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https://www.technologyrecord.com/article/iot-solutions-world-congress-2024-showcasing-the-latest-in-transformative-technology
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Claudio Makarovsky, director of energy and natural resources industries at Microsoft, will be speaking at the event. There will also be several executives from Microsoft partners present including Daniel Voicu, global director of security and identity strategy at Accenture; Alfonso González Blázquez, business development manager of access and video systems at Johnson Controls; and Megan Samford, chief product security officer at Schneider Electric. .
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https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/apr/13/swiss-climate-ruling-global-impact-european-court-human-rights
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Theguardian
A landmark legal ruling at the European court of human rights could open the floodgates for a slew of new court cases around the world, experts have said.The Strasbourg-based court said earlier this week that Switzerland's failure to do enough to cut its national greenhouse gas emissions was a...
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https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/in-depth-indian-industry-gearing-up-to-capitalise-on-5gs-commercial-promises/100951379
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Telecom
The sector observers are of the view that Indian enterprises are now using 5G technologies to benefit their operations and yield better results in productions, and services.The unavailability of locally-relevant fifth generation or 5G use cases is a grim reminder of the industry's preparedness as...
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Europe scrambles to address reduced energy supply by heavily investing in renewable energy projects.
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https://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/opec-begins-meetings-which-may-agree-further-output-cuts--sources-3097499
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Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) sits outside its headquarters ahead of the OPEC and NON-OPEC meeting, Austria December 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger//File Photo. VIENNA (Reuters) -OPEC and its allies began two days of meetings on Saturday that may culminate in further production cuts of as much as 1 million barrels per day, OPEC+ sources told Reuters, as the group faces flagging oil prices and a looming supply glut.
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https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/discovered-enzyme-turns-air-into-electricity-to-make-energy-dreams-true/
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Australian scientists have discovered an enzyme that converts air into energy by using the low amounts of hydrogen in the atmosphere to create an electrical current. The enzyme in question is called Huc (pronounced "Huck"). It's made by bacteria, and helps them with growth and survival in soil, in the oceans, in volcanic craters, and even Antarctica.
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https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/11/scientists-3d-print-a-robotic-hand-with-human-like-bones-and-tendons/
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Arstechnica
Enlarge / The 3D-printed hand made via the new method.
Have you ever wondered why robots are unable to walk and move their bodies as fluidly as we do? Some robots can run, jump, or dance with greater efficiency than humans, but their body movements also seem mechanical. The reason for this...
Have you ever wondered why robots are unable to walk and move their bodies as fluidly as we do? Some robots can run, jump, or dance with greater efficiency than humans, but their body movements also seem mechanical. The reason for this...
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https://www.techtarget.com/searchnetworking/news/366581595/Cisco-charts-new-security-terrain-with-Hypershield
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Techtarget
Cisco has taken a significant step toward automated security with the introduction of a data center system borrowed from hyperscale cloud providers. Cisco introduced the Hypershield security fabric this week as the latest addition to Cisco Security Cloud, a platform launched in 2022 that unifies the company's products.
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https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Utility-Scale-Solar-Installations-Saw-Largest-Jump-Ever-Last-Year.html
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Oilprice
Utility-scale solar installations in the United States rose by 60% last year, the highest level ever recorded, according to new data. U.solar projects grew by 15 GW last year—a 60% increase and the highest jump on record, environmental research group Kayrros said in a new report. Behind the large increase year over year was an uneventful 2022, which saw a rash of bottlenecks in solar supply chains, lack of solar workforce, and high import tariffs.
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https://www.energy-pedia.com/news/general/mainstream-renewable-power-jv-applies-for-offshore-wind-farm-permit-in-the-southern-baltic-sea-191890
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Energy-pedia
Mainstream Renewable Power and Hexicon's joint venture in Sweden, Freja Offshore, has submitted an application under the Swedish Economic Zone Act (SEZ) for the Cirrus offshore wind farm in the southern Baltic Sea, approx. 50 kms southeast of Karlskrona, within Sweden's economic zone. Once fully developed, Cirrus will have a capacity of up to 2 GW and the potential to provide electricity to half a million homes in southern Sweden.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2023/10/29/can-technology-determine-if-hamas-is-operating-under-shifa-hospital/
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Forbes
Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah's convoy arrive at Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital for a ... [+] visit on October 5, 2017. For three days it was all smiles as the Palestinian prime minister held talks in Gaza with Hamas but as the symbolic visit draws to a close the real work for...
