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Solar panels in the Gobi desert in north China. China has twice as much wind and solar energy capacity under construction as the rest of the world combined (AFP)
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China building more wind, solar capacity ‘than rest of world combined’

Chinese renewables projects being built at double the collective pace of every other country, although its national grid still relies on coal plants.

FILE - This aerial photo shows cooling ponds alongside Dominion Energy's North Anna Power Station along the shores of Lake Anna in Mineral, Va., Aug. 15, 2018. Virginia's largest utility said Wednesday, July 10, 2024, that it will explore the possibility of using small nuclear reactors to help meet growing electricity demands while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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Seeking carbon-free power, Virginia utility considers small nuclear reactors

The utility will explore the possibility of using small nuclear reactors to help meet growing electricity demands while reducing emissions.

FILE PHOTO: A view of windmills and power lines near Tracy, California, U.S., August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Prepare to conserve power, grid operator tells Californians

The operator told customers to conserve energy as forecasts of extreme heat this week are set to raise demand and could strain the...

File photo: A driver recharges the battery of his Tesla car at a Tesla Super Charging station in a petrol station on the highway in Sailly-Flibeaucourt, France,  January 12, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File photo
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Morgan Stanley bullish on Tesla’s energy storage segment

"Real possibility" that electric vehicles business may be eclipsed by Tesla energy storage division, say analysts.

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India needs steady copper supply for economic growth, energy transition

India needs a steady supply of copper to supports its economic growth and ambitious electrification goals. It also needs a copper strategy to...

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Here’s how ‘microgrids’ are empowering regional and remote communities across Australia

The Conversation Australia: Sometimes owned by local communities, renewable energy microgrids are slowly replacing dirty diesel generators.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband with Chris Stark, who is to lead a new control centre (Dan Dennison/Department for Energy Security and Net Zero/PA)
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Top climate adviser tasked to deliver clean power in UK

Top climate adviser Chris Stark is to lead a new control centre to try to spur on the Government’s mission to provide Britain...

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Analysis: China’s success in clean energy innovation driven by more than subsidies

The focus on state subsidies as the primary reason for China's success in electric vehicles and other clean energy industries is overly simplistic,...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024. Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Kremlin via REUTERS
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India eyes energy deals with Rosneft and other Russian companies

Energy cooperation includes areas such as nuclear energy, oil refining and petrochemicals, partnerships in energy infrastructure, technologies and equipment.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows solar panels as they stand on Dave Duttlinger's farmland that he leased to Dunns Bridge Solar LLC in Wheatfield, Indiana, U.S., April 5, 2024.  REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/File Photo
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New US solar duties ‘would raise costs and threaten climate goals’

US solar tariffs could push panel prices up by 66%, warns industry analysis, and threaten the chance to meet 2030 climate goals.

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