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Hydropower damages river systems in Africa: how more solar and wind power can solve this problem

The Conversation Africa: Renewable power sources such as solar and wind power are becoming increasingly cost-competitive. These can reduce hydropower reliance, diversify countries’...

FILE PHOTO: The Huayna Potosi mountain is seen without its glaciers and with little snow, in Milluni, near El Alto outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, December 21, 2020. Picture taken December 21, 2020. REUTERS/David Mercado
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Bolivian scientists to track glacial changes with new equipment

New scientific equipment being installed at the country's Huayna Potosi mountain peak will provide real-time measurements of glaciers' mass.

A Nio ET7 is displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
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China’s Nio expects Q2 EV sales to more than double

Revenue in the three-month period starting April would also nearly double to about $2.3 billion, the company added.

A drone view shows solar panels as they stand on Dave Duttlinger's farmland that he leased to Dunns Bridge Solar LLC in Wheatfield, Indiana, U.S., April 5, 2024.  REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
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Solar projects could boom amid deadline to use tax-exempt glut

A two-year U.S. tariff holiday on solar panels from Southeast Asia expires on Thursday, starting the clock ticking for US project developers.

FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates at a well site leased by Devon Energy Production Company near Guthrie, Oklahoma September 15, 2015.  REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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How Devon Energy missed out on the US oil and gas mega-deal wave

US oil and gas producer Devon Energy has lost bids in the last 12 months because its shares were spurned as acquisition currency

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden views a Jeep Wrangler Willy's 4xe during a visit to the Detroit Auto Show to highlight electric vehicle manufacturing in America, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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How Biden’s emissions rules go soft on hybrid trucks, SUVs

Biden's auto-emissions regulations made concessions to industry allowing for a slower EV transition than it had originally proposed.

Ola Kaellenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, poses for a picture at "Factory 56", one of the world's most modern electric and conventional car assembly halls of German carmaker Mercedes-Benz, in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart, Germany, March 4, 2024. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
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Mercedes chief expects EU decision on Chinese EVs tariffs

Mercedes Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius expects a decision on EU's import tariffs on Chinese EVs soon, he said at an industry conference on...

There should be enough electricity this winter, National Grid’ ESO said (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Less risk of Britain losing power next winter, says grid operator

National Grid’s Electricity System Operator said it expects power plants and wind farms to be able to provide enough power to meet demand.

FILE PHOTO: Chinese flag is seen in this illustration taken, April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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China says it never uses EV subsidies barred by WTO

China never makes use of EV subsidies that have been prohibited by the World Trade Organization, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday

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Indonesia, South Korea sign agreement on carbon emission, minister says

Indonesia and South Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding to incentivise a reduction of carbon emissions

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