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California startup opens DC fast charging station powered entirely by 1,080 solar panels (640 kW). Located on I-15, the off-grid station has 4 CCS1 ports sharing 360 kW, with 6 NACS soon to be added; a 3.6 MWh battery pack keeps the lights on around the clock. More stations are in the works.

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California startup opens DC fast charging station powered entirely by 1,080 solar panels (640 kW). Located on I-15, the off-grid station has 4 CCS1 ports sharing 360 kW, with 6 NACS soon to be added; a 3.6 MWh battery pack keeps the lights on around the clock. More stations are in the works.

u/sg_plumber — 9 hours ago

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Countries are “back on track” to adopt a net-zero framework for curbing global shipping emissions, following the latest International Maritime Organization’s meeting in London, UK. With negotiations ongoing and support growing, they will try to adopt it at the December 2026 meeting.

carbonbrief.org

u/sg_plumber — 21 hours ago

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Regulator in India's top solar state again blocks 3.2 GW coal power project, asking utilities to reassess. The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission had already refused permission last year, saying it conflicted with clean energy goals and lacked justification under demand forecasts

u/sg_plumber — 1 day ago

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Do renewables make electricity cheaper or more expensive? The debate about prices is wrong if it stops at the wholesale market, nor is solar the whole tale. The “renewables make the system expensive” framing gets the causation backwards. The bigger lever, by far, is the structure of retail bills.

janrosenow.substack.com

u/sg_plumber — 1 day ago

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Community-owned Ray Valley Solar generates clean electricity to power 7,000 homes, and uses its profits to provide grants to initiatives that help reduce carbon emissions and make homes, schools, and businesses across Oxfordshire more energy efficient. Now they'll install 12 MWh of battery storage.

theguardian.com

u/sg_plumber — 2 days ago

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US gardeners flock to climate-resilient native plants. They need less water, less maintenance, and are incredibly resilient. They help flood prevention with their deep root systems and provide habitat for all kinds of crucial species and pollinators. It’s not a fad. This is a long, steady climb.

u/sg_plumber — 2 days ago

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Uncontacted Amazon tribes' landmark legal victory puts Ecuador under growing global pressure to stop oil drilling in Yasuni National Park, the world's most biodiverse rainforest. 10 of 247 oil wells have been shut down after a national referendum in 2023

u/sg_plumber — 2 days ago

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New cement process replaces limestone with calcium-rich silicate rocks such as basalt to slash energy use by 60% and CO2 emissions by 80%. Global basalt resources are abundant enough for hundreds of thousands of years at current consumption rates while also yielding valuable metals.

interestingengineering.com

u/sg_plumber — 3 days ago

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Wildlife heroes save 2 baby red squirrels from ditch. They are currently undergoing a course of antibiotics at the National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross, Clackmannanshire, have both been microchipped, and remain under the care of the small mammals team as they recuperate.

independent.co.uk

u/sg_plumber — 3 days ago

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Uganda’s National E-Mobility Strategy aims to transition its public transit sector fully away from fossil fuels by 2030. The $1.7 billion strategy also includes the deployment of 3,500 public EV charging stations, which will make it easier for more Ugandans to buy electric vehicles.

u/sg_plumber — 3 days ago

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An innovative Water Treatment System, the first of its kind in Puerto Rico, can be an essential resource for places that have long lacked reliable access to clean drinking water. This portable system can be transported to rural areas to draw water from rivers and other surface water sources.

insideclimatenews.org

u/sg_plumber — 1 day ago

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Devastated by a 2015 bacterial outbreak that killed 200,000 in 3 weeks, Kazakhstan's saiga antelope population has rebounded from 48,000 worldwide to 4.1 million. IUCN reclassified it from Critically Endangered to Near Threatened — one of the largest mammal recoveries ever recorded.

astanatimes.com

u/sg_plumber — 4 days ago

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Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet: in 2023 they got $3 million of solar panels from China; in 2025 it was $117 million. 92 solar parks across the country are projected by 2028, for a total of 2 GW, enough to power 1.5 million homes. 50 are already online.

edition.cnn.com

u/sg_plumber — 4 days ago

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By 2023, the transition to new energy vehicles in China led to reductions of 23.80% in particles with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less (8.97 µg m−3) and 30.67% in carbon monoxide (0.26 mg m−3), resulting in the prevention of approximately 262,000 non-accidental deaths and 75,000 all-cause deaths

u/sg_plumber — 3 days ago

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A free, solar-powered charging station, or “solinera” as it’s known, has opened in Santa Clara, in Cuba’s central region, with 30 kw of solar panels, a battery of 60 kw, 20 sockets to charge equipment, 16 spots to charge vehicles, and 12 for cooking. It has become a lifeline for people.

u/sg_plumber — 5 days ago

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Brazil’s Atlantic forest, the country’s most threatened biome, last year recorded its lowest level of deforestation since monitoring began 40 years ago. In 2025 it recorded 8,658 hectares of deforestation, the first time it has fallen below 10,000 hectares since 1985.

theguardian.com

u/sg_plumber — 5 days ago

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Spain just became one of Europe's cheapest power markets. Wind (20% of generation in 2025) and solar (22%) quietly pushed gas off the margin, and the wholesale price followed. Gas now sets the price far less often: In 2022, it was 55% of all hours. In 2024, 27%. In the first 4 months of 2026, 9%

janrosenow.substack.com

u/sg_plumber — 5 days ago

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Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived. Scientists surveying the area found 3 times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby unprotected waters.

news.mongabay.com

u/sg_plumber — 5 days ago

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Teen innovators in Kenya create low-cost award-winning vehicle exhaust filter from locally sourced materials like coconut shells, maize cobs, steel mesh, copper and recycled materials from old batteries, achieving 93.3% reduction of PM2.5 particulates, 42% reduction in CO, and 21.4% CO₂ absorption.

news.mongabay.com

u/sg_plumber — 6 days ago

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Teenager wins European 2026 Earth Prize for Eco Purge, a biodegradable plastic that breaks down safely while releasing catalysts that help remove other existing microplastics from the environment. She plans to scale-up her invention for real-world use in products like packaging and compost bags

u/sg_plumber — 5 days ago