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People walk up towards the Hell Fire club in Dublin ahead of a Status Orange low temperature warning issued for most counties on Wednesday night (Brian Lawless/PA)
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Thousands still without power can use hotel facilities during Irish cold snap

The Electricity Supply Board said 4,000 homes, farms, and businesses are without power.

More than 800,000 balcony solar kits were installed in Germany in 2024 (AFP)
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Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money

Far less powerful than roof panels, balcony solar kits cover only part of a household's energy needs and are used for tasks such...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a reception for newly elected Democratic members of Congress, in Washington, U.S. January 5, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File photo
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Biden team wraps up expanded clean energy credit guidance

Biden finalizes clean energy tax credit guidance, extending IRA benefits to diverse low-carbon power sources amid climate change push.

A wide-view image of the Mecca Hills showing various canyons and slopes. (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Eyeing green legacy, Biden declares new national monuments

Biden's move will protect Chuckwalla National Monument in southern California from drilling, mining, and solar energy farms.

A view of the retired Agios Georgios power station in Keratsini suburb, near Athens, Greece, January 3, 2025. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
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Europe’s power price divide hits southeastern economies

Greek businesses and households face soaring energy costs, as uneven investment deepens Southeast Europe's energy crisis.

Eighty percent of the fall in Germany's emissions for 2024 is thanks to record high production of renewable energy and the continued closure of coal-fired power stations (AFP)
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Pace of German emissions cuts slows in 2024: study

Germany’s 2024 emissions fell three per cent, a slower drop than 2023, hindered by stalled green investments in industry and households.

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Trina Solar sets world record for solar technology

Increasing cell efficiency can help reduce the size needed for solar installations as well as cut costs.

The West Pubnico Point wind farm is seen in Lower West Pubnico, N.S., on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaugh
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Nova Scotia paper mill to be powered by wind farm with financing from federal agency

Cape Breton paper mill secures $224M federal loan for Goose Harbour wind farm, meeting 60 per cent of its power needs by 2026.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault and Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador sign a memorandum of understanding on Churchill Falls during an announcement in St.John's, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Politicians are digging into the details of a draft energy deal between Hydro-Québec and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro as four days of debate begins in St. John's, N.L.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Bruising history with hydro projects hangs over Quebec energy debate in Newfoundland

Newfoundland debates draft energy deal with Quebec, potentially adding $17B to its treasury by 2041, ending 1969 contract.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 22, 2024.  REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo
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Trump denies report that his team is eyeing pared-back tariffs

Energy production, including batteries, rare earth minerals, and solar panels, will make up one of several focus sectors.

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