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A professional solar panel crew installs panels on the roof of a house in Washington state, USA. getty In 2024, rooftop solar was the fastest-growing source of electricity worldwide, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Yet many homeowners still hesitate because of cost, myths and confusion about how the technology actually works. With electric utility rates climbing in most markets, the question is whether you can afford not to understand this fast rising technology. Solar is no longer just an environmental choice, it is a financial strategy that shields households from rising utility costs while adding long-term…

The pilot aims to establish a functioning ecosystem and value chain for synthetic fuel production in Finland. The EU’s sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) blending mandate creates an opportunity for Finland to become a significant producer of synthetic fuels in the future.  Finnish company Liquid Sun is launching a globally unique pilot project to produce renewable, sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) from biogenic CO₂ emissions. Originating from research at Tampere University, Liquid Sun has developed an innovation based on low-temperature electrolysis (LTE) technology that converts CO₂ emissions and renewable hydrogen into eSAF. For this pilot, Liquid Sun has partnered with Finnair, ABB,…

I’ve been reviewing home theater products for more than a decade, and I test all the latest TVs every year. Though there are a few types of displays to choose from, two options consistently rank among the best TVs you can buy: QLED and OLED. When comparing QLED versus OLED, both options have pros and cons. Top QLED TVs, like the TCL QM8K, often have an advantage in brightness and affordability, while OLED TVs, like the Samsung S90F, have an edge in black-level quality and viewing angles. There are also a few subsets of each display type with their own benefits. To…

“Do you miss the old internet?”That’s the question you’re hit with if you find yourself on the website for Perfectly Imperfect.Founded in 2020 by Tyler Bainbridge, a former engineer at Meta, and Alex Cushing, Perfectly Imperfect is a culture newsletter that has interviewed downtown New York idols and celebrities from Charli XCX to Lorde. It launched a social networking app in 2024.Bainbridge told Business Insider that his project is trying to capture what the old internet “felt like.””When it felt like the goal was to bring people together and the content that people were sharing was purely driven by a…

Hurricane Erin’s arrival is being felt all along the east coast, where higher tides and powerful surf have triggered expanded warnings for flooding and tropical storm conditions.Coastal residents are bracing for the possibility of a dangerous storm surge reaching up to 4ft (1.2 metres), along with severe beach erosion. The hurricane is expected to generate “life-threatening” waves ranging from 15 to 20ft, with North Carolina beaches anticipating the most brutal waves.The pounding of shorelines will last for two days or longer as Erin slowly moves north offshore through at least Thursday. Authorities have urged people to stay out of the…

South Korea is urging its struggling petrochemicals sector to slash excess capacity and restructure operations amid a global glut that has depressed petrochemicals margins and threatened the industry in many Asian and European countries.China, South Korea, and other Asian petrochemical producers have faced free-falling margins in recent months, with many companies struggling to break even.In Europe, the crisis in the petrochemicals industry has a different root cause – high energy costs – but the result is the same, a struggling industry.South Korea has also suffered from the soaring petrochemicals capacity additions in China, where costs and products are much cheaper.Amid…

First nationwide digital platform to unify the C-PACE ecosystem with over 40 capital providers Streamlines financing for projects under $10 million with closings in as little as 23 days Designed to expand access for middle-market developers and property owners Allectrify has launched FASTPACE.com, a tech-enabled platform designed to simplify and accelerate access to Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing nationwide. The platform is the first of its kind to bring the entire C-PACE ecosystem under one roof, connecting property owners and developers to more than 40 capital providers. “C-PACE financing has long held transformative potential, but the process has…

By Irina Slav – Aug 20, 2025, 9:44 AM CDT Crude oil inventories in the United States decreased by 6 million barrels during the week ending August 15, after growing by 3 million barrels in the week prior, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The build brings commercial stockpiles to 420.7 million barrels according to government data, which is 6% below the five-year average for this time of year.The EIA’s data release follows API’s figures that were released a day earlier, which suggested that crude oil inventories contracted by 2.4 million barrels.Crude…

Partnership brings reusable cups to Levi’s Stadium, cutting tens of thousands of single-use cups this NFL season First California rollout for Bold Reuse, marking a key expansion in its national sports partnerships PepsiCo tests reuse initiatives despite dropping its formal packaging reuse target earlier this year PepsiCo, Bold Reuse, and the San Francisco 49ers have teamed up to introduce reusable cups at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The initiative kicked off during a preseason game on August 9 in premium club areas and is expected to eliminate the need for tens of thousands of disposable cups across the 49ers’…

Image: Equinor  Image: Equinor (Bloomberg) – Norway’s monthly oil production jumped to the highest in over a decade last month, following the ramp-up of Equinor’s new Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea.  The country’s output rose 17% from June to 1.96 million barrels a day, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate said in a statement Wednesday. That was the highest in data going back to 2011.  Norwegian oil and gas producers are spending billions to squeeze output from the country’s mature continental shelf. While exports have dropped from what they were in the early 2000s, July crude loadings from the country…