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Enbridge says carbon storage project still alive in spite of Capital Power decision

Enbridge Inc.'s proposal to build a major carbon storage hub in Alberta remains on the table, the company said Friday, in spite of...

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla car is charged at a Tesla dealership in West Drayton, just outside London, Britain, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
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Analysis: Tesla’s charging layoffs threaten Biden’s highways program

Tesla's Supercharger division was all set to help build the EV charging network across the US – so what now, after the team...

Worthing is developing a heat network for all its buildings (Alamy/PA)
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UK town’s heat network to offer all buildings green heating by 2050

Worthing heat network scheme will offer climate-friendly alternative to traditional boilers as UK shifts away from gas.

A Swiss start-up unveiled on Wednesday its second plant in Iceland sucking carbon dioxide from the air and storing it underground (AFP)
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Iceland’s ‘Mammoth’ raises potential for carbon capture

How a "giant SodaStream" inside a volcano takes CO2 from the air and buries it underground in pioneering Iceland carbon capture project

FILE PHOTO: A worker walks through an aluminium ingots depot in Wuxi, China's Jiangsu province, September 26, 2012. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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China’s push for greener aluminium hit by erratic rains, power cuts

As rivers and reservoirs dwindle, smelters who flocked to southwest China for green energy find themselves scaling back production.

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US utility pledges more transparency after giving CEO final say on plants

TVA's commitment to openness comes after delegating final decision on gas plant to CEO.

Costa Rica will ration electricity as water required for generation runs low (AFP)
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Costa Rica to ration electricity as drought bites

Costa Rica has become the latest Latin American country to introduce rationing due to drought, announcing Thursday it will limit access to electricity...

FILE - A grain wagon supports a sign against the proposed transmission line by American Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative, along Highway 18-151 near Ridgeway, Wis., Dec. 8, 2018. Utilities looking to finish building a high-voltage power line linking Iowa and Wisconsin completed a contentious land deal Thursday that allows them to build on a Mississippi River federal wildlife refuge. (Barry Adams/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File, File)
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Utilities complete contentious land swap to clear way for power line in Mississippi River refuge

Utilities looking to finish building a high-voltage power line linking Iowa and Wisconsin completed a contentious land deal Thursday that allows them to...

In this image taken from video, Florida Power Light employees work inside the company's command center during a hurricane storm drill in West Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, May 9, 2024. The company is preparing for this year's hurricane season by pretending a major storm already hit. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)
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Florida’s major power company prepares for this year’s hurricanes by dealing with a fake one

Florida's largest power company is conducting its annual mock hurricane drill this week, simulating how it would respond if a hurricane struck the...

FILE PHOTO: Ford vehicles are displayed at the New York International Auto Show Press Preview, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 27, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo
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Ford mulls offering gas-powered vehicles, hybrids in Europe beyond 2030

Hybrid vehicles, which bridge the gap between gas-powered vehicles and EVs, have experienced a surge in demand over the past year, prompting automakers...

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