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Category: Solar Renewable Energy

  • Surge in Natural Gas Demand Driven by Increase in U.S. Data Centers

    The expansion of energy-intensive data centers is poised to trigger a significant rise in natural gas demand, as highlighted by TC Energy Corp., the largest natural gas pipeline operator in North America. According to TC Energy, gas demand for data center operations is projected to surge by up to 8 billion cubic feet per day…

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  • Argentine President Halts Funding for Nuclear Power

    🇦🇷 Argentine President Javier Milay has effectively halted funding for nuclear power. The budget of the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) is set at around 100 billion pesos ($114 million), despite annual inflation approaching 300%, meaning that this amount was only enough to cover expenses until this month or next month. Accordingly, work on CAREM…

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  • The Lights Are On in South Africa and Many People Are Suspicious

    South Africa is enjoying a rare streak of uninterrupted electricity right before elections, drawing more suspicion than praise in a nation that’s become accustomed to the daily power cuts that have dragged on for years. The country is currently in its fourth successive week of no outages — the longest period South Africans have consistently…

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  • Breakthrough: Transforming Carbon Dioxide into Fuel

    ✅ Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University have unveiled a groundbreaking method for converting carbon dioxide into formate, a solid fuel with versatile applications. This innovative technology not only addresses carbon emissions but also offers a practical solution for energy production and household heating. Formate, specifically potassium formate, is a widely utilized…

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  • Energy Concerns Escalate in Texas

    🇺🇸 The Lone Star State faces mounting energy concerns as the main grid operator issues a warning of a potential power emergency looming next week. Rising temperatures are anticipated to surge demand, potentially depleting backup supplies. In Dallas, temperatures are forecasted to soar to 91ºF (33ºC), while Houston braces for 88ºF (31ºC) on Wednesday. Typically,…

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  • 10 Wildly-Successful Blogs That Earn Outlandish Incomes

    In an astounding feat of bits and bytes, the internet buzzes with activity, teeming with thousands of terabytes of digitized information flowing every minute. It is a spectacle of data whizzing around the globe, invisible to the naked eye, but conveyed in the digital algorithms and lossless-compression systems that allow us to instantly see, chat and…

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  • Church of SA power firm’s boss ‘has $105,000 electricity debt’

    A church that South African power firm boss Mpho Makwana attends has an electricity bill of nearly $105,000. The church that South African power boss Mpho Makwana attends has a pending electricity bill of 2 million South African rand ($104,920). Reports by South African media suggested that the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC), which is…

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  • Côte d’Ivoire has inaugurated its first solar power plant in the country’s town of Boundiali

    According to the country’s energy minister, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, the plant will “improve the quality of service for more than 430,000 households.” Here are some facts about the site, phase 1 of which has just been completed: ✔️ It currently has a capacity of 37.5 MW, but the project will be expanded to 83 MW;…

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  • Tshisekedi appoints DR Congo’s first female PM

    The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, has appointed a former minister as the country’s first ever female prime minister. Judith Suminwa Tuluka, a former planning minister, replaces Sama Lukonde who resigned in February. “I know that the task is great and the challenges are immense, but with the support of the…

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  • March 25, 2024’s full moon portends April 8th’s solar eclipse

    The least exciting of all eclipses, a penumbral lunar eclipse, foreshadows the spectacular show that April 8th’s total eclipse will bring. Key Takeaways With clockwork-like regularity, the Moon goes through the full suite of its phases, from new to full to new again, once every lunar month. Twice per year, however, those new and/or full…

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