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Interactive: What Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history would look like in a single year

As a kid, it was tough for me to grasp the massive time scale of Earth’s history. February 14 3.97 billion years ago: Beginning of the Archean Eon By Valentine’s Day, the hottest period in Earth’s history – the Hadean Eon – has finally come to an end. September 17 1.3 billion years ago: Formation of the supercontinent Rodinia One …

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Parker Solar Probe to touch the Sun: Nasa won't know if it's dead or alive till...

India Today

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe is gearing up for a historic flyby of the Sun on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024, when it will pass within approximately 6.1 million kilometers of the Sun's surface. Nick Pinkine, mission operations manager for the Parker Solar Probe, expressed excitement about the upcoming flyby, stating, “No human-made object has ever passed this close to a …

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. Plans call for Parker on Tuesday to hurtle through the sizzling solar atmosphere and pass within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface. At that moment, if the sun and Earth were at opposite ends of a football field, Parker …

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BBMP launches initiatives to promote sustainability

The Hindu

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s Climate Action Cell unveiled a series of innovative initiatives on Saturday at a public meeting in the city. Key initiatives included the launch of “Nisarga,” a chatbot developed with CGI and the Bengaluru Political Action Committee to provide easy access to the Bengaluru Climate Action Plan. Officials also introduced the Rooftop Solar Explorer Tool, created …

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ANDREW NEIL: Ed Miliband’s Net Zero mania isn’t just a threat to energy security. It’s making us so reliant on China, he’s now a threat to national security

Daily Mail

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband justifies his dogmatic dash to decarbonise our national electricity grid by claiming it will free us from dependence on the fossil fuels of foreign dictators. Miliband, in his 2030 rush to decarbonise, will not be able to resist using China's over-production of panels as a cheap and plentiful supply to fulfil his Net Zero mission. Ed …

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Taxpayers set to shoulder £43billion worth of council debt under Labour's devolution plans

Daily Mail

Taxpayers are set to bear the burden of £43billion worth of council debt under Labour's plans to create 'super-councils' via their local authority reform. Thurrock Council was left with more than £1billion worth of debt after investing in a solar farm tycoon who used taxpayer cash to buy luxury goods including a yacht and a private jet Ministers want to …

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Hawaiian Electric Company’s shaky credit prompts proposal for help from state

Associated Press

Still reeling financially from the devastating wildfires that killed at least 102 people and destroyed much of Lahaina in 2023, Hawaiian Electric Co. wants the state to back the utility’s contracts with wind and solar farms. “Right now, we’re completely stalled out.” Hawaii Rep. Nicole Lowen, chair of the House Energy and Environmental Protection Committee, said HECO’s proposal makes sense …

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TN aspires for 50 Percent power from renewable energy sources

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai:Under the guidance of Chief Minister M K Stalin, the State would generate 50 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030, which would be way ahead of the target fixed by the Union Government to generate 43 percent of electricity from renewable energy sources. An official press release said on Friday that work was on to ensure …

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Solar firms eye options in emerging markets

China Daily

An employee works at a solar panel production facility in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in May. LI ZHIPENG/XINHUA Chinese solar companies are turning their attention to emerging markets in Indonesia and the Middle East as the United States intensifies trade restrictions on imported photovoltaic products from various regions, analysts said. In early December, the US made a preliminary decision …

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SWTD’s green energy transition gains momentum

The Hindu

The State Water Transport department will introduce more solar-powered vessels with varying passenger capacities as part of its plan to transition 50% of its passenger boat fleet to green energy. “Our plan is to launch two boats by mid-January after obtaining registration from the Ports department and securing Indian Register of Shipping certification,” says Shaji V. Nair, Director, SWTD. “We …

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The spy drone lurking above our heads: British-built solar powered aircraft can quietly cruise through the stratosphere for months at a time

Daily Mail

It looks like a cross between a toy airplane and a drone, but this British solar-powered aircraft could be the future of aerial surveillance. BAE Systems has completed new stratospheric test flights of the PHASA-35, a British-built solar powered drone with a 115ft wingspan that can operate in the air for 20 months It is powered by the sun during …

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Indian EV market likely to touch Rs 20 lakh crore by 2030, will create THIS many jobs

India TV News

Union minister Nitin Gadkari today said the Indian electric vehicle market potential is likely to touch Rs 20 lakh crore and it will create around 5 crore jobs across the entire EV ecosystem by 2030. Addressing the '8th Catalyst Conference on Sustainability of E-Vehicle Industry - Evexpo 2024', Gadkari said the estimated electric vehicles finance market size will be around …

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Greener self-sufficient power grid prioritized

China Daily

China is set to further enhance its energy self-sufficiency while expanding its renewable energy dominance in the coming years, said the National Energy Administration during a conference in Beijing on Sunday. The country's total power generation capacity stands at around 3.32 billion kilowatts this year, with electricity output reaching 10 trillion kilowatt-hours, up 5.7 percent year-on-year, it said. China continued …

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Greener self-sufficient power grid prioritized

China Daily

Technicians check equipment at a solar power station in the Kazak autonomous county of Aksay, Gansu province, in November. The country's total power generation capacity stands at around 3.32 billion kilowatts this year, with electricity output reaching 10 trillion kilowatt-hours, up 5.7 percent year-on-year, it said. China continued to accelerate construction of large-scale wind and solar power bases in the …

