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Natural gas prices down as solar power generation jumps 22%
(The Center Square) - The price of natural gas at the Henry Hub in Louisiana averaged $2.93 per million British thermal units from June through August, about 6% less than last year, even though the Lower 48 U.S. states recorded the hottest July on…
The social entrepreneur who built a solar-powered AI data centre in his home
The streets of the comfortable, leafy suburb of Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia, were disrupted last week by hundreds of protesters calling for a moratorium on the building of new data centres. Fury against proposed data centres is now…
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7.7-megawatt community solar farm powered on at DeKalb airport
Federal and state elected officials had to walk through a muddy field Friday morning before celebrating the energization of a 7.7-megawatt direct current solar project across from the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport. The renewable energy project…
EcoFlow Amazon Deals: Save on Portable Power Stations and Solar Panels
EcoFlow is rolling out a selection of early Amazon deals ahead of Prime Big Deal Days, giving shoppers the opportunity to save on portable power stations, solar panels, extra batteries, and home backup systems. The promotional offers are scheduled…
The latest AI news we announced in September 2026
Here's a recap of some of our biggest AI updates from September, including Gemini 4 Argon, new Connected Apps in the Gemini App, and WeatherNext 3. Your browser does not support the audio element. Check out the latest AI news from September 2026 in…
Tomás Saraceno Returns to the Past to Envision a More Just Future
How might we visualize the inextricable web of space, time, and matter, enormous concepts that are so systemic they can almost become abstract? Rendering these connections in a tangible, accessible, and even participatory manner continues to ground…
Could the future of AI data centres be in space? Google wants to find out
Google launched a prototype satellite into orbit loaded with its AI chips on Thursday as part of the first phase of a project to explore if space could be the best place for powering large-scale AI infrastructure. The satellite, built by Planet…
NASA Campaign Explores Clouds Spawned by Wildfires - NASA Science
The Wildhorse grass fire in eastern Idaho erupted with a massive pulse of smoke. No one had expected it, but the wildfire had launched what's known as a pyrocumulonimbus cloud, or pyroCb. It was an elusive weather phenomenon that scientists on…
Pink light helps broccoli grow
The key to helping a nutritious green vegetable grow more efficiently may be the color pink. Magenta-colored solar panels help the broccoli absorb sunlight more efficiently, according to a study published today in the journal Cell Reports Physical…
A big week for humanity's future in space
In 1976 Herman Kahn, a sunny techno-futurist, published The Next Two Hundred Years, a delightfully Up Wing book. In it he declared that humanity “is now entering the most creative and expansive period of history. These trends will soon allow…
18 of the world's most extraordinary new buildings
Much has been said about JPMorgan's new headquarters, which opened on Park Avenue in New York City in October 2025. It's a 60-floor behemoth designed for 10,000 employees. The building, designed by Foster + Partners, is an all-electric tower and…
'It's rational to fear the music industry': Grouper's Liz Harris on virality, streaming scammers and her 'restorative' dream-pop trio
In mid-September, I watched as Liz Harris soundchecked to 1,500 empty seats at midtown Manhattan's historic Town Hall theatre. Soon each plush red chair would be filled for the second of two sold-out nights, but this ornate seclusion felt oddly…
SpaceX Trillion-Dollar Option: What If Starship Makes Orbital Data Centers Viable? (SPCX)
SpaceX's Starship reusable rocket unlocks cost-effective deployment of satellites and potentially AI data centers in orbit. SpaceX could vertically integrate orbital infrastructure: launch, satellite manufacturing, communications, and future…
Fraunhofer ISE releases electricity price simulator
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has unveiled a price simulator that measures the impact of battery storage on electricity prices. Freely accessible via Fraunhofer's Energy-Charts.info platform, the tool uses actual buy and sell…
The Oil Executive Building a Solar Farm Bigger Than London
Anant Ambani works in oil. His big bet is on sunshine. Reliance Industries controls the world's largest oil-refining complex. But Anant Ambani, who is leading the clean-energy business, wants to focus on something different from what has been…
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