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https://www.techcentral.ie/equinix-launched-fabric-cloud-router-in-ireland/
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Techcentral
Pro. Equinix has announced the general availability of Equinix Fabric Cloud Router to its customers in Ireland. The service helps customers simplify cloud-to-cloud and hybrid cloud networking challenges by providing an easy-to-configure, enterprise-grade, multicloud routing service that can be deployed in under a minute.
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230418-how-caribbean-island-dominica-is-fighting-climate-impacts?ocid=global_future_rss
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Bbc
Today, the system starts with urgent official information at the national level which is trickled down through various stages until it reaches the community. In the Kalinago territory, the council, the local governing authority led by the Kalinago chief, is at the heart of the system.
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https://www.al.com/news/2023/06/biden-to-tuberville-on-14-alabama-broadband-see-you-at-the-groundbreaking.html
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President Joe Biden today used Twitter to weigh into the controversy over U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville lauding more than a billion dollars in federal aid for Alabama that he didn't vote for.On Wednesday, Tuberville tweeted that it was "Great to see Alabama receive crucial funds to boost ongoing...
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https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/bharti-airtel-working-with-academia-to-explore-5g-monetisation-opportunities-executive/108652482
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Bharti Airtel working with academia to explore 5G monetisation opportunities: Executive - ET Telecom
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NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel is working with academic institutions in India to explore fifth-generation or 5G monetisation opportunities, said a senior executive of the country's second-largest telecom operator. "We have already made massive investments into the network and it has resulted in the...
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https://cfotech.co.nz/story/doit-extends-support-for-microsoft-azure-to-enhance-cloud-cost-control
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Cfotech
DoiT, a developer of cloud cost management technology and services with market expertise, has announced new support for Microsoft Azure billing data within its offerings.
In response to the evolving cloud demands of customers and their adoption of multicloud strategies, DoiT continues to extend...
In response to the evolving cloud demands of customers and their adoption of multicloud strategies, DoiT continues to extend...
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-hysata-opens-giga-scale-plant-for-worlds-most-efficient-hydrogen-electrolyser/
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Reneweconomy
Hysata, an Australian hydrogen start-up, has landed another $20.9 million in federal government funding as it revealed plans for "giga-scale" production of what it claims is the world's most efficient hydrogen electrolyser technology.
The new funding - $20.9 million from Australian Renewable...
The new funding - $20.9 million from Australian Renewable...
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https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/extreme-winds-cancel-ferries-and-classes-knock-out-power-to-thousands-on-vancouver-island-1.6717743
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Vancouverisland
More than 16,000 hydro customers were without power on Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands Tuesday morning as strong winds ravaged British Columbia's South Coast.
There were 35 individual outages reported by BC Hydro on southern Vancouver Island and 13 outages reported on northern...
There were 35 individual outages reported by BC Hydro on southern Vancouver Island and 13 outages reported on northern...
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https://www.themarysue.com/biden-just-awarded-7-billion-for-the-creation-of-hydrogen-hubs-so-what-exactly-are-they/
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Themarysue
President Biden recently announced that his administration was awarding $7 billion for the creation of Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) across the country. These seven hubs—the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub, California Hydrogen Hub, Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub, Heartland Hydrogen Hub, Midwest Hydrogen Hub, and Mid...
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https://www.mining.com/solar-power-becomes-coals-greatest-competitor-in-asia-pacific-report/
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Mining
"Utility PV solar has emerged in 2023 as the cheapest power source in the region, while onshore wind is expected to become cheaper than coal after 2025," Alex Whitworth, VP - head of Asia Pacific power research at Wood Mackenzie, said in a media statement. "Renewables firmed with battery storage are becoming competitive with gas power today but will struggle to compete with coal before 2030." .
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https://grist.org/regulation/the-lowly-light-bulb-is-the-biden-administrations-latest-climate-fighting-tool/
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The Department of Energy, or DOE, announced Friday that it's strengthening energy efficiency requirements for light bulbs in U.S. markets, in a move anticipated to save Americans $27 billion on their utility bills over 30 years. The DOE estimates that the new standards will prevent 70 million...
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-solar-project-in-victoria-lands-off-take-deal-with-japanese-owned-retailer/
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Reneweconomy
Enel Green Power Australia has signed a long term off-take agreement with the Japanese owned retailer SmartestEnergy for its 93 MW Girgarre solar project in Victoria.
The $140 million Girgarre solar project is located around 10 kms north-west of Stanhope and about 50kms west of Shepparton and is...
The $140 million Girgarre solar project is located around 10 kms north-west of Stanhope and about 50kms west of Shepparton and is...