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5 Disadvantages Of Switching To Home Solar Power
Residential solar power has become very popular in recent years for those looking to save on household bills. By allowing homeowners to generate their own electricity, solar panels reduce their dependence on utility companies, which can…
The Key to Solar and Wind Power Is Battery Storage, and China Is Dominating
Imagine a group of battery banks that together have enough power to keep all of Texas and California going on a peak summer day. That is what China has built in the space of just five years—and it is just getting started. With the…
We're Underestimating the Power of 'One-in-a-Thousand-Year' Solar Storms, NASA Warns
Cataclysmic solar storms may be rare, but they do happen. And unlike the legendary 1859 Carrington Event— which knocked out telegraphs across Europe and North America and dragged the Northern Lights down to Florida—some have happened…
Molten salt and human sweat: the weird batteries that could store renewable energy
In the deserts of the United Arab Emirates a sprawling clean energy project, stretching across an area roughly the size of 12,600 football fields, will play host to a breakthrough allowing solar energy to power the equivalent of half a million…
The grueling, 630-mile road race where the only fuel is sunlight
The annual Solar Car Challenge for high school students celebrates its 30th year anniversary with a high-stakes trek across Texas. | Image: Lehman Marks / Solar Car Challenge The annual Solar Car Challenge for high school students celebrates its…
The Digital Dust Bowl: The Brutal Physical Reality Of The AI Boom
STONE RIDGE, VIRGINIA - JULY 17: In an aerial view, an Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes on July 17, 2024 in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Northern Virginia is the largest data center market in the world, according…
Virtual power plant': Israeli startup aims to solve data centers' energy crisis
The looming energy crisis that is expected to affect Israel and the world in the coming years, with the development of artificial intelligence data centers putting pressure on the grid, might have a solution thanks to nGrid, an Israeli energy…
A Pop-Up Truck Camper For Less
We live in a veritable Cambrian Explosion of camping options, ranging from a tarp on the ground to multi-million dollar RVs. Somewhere around the middle is the pop-up truck camper, but [Further Fabrication] wanted to build his own. As is often the…
Switzerland's Solar Railway Breakthrough Might Be Coming To Several New Countries
A Swiss startup may have found a way to expand the country's solar power capacity without converting additional farmland into solar panel farms. Instead of clearing land for new solar panel installations, Sun-Ways has been running a pilot that uses…
Centre extends non-ALMM solar cell sourcing relief for select RE projects
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the relief given to Net Metering and Open Access renewable energy projects to continue sourcing solar PV cells from non-ALMM-listed manufacturers till December 2026. The Ministry also…
'Glaring loophole' gives next gen data centres a power bill discount
The NSW government is considering closing a loophole that allows big power users, including future hyperscale data centres and the Tomago aluminium smelter, to bypass the cost of the state's energy transition build and lump the burden onto…
New Nuclear Power Plants Threaten Thousands of Construction Jobs
Solar power generation in Switzerland has expanded significantly since 2020. (KEYSTONE/Gaetan Bally) If nuclear power plants were allowed again in Switzerland, it would have negative consequences for employment in the construction and renewable…
Why climate experts are urging FIFA and popstars to discount tickets
The World Cup sent millions of fans across North America this summer. According to researchers at the University of Cambridge, all that travel came at a loss for the climate. A new study found that spectator travel is by far the biggest source of…
Preview: Salisbury City Council to talk parking, railways, asbestos - Salisbury Post
SALISBURY — On July 21, the Salisbury City Council is set to discuss the Downtown Salisbury parking study, receive a presentation on potential Piedmont rail expansion and hear an update on hazardous material removal at the 130 South Main…
Anker Solix S2000 Review: The Little 2kWh Battery That Could
Living fully or even partially off the grid feels a lot more achievable now than it did five years ago. Part of that is because Anker, EcoFlow, Jackery, DJI, and others have been cranking out high-capacity, high-performance, portable batteries that…
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