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UH Expert Withdraws Paper Calling For More Solar Not Power Plants
The author of a paper on Hawaiʻi's energy system published by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization is temporarily withdrawing the paper to take a closer look at its findings with additional input from various…
Statkraft to invest in 280 MW wind project in Brazil
(Florianópolis, Brazil/Oslo, Norway 8 July 2026) – Statkraft has decided to invest in Gran Sul, a 280 MW onshore wind project in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The investment strengthens Statkraft's renewable energy portfolio…
SDG&E: Nearly 25% of customers now generate power through solar
San Diego Gas & Electric Tuesday announced that more than 350,000 of its residential customers are now generating their own power through rooftop solar, around a quarter of the utility's customers. 'The energy system is changing because our…
NASA's COFFIES Center Makes Breakthrough on Solar Enigma
Researchers working with one of NASA's DRIVE (Diversify, Realize, Integrate, Venture, Educate) Science Centers are closer to unraveling a long-standing solar mystery surrounding the extreme thinness of the Sun's tachocline layer, a region critical…
Commercial Spaceflight Just Entered the Nuclear Age
The satellite industry has a power problem. The vast majority rely on solar arrays and batteries to keep running, but these systems come with limitations—sunlight isn't always available, and traditional batteries degrade quickly. One…
PM Council study blames slow battery adoption for solar-induced stress
A ‘working paper' (study) by the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PM-EAC) has highlighted a niggling issue in the solar power industry — as solar power is meeting more and more of midday demand, it is forcing conventional…
SpaceX just launched the 1st-ever nuclear-powered commercial satellite
The world's first commercially built nuclear-powered satellite has reached orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The BOHR (Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability) satellite, built by Florida-based company City Labs, launched to space early this…
Solar bust: Bankruptcies leave some solar customers with broken panels, faulty systems
The solar panels Christina Jimenez got four years ago for her home in Fort Worth came with a warranty. 'If anything goes wrong, they told me to contact the installer, which would be TriSmart,' she said. When a panel went out last February and then…
Fuel shortages slow Cuba's power grid restoration
July 7 (UPI) -- Cuba is slowly restoring electricity after the country's third nationwide power grid collapse of 2026 on Monday, but severe fuel shortages and aging infrastructure left much of the island without service Tuesday. According to the…
The era of large-scale batteries is dawning in Switzerland
Switzerland's largest battery to date is located in Kappel in the north of the country. The storage system, operated by energy supplier Primeo Energie, was inaugurated last Friday and can store around 80 megawatt-hours of electricity. That is…
SpaceX snags Street-high $300 price target from Morgan Stanley as rocket company enters Nasdaq 100
Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of SpaceX (SPCX) on Tuesday with an Overweight rating and a $300 price target. It's the most bullish call among Wall Street's biggest investment banks and comes as SpaceX joins the Nasdaq 100 index. In a note…
Singapore's Temasek green portfolio rises 7pc, sees eneven climate path
Singapore state investor Temasek said on Wednesday its sustainable living portfolio rose about 7 percent to S$49 billion (HK$297.33 billion), as it put more money into renewable energy, power grids and other businesses tied to the global energy…
Data centers' energy demand threatens Trump's 'Made in America' plan
US manufacturers in many Rust Belt cities and towns are paying significantly higher electricity costs as growing energy demand from data centers strains the largest power grid operator in the United States. The resulting squeeze on profit margins…
New solar panel design could increase could increase daily PV energy production by 20%
Reflect10 solar panel geometry increases daily energy production by 20% Cells capture more sunlight during low-angle hours and cloud conditions Silicon panel efficiency limits are nearing – this is big news Canadian startup Reflect10 has…
Lidl's £14.99 solar light turns on by itself - ideal for dark garden paths this summer
This article contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a small amount of money if a reader clicks through and makes a purchase. Fumbling for your phone torch with your arms full is no fun. So Lidl's latest garden buy caught our eye. The…
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