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FILE - An above-ground section of Enbridge's Line 5 at the Mackinaw City, Mich., pump station is seen, Oct. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/John Flesher, File)
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Tribe and environmental groups urge Wisconsin officials to rule against relocating Enbridge pipeline

Tribal leaders and conservationists urge Wisconsin officials to reject the Enbridge pipeline reroute, citing spill risks.

A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little/File Photo
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Orsted books new losses, flags delay at US offshore wind project

Orsted halted its FlagshipOne green e-methanol project, citing slower market development, impacting shares significantly.

An electrical transformer explodes after the passage of Tropical Storm Ernesto in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Bartolomei)
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Hurricane Ernesto aims for Bermuda after leaving many in Puerto Rico without power or water

Half a million thought be without power in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Ernesto moves on towards Bermuda.

FILE PHOTO: Equinor's logo is seen at the company's headquarters in Stavanger, Norway December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
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Equinor, Dominion win US Central Atlantic offshore wind auction

Equinor and Dominion won U.S. offshore wind leases off Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia in a lackluster auction, reflecting challenges in Biden's climate agenda.

Ofgem said the new ‘superhighway’ electricity cable will carry enough renewable energy to power two million homes (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)
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Electricity ‘superhighway’ between Scotland and England to go ahead

The 500km (311-mile) Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) electricity transmission project will stretch from Aberdeenshire to North Yorkshire.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden walks toward the South Lawn of the White House as he departs on travel to Wilmington, Delaware in Washington, U.S., August 2, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
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Biden allows more solar cell imports to avoid Trump-era tariffs

Biden has more than doubled the volume of solar cells that are allowed to be imported tariff-free to help domestic panel producers.

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Price tag for new nuclear power in Sweden $38 billion, commission says

Sweden's nuclear expansion plan faces private sector reluctance, needing government loans and price guarantees.

FILE - Utility crews work to restore electricity in Houston, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi, File)
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Texas launches new investigation into Houston’s power utility following deadly outages after Beryl

Texas' attorney general investigates CenterPoint Energy for alleged fraud and waste after Hurricane Beryl's power outages.

FILE PHOTO: A Chevron gas station sign is seen in Austin, Texas, U.S., October 23, 2023.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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Chevron delivers industry first in ultra-high pressure oil field

Chevron has achieved a technological breakthrough, producing first oil from Gulf of Mexico field under extreme subsea pressures

A gas worker walks between pipes in a compressor and distribution station of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline in this file photo. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/ File Photo
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Is it the end for Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine?

Russia is still pumping natural gas to Europe via Ukraine, but as this five-year deal comes to a close in 2024, what comes...

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