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- 1California studies solar panels over irrigation canals●What California is learning from solar panels built over irrigation canals
California is testing and studying solar panels built over irrigation canals, a design meant to generate clean energy while shading water and reducing evaporation. Early findings from pilot projects are shaping how the state evaluates wider rollout of the approach. The idea has drawn attention as a way to save land and conserve water at the same time.
- 2Wind and Solar Grow, But Fossil Fuels Rise Too●Environment: Wind and solar are increasing but so are fossil fuels
Global energy analysis shows wind and solar power capacity and generation continuing to expand rapidly, yet fossil fuel use is rising at the same time rather than being displaced. Commentators note that growing overall energy demand means renewables are adding to supply instead of replacing coal, oil and gas, keeping emissions concerns alive despite record clean-energy investment.
- 3Rhode Island Audubon Goes Solar to Cut Fossil Fuels●RI Audubon goes solar in bid to eliminate fossil fuels
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island is moving to solar power as part of an effort to eliminate fossil fuels from its operations. The Providence Journal reports the conservation organization's switch, which aligns its energy use with its environmental mission. The move highlights how nonprofit groups in the region are investing in renewable energy to reduce reliance on oil and gas.
- 4Inside Sandia's Z Machine: Nuclear Science Meets Clean Energy●Inside Sandia’s Z machine, where nuclear war meets clean energy
Sandia National Laboratories' Z machine in New Mexico, the world's most powerful pulsed-power facility originally developed to study nuclear weapons effects, is being highlighted for its potential role in clean energy research, including fusion. The Albuquerque Journal takes readers inside the facility, showing how technology built for nuclear weapons stewardship is now being applied toward fusion energy and other scientific frontiers.