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AtkinsRéalis Signs Service Agreement with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to Accept CANDU MONARK into Special Project

Montreal: October 31, 2024 – Candu Energy Inc., an AtkinsRéalis company [AtkinsRéalis Group Inc.] (TSX: ATRL) and original equipment manufacturer of CANDU® technology, announces...

A Jubilee line Underground train in Bond Street station in central London (Jonathan Brady/PA)
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Transport for London plans to set up dedicated solar farms to power Tube network

The transport body said it is looking for a delivery partner to invest in the project as it launched a competitive tender process...

Net greenhouse gas emissions in the EU last year were 37 percent below 1990 levels, even though GDP grew by 68 percent over the same period, data showed (AFP)
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EU greenhouse gas emissions saw ‘huge’ drop in 2023

The EU saw an eight per cent drop in GHG emissions in 2023 due to rising renewables, but urgent action is needed to...

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Gender inclusion in solar PV is needed to expand energy access in Africa and Asia

Limiting women’s participation in the solar PV sector exacerbates skills shortages needed to develop, install, operate and service solar solutions.

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How farmers can install solar panels in fields without damaging the rest of their operation

Combining solar energy with agriculture offers a dual solution to cut carbon emissions and boost food production sustainably.

A man is reflected on Panasonic Corp's logo at Panasonic Center in Tokyo, Japan, February 2, 2017. Panasonic is a key supplier of batteries to Tesla among other EV makers, as well as to data centres. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/ File Photo
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Panasonic’s battery unit Q2 operating profit rises 42%, keeps forecast

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Panasonic Holdings said on Thursday second-quarter operating profit rose 42% at its battery-making energy unit, as stronger sales of energy...

Work is underway to convert a former iron mine into a final storage for radioactive waste. The Konrad site is meant to start operating in the early 2030s with space for more than 300,000 cubic metres of nuclear waste material. (AFP)
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Germany to bury nuclear waste but toxic dispute unresolved

Radioactive waste will be encased in concrete for an eternity at Germany's Konrad site — but some have raised safety concerns.

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Brookfield Acquires Share of Four UK Offshore Wind Farms from Ørsted

Two leading renewable energy players partner on operational U.K. offshore wind farms. Brookfield to acquire a 12.45% stake in 3.5 GW offshore wind portfolio...

FILE - Heavy machinery is used to cut trees to widen an existing Central Maine Power power line corridor to make way for new utility poles, April 26, 2021, near Bingham, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
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Massachusetts ratepayers to pay extra $512M for transmission line for Canadian hydropower

Massachusetts ratepayers to cover $512 million in added costs for Maine-Canada power line, expected to save $3.4 billion over 20 years.

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Is the UK’s hydrogen infrastructure prepared for a CfD-powered future?

The U.K.’s green hydrogen CfDs faces cost, demand, and market challenges. An OIES paper says government support and innovation are essential.

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