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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen outside Google Bay View facilities during the Made by Google event in Mountain View, California, U.S. August 13, 2024. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo/File Photo
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Google invests in Intersect Power in over $800 million funding round amid AI race

Google joins others in backing Intersect Power in a $800M+ clean energy funding round.

A nighttime traffic jam with rows of cars emitting red brake lights, and traffic lights glowing in the distance.
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Fine particle pollution blamed for nearly 240,000 EU deaths in 2022

A report links 48,000 premature deaths to nitrogen dioxide from vehicles and thermal power plants.

FILE PHOTO: A worker stacks steel pipes in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 4, 2014.  REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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India’s steel expansion could hinder net zero emission goal, GEM says

India's coal-driven steel expansion risks derailing its net-zero 2070 target, warns GEM, citing $187B in stranded assets.

FILE PHOTO: A view of a lithium mine in Yichun, Jiangxi province, China March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo
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Analysis: Lithium supply surplus set to stay with battery makers’ help

Global lithium oversupply persists as Chinese-backed mines defy weak prices, sustaining EV battery production but hurting profits.

A news helicopter flies by as a 130-ton all-terrain crane prepares to place the giant blades onto a massive wind turbine on the top of Grouse Mountain ski resort in North Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.    THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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B.C. selects nine wind power projects to boost energy supply by eight per cent a year

B.C. has okayed nine wind energy projects that will boost its hydro-electric grid by eight per cent a year, enough to power 500,000...

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of U.S. energy exporter and pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc. is seen in Houston, Texas, U.S. September 27, 2020. Picture taken September 27, 2020.  REUTERS/Gary McWilliams/File Photo
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Kinder Morgan forecasts higher profit in 2025

The company said it was expecting an adjusted earnings per share of $1.27, up eight per cent compared with its forecast of $1.17...

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EU looks to geothermal in drive for energy security, document shows

"The use of geothermal energy contributes to the strategic objectives of the European Union," the draft document said.

Uranium stone is seen at a news conference of Macusani Yellowcake and Plateau Energy in Lima, Peru July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo/File Photo
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Former SpaceX engineer seeks to help end US dearth of special uranium fuel

An ex-SpaceX engineer believes nuclear energy will play a key role in Trump's efforts to expand baseload electricity sources.

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