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India is building what it boasts will be the world's largest renewable power plant (AFP)
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Glittering dreams: India’s big push for solar power

India is racing to lead the renewable energy revolution, with massive projects like Gujarat’s Khavda plant boosting its green ambitions.

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IRENA: Limiting global warming still possible, but G20 must step up 

To achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, IRENA emphasizes the importance of aligning NDCs with national climate and energy transition goals.

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Minnesota tribe’s solar-powered resilience hub would provide cost savings, backup power to local community

A pair of developers are working to build a microgrid on the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota.

FILE PHOTO: Norsk Hydro logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Norway’s Hydro to phase out green hydrogen, battery businesses

Norsk Hydro is no longer investing in its battery and green hydrogen businesses and will phase out these operations in the coming years.

The plants are to be situated in Bolivia's vast Uyuni salt flats (AFP)
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Bolivia announces $1 bn deal with China to build lithium plants

Bolivia signs $1B deal with China's CBC, a CATL subsidiary, to build two lithium carbonate plants in the southwest.

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If Australian hot water heaters ran off daytime solar, we would slash emissions and soak up cheap energy

Electric water heaters can cut emissions and save money by using daytime solar, reducing grid stress and matching supply with demand.

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Gap between national targets and market realities threatens climate goals: Ember

Ember: Governments should close critical gap between the rapid growth of renewable energy markets and stagnant national climate targets.

FILE PHOTO: Visitors look at the Honda Ye GT electric vehicle displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Honda hopes to double EV driving range with solid-state batteries, R&D chief says

Solid-state batteries have been touted as a key technology to make longer-lasting, safer and cheaper electric vehicles.

FILE PHOTO: A banner depicting Ford Super Duty pickup truck is pictured outside Ford's Kentucky truck plant as a United Auto Workers (UAW) union members pickets after going on strike in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. October 12, 2023.  REUTERS/Luke Sharrett/File Photo
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UAW says majority of workers at Ford joint-venture battery plant sign union cards

A majority of workers at a Ford Motor battery plant in Kentucky have signed cards indicating their support for the United Auto Workers,...

FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a displayed Qualcomm logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Qualcomm ‘positive’ on Trump administration as it forecasts chip sales growth

Qualcomm expects $8 billion in automotive chip revenue and $4 billion in PC chip sales by fiscal 2029, it said at an investor...

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