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The Houses of Parliament by the Thames (John Walton/PA)
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New £1bn heat network could provide low carbon heating for London landmarks

The heat network scheme which could provide low carbon heating for some of London’s most famous buildings has been launched for Westminster.

The project would be the first major onshore wind scheme in England in years (Danny Lawson/PA)
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Developer plans England’s biggest onshore wind farm near Manchester

England’s biggest onshore wind farm could be built in Greater Manchester after a clean energy company announced plans to put up 21 turbines.

FILE PHOTO: Apartments and buildings are partially lit as Cuba makes fast progress restoring power to swaths of the Caribbean island nation, both in Havana and outlying provinces, after the entire national electrical grid crashed last Friday, in Havana, Cuba October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Norlys Perez/File Photo
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Chinese company bullish on Cuban solar drive, executive says

Cuba is desperate to generate electricity on an island where demand is rising but generation by antiquated oil-fired power plants has plummeted.

FILE PHOTO: Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Dominion Energy logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Dominion Energy beats Q3 profit estimates on lower costs and steady demand

Dominion Energy beat Q3 profit estimates due to lower costs and steady demand, driven by AI and data center growth amid hot weather.

Trainees Dan Brook and Bradley Williams are directed by instructor Clint Dyck while training to lay down drill pipe on a rig floor, at Precision Drilling in Nisku, Alta., Jan. 20, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Frans
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Precision Drilling expects rig demand growth with LNG Canada startup

Precision Drilling sees record demand from Trans Mountain boost, eyes LNG Canada startup to further lift Canadian drilling.

FILE - Heavy machinery is used to cut trees to widen an existing Central Maine Power power line corridor to make way for new utility poles, April 26, 2021, near Bingham, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
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Massachusetts ratepayers to pay extra $512M for transmission line for Canadian hydropower

Massachusetts ratepayers to cover $512 million in added costs for Maine-Canada power line, expected to save $3.4 billion over 20 years.

A drone view shows firefighter's vehicles after an explosion at a Simec-owned steel plant that killed several workers, in Tlaxcala state, Mexico, October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Hector Lorenzo
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Steel plant explosion in central Mexico kills at least 12 people

The explosion at the steel plant in Mexico's Tlaxcala state owned by Simec killed at least 12 people, state authorities said on Wednesday.

FILE PHOTO: A flare burns off excess gas from a gas plant in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 21, 2019. Picture taken November 21, 2019.  REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo
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US sets new safety measures as deep sea oil drillers test new depths

New BSEE rules for ultra-high pressure offshore drilling follow Chevron's breakthrough Anchor project, enhancing safety standards for high-stakes operations.

US President Joe Biden played up his administration's efforts to modernize US infrastructure as he unveiled funding towards ports (AFP)
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Biden unveils $3 bn to reduce carbon emissions at US ports, takes aim at Trump

Biden unveils $3 billion port infrastructure boost, touts clean tech benefits and criticizes Trump a week before Election Day.

FILE - The first operating South Fork Wind farm turbine is seen 35 miles east of Montauk Point, N.Y., on Dec. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
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US chooses winning bids in first commercial sale for floating offshore Atlantic wind

The U.S. government awarded nearly $22 million in bids for floating offshore wind leases off New England, advancing clean energy goals.

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