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FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen logo is illuminated on a production line for the Golf VIII and Tiguan cars at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
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Hybrids top petrol power for first time in EU new car sales, ACEA says

Hybrids overtook petrol-powered vehicles in EU new car sales for the first time in September, industry data showed on Tuesday.

The National Energy System Operator will outline new energy infrastructure locations in a long-term strategic plan (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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British grid operator to outline new energy infrastructure sites in long-term plan

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) will outline energy infrastructure locations in its strategic spatial energy plan.

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Spain loses UK appeal over immunity in renewable energy incentives lawsuit

Spain loses appeal in its bid to claim immunity in a multi-million euro case over cuts to renewable energy incentives.

FILE PHOTO: A view of Thyssenkrupp headquarters in Essen, Germany, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo
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Carlyle drops out of bidding process for Thyssenkrupp marine unit

The company did not say why Carlyle had exited the process, adding it was now focusing on a spin-off of the division, which...

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Getting carbon capture right will be hard — but that doesn’t make it optional

Building a global CO2 disposal industry by 2050 is challenging, but it's essential for meeting climate goals and curbing fossil fuel impacts.

FILE PHOTO: General view outside the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. Picture taken September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm/File Photo
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Northvolt making progress towards securing financing package

Swedish battery maker Northvolt is making significant progress towards raising a new financing package, it told Reuters on Monday.

Monica dos Santos, 39, wears a T-shirt with the photos of victims of a dam break in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, on Nov. 5, 2015, took their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)
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Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court

The lawsuit at the High Court in London seeks an estimated £36 billion ($47 billion) in damages from the global mining giant BHP.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends the opening ceremony of the Mercedes Benz battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany, October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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German carmakers should not be afraid of Chinese competition, says Scholz

German carmakers need not fear China, says Chancellor Scholz, citing past competition from South Korea and Japan.

FILE PHOTO: Cars are seen waiting in traffic on a road near Porta Nuova district in Milan, Italy, October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File photo
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Top EU countries spend $45 billion subsidizing fossil-fuel company cars, study says

The EU's five biggest members spend 42 billion euros annually subsidizing fossil-fuel company cars, according to a recent study.

Passengers wait to board an AVE high-speed (Talgo 350) train to Madrid at the Antequera-Santa Ana train station, in Antequera, Spain, October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/ File Photo
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Sidenor in talks to buy some or all of Spanish train maker Talgo

Basque steel maker Sidenor is in talks with Talgo about buying some or all of the Spanish train maker's shares, Talgo said on...

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