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Anker Solix launches 7 kWh plug-in battery targeting rooftop solar retrofits

Anker Solix launches 7 kWh plug-in battery targeting rooftop solar retrofits

The new Anker Solix Solarbank Max AC steps up from balcony-scale storage with a 3.5 kW inverter, plug-in capabilities for do-it-yourself (DIY) ease of installation, and expandability to 42 kWh, priced from €2,229. April 9, 2026 Tristan Rayner From ESS News Chinese battery solutions maker Anker Solix has launched the Solarbank Max AC, a 7

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“It was heartbreaking. I remember the day I saw that album and those erroneous credits for the first time. It was like a punch in the solar plexus”: Bob Daisley on not receiving credit for playing on Ozzy Osbourne’s Diary of a Madman

“It was heartbreaking. I remember the day I saw that album and those erroneous credits for the first time. It was like a punch in the solar plexus”: Bob Daisley on not receiving credit for playing on Ozzy Osbourne’s Diary of a Madman

Ozzy Osbourne (right) and Bob Daisley (left) (Image credit: Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Regardless of the disputes that took place throughout the decades, the fact remains that Bob Daisley played bass and was a solid contributor to Ozzy Osbourne’s first two post-Sabbath albums. Indeed, 1980’s The Blizzard of Ozz, and 1981’s Diary of a Madman

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Data center energy spend rivals global solar investment

Data center energy spend rivals global solar investment

Rystad Energy says capital expenditure on data centers reached USD 770 billion in 2025, matching investment levels in photovoltaic infrastructure and surpassing upstream oil and gas. April 9, 2026 Pilar Sánchez Molina From pv magazine España Global investment in data center infrastructure reached $770 billion in 2025, surpassing upstream oil and gas spending and reaching

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Albedo prepares second VLEO mission for 2027 launch

Albedo prepares second VLEO mission for 2027 launch

Vicinity, Albedo’s second bus designed for very low Earth orbit, has deployable solar arrays for power-hungry payloads. Credit: Albedo SAN FRANCISCO – Albedo, the former Earth-observation startup now focused on satellite manufacturing, announced plans April 9 to send its second spacecraft into very low-Earth orbit (VLEO). Vicinity, scheduled to launch in 2027, will deploy solar

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China-backed solar project powers up in Laos amid Iran war energy shock

China-backed solar project powers up in Laos amid Iran war energy shock

China has completed one of Southeast Asia’s largest solar power projects in Laos, at a time when regional economies are stepping up efforts to reduce reliance on fossil fuels amid global energy disruptions in the Persian Gulf. The initial phase of the 1 gigawatt (GW) solar project was officially connected to the grid on Tuesday,

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NIA pushes solar-powered irrigation project in Tawi-Tawi island town

NIA pushes solar-powered irrigation project in Tawi-Tawi island town

THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has proposed the construction of solar-powered irrigation project to strengthen the agricultural sector in the island town of Mapun, Tawi-Tawi. NIA-Zamboanga Peninsula said Wednesday, April 8, the project, once completed, is designed to improve water access and provide greater support to farmers in Mapun town.  A team from NIA-Zamboanga Peninsula

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Why China’s Cutting Solar Subsidies Is Bad News for Nigeria’s Electricity

Why China’s Cutting Solar Subsidies Is Bad News for Nigeria’s Electricity

Nigeria’s push to expand clean energy across the country is facing a new threat, coming from thousands of kilometres away. China, the world’s largest producer of solar panels, has announced cuts to subsidies it gives to its own solar manufacturers. That may sound like a domestic Chinese policy issue, but the knock-on effects will be

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