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Uganda turns to solar power to cut farmers' losses
A dairy farmer can spend months feeding cattle, paying workers and transporting milk to a collection centre, only to lose part of the day's earnings because the milk cannot be kept cold. In rural Uganda, where electricity is either unreliable or…
Opinion | The First Thing Democrats Should Do to Show They're Serious on Affordability
In his election night victory speech, Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York said he and his fellow Democrats would fight to “make this country affordable for every single American.” They have an opportunity to start now, before…
Redwire Pivoted to Orbital Computing Right as Anthropic Said It Wants Gigawatts in Space. Is This $8 Stock the Cheapest Way to Play the Data Center Satellite Concept?
On Sept. 30, aerospace tech company Redwire (RDW +3.32%) announced a partnership with Sophia Space to develop infrastructure for orbital data center satellites. Just months earlier, artificial intelligence (AI) lab Anthropic had disclosed its…
Mesa Grande Reservation adds solar and battery systems, plans to expand housing
Well beyond the sprawl of San Diego County suburbia, rocky canyons carve through rolling green hills with oaks trees. There, tucked around pockets of private land and national forest is the Mesa Grande Reservation, home to the Mesa Grande Band of…
Does battery energy storage undercut the energy return of wind and solar?
Originally published August 25, 2014. Updated November 12, 2026. No, according to a 2020 peer-reviewed study that found backing a mostly renewable California grid with batteries raised its energy return by about 10%. That cuts against a widely…
Wilson throws shadow of doubt on solar expansion
Ashburton's deputy mayor has cast a shadow over the council's potential solar energy expansion. Council is working on its long-term budgets, and factoring into that is the increased cost of electricity, It faced increased line charges this year and…
Modi to open Bengaluru Metro's Pink Line, India's first LED-dome planetarium
The programme will also commemorate the birth centenary of Hongasandra Venkataramaiah Sheshadri, an RSS leader and a writer born in Bengaluru in 1926. He will also address a gathering there. Around 12.45 pm, Modi will inaugurate the Pink Line and…
The Energy Playbook: What The World Can Learn From Africa
Yariv Cohen, Founder & CEO of Ignite Energy Access, delivering power to 20M people across Africa, with the goal of reaching 100M by 2030. In 2012, a small team in Bangladesh completed the 1 millionth installation of a solar home system…
Indonesia President: Hormuz Changed the Economics of Climate Action | Opinion
The COP climate summits have never been short on ambition. But follow-through has fallen short. As fiscal pressures mount in developed countries, many are retreating from their climate-funding commitments to the developing world, however articulate…
Iberdrola is said to weigh sale of German solar assets for up to $223M (IBDSF:OTCMKTS)
Iberdrola (IBDSF)(IBDRY) is considering selling its solar power assets in Germany for as much as €200 million ($223 million) as the Spanish utility shifts investment toward higher-priority markets, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing…
Major solar-storage project provides round-the-clock power in DRC Congo
Africa's largest copper mine is now running on solar baseload power thanks to a large-scale solar-plus-storage power plant. The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, located in the Central African Copperbelt near Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Three must-have gadgets on Government emergency list and where to buy them
Batter-powered radios and lights are valuable items to have in a power cut This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more As the UK heads into winter, households have been urged by…
Moscow Court Sets Former Russian Minister's Combined Prison Term at 14 Years
The Moscow Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday that a Moscow court found former Russian Open Government Minister Mikhail Abyzov guilty in a fraud case, bringing his combined prison term to 14 years. The Moscow Times reported that the verdict came…
Researchers show LBIC phase mapping accurately detects solar module interconnection defect
Researchers at Karlstad University in Sweden have used light beam-induced current (LBIC) phase mapping to investigate the local electrical behavior of half-cell solar modules and have found that the technique shows potential for assessing…
Democrats won big. Does that mean climate is back on the agenda?
In the wake of sweeping victories in last week's midterm elections, a historic new crop of Democrats has pledged to pursue an array of liberal priorities — from scrutinizing the Trump administration to expanding access to health care. But…
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