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Michigan’s Green Energy Boom: Utilities Hit 50% Renewables Target as Solar Grants Surge

Michigan’s Green Energy Boom: Utilities Hit 50% Renewables Target as Solar Grants Surge

Michigan Races Toward 50% Renewable Power Michigan’s clean energy transition has reached a major inflection point. A new report from the Michigan Public Service Commission confirms the state’s regulated utilities will end 2025 with over 8.3 gigawatts of renewables online, and “that capacity will more than double by 2030,” despite some uncertainties around federal tax credit phase-outs and trade tariffs interlochenpublicradio.org. This rapid expansion puts Michigan on track to meet ambitious new standards signed into law by state leaders: 50% renewable electricity by 2030, 60% by 2035, and 100% carbon-free power by 2040 interlochenpublicradio.org. Experts say these targets are not only
17 October 2025
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Trump Axes 6.2GW “Vegas-Sized” Solar Farm in Nevada – Renewable Energy Industry Reels

Trump Axes 6.2GW “Vegas-Sized” Solar Farm in Nevada – Renewable Energy Industry Reels

BLM on Oct 10 listed the Esmeralda 7 solar project in Nevada as “cancelled” energyconnects.com theguardian.com. The massive project (seven contiguous solar farms on ~185 sq mi of public land) would have generated ~6,200 MW – enough for nearly 2 million homes pv-magazine-usa.com theguardian.com. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s Trump administration said developers can now submit individual proposals instead of one programmatic EIS energyconnects.com electrek.co. Conservationists and some locals celebrated the cancellation, while clean‑energy advocates (NRDC, SEIA, EDF) warned it’s a blatant rollback of renewables: NRDC’s Kabir Green calls it “unfettered obstruction” of clean-energy projects pv-magazine-usa.com. The cancellation comes amid a broader Trump‐era push against renewables:
12 October 2025
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Solar vs. Coal vs. Nuclear: Lazard’s 2025 Report Reveals the Cheapest Power Source

Solar vs. Coal vs. Nuclear: Lazard’s 2025 Report Reveals the Cheapest Power Source

Introduction: The Race for the Cheapest Energy Source What is the cheapest form of energy today? It’s a complex question fueled by falling renewable costs, volatile fossil fuel prices, and urgent climate concerns. To cut through the noise, analysts often turn to the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) – a metric that compares the all-in lifetime cost of different power sources. LCOE represents the price a generator must receive per unit of electricity to cover its construction, financing, and operating costs over its lifespan cbsnews.com. In essence, it’s a “apples-to-apples” benchmark of what it costs to produce a megawatt-hour (MWh)
16 September 2025
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Swann EVO Wireless Solar Camera – Can This Solar Security Cam Outsmart Arlo & Ring?

Swann EVO Wireless Solar Camera – Can This Solar Security Cam Outsmart Arlo & Ring?

Key Facts Technical Specifications and Features Resolution & Optics: The Swann EVO Solar cam records in 2K Quad HD (about twice the detail of standard 1080p) t3.com. This yields clear video quality where faces and objects can be distinguished more easily than on older 1080p cameras. It uses a fixed lens with a 120° wide viewing angle, minimizing blind spots and covering more area with a single camera us.swann.com. Zoom is digital-only. In low light, the camera switches to infrared night vision, using IR LEDs to see up to roughly 8 meters au.swann.com. (Because it has no white LED spotlight, night
31 August 2025
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Rocket Launches, Ransomware, and a Solar-Powered Vatican: This Weekend’s Top Tech News (Aug 2–3, 2025)

Rocket Launches, Ransomware, and a Solar-Powered Vatican: This Weekend’s Top Tech News (Aug 2–3, 2025)

Apple forecast higher revenue for the upcoming quarter after a tariff-driven early surge in iPhone purchases aimed at beating U.S. import tariffs. Nintendo said its Switch 2 sold over 6 million units in the first seven weeks after the June debut and kept its full-year forecast at 15 million Switch 2 consoles through March 2026. TSMC reported a 60.7% year‑over‑year jump in Q2 net profit to NT$398.3 billion, a record, helped by demand for advanced chips across data centers and smartphones. AMD began shipping the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9000 series, featuring up to 96 cores on Zen 5, with rollout
3 August 2025
This New Solar Panel Tech Works Even at Night

