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2HJ1JYB Buildings in the near north side Chicago skyline bask in the late evening sun not long before sunset.

Environment

Smart cladding could control whether buildings retain or emit heat

A new material changes its infrared colour when a small electric current is applied, raising the possibility of buildings that store or release heat depending on outside temperatures

News

Sheep lying under solar panels

Life

Putting solar panels in grazing fields is good for sheep

News

Pleco, the world?s lightest autonomous waterless solar panel cleaning robot. The robot is specifically designed to handle the unique safety and efficiency challenges involved in cleaning C&I installations.

Technology

Solar panel cleaning robot can be dropped off and picked up by drone

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Woman washing hands

Environment

Surplus wind energy to heat water for fuel-poor households in Ireland

News

The Voltaire jack-up ship

Technology

Ship taller than Eiffel Tower will build biggest offshore wind farm

News

CarbFix CO2 injection site

Technology

The green tech that could help Iceland become carbon neutral by 2040

Insight

US President Joe Biden celebrating the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act

Environment

US action on climate change will start to get serious in 2023

News

Dark dunes surrounding Mars's northern polar cap

Space

Mars has enough wind to power bases near the poles all year round

News

Protesters hold placards during a

Earth

2022: The year of rolling polycrisis, but with a few glimmers of hope

Leader

Part of the Guadiana river has dried up and gives way to dry land under the Puente de la Mesta medieval bridge in Villarta de los Montes, in the central-western Spanish region of Extremadura, on August 16, 2022. - Temperatures in Spain have been very high this summer with several unusual heat waves. Scientists say human-induced climate change is making extreme weather events including heatwaves and droughts more frequent and more intense. (Photo by THOMAS COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

Extreme drought in 2022 exposed fragility of Europe’s energy system

The past year saw temperature records fall and severe drought in many parts of the world – and it exposed how easily extreme weather can threaten Europe’s energy system

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Physics

Unlimited energy from fusion became a more feasible prospect in 2022

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Physics

Nuclear fusion researchers have achieved historic energy milestone

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Environment

Should we build wind turbines from wood?

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Technology

Ukraine's nuclear plants face uncertain future after Russian attacks

Analysis

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