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FILE PHOTO: A man stands in front of the Northvolt Ett factory in Skelleftea, Sweden, November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Marie Mannes/File Photo
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Scania tries to breathe life into troubled EV battery maker Northvolt

Four Northvolt workers told Reuters they had seen Scania employees inside the factory in recent months.

FILE PHOTO: Wind turbines are surrounded by fog at a wind farm in the mountains of Galicia region, near Vilalba, Spain March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
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Global energy transition investment exceeded $2 trln last year, report shows

Global investment in low-carbon energy transition exceeded $2 trillion for the first time last year, a report by BloombergNEF showed.

FILE PHOTO: Solar panels are set up in the solar farm at the University of California, Merced, in Merced, California, U.S. August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File Photo
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US solar group seeks major energy storage expansion

The Solar Energy Industries Association said it wants to see 700 gigawatt-hours of energy storage on the grid by the end of this...

FILE PHOTO: Wind turbines and an electrical power line are shown in Palm Springs, California, U.S., October 12, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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US announces nearly $23 billion in loans to energy utilities across 12 states

The financing will come through the energy infrastructure reinvestment program at the department's Loan Programs Office.

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Illinois lawmakers give small boost to renewable developments, delay broader reform

Lawmakers pass a modest clean-energy bill addressing budget gaps, industry hurdles, and setting up future battery storage studies.

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More than ore: The pivotal role recycled copper can play in the energy transition

Substantially increasing copper recycling will complement copper from mining and support the supply of minerals needed by the energy transition.

John Swinney visited the Coalburn 1 construction site (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Battery storage sites deemed ‘formidable’ for Scotland’s energy future

Scotland secures £800m for Europe’s largest battery storage sites, boosting renewables and grid resilience efforts.

Eighty percent of the fall in Germany's emissions for 2024 is thanks to record high production of renewable energy and the continued closure of coal-fired power stations (AFP)
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Pace of German emissions cuts slows in 2024: study

Germany’s 2024 emissions fell three per cent, a slower drop than 2023, hindered by stalled green investments in industry and households.

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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