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gizmodo.com - Austin Corona - Over 70% of New Solar Power Is Going Up in States That Voted for Trump
Over 70% of New Solar Power Is Going Up in States That Voted for Trump
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

States that voted for Trump are leading the country in solar adoption. In recent years, Republican opposition to solar has mounted, with the Trump administration making it more difficult to build solar on federal land and Congress scaling back…

psu.edu - Emma Stefanacci - Can steelmaking waste help solar power store energy? | Penn State University
Can steelmaking waste help solar power store energy? | Penn State University
Discover Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Storing energy as heat is a proven pathway to address the challenge solar power faces when it's dark or cloudy outside by enabling the capture, storage and on-demand release of thermal energy. The process, called…

powermag.com - Darrell Proctor - German Energy Developer Breaks Ground on Solar Project in Philippines
German Energy Developer Breaks Ground on Solar Project in Philippines
POWER Magazine

A Singapore-based subsidiary of a Germany-headquartered group said it has broken ground on a 99-MW solar power facility in the Philippines. The company, ib vogt APAC (Asia-Pacific), on September 15 said the Luca Solar Power Plant is being built in…

grist.org - Matt Simon - Yes, this summer really was as hot as you think it was
Yes, this summer really was as hot as you think it was
Grist

Let's put this summer's extraordinary heat in perspective. Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed what so many Americans suspected, that the heat has been extra unbearable lately: This meteorological summer, which…

grist.org - Anna Conkling - As Russia attacks Ukraine's grid, solar offers a path to resilience
As Russia attacks Ukraine's grid, solar offers a path to resilience
Grist

This story was produced by Grist and co-published with The Kyiv Independent. On a spring day earlier this year, 10 men stood on the rooftop of a door manufacturing facility in the central Ukrainian town of Bila Tserkva, surveying the rows of solar…

koreatimes.co.kr - Lee Kyung-min - BGF Retail opens Korea's largest convenience-store logistics hub
BGF Retail opens Korea's largest convenience-store logistics hub
The Korea Times

BGF Retail has opened what it calls Korea's largest logistics center for the convenience-store industry, placing a 260 billion won ($187 million) investment at the center of its effort to remake regional distribution and support overseas expansion.

channelnewsasia.com - Thailand's PTTEP says every $3 rise in LNG prices could lift Thai power prices by 5%
Thailand's PTTEP says every $3 rise in LNG prices could lift Thai power prices by 5%
CNA

BANGKOK, Sept 16: Every $3 per MMBtu increase in liquefied natural gas prices could raise Thai electricity prices by 5 per cent, Kanita Sartwattayu, the incoming chief executive of Thai energy firm PTTEP, told the Gastech conference on Wednesday.

thehindu.com - Tiki Rajwi - Why Keralam is facing a power crisis | Explained
Why Keralam is facing a power crisis | Explained
The Hindu

After the weekly Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (September 16, 2026), Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said his government was in touch with eight States and multiple power sector agencies for securing emergency electricity supplies to tackle an…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Keralam CM warns State to brace for rising heat, surging power demand as El Niño effect set to worsen
Keralam CM warns State to brace for rising heat, surging power demand as El Niño effect set to worsen
The Hindu

Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has urged the State to brace for a looming power crisis as the El Niño factor exacerbates global climate change. He said Keralam could face relatively high temperatures and, correspondingly, an upwardly…

afr.com - Ryan Cropp, Emma McGrath-Cohen - Green goal in doubt as Victoria pauses $1.5b cable
Green goal in doubt as Victoria pauses $1.5b cable
Australian Financial Review

The Albanese government's slim chances of meeting its 2030 renewables target have been dealt another blow after Victorian Premier Ben Carroll announced a review of a major cable project essential for unlocking new wind and solar power in the state.

rediff.com - Sajjad Hussain - Pakistan is staring at lockdown due to fuel shortage
Pakistan is staring at lockdown due to fuel shortage
Rediff.com

Amid escalating global oil prices and West Asia tensions, Pakistan's government is actively exploring various strategies, including potential smart lockdowns and fuel subsidy schemes, to mitigate the impact of rising petroleum costs on its citizens…

newswire.ca - GameChange Energy completes commissioning of its Genius Tracker™ for the landmark Mooi Plaats Solar PV project
GameChange Energy completes commissioning of its Genius Tracker™ for the landmark Mooi Plaats Solar PV project
CNW

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 16, 2026 /CNW/ -- GameChange Energy, a global provider of renewable energy infrastructure solutions, announced the completion of its Genius Tracker™ 1P system for the 283 MWp Mooi Plaats Solar PV Plant in South…

cambridge-news.co.uk - David Prince, Cambridgeshire Live readers - Cambridge Market refurb could spell 'beginning of the end' for traders
Cambridge Market refurb could spell 'beginning of the end' for traders
Cambridgeshire Live

Readers of CambridgeshireLive have been voicing their opinions regarding the council's proposals for the market and the ambiguity surrounding future developments. Traders at Cambridge Market say they have been left in a state of uncertainty as they…

nottinghampost.com - Joe Locker - Local Democracy Reporter, Joe Locker, Local Democracy Reporter - £1.5 million plan to combat extreme weather threat in city
£1.5 million plan to combat extreme weather threat in city
Nottingham Post

Work to transform Nottingham into a 'forest city' will be expanded in a bid to combat the effects of extreme weather following a significant funding boost. Nottingham City Council will be investing £1.5 million in a 'grey to green' programme…

nasa.gov - Lauren Dauphin - Purple Haze Aurora - NASA Science
Purple Haze Aurora - NASA Science
NASA

One of the inspirations for Jimi Hendrix's iconic 1967 hit ' Purple Haze ' is said to be the sci-fi novel Night of Light, about a distant planet in a binary star system. Every seven years, the story goes, the stars bathe the planet in a bizarre…

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