Tuesday, 25 February 2025

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FILE PHOTO: Wind generators are seen on a farm in the countryside near the Sicilian town of Trapani, southern Italy September 29, 2009.    REUTERS/Giuseppe Piazza/File Photo
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EU drafts plan to avoid disputes over green energy mega-projects

Brussels is concerned that disputes over who should pay could hamper the build-out of these major new green energy hubs.

Majority support rapid moves to overturn onshore wind ban (Tom Leese/PA)
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74% back rapid overturning of de facto ban for new onshore wind after UK election

Nearly 3/4 of people support lifting the de facto ban on new onshore wind farms within weeks of the UK election, polling has...

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North Macedonia announces $500 million project to build country’s largest wind farm

The wind farm will be one of the largest in the Western Balkans, with a capacity to generate up to 400 megawatts of...

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Analysis by Carbon Brief: Wind and solar added more to global energy than any other source in 2023

Carbon Brief analyzed the data in the Energy Institute's latest Statistical Review of World Energy. They found wind and solar combined added more...

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Who is investing in energy around the world, and who is financing it?

Commentary from the IEA: To understand the prospects for a rise in capital investment in the energy sector, one must understand who is...

Kate Forbes claimed there is confusion around how Labour’s GB Energy will operate (PA)
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Labour’s GB Energy plans will not tackle unfairness, claims Scottish minister Forbes

“The problem for developers and for government is actually having the clarity on what GB Energy will mean," Forbes told journalists.

FILE PHOTO: A survey vessel sails past wind turbines at the Burbo Bank offshore wind farm near New Brighton, Britain, January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble/FILE PHOTO
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EU leaders want more green industry in Europe, draft shows

Leaders from the EU will meet on Thursday for a two-day summit to discuss policy goals.

FILE - A drill rig stands at a Fervo Energy geothermal site under construction near Milford, Utah, Nov. 26, 2023. Southern California Edison will purchase electricity from Fervo Energy, Fervo announced on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt, File)
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A big boost for a climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the Earth

Southern California Edison is backing a new geothermal power development in Utah.

lin Gruending, Executive Vice President of Enbridge, speaks during a press conference about a wind energy project in Saskatchewan in Regina, Monday, June 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
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Enbridge and Six Nations Energy Development consortium plan wind energy project

REGINA — Enbridge Inc. and Six Nations Energy Development LP announced plans Monday to develop a massive wind energy project in southeast Saskatchewan....

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