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globenewswire.com - STMicroelectronics International NV - Renewable power: STMicroelectronics and TSE sign 15-Year PPA to power French sites with solar energy
Renewable power: STMicroelectronics and TSE sign 15-Year PPA to power French sites with solar energy
GlobeNewswire

Renewable power: STMicroelectronics and TSE sign 15-Year PPA to power French sites with solar energy 15-year contract for TSE to supply approximately 780 GWh of renewable electricity from three solar parks (43 MW total) to STMicroelectronics' sites…

androidauthority.com - Hadlee Simons - Your next Google TV box might have this cool solar-powered remote
Your next Google TV box might have this cool solar-powered remote
Android Authority

A prominent Google TV remote maker has revealed a solar-powered Google TV rmote. This remote has solar cells on the front and back so it can be charged via your room lights in almost any orientation. It's unclear whether any Google TV box brands…

bangordailynews.com - Alex Seitz-Wald, Midcoast Villager - Maine is building solar-powered ferries to bring back service on a Massachusetts river
Maine is building solar-powered ferries to bring back service on a Massachusetts river
Bangor Daily News

Lyman-Morse has been awarded a contract to design and build a fleet of solar-powered ferries that will restore regular passenger service to a portion of the Merrimack River in Massachusetts for the first time in nearly a century. The…

nhpr.org - Julia Furukawa - How to run your home on solar power in New Hampshire
How to run your home on solar power in New Hampshire
New Hampshire Public Radio

Whether you're looking to save money on your energy bills or have long term goals to make your lifestyle more eco-friendly, a home solar array could be one way to get you there. For this month's installment of our How To New Hampshire series we're…

theguardian.com - Lisa Cox - 'Gobsmacking' solar farm that could power AI data centres 'possibly unparalleled' in Australia or world
'Gobsmacking' solar farm that could power AI data centres 'possibly unparalleled' in Australia or world
The Guardian

Energy company SunCable says a massive solar farm it has proposed building in the Northern Territory could power an AI data centre precinct in the region to position Australia as a global leader in “green industrial development”. The…

semafor.com - Sam Butler-Sloss - View: In the coming energy glut, solar will outshine LNG
View: In the coming energy glut, solar will outshine LNG
Semafor

The world is heading into an era of energy oversupply, with US-backed LNG and China-backed solar competing for the hearts — and wallets — of emerging markets. Beijing and Washington are betting on opposite energy futures. The…

benzinga.com - Badar Shaikh - Elon Musk Says 'You Must Have Solar-Powered AI Satellites In Deep Space' - Adds It's 'Handy' To Have SpaceX - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Elon Musk Says 'You Must Have Solar-Powered AI Satellites In Deep Space' - Adds It's 'Handy' To Have SpaceX - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Benzinga

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said it's good to have his space exploration company, SpaceX, while talking about AI data centers in space. Speaking at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum on Wednesday, Musk was asked to share his thoughts on AI being in space.

nola.com - Josie Abugov - Meta to buy energy from Louisiana solar farm. 600 sheep will serve as lawnmowers.
Meta to buy energy from Louisiana solar farm. 600 sheep will serve as lawnmowers.
NOLA.com

A multinational energy company has completed construction of its first solar farm in Louisiana, a project outside Monroe that will generate enough electricity to power 17,000 homes and utilize a flock of 600 sheep as onsite lawnmowers. Meta, the…

sltrib.com - Latest from Mormon Land: Newest apostle is a Son - and a sun - worshipper
Latest from Mormon Land: Newest apostle is a Son - and a sun - worshipper
The Salt Lake Tribune

The Mormon Land newsletter is The Salt Lake Tribune's weekly highlight reel of news in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Join us on Patreon to receive ad-free podcast episodes, the full newsletter and access to all of our…

bbc.co.uk - Jude Winter - Syston Knitting Banxy 'sad' over solar postbox plans - BBC News
Syston Knitting Banxy 'sad' over solar postbox plans - BBC News
BBC

A mystery knitter has said she 'would love a Christmas miracle' after plans were revealed to replace a postbox she decorates with a new solar-powered model. Syston Knitting Banxy has been creating detailed toppers, including Remembrance Day…

newsweek.com - Sam Stevenson - Veterans to get $77m funding boost
Veterans to get $77m funding boost
Newsweek

Veterans stand to benefit from a $77-million funding package, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced. The VA said the cash was previously allocated by the department under a Joe Biden administration initiative for electric vehicle…

technologyreview.com - Casey Crownhart - Three things to know about the future of electricity
Three things to know about the future of electricity
MIT Technology Review

China has accounted for the bulk of electricity growth for the past 10 years, and that's going to continue. But emerging economies outside China will be a much bigger piece of the pie going forward. And while advanced economies, including the US…

rabble.ca - David Suzuki - Electrotech, not fossil fuels, will power the future
Electrotech, not fossil fuels, will power the future
rabble.ca

During a recent parliamentary committee meeting, Bloc Quebecois MP Patrick Bonin grilled Alberta Premier Danielle Smith about climate change. Her answers were evasive — although she conceded that the planet is warming. Bonin asked if she…

nhpr.org - Emilia Wisniewski - Concord Monitor - Largest state solar array project underway in Warner
Largest state solar array project underway in Warner
New Hampshire Public Radio

This story was originally produced by the Concord Monitor. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. Fred Hill's family has owned a large 20-acre plot of land in Warner for generations. The space, off Poverty…

powermag.com - Darrell Proctor - Arevon's Big Muddy Solar Project Moves Forward in Illinois
Arevon's Big Muddy Solar Project Moves Forward in Illinois
POWER Magazine

Energy developer, owner and operator Arevon Energy has started construction of a $200-million solar farm in Illinois. The 124-MW Big Muddy Solar installation in Jackson County is the company's first utility-scale solar project in that state. The…

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