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John Swinney visited the Coalburn 1 construction site (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Battery storage sites deemed ‘formidable’ for Scotland’s energy future

Scotland secures £800m for Europe’s largest battery storage sites, boosting renewables and grid resilience efforts.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a news conference after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
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European wind stocks take beating after Trump calls turbines ‘garbage’

Wind power stocks drop as Trump vows to block new turbines, raising fears over U.S. renewable energy market shifts.

FILE PHOTO: Vessels carrying supplies for an offshore oil platform operated by Exxon Mobil are seen at the Guyana Shore Base Inc wharf on the Demerara River, south of Georgetown, Guyana January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Cohen/File Photo
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Guyana oil exports jump, gain Europe market share in 2024

Guyana's oil gains favor in Europe as many refiners avoid sanctioned Russian crude and seek alternative supplies.    

People walk up towards the Hell Fire club in Dublin ahead of a Status Orange low temperature warning issued for most counties on Wednesday night (Brian Lawless/PA)
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Thousands still without power can use hotel facilities during Irish cold snap

The Electricity Supply Board said 4,000 homes, farms, and businesses are without power.

Flames rise from a beachfront home along the road to Malibu, as powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, California, U.S. January 8, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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Los Angeles wildfires rage out of control, testing firefighting resources

Over 30,000 people evacuated their homes as a wildfire tore through a coastal area of Los Angeles in just a few hours.

FILE PHOTO: Oil tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland January 7, 2025.  Lehtikuva/Antti Aimo-Koivisto via REUTERS/File Photo
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Finland says oil tanker linked to subsea cable damage has serious deficiencies

Baltic Sea nations are on high alert following a string of power cable, telecom link, and gas pipeline outages.

Shell’s liquefied natural gas production dropped in the final quarter of last year (Yui Mok/PA)
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Shell warns of £1bn cash hit from emissions certificates payments

The energy major said on Wednesday that the charge is “related to timing of payments of emissions certificates” in Germany and the US.

FILE PHOTO: A Shell logo is pictured during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/ File Photo
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Shell warns of weaker fourth quarter LNG, oil trading

Shell trimmed its LNG production forecast for the quarter to 6.8-7.2 million metric tons, from a previous forecast of 6.9-7.5 million tons.

More than 800,000 balcony solar kits were installed in Germany in 2024 (AFP)
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Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money

Far less powerful than roof panels, balcony solar kits cover only part of a household's energy needs and are used for tasks such...

FILE PHOTO: The Statue of Liberty is covered in haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada, in New York, U.S., June 6, 2023.      REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
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EU warns of ‘serious blow’ from Trump on climate change

Global climate efforts face a setback if Trump exits the Paris Agreement again, warns EU climate chief Hoekstra.

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