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Cancer patient Linda Vidal, who relies on an electricity-powered oxygen concentrator to breathe properly, waits as Gabriela rolls her concentrator out of an elevator, amid the electricity cuts of up to 14 hours a day to deal with a severe drought, in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. The drought is causing blackouts because of Ecuador's heavy reliance on hydroelectric power.(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
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In Ecuador, power-dependent patients wait in anguish as the government imposes hours-long blackouts

A long dry season in Ecuador has seriously undermined the country's hydroelectric power generation, leading to blackouts.

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is seen at sunset in Middletown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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US nuclear regulator hears Three Mile Island power plant restart plan

Three Mile Island's nuclear power plant has been out of action since 2019. Now, Constellation Energy wants to start it back up.

Windmills are seen amongst houses generating electricity in Punniyavalanpuram, Tamil Nadu, India. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)
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After sundown: India must ramp up wind energy capacity to meet electricity demand

Ember: Wind energy can play a critical role in India's energy transition, particularly for its complementary role with solar power after sunset.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese react during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Apia, Samoa, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft/Pool)
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Australia and UK make pact to partner on 2050 net-zero climate goal

Australia and the U.K. deepen ties with a climate and energy pact, aiming for net-zero by 2050, and reaffirm AUKUS submarine plans.

Leeds is one of the cities chosen (Richard McCarthy/PA)
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Six towns and cities chosen to pilot England’s first clean heating networks

England's first clean heat network zones will launch in Leeds, Bristol, Plymouth, Stockport, Sheffield, and two London areas.

FILE PHOTO: Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Dominion Energy logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Avangrid sells offshore wind lease to Dominion Energy for $160 million

Avangrid sells Kitty Hawk North offshore wind lease to Dominion Energy for $160M, retains Kitty Hawk South for future development.

FILE PHOTO: A man works on a pole to restore electricity after a storm knocked down power cables in Sao Paulo, Brazil November 6, 2023. REUTERS/Carla Carniel/File Photo
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Brazil inflation picks up in mid-October with higher electricity costs

Inflation in Brazil rose due to higher electricity costs, driving up consumer prices in Latin America's largest economy.

FILE PHOTO: Wind turbines from Vattenfall are seen at the North Sea in Scheveningen, Netherlands August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
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Dutch environmental agency warns on North Sea wind project delays

Delays in the Netherlands' rollout of offshore wind are already raising greenhouse emissions.

Most of Odense port's surface area is devoted to wind power, and Vestas produces nacelles, masts and foundations (AFP)
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European leaders meet to re-energise offshore wind power

North Sea nations meet in Denmark to boost offshore wind power, aiming for 20,000 turbines by 2050 amid China’s dominance.

A view of Equinor's LNG facility in Melkoeya, outside Hammerfest, Norway January 31, 2023. Ole Berg-Rusten/NTB via REUTERS/ File Photo
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Equinor eyes lower spending on renewables after Orsted transaction

Equinor may cut renewable investments by 2030 after buying a $2.5B stake in Orsted, citing better access to wind assets.

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