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FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of of mining company Vale SA is pictured, after the collapse of a tailings dam in an iron mine in Brumadinho in Brazil, in St-Prex, Switzerland January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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Brazilian miner Vale invests in US startup as part of decarbonization push

Vale Ventures invested in Electrified Thermal Solutions, which develops fossil fuel-free heating tech to cut emissions in industry.

Wind turbines off the coast of Clacton-on-Sea, UK.
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UK low-carbon renewable power set to overtake fossil fuels for first time

Wind power is close to becoming the single largest source of UK power for the first time, says Ember analysis of renewable energy...

Orsted was dealt a $4 billion blow last year when it cancelled wind farm projects in the United States (Ritzau Scanpix)
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Blown off course, turbine giant Orsted seeks second wind

Orsted was dealt a $4 billion blow last year when it cancelled wind farm projects in the US.

The campus for the University of California, Merced, features a canal system and a solar farm in Merced, California, U.S. August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File Photo
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US solar industry downplays climate in strategy for Trump era

U.S. solar capacity grew 128% during Trump's first term in office.

FILE - Shipping containers are stacked at a port in Tianjin, China, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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US hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products

Tariffs on Chinese-made solar wafers and polysilicon will rise to 50% and duties on certain tungsten products will increase to 25%.

A report examined wind power (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Improve consenting process to meet wind power targets, report suggests

All levels of government need to improve capacity in the consenting process for wind projects, a report on the UK’s clean power ambitions...

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Seaway7 signs vessel reservation agreement for UK offshore wind farm

Luxembourg – 11 December 2024 - Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY) today announced that Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group,...

Jeff Gustavson, President of Chevron New Energies, speaks during the Reuters NEXT conference, in New York City, New York, U.S., December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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Big oil eyes powering big tech’s data center demand

This comes after Exxon Mobil said it is adding carbon-capture to natural gas-fired power plants supplying data centers.

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In Michigan and Wisconsin, cities are finding rooftops alone may not achieve solar energy goals 

Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee, and Madison adopt utility-scale solar, blending partnerships and rooftop projects for clean energy.

Vestas manufactures wind turbine blades (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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Vestas cuts hundreds of jobs on UK’s Isle of Wight

Vestas is switching from making offshore blades to smaller, onshore blades, which will only sustain 300 jobs at the site, it said.

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