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This aerial photo taken on Nov. 13, 2023, by Archaeology Southwest with a volunteer pilot and Lighthawk, a nonprofit organization, shows new access roads and tower pad sites west of the San Pedro River, near Redrock Canyon, in Arizona. A U.S. district judge has dismissed claims by Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line. (Archaeology Southwest via AP)
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Challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project dismissed

A US judge has dismissed Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction of a $10bn energy transmission line

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Hydropower damages river systems in Africa: how more solar and wind power can solve this problem

The Conversation Africa: Renewable power sources such as solar and wind power are becoming increasingly cost-competitive. These can reduce hydropower reliance, diversify countries’...

Swiss authorities want to use a new climate bill approved last year to boost wind and solar power's current miniscule contribution to Switzerland's energy mix. (AFP)
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Swiss renewable energy battle moves to the ballots

Swiss authorities want to use new climate bill approved last year to boost wind and solar contribution to Switzerland's energy mix

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.

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