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PV MAGAZINE · 55m
Indonesia aims for 100 GW solar target by 2029
The Indonesian government has officially launched its 100 GW solar power plant program. Speaking during a groundbreaking ceremony, President Prabowo Subianto said the government is serious about real…
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PV MAGAZINE · 1h
Ireland’s sixth renewables auction puts solar to the test under new NZIA rules
Ireland’s solar sector is preparing for a significant test under the country’s sixth Renewable Electricity Support Scheme auction (RESS 6), which introduces new EU-driven criteria alongside the tradi…
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PV MAGAZINE · 1h
New subcell current metrology for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells
Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) have developed a purely electrical method to determine the currents of both subcells in perovskite-silicon tand…
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CLEANTECHNICA · 4h
A 1995 Dodge Ram Shows What US EV Policy Keeps Missing
A reader who owns a hand-me-down 1995 Dodge Ram plans to keep repairing it until rust, gasoline prices or regulation finally stop him. I think he is making a rational household decision. The truck is…
cleantechnica.com ↗
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CLEANTECHNICA · 5h
Kia EV3 To Give Americans A Cheap Electric Car Option
Most of the time, new electric car models in the United States are located way up in the premium vehicle territory. Well, nowadays, you hardly get any new electric vehicles at all in the country, sin…
cleantechnica.com ↗
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CLEANTECHNICA · 7h
Energy Storage Is Strengthening Reliability. These 5 States Are Leading the Charge.
Americans don’t think about grid reliability. They flip the light switch, open the refrigerator, turn up the AC, and expect the power to be there. But as electricity demand surges from data centers, …
cleantechnica.com ↗
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ELECTREK · 11h
BYD’s low-cost electric hatch is about to get a bigger sibling
BYD is preparing to launch a new electric hatch, positioned between the Dolphin and Seagull (Dolphin Surf) in terms of size.
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ELECTREK · 11h
Robot vacuum company cancels its rocket-boosted electric hypercar
Dreame is no longer planning to build the electric hypercar it unveiled in April, which it had said would have solid rocket boosters to achieve 0-60mph in 0.9 seconds. It’s also shuttering the rest o…
electrek.co ↗
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ELECTREK · 12h
Future EVs could get more range from this tiny TI sensor
A tiny new sensor from Texas Instruments (TI) could help future EVs squeeze more range from their batteries while delivering smoother acceleration and less motor noise.
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GREEN BUILDING ADVISOR · 1h
International Flashing Awareness Day
How a fake holiday, a cheeky T-shirt, and a frustration with rotten walls grew into an annual campaign for better flashing details
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RV TRAVEL · 1h
RV Daily Tips. Wednesday, August 26, 2026
America’s Original (and still best) RV Newsletter. Since 2001 “Honesty is the best policy.” —Ben Franklin Issue 2978 • New issue every weekday Today’s thought “If you don’t like the road you’re walki…
rvtravel.com ↗
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CIVIL EATS · 1h
How a Forgotten Agricultural Organization Trained Generations of Black Youth
The titles, it turned out, were the only two ever written about the New Farmers of America (NFA)—the nation’s first organization for youth studying vocational agriculture at Black segregated public h…
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RV TRAVEL · 3h
Ten tips to make backing up your RV easier
This past weekend, I conducted seminars at the North Carolina RV Dealers Association (NCRVDA) Raleigh show. It had great attendance and was up 13% over last year. One of the most popular seminars was…
rvtravel.com ↗
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RV TRAVEL · 4h
Safe towing speed—How fast is too fast for towing?
By Cheri Sicard What is a safe towing speed? How fast is too fast to tow? The team at Keep Your Daydream wanted to cover this topic for a long time. That’s because they say they frequently get passed…
rvtravel.com ↗
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SURVIVOPEDIA · 1h
7 Survival Foods I Always Keep, And How Much Is Too Much
I have never believed that a good survival pantry needs to be complicated. I want foods my family already eats, ingredients I know how to cook, and supplies that still make sense during an ordinary w…
survivopedia.com ↗
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LOW TECH / HACKADAY · 1h
New Controller Makes Heavy Machinery Intuitive
As children, many of us looked wistfully into the cockpits of heavy machinery, wondering just how the series of knobs and levers would do something like operate a bulldozer, crane, or excavator. The …
hackaday.com ↗
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VICTRON ENERGY BLOG · 2h
Up the Creek? Not now.
