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Connecting home solar and electric vehicle batteries to the grid could boost South Africa’s clean energy and strengthen the electricity system

South Africa has committed to reaching phasing out human-caused carbon pollution by 2050. To get there, it needs to push as much renewable energy as possible into the national grid.

The Conversation

Exclusive: Majority of Trump voters back solar power, poll finds

Trump officials are moving against renewables on several fronts.

Axios

Did you know this couple in Kerala has a 'zero cost living' home?

How much do you spend on a monthly basis for your home expenses? For groceries, vegetables, fish, and even for beverages? When the cost of living is skyrocketing, a couple from Kerala has successfully built a zero-cost living home on their own. Yes, you heard it right! The Zero-Cost Living…

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Escape Velocity raises a $62 million fund to bet on ‘DePIN’ crypto networks for telescopes, solar energy, and more

The venture firm’s backers include founders of the VC firms Andreessen Horowitz and Ribbit Capital, as well as the fund of funds Cendana.

Fortune

Holiday Blackouts Sweep Puerto Rico: Could Solar Modular Energy Be An Answer?

Thought leaders have long debated how to best aid Puerto Rico in its transition toward resource efficiency, stability and accessibility. Many, however, believe that this transformation must start with Boricuas themselves.

Latin Times

Elon Musk Wants AI Satellites To Block The Sun With 'Tiny Adjustments' In Solar Energy And Says 'Earth Has Been A Snowball Many Times In The Past'

Elon Musk spends plenty of time talking about Mars, but every now and then he swings back to the planet that actually needs saving, not colonizing.

Benzinga

Changes in solar energy fuelled high speed evolutionary changes, study suggests

Cause of oxygen fluctuations that drove explosion of weird and wonderful inhabitants 500m years ago linked to changes in Earth’s orbit

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Known for Its Oil, Texas Became a Renewable Energy Leader. Now It’s Being Unplugged.

The state was to get $400 million for solar energy in disadvantaged communities. The Trump administration took it all back.

Capital & Main

Australian households to get three hours of free solar energy every day: ‘There is so much power’

Solar sharer scheme will cover homes with smart meters across New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia

The Independent UK

Solar energy in space: Reality or science fiction? |Euronews Tech Talks

Although engineers began developing space-based solar energy technology in the 1960s, this innovation is still not orbiting above our heads.

Euronews

EPA faces multi-state lawsuit over canceled grants for solar power

The EPA "illegally terminated" a program designed to bring low-cost solar energy to over 900,000 low-income households, suit says.

Axios

Many rooftops are perfect for solar but owners and renters can’t afford it. Here’s our answer

Australians love rooftop solar power. About 4 million homes have solar panels on their roofs, and we generate more solar energy per person than any other country.

The Conversation

State attorneys general sue Trump administration for canceled solar program funding

The attorneys general of more than a dozen states on Thursday sued the Trump administration over the termination of $7 billion in funding intended for affordable solar energy projects across the U.S. The coalition argued in the lawsuit that the Environmental Protection Agency’s cancellation of the Solar for All program…

The Independent UK

'Trump Did Not Kill Solar,' Says Chamath Palihapitiya: He 'Let The Free Market Do Its Thing' And Best Businesses Are Thriving

Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya defended President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” against claims that the rollback of certain subsidies has harmed the solar energy industry.

Benzinga

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Euronews

Solar energy named the world’s cheapest power source: What it means for Europe

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

LiveScience

China's new 'solar-power window coating' can capture energy and power household devices

A new technique has been developed for capturing solar power through windows, which could dramatically improve solar energy utilization, particularly for high-rise buildings.

Benzinga

Jeff Bezos Predicts Gigawatt-Scale Orbital Data Centers In 10–20 Years, Compares AI Boom To Early 2000s Dot-Com Era

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos said on Friday that within the next 10 to 20 years, massive data centers could be built in space, taking advantage of uninterrupted solar energy as a key edge over those on Earth.

Euronews

Solar became the EU’s main source of electricity for the first time this June

For the first month in history, solar energy was the main source of electricity generated in the EU.

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The Independent UK

Meet the solar panel recycling entrepreneur

For more than 30 years, solar energy has been part of the UK’s energy supply. It offers cheap, low-carbon power during the day.

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Beyond Lean: Streamlining Manufacturing With Solar Solutions

Manufacturing has always been about efficiency. From the first assembly lines to modern-day automation, businesses in the manufacturing industry are constantly looking for ways to reduce waste, lower costs, and improve output.

The Texas Tribune

Texas solar program left in limbo after Trump administration pulls the plug on $250 million grant

Texas’ Solar for All program was intended to bring solar panels and batteries to low-income neighborhoods and create jobs by training workers to install the technology.

Benzinga

Elon Musk's Hits Back At Energy Secretary, Chris Wright With A Two-Word Reply After His 'Worthless' Wind And Solar Energy Remark

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has fired back at the U.S. Department of Energy’s recent controversial statement about renewable energy, emphasizing the significance of large-scale batteries in the renewable energy sector.

Fortune

Trump’s energy department said wind and solar energy capacity is ‘worthless’ without sunlight or wind. Elon Musk reminds DoE about batteries: ‘Um… hello?’

Musk touted a massive energy storage project in Australia designed to stabilize the grid and expand renewable use.

Roll Call

Democrats seek to capitalize on climbing energy bills - Roll Call

Trump administration officials acknowledge growing consumer concern about energy costs, blame intermittent wind and solar energy.

Radio France Internationale

Spotlight on Africa: Rwanda’s new migrant deal, Malawi’s first solar-powered village

Spotlight on Africa returns after the summer break. In this episode, we travel first to Rwanda and then on to Malawi. We begin by examining how the United States, along with some European powers, is looking to third countries in Africa to take in illegal migrants, with particular focus on…

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