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10 fun tours and adventures for the ultimate total solar eclipse 2026 experience

10 fun tours and adventures for the ultimate total solar eclipse 2026 experience

The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, will offer some fabulous travel options. Here are some adventures to consider. (Image credit: Background images via Getty left to right Smartshots International, Ashley Cooper, imageBROKER/Harry Laub and Carlos Fernandez. Graphic made in Canva by Daisy Dobrijevic.) There is no better excuse to travel than to see […]

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Cyberattacks could exploit home solar panels to disrupt power grids

Cyberattacks could exploit home solar panels to disrupt power grids

A third of homes in Australia now have rooftop solar panels zstockphotos/iStockphoto/Getty Images Power grids around the world are increasingly under threat from cyberattacks because of the vulnerabilities of home solar installations. As distributed energy resources like rooftop solar become more prevalent, grids are increasingly reliant on smart inverters, which manage connections to local power

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Trump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants and ends key support for solar and wind

Trump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants and ends key support for solar and wind

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act ends long-standing federal support for solar and wind power, while creating a friendly environment for oil, gas and coal production. The House of Representatives passed Trump’s megabill Thursday ahead of a White House-imposed deadline, after the Senate narrowly approved the controversial legislation Tuesday. Trump has made his

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Interstellar comet is only third known object to visit from beyond our solar system

Interstellar comet is only third known object to visit from beyond our solar system

Astronomers are rolling out a welcome mat for a newly identified visitor from beyond our solar system. The object — thought to be a comet — is only the third-ever confirmed interstellar visitor to pass through our cosmic neighborhood. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the comet poses no danger to Earth and will remain roughly 150 million miles

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Nigeria: Tranos Begins Construction of 800mw Solar Panel Plant to Boost Nigeria’s Energy Industry

Nigeria: Tranos Begins Construction of 800mw Solar Panel Plant to Boost Nigeria’s Energy Industry

Tranos, an indigenous engineering and manufacturing company, has begun laying the foundation for an 800-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) panel manufacturing line, signalling a major advancement in the localisation of renewable energy production in Nigeria. The new manufacturing campus measuring about 157,440 square metres will include an 800-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) panel manufacturing factory, signalling a

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Space Force to fund development of Atomic-6 solar power for satellites

Space Force to fund development of Atomic-6 solar power for satellites

Light Wing solar array Credit: Atomic-6 WASHINGTON Composite materials startup Atomic-6 secured a $2 million agreement with the U.S. Space Force to mature its solar power array for military satellite applications, the company announced July 2. To continue reading this article: Register now and get 3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly

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How off-grid solar is beating the odds to transform lives in rural Africa

How off-grid solar is beating the odds to transform lives in rural Africa

The solar lantern is a revolutionary piece of technology. Operating with a small in-built solar panel, connected to a battery and using an LED light bulb, it can transform how rural communities see the world. Its use in places without access to mains electricity has taken off in the past 15 years, alongside the wider

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Egypt Commits to Green Energy With Major Solar and Wind Projects

Egypt Commits to Green Energy With Major Solar and Wind Projects

Cairo is redrawing the map of its energy future with a USD 1.6 billion (EGP 79.36 billion) handshake sealed with Norwegian developer Scatec to build a 1 gigawatt (GW) solar plant and a wind energy project, beginning an ambitious push toward shedding its reliance on natural gas and embracing the promise of renewables. The twin

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A megabill mystery: New solar and wind tax comes as a surprise to Republican senators

A megabill mystery: New solar and wind tax comes as a surprise to Republican senators

WASHINGTON — Tucked inside the massive domestic policy bill that Senate Republicans released over the weekend was an excise tax for wind and solar projects. The provision came as a surprise not just to the renewable energy industry, but also to numerous senators crafting the legislation. In a twist, Republican senators insist they didn’t know

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