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Energy authorities say quick action is needed to fill the gap left by shuttered coal-fired power stations (AFP)
ClimateCoalElectricityEmissionsFuelNewsSolar

Australia says reliance on coal-fired power drops to record low

Renewable energy sources supplied a record 46 percent of electricity in the quarter third, peaking at 75.6 percent on November 6.

FILE PHOTO: An oil pump of IPC Petroleum France is seen at sunset outside Soudron, near Reims, France, August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
BusinessFuelNewsOil

Oil steady as markets await clarity on tariffs by Trump on Canada, Mexico

Analysts say traders have already priced in Trump's tariffs: "(this is) a major reason why crude oil is trading where it is."

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the fire damage caused by the Eaton Fire is shown in Altadena, California, U.S. January 22, 2025.  REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
ClimateInfrastructureNewsResiliencyUtilities

Exposed utility wires may have contributed to LA’s Eaton Fire, law firm says

The Eaton Fire was among the biggest of multiple wildfires that erupted on Jan. 7 and spread quickly in the Los Angeles area.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Renault is seen on a car in Brussels, Belgium January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

Renault, Volvo electric van unit wins new orders

PARIS (Reuters) – Flexis, a joint venture between automaker Renault and truck maker Volvo Group as well as shipper CMA CGM, said on...

A floating solar energy farm on the Cottbuser Ostsee lake in eastern Germany -- the EU hopes to strengthen supply lines for green technologies, like solar and wind power, chips and pharmaceutical ingredients (AFP)
AnalysisBusinessCritical MineralsEconomyPoliticsTrade

Red tape and rare earths: EU ‘compass’ charts economic future

Promising a “simplification shock”, the EU will unveil a much-anticipated blueprint to revamp Europe’s economic model on Wednesday, as the bloc struggles to...

FILE PHOTO: Solar panels are set up in the solar farm at the University of California, Merced, in Merced, California, U.S. August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File Photo
ElectricityNewsSolarStorage

US solar group seeks major energy storage expansion

The Solar Energy Industries Association said it wants to see 700 gigawatt-hours of energy storage on the grid by the end of this...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Brucutu mine owned by Brazilian mining company Vale SA is seen in Sao Goncalo do Rio Abaixo, Brazil February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Washington Alves/File Photo
BusinessCritical MineralsMiningNews

Iron ore output from Brazil’s Vale slid 4.6% in fourth quarter

By Andre Romani and Marta Nogueira SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazilian miner Vale posted on Tuesday its highest annual iron ore production...

FILE - Wind turbines dot the coastline along a giant solar farm near Weifang in eastern China's Shandong province on March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
ElectricityNewsSolarWind

China built out record amount of wind and solar power in 2024

China raced ahead building renewable energy last year, installing more wind and solar power than ever before and continuing to leave all other...

Jennifer Williams, CEO of NL Hydro, speaks with John Abbott, minister of housing, during a debate in the House of Assembly, in St. John's, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
ElectricityHydropowerIntertiesNewsPolitics

Newfoundland and Labrador appoints team to broker final energy deal with Quebec

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s government has appointed a team for the next round of negotiations with Hydro-Québec, as the provinces’...

FILE PHOTO: A view of a sign near the Northvolt factory in Skelleftea, Sweden August 8, 2024.   TT News Agency/Magnus Lejhall/via REUTERS/File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinanceNews

Northvolt asks shareholders for $1.3 billion for next two years, sources say

By Marie Mannes, Christina Amann and Emma-Victoria Farr STOCKHOLM/BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Northvolt asked more than 100 shareholders at a meeting this month to provide...

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