Focus on Electricity
Swiss vote on renewable energy plan for 2050 carbon neutrality
Swiss voters were expected to approve in a referendum Sunday a law aimed at accelerating the development of renewable energy
COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuels
The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan says his country will keep increasing fossil fuel production "in parallel" with...
U.S. trade panel votes to proceed with solar panel tariff probe
The U.S. International Trade Commission voted on Friday to proceed with an investigation into whether solar panels from Southeast Asia are stifling domestic...
Ivory Coast bets on solar in clean energy drive
Ivory Coast has pledged to increase its renewable energy to 45%, including 9% solar, and to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30%
Challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project dismissed
A US judge has dismissed Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction of a $10bn energy transmission line
Uranium fuel planned for high-tech US reactors a weapons risk, scientists say
A special uranium fuel planned for next-generation U.S. nuclear reactors poses security risks because it could be used without further enrichment as fissile...
NY power grid faces shortfalls as new energy supply lags: operator
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s electric grid will face supply shortfalls if the rate of retiring old fossil fired...
Hydropower damages river systems in Africa: how more solar and wind power can solve this problem
The Conversation Africa: Renewable power sources such as solar and wind power are becoming increasingly cost-competitive. These can reduce hydropower reliance, diversify countries’...
Solar projects could boom amid deadline to use tax-exempt glut
A two-year U.S. tariff holiday on solar panels from Southeast Asia expires on Thursday, starting the clock ticking for US project developers.
Less risk of Britain losing power next winter, says grid operator
National Grid’s Electricity System Operator said it expects power plants and wind farms to be able to provide enough power to meet demand.
