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Spain loses UK appeal over immunity in renewable energy incentives lawsuit

Spain loses appeal in its bid to claim immunity in a multi-million euro case over cuts to renewable energy incentives.

FILE PHOTO: Residents walk by power grid towers at Bair Island State Marine Park in Redwood City, California, United States, January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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US grants $428 million to clean energy projects in communities that relied on coal

Many of the projects are in states that have leaned Republican in recent elections or are battleground states. 

Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce delivers remarks at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in Toronto on August 31, 2023. Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says he wants the province's electricity system to not just be able to meet an expected 75-per-cent increase in demand, but to exceed it and be able to sell excess power to other jurisdictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Ontario aiming to become energy superpower, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says

Ontario's energy minister aims for the province's electricity system to exceed a projected 75% demand increase and sell excess power.

The National Energy System Operator will outline new energy infrastructure locations in a long-term strategic plan (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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British grid operator to outline new energy infrastructure sites in long-term plan

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) will outline energy infrastructure locations in its strategic spatial energy plan.

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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Three Mile Island nuclear plant gears up for Big Tech reboot

Constellation Energy aims to revive the half-century-old Three Mile Island nuclear plant to fuel Microsoft's data centers.

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Analysis: Solar surge will send coal power tumbling by 2030, IEA data reveals

Carbon Brief analysis of IEA data: Global electricity generation from solar will quadruple by 2030 and help to push coal power into reverse.

FILE PHOTO: The Department of Commerce building is seen before an expected report of new home sales numbers in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022.      REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
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Cambodian solar firms no longer cooperating with US tariff probe

Two Cambodian solar firms exit U.S. trade probe, risking penalties in a case alleging underpriced solar panel imports.

A herd of sheep at Acciona's High Point Solar Farm in northern Illinois. Credit: Acciona
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How a solar development turned from threat to opportunity for an Illinois farmer

When farmer Trent Gerlach found out a solar farm would be built on the land he had long worked in northwestern Illinois, he...

FILE PHOTO: Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
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US set to award Hemlock Semiconductor $325 million for polysilicon production

The U.S. is awarding $325M to Hemlock Semiconductor to boost polysilicon production, securing the chips supply chain.

FILE PHOTO: People walk in front of India Gate on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, December 18, 2023. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary/File Photo
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Indian policy body calls for power plants to pause installing sulphur reducing gear

India's top policy think tank has proposed halting the installation of equipment to reduce sulphur emissions at coal plants, sparking debate over air...

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