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District heating pipes (Vattenfall/PA)
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Heat networks an opportunity ‘worth billions’, says energy boss

Swedish firm hopes to expand UK heat networks to replace gas boilers, distributing a centralised source of heat to nearby buildings.

FILE PHOTO: Australia's Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen walks, on the day of negotiations of a COP28 draft deal, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
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Australia grants feasibility licences for offshore wind farms

Pursuing green energy, six Australian wind farm projects given the go-ahead for waters off the country's southern coast.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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US Senate approves bill to ban Russian uranium imports

Russian uranium ban passed by unanimous consent in US Senate, following similar restriction on oil imports after invasion of Ukraine.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks on invoking her government’s sovereignty act over federal clean energy regulations, along with Rebecca Schulz, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas and Nathan Neudorf, Minister of Affordability and Utilities, in Edmonton on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. The Alberta government is helping fund what it says is Canada's first test site for geothermal energy drilling techniques.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
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Alberta to partially fund facility to test geothermal drilling techniques

The Alberta government is helping fund what it says is Canada's first test site for geothermal energy drilling techniques.

FILE PHOTO: Graphite powder, used for battery paste, is pictured in a Volkswagen pilot line for battery cell production in Salzgitter, Germany, May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
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Graphite miners lobby US govt to impose levy on China-sourced EV material

North American graphite miners are lobbying the US government to impose a 25% tariff on three graphite products sourced from China in order...

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City. N.J., on Nov. 3, 2023. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, New Jersey utility regulators opened a fourth round of solicitations for new offshore wind farm proposals to join the three that already have preliminary approval. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
ElectricityNewsPoliticsUtilitiesWind

New Jersey seeks fourth round of offshore wind power proposals as foes push back

New Jersey is seeking a new round of proposals to build wind energy farms off its coastline, forging ahead with its clean energy...

Most sports venues rely on diesel generators for their power (AFP)
ClimateElectricityEmissionsFuelNews

Paris Olympics: sports venues ditching diesel to help limit emissions

French sports venues preparing for this year's Paris Olympics are set to ditch their diesel generators in favour of power grid connections as...

meco Corp. reported a loss in its latest quarter as it was hit by charges related to its acquisition of a stake in Westinghouse Electric Co., one of the world's largest nuclear services businesses. A Cameco employee is shown during a media tour of the uranium mine in Cigar Lake, Sask. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
BusinessMiningNewsNuclear Power

Uranium miner Cameco Q1 results show $7M loss and revenue down

Cameco Q1 loss compares with profit of $119m a year earlier, after acquiring Westinghouse Electric Company.

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Hubbell’s profit beats estimates on demand from utilities

Electrical equipment maker Hubbell on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected profit for the first quarter, bolstered by strong demand from utilities for its smart...

Power lines are seen during a heatwave with expected temperatures of 102 F (39 C) in Dallas, Texas, U.S. June 12, 2022. The White House on Tuesday reformed the U.S. environmental review process for major projects which officials said would speed up approval of everything from transmission of power from wind and solar farms to semiconductor manufacturing. REUTERS/Shelby
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US reforms environmental law to speed up clean energy, infrastructure approval

The White House has reformed the US environmental review process, which would speed up infrastructure approval for clean energy projects

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