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FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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Big Tech proposes power-rate terms in Ohio data-center fight

Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon propose a new framework for how Ohio data centers pay for power, countering AEP’s May proposal.

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Westinghouse and Seaspan Sign MoU for AP1000® and AP300™ Projects

Agreement Supports Deployment of Advanced Reactors in Canada and Globally Peterborough, Ontario, October 10, 2024 — Westinghouse Electric Company and Seaspan ULC announced today...

Paris is remove a network of obsolete power cables with new ones more resistant to extreme heat (AFP)
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Paris switches to climate-resilient power cables

Paris is modernizing its 60-year-old underground electric cables to withstand heatwaves, replacing obsolete paper-insulated cables.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Westinghouse Electric Corp. is pictured at the World Nuclear Exhibition (WNE), the trade fair event for the global nuclear community in Villepinte near Paris, France, June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Italy eyes Westinghouse, EDF as partners for nuclear-power firm: sources

Italy is considering Westinghouse or EDF as international partners for a state-backed company to build advanced nuclear reactors.

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Westinghouse and Seaspan Sign MoU for AP1000® and AP300™ Projects

Agreement Supports Deployment of Advanced Reactors in Canada and Globally PETERBOROUGH, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westinghouse Electric Company and Seaspan ULC announced today that they have...

FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. .  REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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GM offering new home energy storage options for US EV owners

GM is offering electric vehicle owners a home storage option to store and transfer solar energy, part of the company's sales pitch to...

The Dinorwig power station, also known as Electric Mountain (PA)
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More giant ‘water batteries’ planned under scheme to boost UK’s clean energy storage

Britain could get a swathe of giant so-called “water batteries” in the coming years, under a new scheme to boost investment into clean...

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Renewables on track to replace coal in world’s richest countries: Ember

Coal generation in OECD countries has fallen to less than half of its peak in 2007, driven primarily by a significant increase in...

China's massive solar industry, which enjoys strong support from the state, makes eight of every 10 solar panels in the world (AFP)
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China’s solar goes from supremacy to oversupply

China's solar industry, bolstered by state support, faces challenges from foreign tariffs and intense domestic price competition.

Before it turned off the switches in October 2022, the plant fed 121 megawatts into South Africa's grid (AFP)
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South Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plant

South Africa’s Komati coal plant shutdown stalls green transition, leaving jobs lost and renewable projects delayed.

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