https://abc24times.com/ABC 24 Times: an independent, continuous digital dispatch on tech and innovation, the green economy, markets, biotech, culture and ideas, with a constructive, curious voice.en-ushttps://abc24times.com/stories/solar-grid-efficiency-38-percent-milestone.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/solar-grid-efficiency-38-percent-milestone.htmlSun, 04 Oct 2026 09:47:00 -0400Green EconomyA consortium says clean-energy grid output has crossed a 38% milestone across 12 Pacific basins. We explain what the figure could mean and what is still self-reported.https://abc24times.com/stories/sun-belt-revolution-solar-grids.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/sun-belt-revolution-solar-grids.htmlSun, 04 Oct 2026 09:42:00 -0400Green EconomyA coalition of 24 sunny metropolises says it has retired hydrocarbon baseload ahead of plan. Here is how the technology stack works, and what still needs independent checking.https://abc24times.com/stories/agro-canopy-super-yields-forest-farming.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/agro-canopy-super-yields-forest-farming.htmlSun, 04 Oct 2026 09:32:00 -0400Green EconomyMulti-tier tree-crop systems are reported to buffer heat and cut synthetic nitrate use. Here is how forest farming works, and what the trial authors have yet to prove.https://abc24times.com/stories/vertical-hydro-canopy-120000-tonnes.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/vertical-hydro-canopy-120000-tonnes.htmlSun, 04 Oct 2026 09:18:00 -0400Green EconomyA programme reports a record 120,000 tonnes of fresh produce from vertical hydro-canopy farms across 14 mega-cities, with water recirculation at 96%. Energy use and crop mix remain open questions.https://abc24times.com/stories/deep-water-floating-turbines-roaring-forties.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/deep-water-floating-turbines-roaring-forties.htmlSun, 04 Oct 2026 09:05:00 -0400Green EconomyFloating wind platforms promise steady power from some of the strongest winds on Earth for southern island grids. The headline is ambition; the engineering limits are real.https://abc24times.com/stories/autonomous-balancing-grid-curtailment.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/autonomous-balancing-grid-curtailment.htmlSun, 04 Oct 2026 08:55:00 -0400Green EconomyOperators say predictive load synthesis has cut thermal curtailment on a continental grid by 48%, letting wind and solar keep running instead of being switched off. Here is how it works.https://abc24times.com/stories/bio-active-concrete-self-healing-structures.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/bio-active-concrete-self-healing-structures.htmlSun, 04 Oct 2026 08:50:00 -0400Green EconomyConcrete seeded with dormant bacterial spores can seal its own hairline cracks. Whether it lasts for centuries or cleans city air is where proof gives way to aspiration.https://abc24times.com/stories/canopy-expansion-sub-saharan-regreening.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/canopy-expansion-sub-saharan-regreening.htmlSat, 03 Oct 2026 09:40:00 -0400Green EconomyA re-greening corridor is reported to have crossed 15 million hectares, a +42% milestone credited to community agroforestry cooperatives. Survival rates are the number to watch.https://abc24times.com/stories/public-schools-zero-cost-solar.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/public-schools-zero-cost-solar.htmlSat, 03 Oct 2026 08:03:00 -0400Green EconomyA programme says 3,400 public school districts now run on solar at no net cost, with surpluses sent to teacher funds. Here is how such financing generally works, and what to check.https://abc24times.com/stories/circular-ports-zero-landfill-milestone.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/circular-ports-zero-landfill-milestone.htmlSat, 03 Oct 2026 06:26:00 -0400Green EconomyOperators of a major European port report a 99.2% recovery rate after adding hydrogen-fired slag re-smelting. Here is what a zero-landfill claim means and how to read it.