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Elon Musk wants rural Spain to power all of Europe with solar energy
Elon Musk has proposed transforming the sparsely populated regions of España vaciada (Empty Spain) into a major source of renewable electricity for Europe through large‑scale solar power. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos…
Big Power Moves Will Help Feed Artificial Intelligence
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 30: One of the biggest questions around the practical side of AI is power: how are tomorrow's data centers going to run, and what will they run on? It's not a trivial concern. Already, people around the world are…
MGM Resorts achieves 100% daytime solar power on Las Vegas strip
MGM Resorts International, which operates fourteen hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, is now receiving power under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) from a recently-completed 115 MW solar and 400 MWh energy storage facility in Lincoln county…
Trump administration scraps multimillion-dollar solar projects in Puerto Rico as grid crumbles
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled solar projects in Puerto Rico worth millions of dollars, as the island struggles with chronic power outages and a crumbling electric grid. The projects were…
Three hours of free solar to cut family power bill by $800 a year
Families can save up to $800 a year by switching several appliances to run in the three hours of free daytime power to be switched on from July, the Albanese government claims, as it hits back at power companies that are warning the scheme will…
Elon Musk warns the U.S. could soon be producing more chips than we can turn on. And China doesn't have the same issue
Elon Musk warned the biggest issue hampering AI advancement in the United States is a problem Chinese competitors don't have. In a conversation in Davos, Switzerland, with BlackRock CEO and World Economic Forum interim chair Larry Fink, Musk said…
SAEL commissions 800 MW solar plant at Khavda renewable energy park
SAEL Industries Ltd has commissioned an 800 MW solar power project at the Khavda Renewable Energy Park in Gujarat, taking the company's total operational renewable energy capacity past 2 GWp. The project has been developed through two subsidiaries…
Power policy consultation 'sham', say consumers
The Electricity Consumers' Association has raised serious concerns over the consultation process for the proposed National Electricity Policy, describing it as inadequate and legally questionable.National Secretary of the Association, Sanjeewa…
From landfill to green energy? Cincinnati weighs solar transformation
From landfill to green energy? Cincinnati weighs solar transformation Cincinnati City leaders will consider moving forward with a solar farm after losing a multimillion-dollar federal grant. FORCE TO TAKE OVER GREENLAND AFTER PREVIOUSLY REFUSING TO…
Renewables muscle fossil fuels out of EU electricity market, says research
Solar and wind power outperformed fossil fuels in the European Union for the first time last year, a new high watermark on Europe's transition to green and autonomous energy. The two sources of energy generated 30 percent of EU electricity…
Trump Administration Scraps Puerto Rico Solar Projects as Grid Fails
The projects were aimed at helping 30,000 low-income families in rural areas across the US territory as part of a now-fading transition toward renewable energy. In an email obtained by The Associated Press, the US Energy Department said that a push…
WEF Platform Helps to Understand Changing Trends in Industrial Sector: CM Chandrababu Naidu
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu stated that the Davos World Economic Forum platform is useful to understand the changing trends in the global industrial sector and the perspectives of industrial giants worldwide. He said the visit is more…
Saudi Arabia's Solar Bet Exposes the Energy Stock You Need to Own Right Now
When Saudi Arabia starts building solar farms instead of oil refineries, something fundamental just shifted. The kingdom that powered the 20th century on petroleum is betting billions on photovoltaics for Vision 2030. If the world's swing oil…
Elon Musk makes Davos debut with promise of robots for all
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Elon Musk discussed AI, robots, and space travel at Davos, predicting robots will outnumber humans, causing a huge economic boom. Musk criticised US tariff barriers on solar energy…
What we learned from Elon Musk's surprise appearance at Davos
Elon Musk once called Davos 'boring af.' After his first appearance, some attendees might agree with him. The billionaire took to the stage at the World Economic Forum in a surprise appearance on Thursday for an interview that touched on many…
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