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Sunday, September 27, 2026
WindDaily Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)

Windmills of change: Dutch raise mill in rare operation

The Waardenburg windmill -- a rare hexagonal mill still grinding grain today -- has graced the banks of the Waal on the Rhine delta for 250 years and is a listed monument in the Netherlands. But a nearby dyke has been ra...

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WindDaily Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
From coal pits to wind turbines, Polish miners rise to the occasion

From the top of a wind turbine nearly 100 metres above the ground, Grzegorz Witek, a coal miner, gazes at the horizon.

WindDaily May 01, 2026 (SPX)
Princeton Study Maps Raw Material Risks as Drone and Robot Output Scales Toward Millions of Units

Researchers estimate commercial drone production could scale by up to 10 times by the late 2030s, while output of humanoid and qua...

WindDaily Apr 29, 2026 (SPX)
Desert Renewable Grids Built To Survive Extreme Heat And Calm

Growing interest in transitioning from fossil-fueled electricity to locally powered renewable grids has prompted communities such ...

FiscalDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Trump admin to gut car fuel-economy standards on Monday

President Donald Trump's administration is set to finalize its rollback of fuel-economy standards on Monday, requiring no improvem...

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WindDaily WINDDAILY Apr 20, 2026 (AFP)
UK to accelerate clean energy drive amid Mideast war

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will use a speech later in the day to expand on the proposed measures, which include "driving forward plans to massively expand renewables" on governme...

WindDaily SOLAR Apr 16, 2026 (SPX)
Molecular Lock Design Pushes Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency Past 26 Percent

To achieve record efficiencies, scientists typically use self-assembled monolayers, or SAMs, just one molecule thick to extract positive charges from the perovskite layer. However,...

WindDaily TECH SPACE Apr 03, 2026 (AFP)
'Metals of the future': copper and silver flow beneath Poland's surface

Whitish ore, rich in copper and silver, is extracted from the country's depths and exported around the world to fuel technological and energy transitions. "These are the metals of ...

FiscalDaily CHINA Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal's hydropower ambitions face climate reality check

Nepal's hydropower boom has long been touted as a cornerstone of economic growth and renewable energy, but the devastating flood in August exposed its vulnerability.

SinoDaily CHINA Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Two giant pandas, emblems of China soft diplomacy, arrive in US

Two giant pandas sent by China arrived in the United States on Sunday, Beijing and the Atlanta zoo said, after a leaders' summit that was heavy on symbolism and light on major brea...

RussoDaily MILITARY Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 8

Russian strikes killed eight people across Ukraine a day after Moscow vowed to achieve its war aims "no matter the circumstances", authorities said Sunday.

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
UK police call in bomb disposal team near air force base

British police in western England on Sunday declared a major incident and evacuated properties near a base use...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Kosovo arrests nine Serbs on suspicion of war crimes

Kosovo police arrested nine Serbs on Sunday in the northern town of Zubin Potok on suspicion of war crimes all...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi authorities shift schools in Riyadh to remote learning for week: emails to parents

Parents across Riyadh received emails from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to shift to remote ...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Washington denounces Iran's truce proposal as 'cynical'

A top US official on Sunday dismissed a proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz presented by Iran as "cyni...