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Why Quality Time Feels So Uncomfortable for Couples Who Never Saw It Modelled at Home

The Silence That Passes Between YouYou clear the dinner table. He's on his phone. You sit beside him, not quite touching, and there is nothing wrong, no fight, no distance you could name, and yet the evening feels like a room you don't know how to be in. You suggest…

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Pumped storage can aid transition

When you flip a light switch or charge your phone, you're tapping into an intricate energy web that's quietly transforming across Southeast Asia. With electricity demand projected to more than triple by 2050, the Mekong region is standing at a crossroads: continue relying on carbon-heavy sources or leap towards a…

Bangkok Post

WHAUP expects benefits from data centre shift

WHA Utilities and Power Plc (WHAUP), a subsidiary of WHA Corp, Thailand's largest industrial land developer, is confident that relocating data centre operations to Thailand will deliver far-reaching benefits despite criticism that such facilities consume vast amounts of resources.

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Trump's 18-Month Deadline To Cut Electricity Prices in Half Has Arrived. Rates Are Up 18%.

Yet another broken campaign promise.

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Alphabet’s Biggest Solar Deal Isn’t Really About Going Green. Here’s Why Investors Should Buy the GOOGL Stock Dip.

The AI race is turning into a race for electricity. Alphabet's largest-ever solar deal shows how far the tech giants will go to secure it.

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India has adequate coal stocks to meet thermal power demand, with 42.8 MT available: Power Ministry

India has sufficient coal stocks to meet electricity demand, with 42.8 million tonnes available at thermal power plants as of July 12, enough for 14 days at 85% plant load factor, the government informed the Rajya Sabha. Coal-based plants, with a capacity of 230.8 GW, supplied nearly 70% of the…

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African entrepreneurs operate in tough conditions: the skills they’ve honed could be useful to others

When people talk about entrepreneurship in Africa, the conversation usually starts with everything that’s missing. Limited funding. Weak infrastructure. Poor internet connectivity. Unreliable electricity. Bureaucracy. Corruption.

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Illinois farmers are making up to $200,000 a year without growing more crops as solar companies offer long-term leases worth up to $2,000 per acre

Illinois farmers have long relied on corn and soybean harvests to generate income, but a growing number are now finding an equally profitable opportunity without planting additional crops. Renewable energy developers are offering long-term leases to build utility-scale solar farms, with payments reaching as much as $2,000 per acre each…

The Times of India

India's core sector output grows 5% in June under new base year series, hits 5-month high

June 2026 marked a notable five percent growth in India's core industries index, with iron ore production soaring to forty-three point nine percent. Significant growth was also observed in cement and electricity. Conversely, natural gas and crude oil outputs faced reductions. For the April-June 2026 timeframe, the total growth measured…

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Solving the energy conundrum is key to unlocking the UK’s AI economy

Recent evidence shows that energy cost pressures and a power grid capacity crunch risk becoming a bottleneck on the growth of the UK’s digital economy.

TechRadar

MAGA Voters Turn on Texas After $900 Electric Bills and Soaring Living Costs Crush Families

Texans are facing unprecedented increases in utility bills and living costs, prompting questions about the state's economic model and the effectiveness of its leadership in maintaining affordability.

International Business Times UK

This US tech billionaire once begged power companies to keep his electricity on, faced rejection from almost every investor, now owns a $300 million Hawaiian island

Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle, once struggled to pay his electricity bills for his computer and faced investor rejection while building his early software products. Later, he named his company Oracle after a CIA project code. Ellison purchased nearly all of a Hawaiian island for three hundred million dollars.

The Economic Times

NZ parties want to make rooftop solar more affordable. We found cost isn’t everything

Rooftop solar has emerged as one of the more unexpected policy contests of New Zealand’s election campaign.

The Conversation

Billionaire Larry Ellison once struggled to pay his electricity bills to keep his computer running. Now, the Oracle co-founder has written a $300 million cheque to buy a Hawaiian island three times the size of San Francisco

Once grappling with utility bills for his workshop, tech magnate Larry Ellison transformed his fortunes by acquiring 98 percent of a Hawaiian island for a staggering $300 million. Now residing full-time on Lanai, he envisions a luxury destination coupled with a sustainable community. Despite fluctuations in his wealth driven by…

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Molten salt and human sweat: the weird batteries that could store renewable energy

From Nevada to Manchester, developers are trialling innovative solutions to clean energy’s biggest challenge

TechRadar

This British farm is running AI on pig muck — and it could lead to a major windfall for farmers energy income, earning ten times more than the grid

This company is using renewable energy from pig slurry to power decentralized AI data centers, significantly increasing income compared to grid sales.

Times Life

How Termite Architecture Is Teaching Engineers Ventilation and Cooling Design They Never Imagined

The mound that outperforms your air conditionerMacrotermes michaelseni, a termite species common across sub-Saharan Africa, builds mounds that can rise four to five metres above the ground and extend several metres below it. Inside, the colony maintains a temperature of roughly 30.5°C year-round. Outside, temperatures swing between 3°C at night…

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Iran says it is suspending commitments to interim deal with US as they exchange attacks

The United States and Iran exchanged strikes on infrastructure and military targets. Iran suspended its commitments under the interim deal with the U.S. Kuwait saw significant damage to a desalination plant and an oil facility. U.S. airstrikes also hit electricity and desalination plants in Iran. The conflict intensified over control…

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Andy Burnham considers radical shake-up to cut energy bills

Labour leader examining proposals to overhaul gas standing charges and make heat pumps cheaper to run than boilers

The Guardian - AU

Millions of flat-dwelling Australians are missing out on rooftop solar. Can new incentives bridge the installation gap?

Apartment living can be a barrier to solar and battery adoption. Here’s how to navigate the hurdles and practicalities

The Economic Times

India's first hydrogen train: 1,200-kW fuel cell, zero emissions, advanced safety and other salient features

New Delhi received its first hydrogen-powered train on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged the passenger service from Jind railway station. This train will operate between Jind and Sonipat covering 89 kilometers. It features a 1,200-kilowatt hydrogen-fuel-cell-propulsion system for power. The train eliminates tailpipe emissions and lowers fossil fuel dependence.

Kiplinger

The AI Investment Nobody Is Talking About? The Infrastructure That Powers It

AI data centers will rely on existing infrastructure to meet their electricity demand. That creates an interesting opportunity for forward-thinking investors.

Euronews

Brussels to double electrification target in bid to cut fossil fuel consumption

After months of speculation, the European Commission announced a 46 percent electrification target for the bloc's economy by 2040. The move is intended to cut dependencies on imported fossil fuels but critics argue that high electricity prices may complicate the EU's goals.

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Are You in Love or Just Obsessed? 5 Clear Signs

True love must feel like home. Obsession gives us that sense of a ticking time bomb. It is not hard to get lost in the gray area between these two things, particularly during the first stages of a relationship when each text seems charged with electricity and each silence with…

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