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Best Project Energy/Industrial: Tilden Solar
Spanning roughly 1,000 acres of reclaimed mining land on the site of a former coal mine, Tilden Solar transforms underused brownfield land into a facility powering more than 33,800 Illinois homes while creating long-term economic and community…
Trump Admin Caught Illegally Canceling Billion-Dollar Solar Project That Would Have Helped Lower Utility Bills Across the Country
Donald Trump and his Republican lackeys were decimated in this week's midterm elections, in large part thanks to an ongoing cost of living crisis. While there are many factors making life hard on Americans financially, one of the key stressors is…
UK households face rush to find green energy installer to beat April VAT hike
Households planning to invest in green energy upgrades, including heat pumps and solar panels, risk a nationwide rush to find an installer or face hundreds of pounds in unexpected costs unless the government abandons its looming VAT increase.
Caltech robot makes history by building a structure in space
The robotic system was developed by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) with funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It is part of DARPA's Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and…
Azerbaijan eyes hydrogen market with blue production costs below EU green levels
Azerbaijan plans to develop large-scale production of blue and green hydrogen as part of its efforts to decarbonise energy-intensive industries and economic sectors where direct electrification remains technically challenging. The initiative is…
Strategies for supply chain risks in energy transition
Having painfully experienced the vulnerability of fossil fuel dependence through the war in Ukraine and conflicts in the Middle East, the world is accelerating the transition to clean energy. Paradoxically, however, in an effort to escape the risks…
Minister Nyamutoro, Equity bank push for green investment
The minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development Phiona Nyamutoro has challenged Uganda's hospitality industry to turn the country's green energy ambitions into profitable investments, unveiling a national initiative aimed at reducing…
Minnesota projects see promising early results from blending solar, agricultural production
During the growing season, some 2,200 sheep and lambs “mow” the native prairie grasses under and around 1.7 million silicon panels at Xcel Energy's Sherco solar installation near Becker. As Minnesota's largest panel farm, the…
Upgrading power grids to accommodate renewable energy is a key issue at climate talks
Outdated power grids are a major hurdle in the transition to renewable energy, since older systems often can't absorb all the electricity from new, cleaner sources. This threatens global efforts to curb climate change by reducing fossil fuels and…
UK football club issue apology for failing to commemorate Remembrance Day before match
Forest Green Rovers have apologised after being called out by supporters A non-league club have apologised for failing to commemorate Remembrance Day at their most recent home game. Forest Green Rovers, who play in the National League, welcomed…
A precision Moon landing and the future
This story pieces together insights from experts at JAXA, NASA, and ISRO. On January 19, 2024, Japan's solar-powered Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lander made a lopsided-but-successful touchdown on Earth's cosmic companion. Most…
There is no future without oil and gas
On 9 November, delegates from almost every country will gather in Antalya, on Turkey's south coast, for COP 31, the United Nations' annual climate summit. In 2023, at COP 28 in Dubai, they agreed on ‘transitioning away from fossil fuels in…
Walking (And Running!) On Sunshine. Wonkette Fall Book Club Part 2
It's been a good week in American politics, hasn't it? Just a couple of quick good climate news updates before we get into our discussion of Bill McKibben's 2025 bestseller Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for…
'Implementation COP' must live up to its name
Your feedback has been reported succesfully. The organisers of COP31, which opens in Antalya, Türkey, have billed the event as the “Implementation COP”. The last climate COP in Belém, Brazil, carried the same description.
A strong El Nino could drag the crisis into 2027 and intensify heatwaves, extremes of rainfall
The global average surface temperature for January-September 2026 was approximately 1.47°C above the pre-industrial average. The number is expected to rise further by the end of the year due to El Niño, which is forecast to be the…
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