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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that it’ll start reimbursing local governments for installing solar panels and more efficient appliances after a disaster strikes. The move can help communities prepare for another calamity by equipping them with tools that just might keep the lights on when they would otherwise suffer a power outage. It’s also a way for the US to deploy technologies that cut greenhouse gas emissions and stave off worsening climate disasters like storms, heatwaves, and…

New Delhi: State-run REC will lend up to ₹1.2 trillion for the installation of rooftop solar panels under…

Perovskite solar cells like this one, made by Xiwen Gong’s group, could make solar energy cheaper and more environmentally friendly—but they degrade faster than silicon. In a study published in the journal Matter, the team discovered how to make the black perovskite film last longer. Credit: Zhengtao Hu, Gong Lab, University of Michigan.The findings may enable engineers to systematically identify the most effective molecules for extending the lifespan of perovskite solar cells, moving away from a reliance on…

The TV as a smart hubEver since TVs have been able to connect to the internet, they’ve been on a path to become the centre of our smart homes. Some important hurdles still exist (like how to balance data and notifications with a distraction-free home cinema experience), but the TV is a big screen and always-available computer that most people are already familiar with and may prefer, rather than buy the additional gadgets normally needed to control smart devices.Samsung has already begun including Matter controllers and…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Acoustic panels have always been essential for recording studios, podcasters, and at-home musicians, but they’re useful in other spaces too. In an effort to achieve peaceful quiet — or better sound system performance — non-musicians have started utilizing the best acoustic panels for sound-dampening in offices, gaming setups, home theaters, and even noisy apartments.…

This year, LG Display came to CES 2024 with something to prove. It had multiple sizes of transparent OLEDs (the show's theme appears to be transparent displays) and a gaming monitor capable of 480Hz refresh rates – double what we’re used to seeing. Perhaps the most interesting things at its showroom were LG Display’s most advanced OLED panels yet, featuring its META technology 2.0. While it sounds like promotional fluff (and there’s some of that here), the company is trying to address arguably OLED’s biggest…

EcoFlow has arrived at CES 2024 in Las Vegas to show off its largest and most useful home battery backup solution, the Delta Pro Ultra. It’s calling the hardware a “smart hybrid whole house battery generator and backup” that will draw power from a wide variety of sources. You’ll be able to charge it from either high or low-output solar panels, from the grid, or even juice it up from a gas powered generator. (But also, don't do that unless lives are on the line, please, the planet can't handle it.) The Delta Pro Ultra also…

Last week, LG Electronics announced its 2024 lineup of OLED TVs, which brought four new models: B4, C4, G4, and M4. While the company had revealed a bunch of features those TVs offer, it hadn’t said much about the improvements in picture quality. Now, LG Display has announced Meta Technology 2.0, a technology that it offers with display panels that LG Electronics uses in its 2024 lineup of OLED TVs. The announcement reveals picture quality improvements that display panels used in LG’s 2024 lineup of OLED TVs offer. LG…

Apple is widely expected to unveil the 2024 iPad Pro soon. The M3 chip won’t be the only upgrade for the next-gen tablets. Both models are expected to get OLED screens as well, which will replace the mini-LED and LCD screens the current generation uses.Over the years, we’ve seen plenty of reports detailing the new OLED screens that Apple wants from its suppliers. We kept hearing about two-stack tandem structures for these OLED panels. Most recently, a report said that LG is working on such iPad Pro displays for…

In a massive new deal, Solar giant Qcells will supply Microsoft with 12 gigawatts (GW) of solar panels over eight years. Qcells’ largest agreement ever will supply Microsoft with enough solar panels to power the equivalent of more than 1.8 million homes annually, as well as engineering, procurement, and construction services. The two companies originally agreed to a 2.5 GW contract in January 2023. Bobby Hollis, vice president of energy at Microsoft, said, “Our expanded agreement with Qcells is…