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Solar power is so big in Europe that electricity is being wasted
Over the past decade, hundreds of millions of solar panels have been installed from Sicily to Lapland, turning what was once a niche technology into Europe's biggest source of power during the summer months. That rapid buildout is now running into…
Bluetti says home solar power is now 'plug-and-play' - I went to the Balco launch to see if it's really that simple
Bluetti launches its new balcony solar power range The Balco 260 and Balco 500 make it simple to add solar energy to home set-ups The new line also includes a hub that turns almost any portable power station into a 'balcony power plant' Bluetti has…
Inox Clean acquires solar energy assets in U.S. for $750 million
Home-grown renewable energy firm Inox Clean has acquired 3 GW module and 3 GW cell manufacturing capacity from Boviet Solar in the U.S. in a $750-million deal. While the solar module capacity is operational, the cell manufacturing capacity is…
Say goodbye to string lights, IKEA just launched a new 'elegant' solar-powered lamp that will light up your garden this summer
This article contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a small amount of money if a reader clicks through and makes a purchase. If tangled string lights and extension cables trailing through the back door currently hold your garden…
AI model uses cloud type and cover to predict solar power swings
A U.S. research team has developed a machine learning model that predicts variability in surface solar irradiance using cloud type and cloud cover as inputs. The model was originally developed and trained at a single site in Oklahoma, and the…
Towngas Jiangsu project first adopts EnerVenue's latest AMC energy storage technology
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company (0003), also known as Towngas, and the energy infrastructure firm EnerVenue have jointly announced the official commissioning of a pilot project for the fourth-generation Aqueous Metal Cell (AMC) energy storage…
Daily on Energy: Energy officials testify, E15, and solar to eclipse coal in Texas
Welcome to Daily on Energy, written by Washington Examiner energy and environment writers Callie Patteson (@CalliePatteson) and Maydeen Merino (@MaydeenMerino). Email cpatteson@washingtonexaminer dot com or mmerino@washingtonexaminer dot com for…
Europe Is Turning Off Solar Just as Gas Market Tightens
This article is for subscribers only. Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. Today, reporter Will Mathis looks at the pitfalls of Europe's burgeoning solar industry. Is it possible to have too much green power?
Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record-then it crashed
A solar-powered drone has been lost at sea after a record-breaking flight lasting eight days between late April and early May. The crash also marks the untimely demise of the pioneering aircraft Solar Impulse 2, which previously performed the…
Tech companies lobbied away stricter rules on gas-powered data centers
A pollution watchdog has dropped a proposed ruling that could have cut CO2 emissions from data centers 'dozens of times faster' than the current system, The Financial Times reports. Following lobbying by tech industry groups, the Science Based…
Columnist Russ Vernon-Jones: Staying hopeful while facing the climate threat
There is a bit of a debate among those of us who write about climate change. Some argue that our key responsibility is to keep people hopeful, because if people despair deeply about the climate crisis, they will be too discouraged to take any…
Lidl to sell £400 plug-in solar panels - here's everything you need to know
The solution to rising electricity bills might soon be found middle aisle of Lidl, with news that high street supermarkets are to start selling cheap, plug-in solar panels. Thanks to a regulatory shake-up by the UK government, smaller plug-in solar…
Billionaire Adani-Who Heaped Praise On Trump-May Have Criminal Charges Dropped With DOJ
The Justice Department is poised to drop criminal charges against Gautam Adani for a promise he will make a heavy investment in U.S. jobs, multiple outlets reported Thursday, potentially ending the yearslong fraud case against the second-richest…
Cuba has run out of diesel and fuel oil, energy minister says, as US blockade pushes island to brink
Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's energy minister said on Wednesday, as Havana faces its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a US blockade that has strangled the island of fuel. “We have absolutely no fuel…
Will future missions to the Moon be sustainable? It may depend on whom you ask
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) There's a new space race to the Moon, and this time the ambitions are not just to visit but to stay. NASA's Artemis…
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