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Is it worth investing in a battery for your rooftop solar? Here's what buyers need to know (but often can't find out)

Recent electricity price increases of 20–30% have hit households hard. Some are installing rooftop solar systems and batteries to reduce or even end their reliance on energy providers.

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2023

The Future of Clean Energy Could Be Beamed Down from Space

The idea has been around for decades, but space-based solar power is closer to reality now than ever, and could alleviate some pollution.

Inverse · Aug 20, 2023

The U.S. imports most of its solar panels. A new ruling may make that more expensive

The Commerce Department says solar panel makers in four Southeast Asian countries are evading U.S. duties on Chinese solar components. The finding could raise costs in the United States.

WEKU · Aug 18, 2023

Texas counties don’t have the power to ban solar farms, attorney general finds

The opinion comes as communities across the country fight solar and wind development, which play an important role in slowing climate change but use a lot of land.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 16, 2023

A green roof or rooftop solar? You can combine them in a biosolar roof, boosting both biodiversity and power output

Growing city populations and limited space are driving the adoption of green roofs and green walls covered with living plants. As well as boosting biodiversity, green roofs could play another unexpectedly valuable role by increasing the electricity output of solar panels.

The Conversation · Aug 16, 2023

U.S. Injects $112M into Supercomputing to Enable Fusion Future

Following the second successful fusion ignition on the U.S.'s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the U.S. invests $112M additional greenbacks on fusion-related supercomputing efforts.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 16, 2023

Energy Transfer LP (ET) vs. National Fuel Gas Company (NFG): Which Energy Stock Has More Gas?

As the transition to clean energy remains distant and global oil demand hits unprecedented levels, the energy sector's prospects appear promising. Thus, let's analyze leading energy stocks, Energy Transfer (ET) and National Fuel Gas (NFG), to ascertain their potential in the evolving landscape. Continue reading….

StockNews.com · Aug 16, 2023

Electrical union wants Australia’s net zero targets boosted by ‘substantial’ investment and state ownership

Exclusive: Influential leftwing unions to tell Labor’s national conference party it must seize ‘most significant economic opportunity since the Industrial Revolution’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2023

Great Lakes gets its first wind farm – but some fear environmental fallout

Icebreaker would be North America’s first ever freshwater offshore wind project – but locals express concerns over wildlife and potential oil leaks

The Guardian - US · Aug 16, 2023

A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted

A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy was submitted Wednesday to the government and its financing partners

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023