Go and literally taste the Sun in these Provencal dishes Le Présage, which claims to be the first completely solar restaurant in Europe, opened its doors on 18 June in the Chutes-Lavie district of Marseille. The distinctive thing about this establishment is that it captures sun rays through its specially designed solar cookers, which resemble satellite […]
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Forecasters were briefing the Federal Emergency Management Agency on May 9 as part of the 2024 Space Weather Tabletop Exercise when they learned a real solar storm was coming. Powerful solar flares and a series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were headed for Earth. “I’m briefing FEMA Region 8 [in Denver] about real-time space weather
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Multinational mining company Rio Tinto has finished installation work at the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada and has announced plans for two 5.25 MW plants at a bauxite mine in Australia’s Northern Territory. July 5, 2024 Matthew Lynas and Ev Foley Rio Tinto has completed a 3.5 MW solar power plant in Canada’s Northwest Territories,
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Latest The Bill will identify sectors that will be key to the net zero transformation. Image: Mytilineos. On Wednesday (3 July), the Australian federal government introduced the new ‘Future Made in Australia Bill 2024’ to parliament to unlock private sector investment to bolster renewable energy technologies such as solar. The federal government, led by Prime
In short: Colbinabbin residents and the local council are calling on the Victorian government to reconsider plans to develop a solar farm on prime agricultural land. Residents fear a 665-hectare solar farm could change the microclimate of the renowned grape growing region. What’s next? The government says any proposal will be considered on its merits
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Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered “green roofs,” street-level vegetation or solar panels, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. Conversely, extensive use of air conditioning would warm the outside environment by as much as 1 degree C in
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Latest The site will be monitored to assess methods of scaling up offshore floating PV. Image: SolarDuck. European floating solar (FPV) company SolarDuck has installed an offshore FPV pilot site in the Dutch North Sea. Alongside German energy company RWE, the 0.5MWp Merganser FPV site was successfully installed around 1.2km off the coast of Scheveningen
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A total solar eclipse will come to Siberia, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal on Aug. 12, 2026. (Image credit: Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images via Getty Images) Are you ready for the next total solar eclipse? As soon as the April 2024, eclipse across North America was over, eclipse chasers turned their attention to planning for the
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Environment So-called “cool roofs” would bring down the average air temperature in cities like London during a heatwave more than green roofs, trees or solar panels do By Madeleine Cuff Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon WhatsApp Linkedin Reddit Email If London’s roofs were white, it would help keep the city cool in a
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The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) has imposed a 10% import tariff on solar panels to protect local manufacturers, attract investment, and deepen the value chain. The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association has questioned the lack of formal industry engagement, calling the timing “not ideal.” July 4, 2024 Patrick Jowett South Africa’s
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