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Portugal plans to raise share of renewables in electricity consumption to 93% by 2030

Portugal plans to raise the contribution of renewables in electricity consumption to 93% by 2030, as part of its decarbonisation push, according to...

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of Exxon Mobil’s Beaumont oil refinery, which produces and packages Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil, in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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US senators introduce bill to speed approvals of energy projects

US Senate bill aims to expedite permitting for power transmission, mining, and LNG exports, strengthening the grid and supporting the 2035 decarbonization goal.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of the Trans Mountain Burnaby Terminal tank farm as the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project became operational in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada May 1, 2024.   REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
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Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline weighs debt deal ahead of potential sale: report

Trans Mountain plans bond market refinancing to manage its C$25.3 billion debt ahead of the Canadian government's sale of the pipeline.

Electrician A. Prakash checks the parameter of the output breaker of a 500-kilowatt battery energy storage system inside the Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages factory in Thiruvallur district, on the outskirts of Chennai, India, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it

India's battery storage industry, vital for transitioning from dirty fuels, is growing rapidly despite high costs and supply chain issues, with ke investments...

FILE - Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo. A federal appeals court on Friday, July 19, 2024, allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place, even as legal challenges continue. The EPA rule, announced in April, would force many coal-fired power plants to capture 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down within eight years. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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US court upholds EPA rule on coal plant emissions despite industry pushback

The court upheld the rule requiring coal plants to cut carbon emissions by 90% or shut down, a key part of Biden's climate...

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo is shown on a Model Y vehicle in Encinitas, California, U.S. October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Tesla halted some production lines due to global IT outage: report

Tesla halted some production lines due to a global IT outage linked to a CrowdStrike software update, affecting facilities in Texas and Nevada,...

FILE PHOTO: A ponderosa pine tree is cut down after having burnt in the Brattain Fire, at Fremont National Forest, near Paisley, Oregon, U.S., September 19, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File photo
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Buffett’s PacifiCorp suspected of collusion by wildfire victims’ law firms

Class-action firms accuse PacifiCorp of colluding with other law firms to secure low settlements for 2020 Oregon wildfire victims.

FILE PHOTO: A complex of pipes used for the export of crude oil in a dock that is part of the Ecopetrol refinery, is seen in Cartagena, Colombia April 12, 2024. REUTERS/Nelson Bocanegra/File Photo
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Colombia’s Ecopetrol in talks to buy $3.6 billion CrownRock stake from Occidental

Colombia's Ecopetrol said on Friday that it is in talks with US oil major Occidental Petroleum to possibly buy a stake in CrownRock.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of three berths able to load vessels with oil is seen after their construction at Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Canadian crude exports from US Gulf Coast fall only slightly despite TMX startup

About 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) of Canadian crude were exported from the U.S. Gulf Coast in June, shipping tracking data showed.

The Atco logo is seen in this undated handout. A prominent Alberta utility is seeking to delay a hearing on appropriate remedies for gas and electricity rates the province's utilities regulator says were neither reasonable nor justified. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Alberta’s ATCO Utilities seeks to delay regulatory hearing on excess profits for appeal process

ATCO is seeking to delay hearing on remedies for gas and electricity rates utilities regulator says were neither reasonable nor justified

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