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Why Egyptian farmers are growing crops under solar panels. The additional shade reduces evaporation and stress on the plants, all while generating clean electricity.
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Why Egyptian farmers are growing crops under solar panels. The additional shade reduces evaporation and stress on the plants, all while generating clean electricity.

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u/DonManuel — 1 day ago
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What’s happening in Cuba mirrors a global trend: Solar isn’t just clean. It’s empowering. And millions are choosing that empowerment.

According to Ember, this is one of the fastest solar expansions taking place anywhere in the world today.

Solar has not solved Cuba's energy crisis. Oil still provides most of the country's electricity and blackouts remain common.

But solar is one of the fastest ways available to reduce dependence on imported fuel. Panels can be deployed in months, fuel is free and sunlight cannot be disrupted by geopolitics.

And that lesson extends far beyond Cuba.

For decades, energy security was associated with securing access to fossil fuels. Increasingly, it's coming from reducing the need for them. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/13/climate/cuba-solar-us-oil-blockade-trump-china

u/Ok_Crazy1195 — 3 days ago
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[CANADA] Prime Minister Carney announces the largest clean energy investment in North American history

...the federal government will provide $10 billion in federal financing to:

  • Upgrade and expand the Churchill Falls Generating Station.
  • Develop the massive Gull Island hydroelectricity project.
  • Unlock co-investment opportunities with the Innu of Labrador in a major new Labrador onshore wind project.
  • Build associated transmission lines.
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u/pintord — 3 days ago
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Lowest Petrol Car Sales Share: Top 15 Countries

1 Norway 0.9%
2 Denmark 8%
3 Netherlands 9% (H1 2026)
4 France 14%
5 Portugal 20%
6 Thailand 21% (H1 2026)
7 Iceland 24% (H1 2026)
8 Spain 26%
9 Switzerland 27% (H1 2026)
10 Germany 31%
11 Ireland 33% (Jan to Jul 2026)
12 Austria 34% (Jan to Jul 2026)
13 China 35%
14 Poland 35% (Jun 2026)
15 Finland 37%

The petrol engine is dying by a thousand cuts

I dropped the source Assaad Razzouk, in the comments...

u/ceph2apod — 7 days ago
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Five decades of research leads to solar PV’s emergence as the world’s dominant energy source, solar PV is projected to supply about 61% of the world’s electricity by 2050

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u/Biodieselisthefuture — 9 days ago
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Heart Aerospace Completed X1 Aircraft First Flight

Heart X1 is the world’s largest electric aircraft to have flown

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u/Wannabebillnye — 7 days ago