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4 days, 23 hours ago

Nigerians press for solar jobs and electricity, with little success

Associated Press

BAKU, Azerbaijan — In sun-drenched Nigeria, 14 new solar farms were supposed to jumpstart a meager solar industry and generate huge amounts of power, about one-fifth as much as the country’s entire electric grid offers on a good day. The result, he said, is: “your clean energy revolution held back.” A man displays solar panels for sale outside a shop …

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What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the ‘new’ kids in the Solar System

The Hindu

In 2017, NASA discovered and later confirmed the first interstellar object to enter our Solar System. While their nature and origins remain elusive, astronomers recently confirmed dark comets fall into two main categories: smaller objects that reside in our inner Solar System, and larger objects that remain beyond the orbit of Jupiter. Like bright comets, dark comets follow elongated, elliptical …

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Why do India and China have single time zones despite their vast landmass?

India Today

US President Donald Trump has shown his interest in ending the Daylight Saving Time, which could add to complications in the United States functionality, which is divided in several time zones. Meanwhile, India and China, two of the world’s largest countries by landmass and population, operate under a single time zone — a decision driven by historical, political, and practical …

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Why do India and China have single time zones despite their vast landmass?

India Today

US President Donald Trump has shown his interest in ending the Daylight Saving Time, which could add to complications in the United States functionality, which is divided in several time zones. Meanwhile, India and China, two of the world’s largest countries by landmass and population, operate under a single time zone â€” a decision driven by historical, political, and practical …

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How old are Saturn's rings? Study suggests they could be 4.5 billion years old

India Today

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: New research suggests that Saturn’s rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet. Instead of being a youthful 400 million years old as commonly thought, the icy, shimmering rings could be around 4.5 billion years old just like Saturn, a Japanese-led team reported Monday. Saturn’s rings are long thought to be …

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ACM warns of misleading home battery ads

NL Times

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets has issued a warning about misleading Interest in home batteries has been rising, particularly among homeowners with solar panels who see them as a way to avoid feed-in costs for surplus solar energy. However, ACM stresses that estimating the financial returns of a home battery is not straightforward. ACM also noted that the …

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Solar cell-making capacity to multiply fourfold to 47 gw by mid-2027

New Indian Express

MUMBAI: The recent government move to extend the approved lists of models and manufacturers to solar cells from June 2026 will accelerate the development of domestic solar cell manufacturing, leading to the domestic capacity more than quadrupling to 43-47 gw by June 2026 from 10 gw in March 2024, but provided timely execution. Average annual demand is expected to be …

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NASA detects more dark comets, providing more clues to how planets form

Salon

There’s a lot of stuff in space that we know is there but we can’t see very well or at all. Despite these obstacles, however, scientists publishing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences say they have discovered more dark comets in our solar system than previously thought. The new paper adds an additional seven dark comets …

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5 days, 20 hours ago

Adani deal under bribery scrutiny was approved against officials’ advice

The Hindu

The approach from the Solar Energy Corporation of India on September 15, 2021 came out of the blue. Two years earlier, Andhra Pradesh's energy regulator had said in a 10-year forecast the State had no short-term need for solar power, and should focus on other renewables that could provide 24-hour energy. The news agency spoke to a former State power …

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Reliance Power arm bags letter of award from SECI for Solar 930 MW, 465 MW/1860 MWh BESS projects

The Hindu

Reliance Power Limited said its subsidiary Reliance NU Suntech Private Limited has received the Letter of Award from Solar Energy Corporation of India for its proposed Solar 930 MW and 465 MW/1860 MWh Battery Energy Storage System projects. “The project will see the largest deployment of grid storage batteries at a single site, not only in India but also in …

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Interactive: What Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history would look like in a single year

Parker Solar Probe to touch the Sun: Nasa won't know if it's dead or alive till...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before

BBMP launches initiatives to promote sustainability

ANDREW NEIL: Ed Miliband’s Net Zero mania isn’t just a threat to energy security. It’s making us so reliant on China, he’s now a threat to national security

Taxpayers set to shoulder £43billion worth of council debt under Labour's devolution plans

Hawaiian Electric Company’s shaky credit prompts proposal for help from state

TN aspires for 50 Percent power from renewable energy sources

Solar firms eye options in emerging markets

SWTD’s green energy transition gains momentum

The spy drone lurking above our heads: British-built solar powered aircraft can quietly cruise through the stratosphere for months at a time

Indian EV market likely to touch Rs 20 lakh crore by 2030, will create THIS many jobs

Greener self-sufficient power grid prioritized

Greener self-sufficient power grid prioritized

Nigerians press for solar jobs and electricity, with little success

What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the ‘new’ kids in the Solar System

Why do India and China have single time zones despite their vast landmass?

Why do India and China have single time zones despite their vast landmass?

How old are Saturn's rings? Study suggests they could be 4.5 billion years old

ACM warns of misleading home battery ads

Solar cell-making capacity to multiply fourfold to 47 gw by mid-2027

NASA detects more dark comets, providing more clues to how planets form

Adani deal under bribery scrutiny was approved against officials’ advice

Reliance Power arm bags letter of award from SECI for Solar 930 MW, 465 MW/1860 MWh BESS projects