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FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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Analysis: US nuclear plants won’t power up Big Tech’s AI ambitions right away

Big tech firms should be wary of seeing nuclear as a quick fix to power problems, as regulatory hurdles and technical challenges loom...

Shetland has seen a rapid expansion of wind energy over the past decade (PA)
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Commission to set out how renewables can benefit communities across Scotland

Scotland’s Just Transition Commission will today set out key lessons from Shetland’s experience of the energy transition which it believes can help shape...

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows power-generating windmill turbines at a wind park in La Regrippiere, near Nantes, France, April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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Record renewables growth fuels cost competitiveness: IRENA report

Over 75% of 2023's new renewable energy was cheaper than fossil fuels, highlighting its growing global competitiveness.

The city of Newport is seen from the Pacific Ocean near the wave energy test site in Newport, Ore., Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. The coastal waters of Oregon are shaping up to be key for advances in two forms of renewable energy: wave power and wind turbines that float. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
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Climate solutions: Two kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast

The coastal waters of Oregon are shaping up to be key for advances in two forms of renewable energy: wave power and wind...

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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Microsoft may pay Constellation premium in Three Mile Island power agreement, Jefferies says

Microsoft is expected to pay a premium for a power deal with Constellation to help restart the Three Mile Island plant.

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Financial incentives alone are not enough to get more heat pumps in Canadian homes

Heat pumps: Skepticism and a lack of awareness keep people from using the incentives. Targeted campaigns are needed along with training for HVAC...

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has pledged to lift more than a million renters out of fuel poverty (James Glossop/PA)
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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband pledges to lift millions out of fuel poverty

Labour’s warm homes plan aims to make properties across the country cheaper to run by rolling out solar panels on rooftops.

ypriot Minister of Energy George Papanastasiou, left, talks with his counterparts of Malta Miriam Dalli, center, and Slovenia Bojan Kumer, left, during the MED9 Energy Ministerial Meeting in southern coastal city of Larnaca, Cyprus, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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9 EU nations to turn the Mediterranean into a green energy hub

Officials from nine southern European Union member countries said Monday they're focused on harnessing offshore wind and solar energy

FILE PHOTO: French riot police take position as part of a demonstration by dockers during the inauguration of the first French offshore floating wind turbine, Floatgen, in the port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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Offshore wind opponents in Australia, Europe lean on US groups for advice

Activist organizations across the U.S., Europe and Australia have begun sharing resources in their common mission to derail offshore wind.

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