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Japan’s JERA to launch new gas-fired power plant to avoid electricity shortages

Any additional capacity is welcomed now as Japan has been suffering tight power supply during peak summer and winter demand seasons due to...

FILE - A brigade from the Electric Power Authority repairs distribution lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in the Cantera community of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 19, 2017. A federal judge overseeing a drawn-out debt-restructuring process for the power company ordered all parties to mediation on Wednesday, July 10, in the latest attempt to break an impasse that has sparked widespread anger and frustration. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)
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Federal control board sues Puerto Rico’s governor over net metering law

The federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances sued to challenge net metering law amendments, claiming it undermines the energy bureau’s independence.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of energy services firm Baker Hughes is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Baker Hughes sees lower North America activity; bets on foreign demand

Baker Hughes cut its North American spending outlook but raised full-year revenue estimates, betting on strong international growth and gas equipment demand.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of the Trans Mountain Burnaby Terminal tank farm as the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project became operational in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
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Canada likely to delay Trans Mountain pipeline sale: report

Canadian government will likely stall the sale of the Trans Mountain pipeline until after the election in 2025, Bloomberg reported Friday

Green party co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay (Ian West/PA)
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Green leader urges MPs to ‘move beyond’ comments on pylon proposals

Adrian Ramsay uses first Parliamentary speech to reinforce commitment to wide-ranging climate action after opposing pylon construction in his constituency.

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Canada’s Pieridae Energy shuts-in production amid low natgas prices

Canadian energy company Pieridae Energy said on Thursday it has shut-in the production of about 6,250 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d)...

FILE - Giant wind turbine blades for the Vineyard Winds project are stacked on racks in the harbor, July 11, 2023, in New Bedford, Mass. The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island and washed up on the beaches says a manufacturing problem was responsible. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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GE Vernova says manufacturing problem behind wind turbine blade breaking off Nantucket Island

GE Vernova will reinspect 150 turbine blades after a manufacturing issue at a Canadian factory caused a blade to break and wash ashore...

yprus' Energy Minister George Pananastasiou talks during an interview in his office at the Energy Ministry in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday July 25, 2024. The future of an electricity cable linking the power grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel will be cleared up next month when a ruling is expected on whether Cypriot consumers would pick up the tab for the cable's four-year construction costs, Pananastasiou said Thursday. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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Future of undersea power cable linking Greece, Cyprus, Israel to be decided next month: minister

The future of the Greece-Cyprus-Israel electricity cable hinges on a ruling about Cypriot consumer costs, expected next month, promising cheaper, renewable energy.

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How Germany’s hydrogen economy could transform energy use

Germany is betting on green hydrogen, produced through electrolysis driven by wind and solar power, as an alternative to fossil fuels. For some,...

Lawyers for Drax Power said the firm had sought the court’s protection after a North Yorkshire Police tip-off (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)
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Power station secures injunction against ‘threat of protest’

Threat of Drax protests and activist encampment sees power station receive injunction after court hearing.

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