I know, I know – it’s a question you’ve been asking yourself for years: How big is the world’s largest cattle station? Well, it occupies an area of almost 16,000km which, to put it in perspective, is…
victronenergy.com ↗
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TINY HOUSE TALK · 6h
A 7×14 Tiny House Shell, $20,000 in Brookfield, Connecticut
A 7×14 cedar cottage shell — 100 square feet, no bed or bath yet — is listed at $20,000 in Brookfield, Connecticut, as of August 25, 2026.
tinyhousetalk.com ↗
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GREEN BUILDING ADVISOR · 11h
Mixed foundation materials (Clay and Concrete blocks): how insulate for remodel?
Apologies in advance if this is wrong forum We have a brick, 1924 home Des Moines, Iowa (zone 5A).Hot and humid in the summer, very cold in the winter.Starting stateGutted the…
greenbuildingadvisor.com ↗
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OUTDOOR LIFE · 12h
Minnesota Man Breaks His Own Record for the State’s Biggest Bowfin
Ben Erb of Bemidji, Minnesota, planned an afternoon of solo kayak fishing near his home on July 3. He’s a graduate fisheries biologist researcher at Bemidji State University, an ardent angler and a b…
outdoorlife.com ↗
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LOW TECH / HACKADAY · 4h
Blow Those Pyros With A Telephone!
A pyrotechnic charge is set off by passing a high voltage through a filament within it, melting the filament and igniting the charge. We could think of a variety of circuits that could do this, but p…
hackaday.com ↗
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OFF GRID SURVIVAL · 15h
Nvidia Is Now Backstopping $230 Billion of the AI Boom. This Is How Economic Chaos Gets Started.
Nvidia Is Now Backstopping $230 Billion of the AI Boom. This Is How Economic Chaos Gets Started. Nvidia is now backing up to $230 billion in AI financing. Here’s why the growing debt behind the AI bo…
offgridsurvival.com ↗
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OFF THE GRID NEWS · 15h
The Avocado Oil Racket Hiding on Grocery Shelves
You Paid a Premium for the Good Stuff. New Testing Says You May Have Brought Home Cheap Oil in a Fancy Bottle Out here on the homestead, we work hard to keep questionable food off the supper table. W…
offthegridnews.com ↗
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OUTDOOR LIFE · 14h
Labor Day Trail Camera Deals: These 10 Cell Cams Are Now Cheap
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › New trail cameras like the Tactacam 4.0 were just released this month. That means last…
outdoorlife.com ↗
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OUTDOOR LIFE · 15h
Should Military Service Exempt You From Passing a Hunter’s Safety Course?
An off-duty sheriff’s deputy is now facing criminal charges for his role in a hunting accident during Wisconsin’s youth turkey season this spring. Last week James D. Lehman, 35, was charged with four…
outdoorlife.com ↗
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LOW TECH / HACKADAY · 7h
Cheap AI Token Resellers: The Secret Ingredient is Fraud
[Matt Lenhard] has an interesting writeup explaining exactly how fraudsters offer access to cutting-edge AI models at a tenth of the price. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the secret is to get tokens for fre…
hackaday.com ↗
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FOOD TANK · 10h
The Race to Protect Food Systems: Supporting farmers before El Niño
El Niño will likely increase in intensity through the end of 2026 and into 2027, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Extreme weather, including drought and heavy …
foodtank.com ↗
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GREEN BUILDING ADVISOR · 17h
Bathroom fan exhaust near fresh air intake
Can you have a bathroom fan ductwork exhaust outside next to a fresh air intake for the HVAC? I'm guessing ideally you wouldn't want that right next to each other,…
greenbuildingadvisor.com ↗
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PV MAGAZINE USA · 19h
Princeton NuEnergy secures $50 million DOE grant for Georgia battery recycling plant
Advanced battery materials company Princeton NuEnergy has been awarded $50 million by the U.S. Department of Energy to fund the construction of a closed-loop lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Co…
pv-magazine-usa.com ↗
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FAMILY HANDYMAN · 13h
Can You Really Drive and Not Remember It? The Truth About Highway Hypnosis
Some drives feel like they can be done blindfolded. Not literally, of course. But for many people, the experience is familiar: drivers can pull into the driveway after a familiar trip and realize the…
familyhandyman.com ↗
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