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Demand for green home heating products like solar panels and heat pumps is expected to rise as part of the transition to net zero (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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Scotland’s consumer watchdog to investigate green home energy market amid fears of scams

The investigation will also look at whether consumers are presented with fair and affordable incentives.

FILE PHOTO: EV cars are pictured inside BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market where it has become the dominant player, in Rayong, Thailand, July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
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Forvia and BYD to bring Asian partnership to Europe

The two companies plan to operate together in BYD's new factory in Hungary.

Wind turbine technician Terrill Stowe stands on the nacelle, which houses the gearbox and generator, atop the tower of a wind turbine on the campus of Mesalands Community College in the former Route 66 town of Tucumcari, New Mexico (AFP)
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Don’t look down: Fearless trainees propel US wind turbine boom

High above the New Mexico plains, technicians train on a towering wind turbine, tackling the booming wind industry and its challenges.

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Portugal plans to raise share of renewables in electricity consumption to 93% by 2030

Portugal plans to raise the contribution of renewables in electricity consumption to 93% by 2030, as part of its decarbonisation push, according to...

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of Exxon Mobil’s Beaumont oil refinery, which produces and packages Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil, in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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US senators introduce bill to speed approvals of energy projects

US Senate bill aims to expedite permitting for power transmission, mining, and LNG exports, strengthening the grid and supporting the 2035 decarbonization goal.

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’s Trans Mountain Pipeline weighs debt deal ahead of potential sale: report

Trans Mountain plans bond market refinancing to manage its C$25.3 billion debt ahead of the Canadian government's sale of the pipeline.

Electrician A. Prakash checks the parameter of the output breaker of a 500-kilowatt battery energy storage system inside the Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages factory in Thiruvallur district, on the outskirts of Chennai, India, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it

India's battery storage industry, vital for transitioning from dirty fuels, is growing rapidly despite high costs and supply chain issues, with ke investments...

FILE - Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo. A federal appeals court on Friday, July 19, 2024, allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place, even as legal challenges continue. The EPA rule, announced in April, would force many coal-fired power plants to capture 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down within eight years. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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US court upholds EPA rule on coal plant emissions despite industry pushback

The court upheld the rule requiring coal plants to cut carbon emissions by 90% or shut down, a key part of Biden's climate...

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo is shown on a Model Y vehicle in Encinitas, California, U.S. October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Tesla halted some production lines due to global IT outage: report

Tesla halted some production lines due to a global IT outage linked to a CrowdStrike software update, affecting facilities in Texas and Nevada,...

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