A team at Xidian University in China is developing technology to transmit solar power from space to Earth. They are testing a system using mirrors, solar panels, and microwave transmitters to send electricity over 100 meters, with a long-term goal of 36,000 km.
New South Wales government launches interest-free loans up to $15,000 and cash subsidies up to $4,000 for renewable energy upgrades like solar panels and batteries to help households reduce energy bills.
New South Wales government launches interest-free loans up to $15,000 and cash subsidies up to $4,000 to encourage solar panel and battery adoption. The scheme aims to ease energy bill pressures for households.
Major UK retailers like Currys, B&Q, Amazon, and Lidl met with the energy minister to discuss selling "balcony solar panels." These plug-in devices aim to help renters and flat dwellers generate their own electricity, cut bills, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Industrialist Harsh Goenka shares a video of China's massive floating solar panel installation, highlighting its scale and sparking discussions on renewable energy. China is aggressively expanding into offshore solar, with projects like a 1 GW offshore floating solar park in Shandong and a 2 GW plant in Jiangsu, showcasing its push for large-scale renewable energy solutions.
Taiwan's Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) is facing criticism for using Chinese-made solar panels in the Wushantou Reservoir. A local politician highlighted the issue, prompting Taipower to claim it's not a critical national infrastructure. However, the opposition party leader refuted this, citing past drills that designated such facilities as critical.
Green infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia face uncertainty due to a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which has disrupted aluminium supplies following Iranian attacks on Middle Eastern smelters. Aluminium prices have surged, with significant production losses expected.
A BloombergNEF report predicts solar power will become the largest energy source within a decade, surpassing coal, oil, and natural gas. This shift is driven by AI energy demands, industry electrification, and solar's declining costs, with potential acceleration through aggressive carbon emission curbs.
World is approaching point where no one can shut down a rogue AI, says director of body behind researchIt’s the stuff of science fiction cinema, or particularly breathless AI company blogposts: new research finds recent AI systems can independently copy themselves on to other computers.In the doom scenario, this means that when the superintelligent AI goes rogue, it will escape shutdown by seeding itself across the world wide web, lurking outside the reach of frantic IT professionals and continuing to plot world domination or paving over the world with solar panels. Continue reading...
Widely dispersed wind farms and solar panels are harder to target than fossil fuel power stations, Michael Shanks saysRenewable energy will boost the UK’s national security and make the country more resilient against potential aggression or sabotage, the government’s energy minister has said.Michael Shanks said widely dispersed wind farms and solar panels were much harder to target than large-scale fossil fuel power stations. They are also not vulnerable to supply shocks, such as the current oil crisis caused by the US-Israel war on Iran and the soaring gas prices that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Continue reading...
Cuba's solar power generation has surged from 6% to over 20% within 12 months through February, driven by Chinese-financed solar panels, according to Microgrid Media. The report concludes that by rendering the oil blockade ineffective through alternative energy, Cuba neutralises America's primary weapon. By 2028, all 92 Chinese-financed solar parks could provide 2,000 megawatts—matching Cuba's fossil fuel capacity for its 10 million people. The global energy crisis, marked by Middle East oil and gas supply disruptions, is accelerating worldwide adoption of renewables, with China leading in solar, EVs and clean energy infrastructure.
The U.S. Commerce Department has announced preliminary antidumping duties on solar cells and panels imported from India, Indonesia, and Laos, with rates of 123.04%, 35.17%, and 22.46% respectively. These tariffs represent the latest in a series of measures over the past decade targeting cheap solar imports from Asia.
While the rest of us count the cost in higher fuel costs, higher inflation and a weaker economy, China — the actual winner of the war — will be enjoying a surge of global interest in its solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles.
