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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.

FILE - Mateo Jaramillo, CEO and co-founder of Form Energy, poses for a photograph inside the company's lab, June 8, 2023, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
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Form Energy secures $405M to speed development of long-awaited 100-hour iron-air batteries

Form Energy secures $405 million in funding to scale production of its iron-air batteries, a long-duration storage solution for clean energy.

FILE PHOTO: A bucket wheel excavator processes coal at the Phola Coal Processing Plant near Witbank, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
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European donors woo South Africa’s sceptical coal belt on green energy

European politicians and diplomats urge South Africa's coal communities to embrace renewables, promising support amid transition fears.

FILE PHOTO: High-voltage power lines, an electricity pylon and wind turbines are seen near Pedrola, Spain, December 12, 2021. Picture taken on December 12, 2021. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
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Renewable energy to fall short of UN goal to triple by 2030, IEA says

Renewable energy will meet nearly half of electricity demand by 2030 but fall short of the U.N. goal to triple capacity, IEA reports.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows emissions from the smoke stack of the Electricite de France (EDF) coal-fired power plant in Cordemais near Nantes, France, January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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Global energy-related CO2 emissions set to peak this year, consultancy DNV says

Global CO2 emissions from energy may peak in 2023, driven by cheaper solar and batteries, but slow declines risk 2.2C warming.

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