Author: bigboss
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Wind farm in the Scottish Highlands set to generate electricity for 54,000 homes
– Scottish government grants development consent to Chleansaid wind farm near Lairg – ESB developing the project to create 96 MW of renewable energy capacity – RSK coordinates environmental impact assessment process and public consultation for the project; construction set to begin in 2026. The Scottish government has granted development consent to the Chleansaid wind…
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Voltpost Aims to Bring Electric Vehicle Charging to US Cities
– Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email or follow on Google News – Voltpost is developing a system to convert light poles into EV chargers in major US metropolitan areas – The Voltpost charging platform offers modular design, convenient operation, and is particularly valuable for urban EV drivers living in multi-unit…
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Partnership Formed Between the US and Japan for Nuclear Fusion Collaboration
1. US Department of Energy and Japan’s Ministry of Education partner to accelerate commercialisation of nuclear fusion energy. 2. Japan and the US collaborate on fusion energy development, including the ITER multinational project. 3. Japan and the US also agree to work together on reducing costs for offshore floating wind projects. The US Department of…
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Sunrock partners with Nelnet for solar tax equity deal
1. Sunrock and Nelnet form tax equity partnership to finance distributed generation assets 2. Initial projects include solar energy assets in California, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York 3. Partnership aims to help local businesses, public entities, and nonprofits transition towards renewable energy for a cleaner, greener future Sunrock Distributed Generation has partnered with Nelnet…
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Boeing’s Role in the Development of Israel’s Missile Defense System
– Israel’s Arrow 3 system, developed with significant US funding and help from Boeing, intercepted drones and missiles during Iran’s retaliatory attack – Arrow 3 proved successful in intercepting a significant number of ballistic missiles, according to Israel’s chief military spokesman – Arrow 3 is the top level of Israel’s air defense network, succeeding Arrow…
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Quinbrook secures funding for Battery Energy Storage System at new ‘Supernode’ data center in Queensland, Australia
1. Construction of the battery energy storage system (BESS) is the first stage of the Supernode project, a AU$2.5 billion data center complex powered by renewable energy. 2. Origin Energy has contracted the full capacity of Stage 1 of the project. 3. The project aims to increase the battery storage system’s output to 2,000MW and…
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The Influence of Neural Concept’s Aerodynamics AI on Formula 1
1. Neural Concept, founded by Pierre Baqué, made a leap from pedal bikes to Formula 1 in just six years, with their AI-based technology aiding in the development of the world’s most aerodynamic bicycle in 2018. 2. The company’s software, Neural Concept Shape (NCS), has been used by four out of 10 Formula 1 teams,…
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NYPA approved for drone use to inspect energy assets beyond visual line of sight
– NYPA expanding drone capabilities for asset monitoring and inspection of electric infrastructure – FAA granted NYPA a waiver to fly drones beyond visual line of sight in Class G airspace – Skydio provided equipment and advisory services to help NYPA obtain the waiver and operate drones autonomously The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is…
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Listen to the song created by Google Gemini 1.5 inspired by a video of the total eclipse
1. Google Gemini Pro 1.5 is a game-changing multimodal artificial intelligence model with true multimodal capabilities. 2. It allows users to upload video, audio, or image files and ask questions about the contents, as well as generate prompts and lyrics for creating songs. 3. With a million token context window and a mixture of experts…
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Energiequelle Expands into the Greek Renewable Market
– Energiequelle has opened an office in Athens and entered the Greek renewable energy market – Polydoros Pagonis was appointed as the Country Manager for the Greek branch – Greece aims to phase out coal by 2028 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050 Energiequelle, an international project developer and operations manager, has opened an…