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US Energy Secretary calls for more nuclear power while celebrating $35 billion Georgia reactors
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday called for more nuclear reactors to be built in the United States and worldwide.
Solar power in Chile: Study explores short-term health benefits of rapid expansion
A new peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, quantifies the short-term health benefits of an explosion in new solar...
Improving energy resilience in Pakistan could avert 175,000 deaths by 2030, UNICEF says
The study, conducted by UNICEF’s Economist Impact Unit, comes as Pakistan is experiencing a heatwave that has sickened thousands of people.
Call for next government to make ‘big decisions’ on nuclear power projects
The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) has published its manifesto, saying it was important to ensure continued momentum.
South Korea plans 70% carbon-free power generation by 2038
The government maintained its plan to add four nuclear plants by 2038, but expects to more than triple solar and wind power output.
California approves community solar program backed by utilities
The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved a new solar energy program that the industry said did not go far enough to...
Crews race to restore power across Texas ahead of more storms
The ongoing power outages following storms in north Texas prompted the Garland Independent School District in suburban Dallas to cancel classes for the...
Italian local govts must identify suitable areas for renewables projects: draft decree
The new rules grant a fast-track permit process for projects that will be located in areas identified but also confirm a ban on...
Britain’s creaking power grid leaves green energy revolution adrift
To hit net zero, Britain needs to expand the high-voltage network in England and Wales carried overhead on pylons.
Support for Spanish gas plants is ‘urgent’, industry body says
Supporting Spanish gas-fired plants with capacity mechanisms is "urgent and necessary", Joan Batalla, president of industry body Sedigas.
