The EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has partly granted Apple’s opposition to a trademark application from a Chinese company called Yichun Qinningmeng Electronics, due to concerns that its citrus-shaped logo could benefit from Apple’s reputation in the EU. Here are the details. Apple wins trademark dispute over citrus-shaped logo, with a caveat As spotted by […]
Latest Sun Pond is part of Longroads Sun Streams Complex, which consists of four projects with a combined capacity of 973MW of solar PV. Image: Longroad Energy. US independent power producer (IPP) Longroad Energy has started commercial operations at its Sun Pond solar-plus-storage project in the US state of Arizona. Announced 5 May, Sun Pond
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The report introduced a new project-level metric, “firm levelised cost of electricity (LCOE)”, to assess the cost of delivering continuous electricity from hybrid systems combining solar PV, onshore wind and battery energy storage systems (BESS). Firm solar-plus-storage costs fell to US$54–82/MWh in 2025 in high-resource regions, with further declines to below US$50/MWh expected by 2035, according to IRENA.
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Norway’s Flex2Future has begun testing a scaled-down model of its offshore energy system in collaboration with research firm SINTEF. The startup’s CEO says the system, integrating solar, wave and wind energy, can deliver power at a relatively low cost per kWh. May 6, 2026 Lior Kahana Flex2Future’s scaled-down model Image: SINTEF Norwegian startup Flex2Future has
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Scientists have developed a method to turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen using solar power and acid from old car batteries. The one-pot process transforms hard-to-recycle plastics into valuable industrial chemicals and clean fuel, potentially creating a circular upcycling system that tackles multiple problematic waste streams at once, the researchers say. Condensation polymers like polyethylene
The off-grid solar project, encompassing 31.85 MW of solar connected to 75.26 MWh of battery energy storage, will supply energy to over 90,000 people in eastern Angola. May 6, 2026 Patrick Jowett Portuguese group MCA has inaugurated a 31.85 MW off-grid solar park tied to 75.26 MWh of battery energy storage in Angola. The Luau
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A group of men were left shocked after discovering that a fuel tanker had been fitted with a CCTV camera and solar panel, allegedly by the owner to monitor the driver. According to reports, the setup was installed due to trust issues between the owner and the driver . The discovery, however, did not sit
