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Friday, July 18th, 2025
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| 10:00a | Ireland Tries Kites Instead of Windmills To Generate Electricity Longtime Slashdot reader piojo writes: Tired of windmills? Kitepower has deployed 60-square-meter kites to harvest wind energy on the western coast of Ireland. The giant kites fly in a figure-eight pattern, unspooling a tether to rotate a drum with 2.4 to 4 tons of force. When the tether has played out, the configuration of the kite is shifted to catch less wind and the tether is reeled back in. This mobile system fits in a 20-foot container and is targeted at remote locations. 
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| 2:00p | India Hits 50% Non-Fossil Power Milestone Five Years Ahead of Paris Agreement's 2030 Target India has achieved 50% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources -- five years ahead of its 2030 target under the Paris Agreement, signalling accelerating momentum in the country's clean energy transition. From a report: The announcement comes as India's renewable power output rose at its fastest pace since 2022 in the first half of 2025, while coal-fired generation declined nearly 3%. Fossil fuels still accounted for over two-thirds of the increase in power generation last year. India plans to expand coal-fired capacity by 80 GW by 2032 to meet rising demand.
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