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A boat passes by on the ocean off Sea Girt, N.J. on July 2, 2024, the day that the U.S. Interior department approved the Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm project. A power cable from the wind farm is projected to come ashore in Sea Girt and one other location yet to be determined. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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US gives key approval to Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey

State-first offshore wind farm for New Jersey moves a step closer.

FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines plane sits at a gate at Logan Airport ahead of the July 4th holiday in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 28, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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American Airlines in 100 hydrogen-electric engines deal with startup

(Reuters) -American Airlines has agreed to a provisional deal for 100 hydrogen-electric engines from aviation startup ZeroAvia, the carrier said on Tuesday, to...

FILE PHOTO: People stand in Santa Luzia viewpoint, while a cruise ship prepares to leave from the Cruise Port of Lisbon, Portugal, June 26, 2024. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
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Port dwellers hope a switch to power will ease their pleasure cruise pain

The EU wants a move from marine fuel to electricity, to help reduce carbon emissions.

FILE PHOTO: Solar panels of Germany's largest solar park Weesow-Willmersdorf by energy supplier EnBW AG are seen in Werneuchen, Germany September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
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German industry turns to solar in race to cut energy costs

Berlin has introduced laws to accelerate solar power expansion.

A recording light of a TV camera is flashing red as Siemens Energy CEO Christian Bruch addresses the annual results news conference in Munich, Germany, November 15, 2023.   REUTERS/Leo Simon/ File Photo
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Siemens Energy plans 10,000 hires for electricity grid unit, FT says

Siemens Energy plans to recruit more than 10,000 employees as it invests 1.2bn euros in its electricity grid business over the next six...

Students of Excellent Moral School attempt to answer a mathematics question on a blackboard inside a dimly lit classroom in Ibadan, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The lack of reliable electricity severely affects education and businesses in Nigeria. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It’s straining businesses and public services

Half of Nigeria's population has insufficient access to electricity, and many rural communities are off the grid entirely.

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How to create jobs for First Nations Australians in the clean energy transition

The Conversation: Done well, the renewable energy transition should improve the lives of First Nations Australians.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks during an interview with Reuters in Washington, D.C., U.S.,  June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Douglas/File Photo
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US to start buying up to $2.7 billion in domestic nuclear reactor fuel

The U.S. is bidding to buy domestically-supplied enriched uranium, in an effort to steer the country away from buying it from Russia.

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Electric vehicle tariffs: What’s next for the future of EVs in Canada?

The Conversation: As the Canadian federal government considers a tariff on Chinese electric vehicles — intended to offset some of China’s intentional market...

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Analyzing the Policy Landscape for Supporting the Clean Energy Transition in Small and Medium Enterprises in India

If small and medium enterprises in India see that a shift to clean energy technology raises their company’s profitability ... then they will...

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