Danish wind giant Ørsted and Danish offshore wind service and support company ESVAGT announced on Friday that they will invest in the world’s first service operation vessel (SOV) that can operate on green fuels. Green-fuel service operation vessel for offshore wind Ørsted reports that batteries and dual fuel engines capable of sailing on renewable e-methanol
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Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has said Channel 4’s “salad days are in the past” and that it is “time to look to the future” in an online dispute with TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp over the privatisation of the broadcaster. The pair exchanged public posts on Twitter following the publication of an opinion piece by Ms
The first pictures of Brooklyn Beckham’s wedding to Nicola Peltz have been made public by the family, with David Beckham telling her “welcome to the family” and Brooklyn confirming he had taken his wife’s name. Next to a black and white picture of the couple in their wedding outfits, posted on his Instagram account, David
Over the weekend, a GM Cruise converted Chevy Bolt without a driver was pulled over by San Francisco Police. In an unexpected turn, the car “bolted” to a safe spot. Cruise responded. The original Instagram poster noted that this occurred in the Richmond District of San Francisco last week. b.rad916: Confused SFPD pulling over an #autonomousvehicle in
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Serena Williams, Gordon Ramsay and Eva Longoria were among the celebrities at Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz’s star-studded Florida wedding. Brooklyn, 23, and Nicola, 27, got married in a lavish ceremony in the grounds of her father Nelson’s $103m (£79.1m) Palm Beach mansion. The wedding, believed to have cost up to $3.6m (£3m), started at
As tales of drugs binges, trashed properties, and even a severed finger and bloody messages written on walls came out at the High Court during the summer of 2020, it was hard to imagine why Hollywood A-lister Johnny Depp had chosen to put his reputation through libel proceedings. The details that came out during what
CAKE may be best known for its stylish and highly-designed electric motorcycles. But the company’s latest teaser today seems to imply that a lighter electric two-wheeler is in the cards for the brand’s next model. It’s hard to say exactly what CAKE is working on, as the image is zoomed in to show just two
White Stripes’ singer Jack White shocked fans on Friday night when he proposed to and married his girlfriend on stage during a show. White invited Olivia Jean, a songwriter and producer, on stage to play with the band during the gig, introducing her to fans as his girlfriend. The 46-year-old then popped the question to
This week on Electrek’s new Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This week that includes new electric bikes from VanMoof, a giant 36″ wheel electric bike for Shaquille O’Neal, high-speed standing electric scooters, a low cost highway-capable electric motorcycle for Europe, and lots
Jennifer Lopez has announced she will tie the knot with Ben Affleck, 18 years after the couple called off their wedding. The singer and actress, 52, revealed she was engaged for a second time to Hollywood star Affleck in her online newsletter, OnTheJLo. She teased how she had a “major announcement” in a post to
Greece this week inaugurated a 204-megawatt (MW) solar farm in Kozani, in the country’s Western Macedonia region. It’s the biggest solar farm with bifacial panels in Europe. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, it is basically going to be the ‘Tesla Cyber Rodeo Special’, but we are also going to talk about Elon Musk buying Twitter, and more. This week we’re going live a little early at
Will Smith will not be allowed to attend any Academy events for 10 years after slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage at the ceremony. The board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organises the Oscars, announced the decision after meeting to discuss possible sanctions following the star’s outburst at the event.
Dizzee Rascal has been spared jail after he was sentenced to wear an electronic tag for 24 weeks as part of a community order for being found guilty of assaulting his ex-fiancee. The grime artist, whose real name is Dylan Mills, was found guilty of attacking Cassandra Jones after a trial in March, with a
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk and several other auto industry leaders, like GM’s Mary Barry, met with the Biden administration regarding electric vehicle charging infrastructure, according to a new release from the Department of Transport. Last year, Tesla and Musk weren’t invited to a meeting on the US auto industry at the white house regarding electrification.
The first Pakistani artist ever to win a Grammy award has said the recognition makes her truly feel part of the music industry and that she hopes to inspire change. In an exclusive interview with Sky News following her win, Arooj Aftab said she hopes the “patriarchy” and “nonsense” around Pakistani female artists will start
Britney Spears has called on US judges to deny a request for her to pay more than $660,000 (£507,000) for fees accrued by her mother during the legal fight over the singer’s conservatorship. As the family’s “sole breadwinner”, the star has “continuously and generously” supported Lynne Spears financially for years, her lawyers argue – and
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