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Sir Keir Starmer hailed the ‘innovative partnership’ between Great British Energy and the Crown Estate (Paul Campbell/PA)
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GB Energy to work with Crown Estate to develop offshore wind farms, says Labour

The Crown Estate owns the vast majority of Britain’s seabed, stretching up to 12 nautical miles from the mainland.

FILE PHOTO: Flames and smoke rise from a burning wildfire, as seen from a highway, in Jasper, Alberta, Canada, July 23, 2024, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Donald Schroll/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Spreading Canadian wildfires prompt more evacuation warnings, oil production worries

Imperial Oil said there was no direct impact on its operations at the moment and that it continues to monitor the situation closely.

Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Secretary of Energy, delivers a keynote address during the opening event of the fifth meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) in Bucharest, Romania, July 23, 2024. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS/File Photo
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US working with Kyiv on future power generation plans

The U.S. and Ukraine are collaborating on a post-war energy grid roadmap, focusing on safe nuclear power and renewables to rebuild and secure...

Negative wholesale electricity prices are becoming more common as more wind and solar polar comes on line and doesn't always reduce output when demand falls (AFP)
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Renewables overproduction turns electricity prices negative

While consumers enjoy negative electricity prices, the renewables industry fears it will foster 'dangerous rhetoric' about the future of green energy.

This photo shows power lines in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Vietnam will let electricity-guzzling factories buy electricity from wind and solar power producers, helping big companies like Samsung Electronics meet their climate targets and relieving pressure on the country's overstrained grid. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
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Vietnam allows big companies to buy clean energy to hit climate targets

Factory owners such as Samsung look forward to using Vietnam DPPAs to circumvent country's strained grid and harness green energy instead.

FILE PHOTO: Drilling rigs operate in the Permian Basin oil and natural gas production area in Lea County, New Mexico, U.S., February 10, 2019. Picture taken February 10, 2019.    REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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US oilfield firms slash prices as mega-mergers shrink customer base

A wave of mega-mergers among oil producers is forcing the US service companies to slash their prices, merge, or risk bankruptcy

FILE PHOTO: Miniatures of windmill, solar panel and electric pole are seen in front of NextEra Energy logo in this illustration taken January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Utility NextEra reports Q2 profit miss as segment sales slide

NextEra Energy missed profit estimates for the second quarter, hurt by higher interest rates and expenses in its renewables segment

ScottishPower also builds and operates wind farms in the UK (Tom Leese/PA)
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ScottishPower earnings hit after energy crisis allowance payment drops off

ScottishPower said its earnings fell 11% in the first half of the year to just over £1 billion, after an energy crisis allowance...

FILE PHOTO: An oil pump jack outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo
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Russia considering ban on diesel exports, Kommersant reports

The Russian government is considering a ban on exports of diesel due to rising domestic prices, the Kommersant daily reported on Wednesday

The Crown Estate owns Britain’s seabed up to 12 nautical miles from the mainland (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)
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Wind farms more than double UK Crown Estate profit to £1.1bn

The Crown Estate owns the vast majority of Britain’s seabed, and leases part of it to wind farm operators.

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