located in Kappel in the north of the country. The storage system, operated by energy supplier Primeo Energie, was inaugurated last Friday and can store around 80 megawatt-hours of electricity. That is…
Trump finalizes $3 billion loan to upgrade Texas grid for data center power demand
The $3.26 billion loan is expected to finance roughly 100 transmission projects across Texas, including the rebuilding or reconductoring of existing transmission lines, as well as the construction of new transmission infrastructure spanning 2,800…
Singapore's Temasek green portfolio rises 7pc, sees eneven climate path
Singapore state investor Temasek said on Wednesday its sustainable living portfolio rose about 7 percent to S$49 billion (HK$297.33 billion), as it put more money into renewable energy, power grids and other businesses tied to the global energy…
Former OpenAI exec Kevin Weil is now on the board of Stoke Space
Kevin Weil, a veteran tech executive known for stints at Twitter, Meta, Planet Labs and OpenAI, has joined the board of Stoke Space, a well-funded Seattle startup building reusable rockets to compete with SpaceX. “It's real simple for…
NSU robotics camp introduces middle school students to engineering
NATCHITOCHES, La. — Local students ages 11 to 14 discovered the worlds of robotics and engineering through hands-on activities during a recent free, one-day camp at Northwestern State University. Held on July 2, the event was designed to…
Backlash Is Proof of Progress
Source: Mark König / Unsplash Summer is here—along with alarming reminders that something's amiss with the climate. From record-breaking heatwaves to increased wildfire risk to violent storms, summer now feels like a season to survive…
Data centers' energy demand threatens Trump's 'Made in America' plan
US manufacturers in many Rust Belt cities and towns are paying significantly higher electricity costs as growing energy demand from data centers strains the largest power grid operator in the United States. The resulting squeeze on profit margins…
170MW data center project outside Las Vegas set to move from city-owned to federal land
A planned 170MW data center campus in Boulder, Nevada, looks set to move locations. Boulder City this week announced Townsite Solar 2, LLC (TS2) has withdrawn its application for a TS2 Data Center near I-11 and US-95 with the Boulder City land…
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