Focus on Electricity
Texas power demand to break June, July records in heat wave, grid operator says
The Texas power grid is expected to shatter peak demand records this week due to a severe heat wave, with temperatures in Houston...
‘Not a lab experiment’: climate tech CEO on green innovation
Bill Gates has hosted executives in London this week to boost investment in technologies promising breakthroughs in tackling climate change.
In race to regain rare earth glory, Europe falls short on mineral goals
Missing its rare earths target may impact EU's zero carbon goals while opening the prospect of further dependence on China.
EU drafts plan to avoid disputes over green energy mega-projects
Brussels is concerned that disputes over who should pay could hamper the build-out of these major new green energy hubs.
74% back rapid overturning of de facto ban for new onshore wind after UK election
Nearly 3/4 of people support lifting the de facto ban on new onshore wind farms within weeks of the UK election, polling has...
North Macedonia announces $500 million project to build country’s largest wind farm
The wind farm will be one of the largest in the Western Balkans, with a capacity to generate up to 400 megawatts of...
Floating solar panels could provide much of Africa’s energy – new research
The Conversation: New research has found that several countries could meet all their energy needs from solar panel systems floating on lakes.
Analysis by Carbon Brief: Wind and solar added more to global energy than any other source in 2023
Carbon Brief analyzed the data in the Energy Institute's latest Statistical Review of World Energy. They found wind and solar combined added more...
Puerto Rico issues island-wide heat advisory for the first time as power outages persist
Heat indexes were expected to reach up to about 46 degrees Celsius along most of Puerto Rico's coastal areas on Tuesday and through...
