Tag: electricity
Jamaica wakes to no electricity and destruction after Hurricane Melissa
Nick Davis,Kingston and Rachel HaganEPAOn the north coast, Montego Bay - the heart of Jamaica's tourism industry and home to its main airport...
Static Electricity Helps Parasitic Nematodes Leap onto Insects
October 23, 20253 min readWatch These Parasitic Worms Use Static Electricity as a Tractor BeamFor microscopic worms, physical laws we seldom notice take...
Renewables overtake coal as world’s biggest source of electricity
Justin RowlattClimate EditorAFP via Getty ImagesRenewable energy overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity in the first half of this year...
Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel Plants
Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel PlantsEven without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and...
$35 Billion Loan Project, Led by the World Bank, Aims to...
The leaders of more than half of Africa’s nations gathered this week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s sprawling seaside metropolis, to commit to...
Finland investigates Russian ship after electricity disconnection
Getty ImagesFinnish police are investigating whether a Russian ship was involved in the sabotage of an electricity cable running between Finland and Estonia....
Clean Energy Is Bringing Electricity to Many in the Navajo Nation
CLIMATEWIRE | ON NAVAJO LAND, Arizona — It was a solar panel array that finally gave Norma Toledo a place to call home.For...
Mehbooba Mufti hopes Omar-led govt will heal ‘wounds’ of J&K people...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti | (Photo: PTI)2 min read Last Updated : Oct 16 2024 | 2:48 PM IST
It...
National Electricity Plan launched for transmitting of 500 GW of Renewable...
Last Updated : Oct 14 2024 | 6:31 PM ISTA National Electricity Plan (Transmission) has been launched by Cabinet Minister for Power...
Raj plugs into future, set to install smart electricity metres in...
Illustration: Ajay Mohanty2 min read Last Updated : Oct 14 2024 | 5:55 PM IST
The Rajasthan government has decided to install smart...
