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A Solar-Only, Battery-Free Device That Harvests Energy From A BPW34 Photodiode

A Solar-Only, Battery-Free Device That Harvests Energy From A BPW34 Photodiode

Normally when you think solar projects, you think of big photovoltaic cells. But a photodiode is just an inefficient, and usually much smaller, PV cell. Since [Pocket Concepts]’s Solar_nRF has such a low power budget, it can get away with using BPW34 photodiodes in place of batteries. (Video, embedded below.) The BPW34 silicon PIN photodiode feeds a small voltage into …

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Rising electric bills: How states are tackling Big Tech’s energy demands

Rising electric bills: How states are tackling Big Tech’s energy demands

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers. It’s not clear that any state has a solution and the actual effect of data centers on electricity bills is difficult to pin down. Some critics question whether states have the …

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Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’ | Trump administration

Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’ | Trump administration

The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when Wright revealed that the Trump administration would “update” the US’s premier climate crisis reports. Wright, a former oil and gas executive, told CNN’s Kaitlin Collins earlier this week that the administration was reviewing national climate assessment reports published by past …

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EPA cancels $7 billion Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy

EPA cancels  billion Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday terminated a $7 billion grant program intended to help pay for residential solar projects for more than 900,000 lower-income U.S. households, in the latest Trump administration move hindering the nation’s shift to cleaner energy. The funding, part of the Biden-era’s Solar for All program, was awarded to 60 recipients including states, …

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Scientists Detect Unprecedented Energy ‘Tidal Wave’ from the Sun

Scientists Detect Unprecedented Energy ‘Tidal Wave’ from the Sun

Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that boiled my blood, warmed my heart, and got permanently inked into my memory. First, a new look at some very old tattoos. Then: a posthumous discovery from a beloved defunct telescope, an update on lava planets, the adventures of translocated mole rats, and some provocative style tips from …

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Japan’s Scientists Claim “Unlimited Clean Energy” as They Turn Sunlight and CO2 Into Fuel But Will the World Pay the Price for This Innovation

Japan’s Scientists Claim “Unlimited Clean Energy” as They Turn Sunlight and CO2 Into Fuel But Will the World Pay the Price for This Innovation

IN A NUTSHELL 🌞 Researchers in Japan have achieved a breakthrough by dramatically enhancing the efficiency of producing clean fuel from sunlight through innovative catalyst redesign. 🔬 The team’s focus on lead-based oxyhalides increased the surface area of catalyst particles, leading to record-high quantum yields for hydrogen production. ⚗️ A novel microwave-assisted synthesis method allowed for the creation of ultra-small …

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