Focus on Electricity

Asia Pacific president of Danish wind farm developer Orsted, Per Mejnert Kristensen, speaks during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard

Orsted says Taiwan wind project to power TSMC on track for 2025 finish

Wind farm developer Orsted's Taiwan plan will supply 920MW to valuable chipmaker TSMC.

By Reuters24 Apr 2024Reuters

FILE - Boats sit docked around the exposed banks of the El Penol-Guatape hydroelectric dam, due to low water levels, in Guatape, Colombia, April 3, 2024. Colombia’s government on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, rolled out new incentives to reduce electricity consumption in the South American nation, which has been hit by a severe drought that has diminished the capacity of local hydroelectric plants and brought officials close to imposing power cuts. (AP Photo/Fredy Amariles, file)

Colombia rolls out new incentives to cut electricity use as drought persists

As drought hits hydroelectric plants, homes and businesses that exceed their average monthly electrical consumption will be charged additional fees.

By Manuel Rueda23 Apr 2024The Associated Press

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference prior to tabling the Federal Budget in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Freeland says the $5-billion announced for an Indigenous loan guarantee program in last week's budget is just a start. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Business Economy Electricity Fuel Indigenous Infrastructure News Politics

Canada’s finance minister: $5B just a start for Indigenous loan guarantee program

The $5-billion announced for an Indigenous loan guarantee program in Canada's 2024 budget is just a start: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland

By Ian Bickis23 Apr 2024The Canadian Press

FILE PHOTO: A flare burns excess natural gas in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 23, 2019. Picture taken November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo

Analysis Electricity Industry Natural Gas News

AI boom to fuel natural gas demand in coming years: analysis

A spike in power usage from artificial intelligence data centers could significantly boost natural gas demand in the second half of the decade:...

By Reuters23 Apr 2024Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Solar panels from SunPower are installed on residential buildings at a model home display in the Eureka Grove neighborhood of Granite Bay, California, U.S., October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File Photo

Business Finance News Solar

Solar company Sunpower flags issues with financial reporting

SunPower has identified misstatements in its results for fiscal year 2022, the U.S. solar power storage and energy service provider says in a...

By Sourasis Bose23 Apr 2024Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A view shows constructions on the bank of a river in a mountainous area near the town of Mailuu-Suu in the Jalal-Abad region, Kyrgyzstan, April 20, 2024. Dams holding vast amounts of uranium mine tailings above the fertile Fergana valley in Central Asia are unstable, threatening a possible Chernobyl-scale nuclear disaster if they collapse that would make the region uninhabitable, studies have revealed. REUTERS/Marlis Myrzakul Uulu/File Photo

Analysis Environment In-Depth Nuclear Power

Unstable nuclear-waste dams threaten fertile Central Asia heartland

The studies, part of a project by the European Commission and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to reinforce the facilities, show...

By Reuters23 Apr 2024Reuters

Analysis Economy Electricity Reports Solar Utilities Wind

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies: Volatility in electricity markets

The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies has published a paper on the difficulty of hedging against price volatility in electricity markets — and...

By Kathari News22 Apr 2024Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

The Energy Gang: Podcast by Wood Mackenzie

Analysis Business Electricity Fuel Podcasts Politics

Podcast: The Energy Gang

The Energy Gang, a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Ed Crooks from global consultancy Wood Mackenzie, features discussions on the latest trends in energy,...

By Ed Crooks22 Apr 2024Wood Mackenzie

Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change is a weekly podcast hosted by Michael Liebreich and Baroness Bryony Worthington.

Analysis Business Climate Electricity Finance Fuel Podcasts Politics

Podcast | Cleaning Up: Leadership in a Time of Climate Change

Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change is a weekly podcast hosted by Michael Liebreich and Baroness Bryony Worthington, who interview...

By Michael Liebreich and Baroness Bryony Worthington22 Apr 2024Cleaning Up

Analysis Business Efficiency Electricity Geothermal Interties Podcasts Solar Storage Transmission Wind

Podcast: CleanTech Talk

The CleanTech Talk podcast is hosted by CleanTechnica CEO Zachary Shahan and COO/Founder Scott Cooney. They “discuss cleantech news and do original analyses...

By Zachary Shahan and Scott Cooney22 Apr 2024CleanTechnica