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China issues guidelines on green power trading

State planner lays out price mechanisms behind market-based scheme to promote renewable electricity consumption in China.

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China’s plunging coal plant approvals signal energy policy pivot, report says

The report found China has added over 400 GW of wind and solar since 2023, which led to a 7% drop in coal...

Mike Cannon-Brookes at the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Idaho in 2019 (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Cannon-Brookes: Australia’s billionaire climate warrior

How a Twitter bet put one man on the road to reshaping the "golden ticket" of Australia's green economy – which is now...

Jason Benedict poses with solar panels on his home in Berkley, Mich., Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Blackouts in extreme weather drive demand for cleaner backup power

Green alternatives to generators are expensive but increasingly popular as people turn to solar arrays and battery storage instead of burning gasoline.

FILE PHOTO: A worker walks at Brazil's biggest floating solar plant with 10,500 plates on the water surface at the Billings dam developed by Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas e Energia (EMAE) in Sao Paulo, Brazil April 5, 2024. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
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Analysis: Brazil’s grid caps wind and solar, threatening renewable projects

Temporary power caps on wind and solar plants in Brazil is making renewable investments in the country less viable, say industry insiders.

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China calls for more investment in energy upgrades

China's state planner has called for more investment in equipment upgrades to help support the energy transition, saying the market should play a...

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ArcelorMittal, investment fund-backed Atlas team up to build solar plant in Brazil

Atlas Renewables Energy and ArcelorMittal will form a joint venture to build a solar plant in Brazil's Minas Gerais state.

Khavda is a massive solar and wind energy project in a desolate region of India's Gujarat (AFP)
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Let it shine: top solar projects worldwide

As the Australian government approves the AA-PowerLink scheme, read about the rest of the globe's solar megaprojects

The Williamsdale Solar Farm, shown from the air and located south of Canberra, Australia, on Oct. 15, 2020, has about 30 hectares (74 acres) of solar panels. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
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World’s ‘largest solar precinct’ approved by Australian government

$30bn Australia-Asia Power Link given the green light to deliver six gigawatts of clean energy through underwater cables to Singapore.

Sir Keir Starmer standing in front of turbines at an onshore wind farm on a visit in November 2022 (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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UK policy ‘blitz’ on clean energy backed by public, polling suggests

British public have noticed rush of UK clean energy policy announcements since election, with most approving of push for renewables.

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