Focus on Electricity
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.
EU agrees to quit energy investment treaty over climate concerns
EU countries agreed on Thursday to jointly quit an international energy treaty over concerns that it protects fossil fuel investments.
Global shift to renewables slowed in 2023, policy group says
The global shift to renewables in major energy-consuming sectors slowed in 2023, hindered by regulatory gaps and political pressures.
Clean Prosperity: Nuclear energy could help Canada achieve net-zero, but problems need solving first
A report by Clean Prosperity recommends how Canada can solve the problems of high costs and policy uncertainty that can get in the...
White House to support new nuclear power plants in the U.S.
Measures to support development of new US nuclear plants announced to combat rising costs and competition from gas, wind and solar.
Biden administration expands tax credits beyond wind, solar
Clean tech tax credits scheme expands to cover geothermal, nuclear and more as Biden administration aims to hit net zero goal in 2035.
Mexico’s electricity demand hits record amid extreme heat and water shortages
Mexico has been consuming record amounts of electricity and occasionally more than its utility infrastructure can generate and transmit, official data showed, as...
Siemens Gamesa to cut 4,100 jobs in overhaul: CEO letter to staff
The job cuts plan, which was first reported by Spanish newspaper El Correo, comes shortly after Siemens Energy fleshed out major restructuring moves...
