Focus on Electricity
Myanmar may revive Chinese hydroelectric dam plan axed in 2011
Amid power cuts, $3.6bn Myanmar dam project could be reconsidered years after it was suspended due to environmental concerns.
Texas power demand to break May record in heat wave on Friday
Texas heat wave causes huge demand for electricity, reaching a record for the second time in a week — with increases still to...
EV maker Tesla breaks ground on Shanghai storage battery factory
Tesla Megapack factory construction begins, with aim to start mass production of the battery storage units by early 2025.
Finland’s wizards making food out of thin air
Makers of solein, a pioneering protein of cellular agriculture, say a kilo generates 130 times less greenhouse gas emissions than beef.
Octopus Energy launches ‘buy now pay later’ for solar panels
Octopus solar scheme will allow UK households to spread the cost of installing photovoltaic panels to encourage take-up.
Wind towers crumpled after Iowa wind farm suffers rare direct hit from tornado
While there have been isolated incidents of tornadoes or hurricanes damaging wind turbines, fortunately such occurrences are extremely rare, said Jason Ryan, a...
U.S. sites with radioactive material more vulnerable as climate change increases wildfire, flood risks
Many sites are contaminated or warehouse decades of radioactive waste, while some perform critical energy and defense research and manufacturing that could be...
Using carbon capture for energy-from-waste: ‘Low-hanging fruit’ for the UK?
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies has published a paper examining the business case for using carbon capture and storage to reduce emissions...
US announces details on higher China tariffs, some to start Aug 1
The US Trade Representative's office on Wednesday said some of the steep tariff increases on Chinese imports will take effect on August 1
Wylfa in Wales chosen as Government’s top site for major nuclear plant
Ministers are starting talks with energy firms to explore building the UK’s third mega-nuclear power station in Wylfa.
