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FILE PHOTO: French riot police take position as part of a demonstration by dockers during the inauguration of the first French offshore floating wind turbine, Floatgen, in the port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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Offshore wind opponents in Australia, Europe lean on US groups for advice

Activist organizations across the U.S., Europe and Australia have begun sharing resources in their common mission to derail offshore wind.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden walks toward the South Lawn of the White House as he departs on travel to Wilmington, Delaware in Washington, U.S., August 2, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
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Biden allows more solar cell imports to avoid Trump-era tariffs

Biden has more than doubled the volume of solar cells that are allowed to be imported tariff-free to help domestic panel producers.

FILE PHOTO: A construction barge and crane float next to the first jacket (C) installed to support a turbine for a wind farm in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean off Block Island, Rhode Island July 27, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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US offshore wind opponents seek to form national group to fight

Despite a boost from Biden, US offshore wind faces opposition as campaigners band together in a bid to stop projects along the coast.

FILE PHOTO: A worker inspects solar panels at a solar farm in Dunhuang, 950km (590 miles) northwest of Lanzhou, Gansu Province September 16, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Canadian and Indian solar firms join forces on US cell factory

Heliene and Premier Energies team up for US solar cell factory that can benefit from generous subsidies for American-made clean energy equipment.

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GE Vernova says manufacturing issue led to Nantucket turbine blade failure

Power services firm GE Vernova said Wednesday a manufacturing issue led to a turbine blade failure at its Vineyard Wind offshore project

A Marathon Oil well site is seen, as oil and gas activity dips in the Eagle Ford Shale oil field due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the drop in demand for oil globally, in Texas, U.S., May 18, 2020. Picture taken May 18, 2020.  REUTERS/Jennifer Hiller
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US announces record oil and gas pollution penalty against Marathon Oil

U.S. officials announced a $241 million settlement with Marathon Oil for air pollution violations at North Dakota Indian reservation facilities, marking a crackdown...

A drone view shows solar panels as they stand on Dave Duttlinger's farmland that he leased to Dunns Bridge Solar LLC in Wheatfield, Indiana, U.S., April 5, 2024.  REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
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Solar projects could boom amid deadline to use tax-exempt glut

A two-year U.S. tariff holiday on solar panels from Southeast Asia expires on Thursday, starting the clock ticking for US project developers.

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
ElectricityNewsNuclear Power

White House to support new nuclear power plants in the U.S.

Measures to support development of new US nuclear plants announced to combat rising costs and competition from gas, wind and solar.

FILE PHOTO: Plants grow through an array of solar panels in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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White House to protect solar industry from Chinese competition

The White House said it would protect domestic solar factories by scrapping a tariff exemption for imported double-sided panels

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland speaks during a briefing about the bipartisan infrastructure law at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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US sets plan for 12 offshore wind auctions over five years

Wind farm auctions scheduled by US Interior Department, with four due to take place this year.

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