Focus on Electricity
Wind towers crumpled after Iowa wind farm suffers rare direct hit from tornado
While there have been isolated incidents of tornadoes or hurricanes damaging wind turbines, fortunately such occurrences are extremely rare, said Jason Ryan, a...
U.S. sites with radioactive material more vulnerable as climate change increases wildfire, flood risks
Many sites are contaminated or warehouse decades of radioactive waste, while some perform critical energy and defense research and manufacturing that could be...
Using carbon capture for energy-from-waste: ‘Low-hanging fruit’ for the UK?
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies has published a paper examining the business case for using carbon capture and storage to reduce emissions...
US announces details on higher China tariffs, some to start Aug 1
The US Trade Representative's office on Wednesday said some of the steep tariff increases on Chinese imports will take effect on August 1
Wylfa in Wales chosen as Government’s top site for major nuclear plant
Ministers are starting talks with energy firms to explore building the UK’s third mega-nuclear power station in Wylfa.
Google data centre new source of heat for town in Finland
Google says it will use waste heat from its data centre in the Finnish port city of Hamina to heat 80 per cent...
French, Russia, Chinese firms vie to build Ghana’s 1st nuclear power plant
Ghana started considering building a nuclear power plant in the 1960s but the process was derailed by a coup. It revived the plan...
Slowing EV uptake may delay Panasonic’s EV battery expansion, CEO says
A slowdown in the take-up of electric vehicles in the U.S. may prompt Tesla-supplier Panasonic to delay investing in additional plants to boost...
Platinum loses shine amid BHP’s vast Anglo bid
Platinum is used in the manufacture of catalytic converters for high-polluting petrol engines — but demand has long been forecast to slump as...
Texas heat wave sends power demand to all-time high for May
Texas power demand reaches a record for May – but supplier projects demand will rise even higher before the month is over.
