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In 2023, Texas led the nation in solar installations on its power grid, surpassing California for its second consecutive year. Explosive power demand poses a challenge to the Biden administration's goal of converting the U.S. power grid to 100% clean electricity by 2035. Nextracker is a leading U.S. solar firm, building systems that allow panels to track to the position of the sun, improving the efficiency of solar power plants. Shugar pointed to the massive number of renewable projects in the U.S. seeking connection to the power grid. But as energy demand increases, the value of each additional hour should rise, eventually making longer duration batteries more cost effective, he said.

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Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on June 9 he had secured a pledge from 75 food companies to cut prices. French shoppers have paid more than 20% more for Nestle products each month since January versus last year, the data showed, and price increases peaked at 36.6% in May. Nestle, whose brands include Maggi stock cubes and Kit Kat chocolate bars, declined to comment. Similarly, stores sold products made by Activia yogurt owner Danone for between 11.2% and 16.7% more than last year in the first six months of the year. The NielsenIQ data shows the final prices retailers charge shoppers, and does not necessarily only reflect the prices food companies ask for from stores.

Persons: Arnd, Bruno Le Maire, Bernstein, Kat, Le Maire's, Jack Martin, Janus Henderson, Gaurav Gooptu, Richa Naidu, Sybille de La, Matt Scuffham, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Swiss, Nestle, REUTERS, Danone, Finance, Reuters, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Oberon Investments, U.S, Consumers, BNP, Thomson Locations: Bern, Konolfingen, Switzerland, France

☆ Cold snap brings early snow, high wind to Australia's southeast
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Tania Heuning/via REUTERSSYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) - Winter has come early to Australia with a cold front bringing high winds, snow and hail to the southeast in a cold snap the weather bureau says could last until the middle of the week. Snow fell in Oberon, about 120 km (75 miles) west of Sydney, on Monday, as the weather bureau warned sheep farmers across the southeast and in alpine areas that their animals exposed to the cold wet conditions could die. "I didn't expect it to be this thick," Oberon resident Wendy Stanton said of the snow. "It sort of started early yesterday afternoon and it just kept going and by the time I got up, everything was just covered in snow." The cold front across the southeast began over the weekend with temperatures plunging well below the average for the month, according to the weather bureau, which forecast morning frosts would linger until early Wednesday.

The Ukraine war made energy and other commodities even more expensive than they were during the pandemic, prompting a global cost-of-living crisis. What has that done to their market share as competitors may be pricing lower and gaining share?" Tineke Frikkee, a fund manager at Unilever and Reckitt investor Waverton Asset Management, said. "Price rises should gradually decelerate as input costs do the same," Frikkee said, adding that companies should instead be investing in product innovation. "It will be a delicate balance, with consumer disposable income stretched in many key markets for these firms," Jack Martin, a fund manager at Unilever investor Oberon Investments, said.

The film dominated nominations for major categories, showing up in the fields of best picture, best director, best actress, best supporting actress, best supporting actor and best original screenplay. Throughout the awards season, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" has snared wins for acting, directing and best picture from various groups. Many expect it to sweep best picture, best director, best actress and best original screenplay. Yeoh, 60, is the first Asian-identifying woman nominated for best actress. Ana De Armas is the first Cuban actress to be nominated for best actress for her role as Marilyn Monroe in Netflix movie "Blonde."

The U.S. food index, including meals eaten at home and in cafes and restaurants, increased 10.4% for the year ended in December. RETAILER PUSHBACKConsumer goods manufacturers - will continue to raise prices until they recover their profitability, said Bernstein analyst Bruno Monteyne. In December, the CEO of Walmart (WMT.N), the world's biggest retailer, warned that some "packaged goods suppliers are still pointing us towards more inflation next year on top of the mid-double digits this year". Tesco CEO Ken Murphy said last month he was hopeful inflation would peak by mid-2023 and then start to ebb. Barclays analyst Warren Ackerman said although food commodity prices on average were down 20% from March peaks, it will take time for this to reflect in companies' costs.

Unilever logo is displayed on Dove soap boxes in this illustration taken on January 17, 2022. Unilever's search begins at a time of soaring food and energy prices which are hitting household budgets and hurting consumer confidence. The move was met with disapproval from shareholders, some of whom also criticised Unilever for prioritising sustainability over core growth. "This may signal more welcome future change at Unilever," Tineke Frikee, fund manager at Unilever investor Waverton Asset Management, said. A Unilever spokesperson said the company is "fully committed to the organisational changes" and that Jope is "completely committed to delivering against that strategy."

☆ Astronomii caută pe sateliții lui Uranus oceane "secrete", care ar putea găzdui viața extraterestră
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-26 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Oamenii de știință cercetează posibilitatea ca sateliții lui Uranus să aibă oceane subterane „secrete”, în încercarea lor de a găsi lumi care ar putea găzdui viață extraterestră, relatează The Independent. Aceste luni prezintă dovezi ale criovulcanismului – fenomen care se petrece atunci materialul lichid vaporii sunt prinți sub suprafața unui corp ceresc și îngheață datorită temperaturilor scăzute. I magini le trimise de nava spațială Voyager 2 în 1986 arată, pe acești sateliți, creste, văi și dune, toate acestea putând proveni din oceane subterane. „Marea întrebare este: Unde sunt mediile locuibile în sistemul solar?” Europa și Enceladus „ne fac pe mulți să ne întrebăm dacă există mai mulți sateliți care, deși sunt mici, ar putea avea o climă mai caldă”, a spusBenjamin Weiss, cercetător la Institutul de Tehnologie din Massachusetts. Oamenii de știință au calculat puterea câmpului magnetic al lui Uranus și impactul acestuia asupra oricăror oceane s-ar ascunde sub suprafața lunilor sale - aceeași tehnică pe care NASA a folosit-o pentru a confirma prezența oceanului de pe Europa și, de asemenea, pe una din celelalte luni ale lui Jupiter, Callisto.

Persons: Uranus, Miranda, Ariel, Oberon, Jupiter, Weiss, Callisto Organizations: Independent, Saturn, Voyager, NASA Locations: Europa, Enceladus, Massachusetts

Cercetătorii cred că Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania și Oberon, cei mai mari cinci sateliți ai lui Uranus, ar fi primii candidați pentru investigații, datorită asemănărilor lor cu Europa și Enceladus, satelții lui Jupiter și Saturn, scrie digi24.ro. Europa a fost mult timp văzută ca un posibil candidat pentru a găzdui viață extraterestră în sistemul nostru solar, dar trecerea prin crusta groasă de gheață de pe suprafața sa reprezintă o provocare pentru oamenii de știință care speră să ajungă la ocean și să-l studieze mai bine. Aceste luni prezintă dovezi ale criovulcanismului – fenomen care se petrece atunci materialul lichid vaporii sunt prinți sub suprafața unui corp ceresc și îngheață datorită temperaturilor scăzute. Imaginile trimise de nava spațială Voyager 2 în 1986 arată, pe acești sateliți, creste, văi și dune, toate acestea putând proveni din oceane subterane. „Marea întrebare este: Unde sunt mediile locuibile în sistemul solar?” Europa și Enceladus „ne fac pe mulți să ne întrebăm dacă există mai mulți sateliți care, deși sunt mici, ar putea avea o climă mai caldă”, a spusBenjamin Weiss, cercetător la Institutul de Tehnologie din Massachusetts.

Persons: Miranda, Ariel, Oberon, Uranus, Jupiter, Weiss, Callisto Organizations: Saturn, Voyager, NASA Locations: Europa, Enceladus, Massachusetts

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