Focus on Electricity
Nuclear’s EU comeback on show at Brussels summit
Promoting nuclear power was long taboo in Brussels, but a high-profile international summit Thursday will send loud and clear the message that atomic...
US proposes second offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico
(Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed a second sale of offshore wind development rights in the Gulf of Mexico as soon...
EPA issues new rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions, boosting electric vehicles and hybrids
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced new automobile emissions standards Wednesday that officials called the most ambitious plan ever to cut planet-warming...
Rising scourge of e-waste a ‘catastrophe’ for environment: UN
The world threw away a record amount of smartphones, televisions and other electrical devices in 2022, the UN said Wednesday, warning this avalanche...
Russia says CERN decision to cut science cooperation is unacceptable
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that a decision by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) to...
Extra £58bn investment in UK grid needed, ESO report claims
An additional £58 billion will need to be invested in Great Britain’s electricity grid in the first half of the next decade to...
Ottawa signs memorandum of understanding with Germany for Canadian hydrogen
HALIFAX — Canada and Germany have signed a memorandum of understanding for the sale of hydrogen produced in Atlantic Canada. The agreement signed...
Yousaf opens world-first floating offshore wind innovation centre
First Minister Humza Yousaf has said Scotland is positioning itself as a world-leading nation as he opened the first dedicated innovation centre for...
Low uptake of heat pumps hampering UK efforts to cut emissions, watchdog warns
Uptake of clean heat pumps to replace boilers has been less than half the expected levels under a flagship programme, a report has...
UK Government commits extra funding for heat pumps and insulation in social homes
More than £75 million of UK taxpayers’ money will be used for free energy efficiency upgrades in thousands of social homes, the Government...
