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FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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US may revive some shut nuclear plants to help meet emissions goal energy chief

The US could revive some of its recently retired nuclear power plants to help meet rising demand for zero-emissions electricity, Energy Secretary Jennifer...

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm delivers a speech ahead of a conversation with Daniel Yergin, the vice chairman of S&P Global, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023.  REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/File Photo
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Power-hungry data centers spur US talks with Big Tech, energy chief Granholm says

By Timothy Gardner, Valerie Volcovici and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration is asking big technology companies to invest in new...

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Equinor Solidifies New York Offtake Contract for Empire Wind 1

BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equinor today announced the execution of the Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) with the New York State Energy Research and Development...

Pipe is unloaded at a project in Hardisty, Alta., on Thursday, Aug.10, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Frans
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TC Energy shareholders approve spinoff, creation of South Bow pipelines business

TC Energy Corp. shareholders have voted in favour of spinning off the company's crude oil pipelines business

A solar field is seen on site at First Solar in Perrysburg, Ohio July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger
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First Solar, Qcells panels score green label preferred by US government

First Solar and Hanwha Qcells, have become the first solar panel makers to register under US government preferred environmental rating system

An IEA analysis of policies, plans and estimates from nearly 150 countries found that they could reach 8,000 gigawatts of renewable power capacity in six years' time. (AFP)
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World falling short on 2030 renewables goal: IEA

Nations are falling short of the UN 2030 climate goal agreed as effort to curb global warming, International Energy Agency said Tuesday

FILE PHOTO: A ponderosa pine tree is cut down after having burnt in the Brattain Fire, at Fremont National Forest, near Paisley, Oregon, U.S., September 19, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File photo
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Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp utility reaches $178 million wildfire settlement

PacifiCorp, a utility owned by billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, said on Monday it agreed to pay $178 million to resolve claims by...

FILE PHOTO: Solar panels of Germany's largest solar park Weesow-Willmersdorf by energy supplier EnBW AG are seen next to wind turbines in Werneuchen, Germany September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
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Ember report: EU wind and solar growth displaces fossil fuel generation

New Ember report: Wind and solar power generation in the European Union increased by 46% from 2019, when the current European Commission took...

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Lodestone Energy appoints Forsyth Barr and Barrenjoey to lead next capital raise

Capital raise set to fund development of eight more solar projects nationwide June 3, 2024 Lodestone Energy, New Zealand’s leading solar generation company,...

Nigerians are facing the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation, with double-digit inflation leaving many struggling to afford food (AFP)
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Nigeria union strike shuts power grid, schools, disrupts flights

Unions in Nigeria are also protesting an electricity tariff hike and there have been widespread blackouts after the Transmission Company of Nigeria said...

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