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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…

thehindu.com - Tiki Rajwi - Keralam power crisis: Regulatory panel urges KSEB to fast-track battery energy storage projects
Keralam power crisis: Regulatory panel urges KSEB to fast-track battery energy storage projects
The Hindu

As Keralam scrambles to find additional electricity supplies to stave off an unprecedented monsoon-season power crisis, indications are that all the five large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) planned across the State are likely to be in…

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.

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…

arkansasonline.com - Sydney Sasser - Lawmakers discuss the data center industry in Arkansas | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Lawmakers discuss the data center industry in Arkansas | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Online

Google Inc., the technology giant building a huge data center campus at West Memphis, is taking time to visit with residents who will be neighbors of the billion dollar project, Rachel Wilson, a Google energy market development employee, told the…

bbc.co.uk - Ben Robinson - Hearings begin over future of Norfolk's £1bn East Pye solar farm
Hearings begin over future of Norfolk's £1bn East Pye solar farm
BBC

Public hearings over the future of a huge proposed solar farm are due to get under way. Developer Island Green Power (IGP) has said the East Pye scheme will be on land near Long Stratton, in Norfolk, and will generate enough power for 115,000…

newsweek.com - Soo Kim - Scientists think humans could live on the moon. One obstacle stands in the way
Scientists think humans could live on the moon. One obstacle stands in the way
Newsweek

Ambitious visions of sprawling cities on the moon could face a fundamental obstacle—water. A new study published in Frontiers in Space Technologies suggests that while there may be enough water ice on the moon to support a small settlement…

breitbart.com - Simon Kent - King Coal Defies Doomers to Rule the Energy Industry with Record Sales
King Coal Defies Doomers to Rule the Energy Industry with Record Sales
Breitbart

Coal continues to defy climate doomers who demand its replacement for power generation sooner rather than later. The latest sales figures affirm that dominance with global coal demand forecast to rise by ​1.2 percent in 2026 to a record 8.94…

columbia.edu - Guest - A New Tool for Matching Water Solutions to Community Needs.
A New Tool for Matching Water Solutions to Community Needs.
Columbia University Press

As a senior pursuing his degree in sustainable development at Columbia, Dylan Dettloff jumped at the opportunity to take a newly offered course in spring 2025: Climate & Sustainable Water Systems taught by Cynthia Paulson, adjunct professor at the…

datacenterdynamics.com - Google signs vPPA with Cypress Creek for 2.45GW solar project in Arkansas - report
Google signs vPPA with Cypress Creek for 2.45GW solar project in Arkansas - report
Data center industry news and analysis

Google has signed a long-term virtual Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Cypress Creek for the full output of the Steel River Energy Center in Mississippi County, Arkansas. The project, currently under development, is expected to be constructed in…

axios.com - Katie Fehrenbacher - Branch Energy raises $33 million to scale its commercial batteries across PJM
Branch Energy raises $33 million to scale its commercial batteries across PJM
Axios

Branch Energy, a startup installing batteries in commercial buildings, has raised a $33 million Series B, CEO Alex Ince-Cushman tells Axios Pro exclusively. Why it matters: There is a surge in grid battery installations to help manage the boom in…

capitolnewsillinois.com - Maggie Dougherty - 'Huge step forward': Illinois inches closer on battery storage, solar goals
'Huge step forward': Illinois inches closer on battery storage, solar goals
Capitolnewsillinois.com

Illinois regulators conducted the first battery storage procurement event required by energy legislation that became law this year. More battery storage is needed if the state is to meet its decarbonization goals while keeping ratepayer bills down.

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