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A Ginkgo Tree Threads the Narrative of “Silent Friend”
He is not the first person at Marburg to have taken on the role of plant whisperer. In all three stories in “Silent Friend,” curious,…
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Indonesia’s captive power plants putting energy transition at risk, researchers say
Efforts to decarbonise Indonesia’s power sector have been put at risk by a faster than expected increase in the number of off-grid coal…
Fashion
Data centre player Equinix funds study on nuclear energy tech for Singapore, including floating plants
It will also assess the feasibility of small modular reactors; aims to provide “data-driven” insights Data centre operator Equinix is…
News
Trump wants Big Tech to pay for new power plants as electricity prices surge
The data centers that power the AI boom also need power themselves—and a lot of it. Now the Trump administration wants the tech companies…
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Trump administration announces US$100 million in funding to upgrade coal plants
The US Department of Energy on Friday (Oct 31) announced that it would make US$100 million available to refurbish and modernise existing…
News
The Trump administration may cut funding for two major direct-air capture plants
The list features a "latest status" column, which includes the word "terminate" next to the roughly $50 million award amounts for each…
Business
Fusion power plants don’t exist yet, but they’re making money anyway
And yet, the money pours in. Commonwealth raised over $800 million in funding earlier this year. And now it’s got two big customers signed…
News
US raid disrupts construction at multiple South Korean battery plants
The top South Korean battery maker is building three other production lines in Arizona, Michigan and Ohio The immigration raid at an LG…
Fashion
Starbucks throttles operations at US coffee plants to curb costs
The Starbucks plants that roast and package the company’s coffee beans in the US are cutting two days of weekly production as part of…
News
How a growing demand for drought-tolerant, local plants is changing the landscaping industry
As the Western U.S. faces more damaging droughts, local governments—as well as an increasing number of homeowners—have been successfully…
News
Trump curbs immigration enforcement at farms, meatpacking plants, hotels and restaurants
The Trump administration directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels, after President Donald Trump…
Business
China still backs overseas coal plants despite 2021 pledge, research shows
Chinese firms are still building new coal-fired power plants in Indonesia despite a 2021 pledge to stop financing coal projects overseas,…
News
China plastic plants face closure risk as tariffs hit US ethane
Chinese plastics factories that depend on a gas they mainly import from the US are contending with the prospect of shutdowns as the…
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Stellantis Feels the Heat of Trump's Tariffs as Carmaker Fires Hundreds of Workers and Halts Production at Its Mexico and Canada Plants
Stellantis said on Thursday that it was temporarily laying off 900 employees across five U.S. locations following President Donald Trump's…
Business
Nissan plans job, output cuts at Mississippi, Tennessee plants
NISSAN Motor is eliminating a work shift at two US vehicle assembly plants and trimming its hourly staff via buyouts, a downsizing to…
News
Israeli jets strike Yemen airport, ports and power plants
Israeli fighter jets targeted sites in Yemen on Thursday, including the international airport of the capital Sana'a, in response to…
Business
Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking' plants
A biodiversity hotspot in a remote part of South Africa has become the hub of an illegal trade in protected plant species, with organised…
Lifestyle
Mysterious "alien plant" revealed to belong to extinct family
A "strange" prehistoric plant species is the lone representative of a mysterious group of organisms that no longer exists, scientists have…
Business
Indonesia must shut coal plants every year to hit climate goal
INDONESIA needs to shut multiple coal plants a year while also tripling renewables to meet its new president’s ambition of a full…
Fashion
Nine Volkswagen plants on strike as labour battle escalates
WORKERS at nine Volkswagen car and component plants across Germany started strikes lasting several hours on Monday (Dec 2), bringing…
Culture
Nine Volkswagen plants on strike as worker rift with management deepens
WORKERS at nine Volkswagen car and component plants across Germany started two-hour strikes on Monday (Dec 2), bringing assembly lines to…
Business
Virtual power plants turn energy savings into cash for China’s industrial users
IMAGINE being paid hundreds of dollars a day just to tweak your energy consumption – using less electricity at night and more during the…
News
Ukraine fights to keep the lights on as Russia hammers power plants
Amid the monstrous heaps of twisted metal, pools of congealed oil and walls pockmarked by shrapnel, one incongruous detail catches my eye.…
Business
Bolivia announces $1 bn deal with China to build lithium plants
The plants are to be situated in Bolivia's vast Uyuni salt flats (Aizar RALDES) Bolivia said Tuesday it had signed a $1 billion deal with…