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kcra.com - Erin Heft - California students compete in solar-powered boat race in Sacramento County
California students compete in solar-powered boat race in Sacramento County
KCRA

California students compete in solar-powered boat race in Sacramento County THE MURAL IS SET TO BE UNVEILED LATER ON THIS SPRING. ALSO HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, A HEATED COMPETITION IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. STUDENTS ARE USING THE POWER OF THE SUN TO RACE…

independent.co.uk - Allan Olingo - Africa's cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge
Africa's cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge
The Independent

Rising diesel prices linked to the Iran war are adding urgency to a shift already underway across Africa to move cellphone towers off fossil fuels and onto solar power. Diesel, which powers the majority of Africa's roughly 500,000…

tomsguide.com - Tom Pritchard - I tested this portable solar generator and it managed to restore power to places my home solar system couldn't reach
I tested this portable solar generator and it managed to restore power to places my home solar system couldn't reach
Tom's Guide

There are a lot of benefits to owning solar panels, the least of which is the fact that you're harnessing energy from the sun that would otherwise go to waste. Or at the very least, the sun is doing more than just heating the roof of your home.

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Facilitate permissions for large data centres requiring huge amounts of electricity: Telangana CM
Facilitate permissions for large data centres requiring huge amounts of electricity: Telangana CM
The Hindu

Focusing on the Telangana's renewable energy plans, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy instructed officials to approve applications on priority under the Green Energy Policy. He also directed departments to facilitate permissions for large data…

winnipegfreepress.com - Allan Olingo, The Associated Press - Africa's cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge
Africa's cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge
Winnipeg Free Press

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bbc.co.uk - UK firm aims to build 'data centre' using 50,000 lampposts in Nigeria
UK firm aims to build 'data centre' using 50,000 lampposts in Nigeria
BBC

There have been many attempts to put data centres in unusual places over the years - Microsoft put a data centre under the sea, Elon Musk has suggested putting them in space. Now a UK firm is betting on data centres using thousands of connected…

thehindu.com - Saptaparno Ghosh - India to tap augmented solar capacity, coal to weather El Nino, summer-related power demand
India to tap augmented solar capacity, coal to weather El Nino, summer-related power demand
The Hindu

Amidst expectations of further increase in energy demand with peak summers approaching and an El Nino in sight, India could be looking at meeting its increased power requirements from the traditional coal-powered thermal plants and augmented solar…

bbc.co.uk - Vikki Irwin - How would local parties in Suffolk tackle the cost of living?
How would local parties in Suffolk tackle the cost of living?
BBC

Vikki Irwin,Suffolk political reporter and Rising council tax bills and higher prices for food and fuel mean the cost of living continues to increase. As voters head to the polls, what do the main national parties say about the issue locally? On 7…

bbc.co.uk - Vikki Irwin - How would local parties in Suffolk tackle the cost of living?
How would local parties in Suffolk tackle the cost of living?
BBC

Vikki Irwin, Suffolk political reporter and Wayne Bavin, BBC Radio Suffolk Rising council tax bills and higher prices for food and fuel mean the cost of living continues to increase. As voters head to the polls, what do the main national parties…

fool.com - Reuben Gregg Brewer - NextEra Energy vs. Constellation Energy: Which Utility Stock Is Built for This Market?
NextEra Energy vs. Constellation Energy: Which Utility Stock Is Built for This Market?
The Motley Fool

Demand for electricity is on the rise, with cleaner power alternatives increasingly favored. Utilities are no longer boring investments; there are very real growth opportunities ahead across the entire power sector. Which companies are best…

nypost.com - Ross O'Keefe - Gavin Newsom roasted over $20M spend on solar-covered canal
Gavin Newsom roasted over $20M spend on solar-covered canal
New York Post

Gov. Gavin Newsom took a beating online after announcing a multimillion-dollar solar-power plan — as he continues to catch flak for state projects that have ballooned into the billions of dollars. Newsom's office announced that the new green…

marketbeat.com - Solar Stocks To Research - May 1st
Solar Stocks To Research - May 1st
MarketBeat

Megatrends Still Matter: 3 Growth Stocks for the Next 10 Years First Solar, Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Enphase Energy, Nextpower, Sunrun, SolarEdge Technologies, and Canadian Solar are the seven Solar stocks to watch today, according to…

techcrunch.com - Anna Heim - Beyond Lovable and Mistral: 21 European startups to watch
Beyond Lovable and Mistral: 21 European startups to watch
TechCrunch

Europe should be known for BottleCap AI, not bottle cap memes. With its tongue-in-cheek name, this Prague-based AI startup is one of the teams that VCs think you should know. It is not that European startups never cut through the noise —…

rfi.fr - Why is Europe heating twice as fast as the rest of the planet?
Why is Europe heating twice as fast as the rest of the planet?
RFI

The European State of the Climate report, published by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), shows last year was the third warmest on record. The average air temperature was…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion in rush for airline-like rocketry
SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion in rush for airline-like rocketry
The Standard

SpaceX has spent more than $15 billion developing its next-generation Starship rocket, according to the company's IPO registration reviewed by Reuters, a sum that dwarfs the cost of its workhorse Falcon rocket as Elon Musk's space company nears a…

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