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Here's why sheep grazing on this Ohio solar farm is a no-brainer

Up to 200 sheep will be grazing at Oberlin College’s 2.7 megawatt (MW) solar farm this summer, ending the need for mowing – and creating a lot of other wins as well. Oberlin College’s ground crew have complained about how difficult and expensive it was to maintain the field upon which the 13-year-old solar farm sits. So the college’s campus energy and resource manager, Joel Baetens…
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NIO gathers nearly 30K pre-orders for its new ES6 in 3 days

After launching the second-generation ES6 last week, new data shows NIO (NIO) collected nearly 30,000 pre-orders after three days on the market. EV designer and manufacturer NIO continues building its brand in the ever-expanding Chinese electric vehicle market. NIO launched what may be its most important model yet, the second-generation ES6 electric SUV, last week. The ES6, initially introduced…
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Earlier this year, Leica announced a new and more compact 35mm F2 lens for its full-frame SL cameras (and, naturally, other L-mount cameras from Panasonic and Sigma). This spring, DPReview’s Jason Hendardy took a copy of this new Summicron lens to Japan for some street…
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Elon Musk is in China, sparking rumors of Tesla FSD Beta and new Model 3

Elon Musk is in China meeting with government officials, and Tesla CEO’s visit is sparking rumors of a FSD Beta release in China and of the new Model 3. Musk’s private jet landed in Beijing this morning for a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang. The CEO is believed to have stressed the importance of a good relationship between the US and China. According to Bloomberg, Musk is also…
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