Friday, 24 January 2025

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The 1979 partial meltdown of Unit 2 at Three Mile Island caused panic in the United States and brought the deployment of nuclear energy to a standstill for a generation (AFP)
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US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen to power Microsoft

The 20-year agreement involves restarting Unit 1, which "operated at industry-leading levels of safety and reliability for decades."

FILE PHOTO: Energy supply workers restore a high-voltage line destroyed in Russian missile attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko/File Photo
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Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid probably violate humanitarian law, says UN

Monitoring unit reports that campaign against Ukrainian energy infrastructure breach foundational principles of international law.

Actor Ralph Fiennes is supporting the campaigners in Suffolk, eastern England (AFP)
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UK campaigners in green energy standoff reject ‘nimby’ label

Residents of the Suffolk coast fight back against offshore wind plans, arguing that cables and construction will cause ecological 'catastrophe'.

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UK public is becoming more ‘carbon capable’ – here’s what that means

Research suggests significant improvements in the UK public's climate change knowledge, attitudes and behaviour.

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City, N.J., on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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Lawsuits buffet US offshore wind projects, seeking to end or delay them

Opponents of offshore wind around the U.S. are pelting projects with lawsuits seeking to cancel them or tie them up for years in...

FILE - A Chevrolet Volt charges at at a station outside the Denver Museum of Nature and Science Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2020, in east Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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US treasury rule would expand tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers

The Biden admin proposes tax credits for EV chargers, offering up to $100K for businesses, expanding clean energy access.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows a flooded area in Glucholazy, Poland, in this still image from a social media video taken on September 15, 2024. RADIO OPOLE/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Polish power system is safe despite flooding, grid operator says

Ongoing floods 'have not damaged transmission infrastructure' says power grid operator, after helicopters check electricity lines.

FILE - A massive pipeline fire burns after a vehicle drove through a fence along a parking lot and struck an above-ground valve near Spencer Highway and Summerton on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in La Porte, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Flame from furious pipeline fire near Houston subsides but continues burning

A pipeline explosion in Deer Park, Texas, caused by a vehicle striking an above-ground valve, led to a fire, evacuation, and ongoing investigations.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Nippon Steel Corporation is displayed at the company headquarters in Tokyo,  Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo May 1, 2019.  Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/File Photo
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US Steel CEO confident Nippon Steel deal will close ‘on its merits’

U.S. Steel CEO David Burritt said on Tuesday he was confident Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid for his company would "close on its...

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What can the global energy transition learn from the UK experience?

An IEA review of how the United Kingdom is doing in its efforts to reach net-zero emissions contains valuable insights for the global...

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