Italian renewables giant Enel Green Power and Sicily-based robotic tech startup Reiwa have developed a robot that automatically cleans solar panels without using water or gas. Dust and dirt can be a real problem on solar panels, as it interferes with their performance, especially in particularly dusty or desert areas. Pressure washers or tractors with
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Here’s your Green Deals Friday edition. Thanks to 9to5Toys, we have a batch of discounts on all things green energy, all of which are headlined by an up to $700 off back to school sale from Rad Power Bikes. The savings continue over to some Greenworks electric mowers, electric scooters, and tons of other e-bike
Audiences have flocked to see a one-woman Edinburgh Fringe show after its star posted a tearful selfie when only one person turned up to a previous performance. Georgie Grier went viral after she uploaded the snap on X (formerly known as Twitter) following the “disappointing” turnout for her comedy-drama Sunsets. She wrote: “There was one
Fisker has unveiled a new small electric truck, the Alaska, with a base price of $45,400 and 2025 availability, with reservations open now. Fisker held its “Product Vision Day” today in Huntington Beach, California, and showed us prototypes of some upcoming vehicles, including the previously-unannounced Alaska truck. The Alaska looks to be positioned as an
Beyonce has paid tribute after a man who was dancing to her songs was stabbed to death in New York. “Rest in power O’Shae Sibley” appear on the American singer-songwriter’s website following the death of the 28-year-old professional dancer at a petrol station in Brooklyn. Mr Sibley was listening and dancing to Beyonce’s 2022 album
Thursday’s edition of the best Green Deals are now live, with a fresh batch of discounts that on top of being more green for the environment, put a little more green back into your wallet. On tap today, we have a steep discount on the Hover-1 Night Owl electric scooter at $875 off to go
Body positivity is Lizzo’s brand. No stranger to the subject of fat shaming, the singer – whose real name is real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson – has been credited with changing the narrative around plus-size women, calling out sizeist behaviour and refusing to conform to industry stereotypes as she cranks out the hits in a
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is reportedly suing the lead singer of Placebo after he called her a “fascist, racist” at a gig last month. Brian Molko launched into a rant in Italian about Ms Meloni, who leads the far-right Brothers of Italy party, on stage at the Sonic Park festival in Turin. Speaking in
The globe marked “Earth Overshoot Day” on August 2nd, calculated as the day when humanity has used up more than the total amount of resources made available by the Earth over the course of the year. And the day has been getting earlier and earlier every year. Earth Overshoot Day is a calculation which defines
Viewers are switching off traditional TV at record rates, according to a new Ofcom report. With more competition than ever from streamers, the proportion of people watching a programme on broadcast TV each week dropped from 83% in 2021 to 79% in 2022 – the biggest decline since records began, the watchdog said. Younger viewers
Volkswagen looks to be forming a new EV partnership in China, separate from its collaboration with XPeng Motors. According to a new report, Volkswagen is negotiating with Hangzhou-based EV startup Leapmotor to outsource its technology for its Jetta brand. The media report from Cailian claims Volkswagen’s Jetta brand is holding talks with Leapmotor to use
Pop star Dua Lipa is being sued over claims she was never given permission to include a musician’s “talk box” recording in her mega-hit Levitating. Music producer Bosko Kante claims three remixes of the British singer’s track featured his recording which infringed his copyright. He believes he is entitled to more than $20m (£15.7m) in
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Anton Du Beke has revealed that he was stabbed by his father as a child. The Strictly Come Dancing judge said he was knifed in the stomach and leg on a Boxing Day when he was living at their family home on a council estate in Kent. Du Beke said he ended up spending three
A new three-row Subaru electric SUV is expected to hit the market in the next few years. Toyota will build the EV at its manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Kentucky. Toyota to build a new Subaru three-row electric SUV According to sources familiar with the plans (via Automotive News), Toyota will begin building the new three-row
A BBC Radio 1 presenter is off air this week after an incident during a live show in Ibiza at the weekend. Arielle Free joined her colleague Charlie Hedges very briefly on her Dance Anthems Ibiza show on Saturday, before being cut off for criticising the music. Following a short introduction, Free said to Hedges: “Can
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A woman who says she was hit by a microphone that Cardi B hurled into the crowd at a Las Vegas concert has filed a police report for battery, authorities said. The US rapper was performing at Drai’s Beachclub on Saturday when a large drink was thrown on stage, footage posted on social media showed.
The newest electric SUV is about to hit the streets. Chevrolet confirmed on Monday that the Blazer EV is leaving the production facility and will be delivered to customers soon, along with some finalized prices and availability. 2024 Chevy Blazer EV prices and range Although the return of the Bolt as an Ultium-based EV is
Sinead O’Connor sent text messages “laden with desperation, despair and sorrow” to Bob Geldof in the weeks before her death, The Boomtown Rats frontman has told a festival crowd. He dedicated the band’s performance at Cavan Calling in Ireland to O’Connor, who died at her home in southeast London last week, aged 56. Image: Sinead