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The logo for Eletrobras, a Brazilian electric utilities company, is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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Eletrobras, Ocean Winds agree to assess offshore wind projects in Brazil

Brazilian power firm Eletrobras signs MoU with Ocean Winds to study the development of offshore wind farms in Brazil.

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City, N.J., on Nov. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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Big offshore wind project proposed for New York as other sites are evaluated in three states

Offshore wind projects in NY, NJ, and MD advance amid regulatory reviews and escalating legal challenges from opponents.

Plants grow through an array of solar panels in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., May 6, 2022.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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US extends semiconductor tax breaks to some solar factories

The U.S. extends a tax break to solar wafer makers, aiming to boost domestic production and reduce reliance on China.

'Green' hydrogen is at a relatively early stage of development and requires substantial investment (AFP)
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Windfall tax backlash menaces Spain’s green energy sector

Spain's government has infuriated banking and energy giants by wanting to maintain a windfall tax on them, threatening crucial investments for the country's...

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Spain loses UK appeal over immunity in renewable energy incentives lawsuit

Spain loses appeal in its bid to claim immunity in a multi-million euro case over cuts to renewable energy incentives.

FILE PHOTO: Residents walk by power grid towers at Bair Island State Marine Park in Redwood City, California, United States, January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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US grants $428 million to clean energy projects in communities that relied on coal

Many of the projects are in states that have leaned Republican in recent elections or are battleground states. 

Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce delivers remarks at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in Toronto on August 31, 2023. Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says he wants the province's electricity system to not just be able to meet an expected 75-per-cent increase in demand, but to exceed it and be able to sell excess power to other jurisdictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Ontario aiming to become energy superpower, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says

Ontario's energy minister aims for the province's electricity system to exceed a projected 75% demand increase and sell excess power.

The National Energy System Operator will outline new energy infrastructure locations in a long-term strategic plan (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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British grid operator to outline new energy infrastructure sites in long-term plan

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) will outline energy infrastructure locations in its strategic spatial energy plan.

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is seen at sunset in Middletown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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Three Mile Island nuclear plant gears up for Big Tech reboot

Constellation Energy aims to revive the half-century-old Three Mile Island nuclear plant to fuel Microsoft's data centers.

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Analysis: Solar surge will send coal power tumbling by 2030, IEA data reveals

Carbon Brief analysis of IEA data: Global electricity generation from solar will quadruple by 2030 and help to push coal power into reverse.

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