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Honda enters modular camper market with lightweight, solar-powered trailer
Honda has built capable off-roading and towing vehicles, but the company has not had a trailer to match. The Japanese auto manufacturer is changing that now with its own towable solar-powered trailer. Weighing under 1,500 lbs., the prototype is…
Slowly but surely, J&K govt is making a push for solar power
With snowfall delayed nearly every year and the J&K's annual electricity bill of about Rs 9,500 crore, the government is pushing the use of solar energy across sectors and has begun the shift by installing rooftop solar panels, starting with its…
Abigail Ross Hopper: Forcefully Championed U.S. Solar Power Development
Abigail Ross Hopper, the outgoing president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, has been the face and voice of the influential clean power advocacy group since she took the top role in 2017, and widely credited for the sector's huge…
Clean energy is still booming in the U.S. despite Trump's best efforts
A year after President Trump took office, clean energy is still growing in the U.S. In 2025, nearly all new power added to the grid came from solar, wind, and batteries. In September, for example, solar made up 98% of new capacity. And in 2026, the…
Juniper Green Energy commissions 72 MWp solar capacity in Solapur
Juniper Green Energy on Thursday said it began power generation at a 72-MWp solar component of its 133-MWp hybrid power project in Solapur district of Maharashtra. The additional capacity was commissioned on January 10, Juniper Green Energy said in…
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How to Watch the Northern Lights from 15 States Over the Weekend
A solar storm could ignite auroras across up to 15 northern U.S. states late Friday night into early Saturday, according to NOAA forecasters Clear, dark skies on Jan. 16 and 17 increase chances of visibility, making even faint auroras easier to…
Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing way for NY project
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge Thursday cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter of days.
Can datacentres in orbit solve for AI models' soaring energy demand?
Datacentres are a growing share of global electricity consumption, and artificial intelligence (AI) is driving those power demands up. This is because AI datacentres use dense clusters of graphics processing units (GPUs) for running machine…
Venezuela's grid disruption is a warning for the US
Key components such as large transformers are decades old. Transmission lines, substations, and control systems stretch across vast, unprotected distances. And despite spanning a continent, the United States is served by only three major power…
Bermuda can tap into the $10trn climate adaptation market
Activists participate in a climate protest during the COP30 UN Climate Summit in 2025 in Belem, Brazil (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Islands are the single most vulnerable group of jurisdictions to climate change globally, despite contributing less than…
Judge clears way for New York offshore wind project, handing industry another victory against Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge Thursday cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter…
Oxford firm plans to build getaway in Scotland for its employees to use
Its vision was to recreate a Caledonian forest and 13,000 trees have since been planted and 26 ponds created. This vision has greatly enhanced local biodiversity and carbon sequestration on the site. Now the Bicester-based company has submitted a…
MENA region installs 12.2 GW of solar in 2025
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region installed 12.2 GW of solar in 2025, according to a new report from energy transition thinktank Dii Desert Energy. The Renewables, Hydrogen and Energy Storage developments in the MENA region report says…
Hybridization: The new paradigm for a more resilient and competitive renewable market
The renewable energy sector is undergoing an unprecedented transformation. In recent years, Europe has seen a strong expansion of solar photovoltaic energy, consolidating it as one of the main sources of clean power generation. However, this rapid…
Chandrababu Naidu Calls For Reducing Economic Inequalities
Naravaripalle: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday emphasised the need to reduce economic inequalities and said the state government introduced P-4 programme to help poor reach their goals and achieve financial growth. The state…
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