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FILE PHOTO: A person uses a fan to cool themselves on a subway platform as high temperatures continue to affect the region in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., July 10, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentFuelNatural GasNewsUtilities

US power generators burn record amounts of natgas on hottest day of summer so far

U.S. power generators burned a record 54.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas on Tuesday, the hottest day this summer.

FILE PHOTO: Marguerite Thomas lights candles at dusk after losing electricity due to Hurricane Beryl in Surfside Beach, Texas, U.S., July 9, 2024.  REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
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Over 1 million in Texas without power, Freeport LNG restart pending after Beryl

Customers of CenterPoint Energy struggling to get back power as Texas bakes in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.

FILE PHOTO: Onshore wind turbines at Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm operate beside electricity pylons in Dungeness, Britain, July 10, 2024. REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo
ElectricityInfrastructureNewsPolitics

Renewables growth rate insufficient to reach 2030 target, says IRENA

Goal set last year at a UN conference to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 unlikely to be met, says new report.

FILE PHOTO: A logo on the Engie exhibition space at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Engie, CDPQ team up in race for UK’s Electricity North West, sources say

European utility and Canadian pension fund join forces to bid on ownership of £4bn part of the UK electrical grid.

Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine's power sector (AFP)
ElectricityInfrastructureNewsPoliticsTransmissionUtilities

Ukraine relies on friends as Russia strikes power grid

European allies help keep Ukraine energy generation up amid blackouts and Russian attacks on key infrastructure.

Solar panels in the Gobi desert in north China. China has twice as much wind and solar energy capacity under construction as the rest of the world combined (AFP)
ElectricityInfrastructureNewsSolarWind

China building more wind, solar capacity ‘than rest of world combined’

Chinese renewables projects being built at double the collective pace of every other country, although its national grid still relies on coal plants.

Carbon ManagementClimateEmissionsInfrastructureNewsOil

Oil producer Strathcona partners with Canada Growth Fund for carbon capture

Strathcona and Canada Growth Fund will each invest up to C$1 billion in building CCS infrastructure in Saskatchewan and Alberta, aiming to capture...

FILE - This aerial photo shows cooling ponds alongside Dominion Energy's North Anna Power Station along the shores of Lake Anna in Mineral, Va., Aug. 15, 2018. Virginia's largest utility said Wednesday, July 10, 2024, that it will explore the possibility of using small nuclear reactors to help meet growing electricity demands while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
ClimateElectricityEmissionsInfrastructureNewsNuclear PowerUtilities

Seeking carbon-free power, Virginia utility considers small nuclear reactors

The utility will explore the possibility of using small nuclear reactors to help meet growing electricity demands while reducing emissions.

FILE PHOTO: A view of windmills and power lines near Tracy, California, U.S., August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
ClimateElectricityInfrastructureNewsTransmissionUtilitiesWeather

Prepare to conserve power, grid operator tells Californians

The operator told customers to conserve energy as forecasts of extreme heat this week are set to raise demand and could strain the...

A drone view shows rain clouds approaching a damaged residence in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl in Surfside Beach, Texas, U.S., July 9, 2024.  REUTERS/Adrees Latif
InfrastructureNewsOilResiliencyWeather

Texas power outages hinder Hurricane Beryl recovery, delay oil infrastructure restarts

Critical oil infrastructure in Texas has yet to be restored after state battered by Hurricane Beryl.

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