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Paris is remove a network of obsolete power cables with new ones more resistant to extreme heat (AFP)
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Paris switches to climate-resilient power cables

Paris is modernizing its 60-year-old underground electric cables to withstand heatwaves, replacing obsolete paper-insulated cables.

FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. .  REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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GM offering new home energy storage options for US EV owners

GM is offering electric vehicle owners a home storage option to store and transfer solar energy, part of the company's sales pitch to...

This photo released by Easy Solar shows a large solar panels installation on a rooftop of an office building in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Tuesday Aug. 13, 2024. (Muctarr Bah Mohamed/Easy Solar via AP)
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Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity

Solar companies in Central and West Africa, like Easy Solar, are rapidly expanding, bringing affordable electricity to off-grid homes.

EVGO Inc. Fast electric vehicle chargers are shown charging a Chevy Bolt in Encintas, California, U.S.,October 17, 2023.     REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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US offers EVgo conditional $1.05 billion loan for EV chargers

U.S. offers EVgo a $1.05 billion loan guarantee to build 7,500 EV chargers, focusing on marginalized urban communities.

A fire at a gas well north of Calgary that injured five workers earlier this week has been extinguished. Alberta's provincial flag flies in Ottawa on July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Alberta gas well fire that sent five to hospital extinguished, Hawthorne Energy says

The gas well fire near Cochrane, Alberta, has been extinguished after injuring five workers, with three in critical condition.

The corporate logo for Tourmaline Oil Corp. is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO Tourmaline Oil Corp. *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Topaz Energy to acquire royalty interest in Tourmaline properties

Tourmaline Oil signs a $278.2M deal with Topaz Energy, granting Topaz royalty interests on 3M acres in Alberta and B.C.

A man walks his dog on the beach, Sept. 30, 2024, in Sea Girt, N.J., the location where a future power cable from an offshore wind farms is projected to come ashore. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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New Jersey’s Atlantic Shores wind farm clears big federal hurdle amid environmental concerns

The U.S. has approved Atlantic Shores' plan to build 197 turbines, generating 2,800 MW to power one million New Jersey homes.

FILE PHOTO: A solar field is seen on site at First Solar in Perrysburg, Ohio July 8, 2022.  Picture taken with drone. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger/File Photo
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US sets preliminary new duties on solar imports from Southeast Asia

The U.S. imposes anti-subsidy tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports, with rates ranging from 0.14 per cent to 3293.61 per cent.

FILE PHOTO: Warren Buffett, chief executive officer and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, speaks at a National Auto Dealers Association event in New York March 31, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid//File Photo
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Berkshire Hathaway buys full control of its energy unit

Berkshire Hathaway Energy expects to complete the transactions following regulatory approvals in the current quarter.

TC Energy Corp. has completed its spinoff of South Bow Corp., its crude oil pipelines business, as an independent company. TC Energy Corp. headquarters is shown in Calgary on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
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TC Energy launches South Bow Corp. as independent crude oil pipeline business

TC Energy Corp. has completed its spinoff of South Bow Corp., its crude oil pipelines business, as an independent company.

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