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FILE PHOTO: Workers install 320 square metres of solar panels on the roof of a farmstead barn in Binsham near Landshut March 21, 2012. German government plans cuts in the solar funding.     REUTERS/Michaela Rehle/File Photo
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Germany gives apartment-dwellers legal right to solar power

Germany has passed legal amendments allowing apartment owners and tenants to install solar systems on their balconies.

Electrical pylons and power lines are seen in Yanqing district of Beijing, China December 17, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/ File Photo
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Analysis: China, struggling to make use of a boom in energy storage, calls for even more

To meet Beijing's 2030 energy targets, local governments have required renewable energy plants to build storage, driving rapid capacity growth

FILE PHOTO: A staff member cleans a display showing the locations of battery maker CATL's production bases, at the CATL booth during the first China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, China November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
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How China’s EV battery makers stack up in energy storage

China's electric vehicle battery giants CATL and BYD are eyeing the growing market for stationary energy storage

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during a press conference in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Wilkinson says he expects between 20 and 25 commercial-scale carbon capture and storage projects to break ground in Canada within the next decade.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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More carbon capture projects to be green-lit soon: Canada’s Natural Resources Minister

Minister Wilkinson says he expects between 20 and 25 commercial-scale carbon capture and storage projects to break ground in Canada within the next...

Labour has said it is against new oil and gas licences being granted (PA)
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UK Labour must let energy sector have a voice in deciding policy, says industry

A new Labour government must deliver on assurances to engage with the sector on energy transition if the party wins the General Election

FILE PHOTO: The front entrance of the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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Constellation Energy talking to Pennsylvania on Three Mile Island restart: sources

This plan, driven by rising power demand and the push for carbon-free energy, faces high costs and logistical challenges.

FortisBC says it has become the first utility in North America to automatically designate a portion of their residential customers' natural gas use to RNG, or renewable natural gas. Piping is seen on the top of a receiving platform which will be connected to the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline terminus at the LNG Canada export terminal under construction, in Kitimat, B.C., on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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FortisBC says all customers now see renewable natural gas on utility bills

SURREY, B.C. — FortisBC says it has become the first utility in North America to automatically designate a portion of its residential customers’...

FILE - A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019. Google fell far short of its ambitious goals to address climate change by cleaning up its operations, according to the company’s annual Environmental Report released on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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Google falling short of key climate target, cites AI’s electricity needs

Google cited AI and the demand it puts on data centers, which require massive amounts of electricity, as the cause for missing the...

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‘Race to the Top:’ Where China, Europe and the U.S. are in the clean tech competition

Report from RMI: China is currently leading in several clean technology sectors, there remain significant chances for Europe and the United States to...

The Olympic village was intended to be a showcase of environmentally friendly technology (AFP)
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‘No AC’ ambition for Paris Olympic village melts away

Organisers have offered a compromise after some teams expressed concerns.

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