Wednesday, 5 February 2025

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Solar panels are arrayed on Earth Day in Athol, Massachusetts, U.S., April 22, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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Acadia, companies eye $9 billion US renewables roll-out

Acadia and Microsoft aim to develop a $9B pipeline of renewable energy projects across the U.S.

FILE - A tractor travels down Hunt Road in front of a "Let's Stop Lava Ridge" sign near the Minidoka National Historic Site, July 6, 2023, in Jerome, Idaho. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
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US approves scaled-down Idaho wind farm near historic Japanese American incarceration site

The agency said the project could power up to 500,000 homes.

Solar panels pictured at the Michichi Solar project near Drumheller, Alta., Tuesday, July 11, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Alberta releases new rules and no-go zones on wind and solar projects

Alberta has released new wind and solar development rules it says are needed to protect the environment, food security and the province's scenery.

Many of Britain’s wind farms are funded through the Contracts for Difference scheme (Ben Birchall/PA)
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Fact check: Many UK wind power auctions set prices below the current market price

There is an auction every year to allow generators of renewable energy to bid for contracts under the British scheme.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of British multinational oil and gas company BP is displayed at their booth during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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BP seeks buyers for US natural gas pipeline system stake, sources say

BP could raise up to $3 billion from the sale of up to a 49% stake in the business.

Sir Keir Starmer set out his Government’s ‘plan for change’ at Pinewood Studios in Slough on Thursday (Darren Staples/PA)
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Starmer denies watering down green power target in new ‘plan for change’

The Labour election manifesto promised “zero-carbon electricity” — but critics say the party has since watered down their plan.

FILE PHOTO: Morning commute traffic streams past the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, U.S. November 9, 2022.  REUTERS/Peter DaSilva/File Photo
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Meta buys credits from four big US solar projects

Meta signed four contracts with Chicago-based energy project developer Invenergy for enough energy to power 130,000 homes.

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