Focus on Electricity
US school districts race to invest in cooling solutions as classrooms, playgrounds heat up
Schools address rising heat and its impacts by adding cool roofs, shade, and greenery, but funding and resources vary widely.
Heat pumps are key to home electrification — but will Americans buy in?
The U.S. pushes home electrification via heat pumps, efficient systems replacing heaters and air conditioners, to cut emissions.
Iberdrola is awarded a 791 MW offshore wind farm in the United States
New England Wind 1 will provide 791 megawatts of clean, emissions-free offshore wind power to Massachusetts 7 Sept 2024 - 11:25 UTC +02:00 Iberdrola, through Avangrid, its...
Stuck in the slow lane: McKinsey warns pace of clean tech deployment risks missing 2050 net-zero targets
Despite some progress in renewable energy like solar and wind, there remains a significant gap in deploying newer, crucial technologies such as carbon...
France’s Orano aims to enrich uranium in US in early 2030s, says executive
Orano plans to begin enriching uranium in a new U.S. plant by early 2030s, aiming to reduce reliance on Russian supplies.
Fact check: Major hurdle for UK offshore wind auction was changed by Conservatives
Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has claimed that “Labour came in and fixed” last year’s failed offshore wind auction.
Yellen warns ending US clean energy tax credits would raise consumer costs
Treasury Secretary Yellen warns that reversing Biden's clean energy tax credits would raise costs, hurt U.S. jobs, and benefit China.
Energy firm Occurrent bidding to produce power from Canada’s Fundy tides files for bankruptcy
Another company, Occurrent, has filed for insolvency after failing to develop tidal power in the Bay of Fundy, raising concerns.
U.N. nuclear agency will supervise Ukraine’s key power substations, Kyiv says
IAEA officials to monitor Ukraine's infrastructure as fears grow of danger to three nuclear plants used to power the country as Russia continues...
Poland sees 56% of renewables in 2030 power mix in climate plan
New target for Poland's renewable share down from 70% pledge as draft climate plan presented to European Commission.