This New Solar Panel Tech Works Even at Night

Thermoradiative energy generation, nicknamed night-time solar, produces electricity by emitting infrared radiation to the cold night sky when the device is warmer than its surroundings. Unlike conventional solar cells that absorb sunlight, thermoradiative devices emit photons to space, effectively running as a solar cell in reverse and using the Earth–space temperature difference at night. In 2020, Jeremy Munday and colleagues proposed an anti-solar cell that could theoretically produce up to about 50 W/m² at night under ideal conditions. In 2022, UNSW Sydney demonstrated the first unambiguous lab power from a thermoradiative diode using mercury cadmium telluride (HgCdTe), generating nanowatts and
29 July 2025
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Renewable Revolution 2025: Game-Changing Innovations in Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Bioenergy & Hydropower

Renewable Revolution 2025: Game-Changing Innovations in Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Bioenergy & Hydropower

Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells achieved about 29% efficiency on commercial-size cells, exceeding traditional silicon panels. Bifacial solar panels boost energy yields by up to 30% in reflective environments such as snow or sand. Floating solar farms can raise output by roughly 15% due to water cooling of the panels. Covering 10% of the world’s reservoirs with floating solar could yield about 20 TW of capacity, roughly 20 times today’s global solar capacity. Offshore wind turbines now reach 15–18 MW per turbine, enabling major capacity gains in deep waters. Floating offshore wind pilots have been launched by Norway, France, and Japan,
10 July 2025
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1MW vs 100kW Solar Power Plants – Cost, ROI & Global Insights (India in Focus)

1MW vs 100kW Solar Power Plants – Cost, ROI & Global Insights (India in Focus)

100 kW solar plants typically use about 250 panels of ~400 W each, cover roughly 600–1,000 m², and generate about 150,000–175,000 kWh per year, enough to serve 15–30 homes. 1 MW solar farms deploy about 2,500 panels of ~400 W each, require ~16,000–20,000 m² (4–5 acres) of land, and produce around 1,600,000–1,800,000 kWh annually, enough for about 150–200 homes. In India, a 100 kW system costs about ₹50–80 lakh (₹0.5–0.8 crore) and a 1 MW system about ₹4–5 crore, roughly ₹60–₹80/W for 100 kW versus ₹40–₹50/W for 1 MW. India’s LCOE estimates place 100 kW at roughly ₹3–5/kWh and 1
6 July 2025
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Beaming the Watts Down: NASA × Ascent Solar’s Thin-Film Array Sets the Stage for Space-to-Earth Power Transmission

Beaming the Watts Down: NASA × Ascent Solar’s Thin-Film Array Sets the Stage for Space-to-Earth Power Transmission

The space-based solar power (SBSP) concept was proposed in 1968 by Peter Glaser to place satellites in orbit and beam power to Earth. In 2023 Caltech’s Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD-1) conducted three beaming tests in May, June, and July 2023 using the MAPLE flexible array to show ground reception of orbital power. In June 2025, Ascent Solar announced a 12-month Collaborative Agreement with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and Glenn Research Center (GRC) to develop thin-film PV arrays for power beaming. Ascent’s copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) thin-film modules achieve about 15.7% production efficiency, with the Titan line targeting 17%+ efficiency
27 June 2025
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Stock Market Today

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
U.S. oil stocks surged Friday as crude prices rose on renewed Middle East tensions. Exxon Mobil gained 2.0%, ConocoPhillips 2.5%, and Occidental Petroleum 2.7%. Refiners rallied after a national union deal eased strike risk, though BP’s Whiting plant faces a local dispute. Brent settled at $68.05 a barrel, up 0.74%.
Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

7 February 2026
Spot silver surged 8.6% to $77.33 an ounce Friday after dropping below $65, but still lost over 8.7% for the week. CME Group raised margin requirements for COMEX silver futures to 18% from 15%, effective after Feb. 6. China’s UBS SDIC Silver Futures Fund hit its 10% down limit for a fifth session. Traders await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
Gold price near $5,000: China keeps buying as CME margin hikes raise the stakes

Gold price near $5,000: China keeps buying as CME margin hikes raise the stakes

7 February 2026
China’s central bank raised gold reserves for a 15th month in January, reaching 74.19 million ounces worth $369.58 billion. Gold prices swung sharply, hitting a record near $5,600 before dropping to $4,403.24. CME Group hiked COMEX gold futures margins to 9% after recent volatility. U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after a delay.
Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 5.6% to $210.32 on Friday after the company forecast 2026 capital spending would jump to $200 billion, up more than 50% from 2025. The drop came as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Amazon reported fourth-quarter net sales up 14% to $213.4 billion and operating income at $25 billion. Trading in Amazon was volatile, with 179 million shares changing hands.
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