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Turbines like these off the coast of Wales are expected to help wind power become Britain's largest source of electricity in 2025 (AFP)
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UK, Germany electricity cleanest on record in 2024

Renewable energy like wind and solar accounted for 59 per cent of production in Germany, while in Britain it stood at 45 per...

FILE - A machine is operated at a facility for the Norwegian company Nel in Heroya, Norway, on April 20, 2023. Nel makes devices that take water and split it into hydrogen and oxygen, known as electrolyzers, as well as fueling stations. (AP Photo/Trond R. Teigen, File)
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Finalized tax credit for cleaner hydrogen gets a cautious OK from some environmental groups

Biden's new tax credit for cleaner hydrogen production aims to cut emissions but raises concerns over potential loopholes.

FILE - A worker does checks on battery storage pods at Orsted's Eleven Mile Solar Center lithium-ion battery storage energy facility, Feb. 29, 2024, in Coolidge, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024

In 2024, U.S. battery storage surged 71 per cent, reaching 24 GWh, offering cleaner energy and reducing reliance on polluting plants.

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China dominates solar PV manufacturing and trade barriers unlikely to change that

Trade barriers in the EU and U.S. have been largely ineffectual against China's dominance in solar PV manufacturing.

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows an oil factory of Idemitsu Kosan Co. in Ichihara, east of Tokyo, Japan November 12, 2021. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Big Oil backtracks on renewables push as climate agenda falters

Major European energy companies are slowing and sometimes reversing their renewables investments.

le are shown grazing amongst solar panels at an agrivoltaics pilot project conducted by Sun Cycle Farms near Cardston in southern Alberta in this November 2024 handout image. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sun Cycle Farms
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Solar burgers: How agrivoltaics is marrying food production with green energy

Calgary's Sun Cycle Farms proves cattle can coexist with solar farms, demonstrating successful agrivoltaics in Alberta.

FILE PHOTO: screen announces the listing of private-equity firm TPG, during the IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square in New York City, U.S., January 13, 2022.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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TPG in talks to acquire solar firm Altus Power, sources say

If the talks between TPG Rise Climate and Altus are successful, a deal could be signed in the coming weeks, the sources said.

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