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Baltic Sea wind farms impair Sweden’s defence, says military

The government said the towers and rotating blades of wind turbines emit radar echoes and generate other forms of interference.

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Experts say China can peak coal consumption by 2025 amid clean energy expansion

HELSINKI / BEIJING, 27 November 2024 - A majority of experts surveyed believe China is on track to peak coal consumption by 2025....

FILE PHOTO: Norsk Hydro logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Norway’s Hydro to phase out green hydrogen, battery businesses

Norsk Hydro is no longer investing in its battery and green hydrogen businesses and will phase out these operations in the coming years.

The plants are to be situated in Bolivia's vast Uyuni salt flats (AFP)
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Bolivia announces $1 bn deal with China to build lithium plants

Bolivia signs $1B deal with China's CBC, a CATL subsidiary, to build two lithium carbonate plants in the southwest.

Coal is sorted into piles at a coal yard at the port in Ningbo, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province. The country's coal consumption could peak by 2025, according to a new report (AFP)
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China expected to hit peak coal consumption in 2025: report

China — the largest greenhouse gas emitter — remains heavily reliant on coal despite installing renewable energy capacity at record speed. 

FILE PHOTO: The General Electric Co. logo is seen on the company's corporate headquarters building in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. July 23, 2019. Picture taken July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Alwyn Scott/File Photo
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GE reaches $362.5 million shareholder settlement over power unit

GE will pay $362.5 million to resolve a shareholder lawsuit over hidden risks at its power business.

FILE PHOTO: Workers install solar panels at the Khavda Renewable Energy Park of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL)  in Khavda, India, April 12, 2024.REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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Analysis: Adani’s ‘renewable energy marvel’ trapped in U.S. bribery indictment

Adani Green faces challenges after U.S. indictment over bribery, threatening its $100B renewable energy goals.

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More chargers, less red tape: How to speed up electrifying Ontario’s MHDVs

Ontario must address high costs, regulatory hurdles and grid readiness to build chargers needed for electrifying road-freight vehicles.

FILE PHOTO: Men fix the logo of the Adani Group on the facade of its Corporate House on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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Snapshot: Major fallout for India’s Adani Group after U.S. bribery indictment

Adani Group's market value drops $33B after U.S. bribery charges; TotalEnergies halts investments, other deals stall.

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