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washingtonexaminer.com - Maydeen Merino - Trump Interior Department may ease up on solar industry
Trump Interior Department may ease up on solar industry
Washington Examiner

It is also getting an unexpected boost from some influencers in the orbit of the White House. Earlier this week, E&E News reported that the DOI is reviewing 20 commercial-scale solar projects that have been stalled in the permitting process. The…

forbes.com - Ken Silverstein - Power Hungry: How The AI Boom Is Forcing A Clean Energy Reckoning
Power Hungry: How The AI Boom Is Forcing A Clean Energy Reckoning
Forbes

COLUMBUS, OHIO - JULY 24: The COL4 AI-ready data center is located on a seven-acre campus at the convergence point of long-haul fiber and regional carrier fiber networks on July 24, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio. COL4 spans 256,000 square feet with 50 MW…

futurism.com - Victor Tangermann - Data Centers in Space Are Even More Cursed Than Previously Believed
Data Centers in Space Are Even More Cursed Than Previously Believed
Futurism

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Elon Musk and other AI leaders have repeatedly insisted that the solution to the industry's extremely costly and energy-intensive data centers is to launch them into space, taking…

thehill.com - Mark R. Whittington, opinion contributor - Apollo-era space colony dreams inspire Musk's moon transport plan
Apollo-era space colony dreams inspire Musk's moon transport plan
The Hill

When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced a pivot from Mars to the moon, one detail of his plan caused eyebrows to raise. Musk plans to build something called a mass driver on the lunar surface to deploy AI data centers into Earth orbit. These facilities…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - Germany To Scrap Subsidy For Rooftop Solar
Germany To Scrap Subsidy For Rooftop Solar
Zero Hedge

Germany is planning to abolish fixed feed-in tariffs for small rooftop solar installations as of 2027, saying that falling costs have made the technology economically sound without subsidies (narrator: ' it isn't '), Bloomberg reported on Friday…

powermag.com - Darrell Proctor - The POWER Interview: Supporting C&I Power Systems in New York City
The POWER Interview: Supporting C&I Power Systems in New York City
POWER Magazine

The commercial and industrial (C&I) sector has been a major contributor to the growth of solar power, as business owners look for ways to generate more of their own power, and do it in a sustainable way. Industries interested in decarbonizing their…

powermag.com - Darrell Proctor - POWER DIGEST [March 2026]
POWER DIGEST [March 2026]
POWER Magazine

U.S.-Based Group Acquires South African Solar-Storage Microgrid. U.S.-based Energea in mid-January announced its acquisition of the YO Residence Solar Project, marking a significant milestone as the company's first microgrid investment and entry…

baltimoresun.com - Christine Condon - $50 million worth of Maryland solar panels headed for 'highly visible' lands
$50 million worth of Maryland solar panels headed for 'highly visible' lands
Baltimore Sun

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... About $50 million worth of solar panels will appear Maryland Department of Transportation parking lots and brownfields in coming years, paid for with money from a state renewable energy fund that has been…

channelnewsasia.com - Abigail Ng - Singapore to invest S$800 million in decarbonisation over next five years
Singapore to invest S$800 million in decarbonisation over next five years
CNA

SINGAPORE: Singapore will pump S$800 million (US$631 million) into decarbonisation over the next five years, as it steps up efforts to meet its 2035 abatement target and 2050 net-zero ambition. “Building on past efforts, we are significantly…

winnipegfreepress.com - Scott Blyth - Opinion: Making the wrong choice
Opinion: Making the wrong choice
Winnipeg Free Press

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washingtonexaminer.com - Zachary Faria - California is a dependent state, not a powerhouse
California is a dependent state, not a powerhouse
Washington Examiner

And yet, California is badly mismanaged. California is one of seven states that share water from the Colorado River, receiving one-third of its overall water from the river. These states have failed to come to a renewed agreement on how to divvy up…

foxnews.com - Andrea Margolis - New 'hell heron' Spinosaurus species found in remote Sahara 70 years after fossil clue
New 'hell heron' Spinosaurus species found in remote Sahara 70 years after fossil clue
Fox News

Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new species of Spinosaurus — the meat-eating dinosaur that may have rivaled T. rex in size. The new species, called Spinosaurus mirabilis, lived 95 to 100 million years ago. The fossil…

theguardian.com - Fiona Harvey - Keir Starmer abandoned net zero to court Reform voters. He failed
Keir Starmer abandoned net zero to court Reform voters. He failed
The Guardian

Less than a year ago, Keir Starmer stood in front of an audience of senior officials and business leaders from 60 countries in London to declare climate action was “in the DNA of my government”. Vowing to go “all out”…

independent.co.uk - Jeff Meyer - I'm buying a house with solar panels - what should I check before signing?
I'm buying a house with solar panels - what should I check before signing?
The Independent

With more than 1.5 million homes in the UK now generating their own electricity through solar panels, buying a place with solar panels is becoming a familiar scenario for house hunters. Panels can make a home cheaper to run and more sustainable…

marketbeat.com - First Solar, Inc. $FSLR Stock Position Increased by Clean Energy Transition LLP
First Solar, Inc. $FSLR Stock Position Increased by Clean Energy Transition LLP
MarketBeat

Clean Energy Transition LLP raised its position in First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) by 48.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,117,228 shares of the…

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