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FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows bifacial 540 W solar panels at a solar panels park by energy supplier Enel Green Power, in Trino, Italy, March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
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IEA expects global clean energy investment to hit $2 trillion in 2024

Global investment in clean energy technology and infrastructure is set to hit $2tn, twice the amount going into fossil fuels, IEA report shows

FILE PHOTO: Wind turbines and solar panels are seen at a wind and solar power plant by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China October 29, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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China’s SPIC invests $147 million in Brazil wind farms, launches solar parks

Chinese electricity company SPIC announced on Wednesday a 780 million reais ($147.41 million) investment in construction of two new wind farms in Northeastern...

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Equinor Solidifies New York Offtake Contract for Empire Wind 1

BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equinor today announced the execution of the Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) with the New York State Energy Research and Development...

FILE PHOTO: Solar panels of Germany's largest solar park Weesow-Willmersdorf by energy supplier EnBW AG are seen next to wind turbines in Werneuchen, Germany September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
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Ember report: EU wind and solar growth displaces fossil fuel generation

New Ember report: Wind and solar power generation in the European Union increased by 46% from 2019, when the current European Commission took...

FILE PHOTO: A transmission tower is silhouetted against the setting sun near Kori Nuclear Power Plant in Busan, South Korea, August 18, 2022.   REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
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South Korea plans 70% carbon-free power generation by 2038

The government maintained its plan to add four nuclear plants by 2038, but expects to more than triple solar and wind power output.

Wightlink's Victoria of Wight hybrid energy ferry passes by Spinnaker Tower just outside Portsmouth, Britain, April 11, 2024 REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
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Britain’s creaking power grid leaves green energy revolution adrift

To hit net zero, Britain needs to expand the high-voltage network in England and Wales carried overhead on pylons.

FILE PHOTO: The sun rises behind windmills at a wind farm in Palm Springs, California, February 9, 2011. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson//File Photo
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Biden administration expands tax credits beyond wind, solar

Clean tech tax credits scheme expands to cover geothermal, nuclear and more as Biden administration aims to hit net zero goal in 2035.

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City. N.J., on Nov. 3, 2023. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, New Jersey utility regulators opened a fourth round of solicitations for new offshore wind farm proposals to join the three that already have preliminary approval. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects

New Jersey said the $125 million it will receive in settlement over Orsted's cancellation of two offshore wind farms last year will be...

The Siemens Gamesa sign is displayed at the renewable energy company's headquarters in Zamudio, Spain, April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent West
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Siemens Gamesa to cut 4,100 jobs in overhaul: CEO letter to staff

The job cuts plan, which was first reported by Spanish newspaper El Correo, comes shortly after Siemens Energy fleshed out major restructuring moves...

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Analysis: Monthly drop hints that China’s CO2 emissions may have peaked in 2023

Analysis: A 2023 peak in China’s CO2 emissions is possible if the buildout of clean energy sources is kept at the record levels...

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