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Ukrainian service personnel use searchlights as they search for drones in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 29, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
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Russian attacks on power sector pose risk to nuclear facilities, Ukraine says

Ukraine forced to disconnect nuclear power units after Russia steps up strikes on energy facilities.

SSE renewables has just completed the Viking Wind Farm on Shetland – wit high wind levels on the island meaning it is expected to be the most productive onshore wind farm in the UK (SSE/PA)
BusinessElectricityNewsWind

Completion of Shetland green energy projects hailed as ‘major milestone’

In the islands around Scotland, newly completed Shetland wind farm can power half a million homes annually from the windiest place in the...

A satellite image shows smoke and fire rising from an oil depot, amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, at Astakhov in the Kamensky district, Rostov Region, Russia, August 28, 2024. 2024 Planet Labs Inc./Handout via REUTERS
FuelNewsOilPolitics

Ukraine says it attacked oil facilities, military depot in Russia

Fire breaks out in Rostov region as Russian oil facility attacks form part of Kyiv's strategy to target energy infrastructure.

Chemical factories at Wilton, Teesside (John Giles/PA)
BusinessCarbon ManagementCoalEmissionsFuelHydrogenIndustryManufacturingNewsPolitics

Future of chemical sector ‘at risk’ in UK without plan to cut fossil fuels

Think tank calls for policymakers to support a transition to green chemicals industry in Britain to help decarbonise wider economy.

The average household energy bill is set to increase by £149 from October after Ofgem said it was increasing its price cap (Jacob King/PA)
ElectricityFuelNewsPolitics

UK govt urges energy firms to support awareness campaign for winter bills help

The government plans a winter campaign to help customers struggling with energy bills, urging industry support and protection.

FILE PHOTO: Swiss energy company BKW's Muehleberg nuclear power plant and the fog-covered Aare river are seen in Muehleberg near Bern, Switzerland, April 6, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
ElectricityNewsNuclear PowerPoliticsRegulations

Switzerland to scrap ban on building nuclear power stations

Switzerland plans to lift its ban on new nuclear power plants to enhance energy security amid rising geopolitical tensions.

FILE PHOTO: Equinor's logo is seen at the company's headquarters in Stavanger, Norway December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
BusinessNewsOffshore WindWind

Equinor scraps Spain, Portugal offshore wind plans as costs rise

State-controlled Equinor needs to prioritise capital more than in the past given rising costs in the offshore wind sector, due to inflation, high...

FILE PHOTO: Spain's newly-appointed Third Vice-President and Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera poses outside Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo
LegislationNewsPolitics

Spain proposes Energy Minister Ribera for EU Commissioner post

Advocate for fast transition to zero-carbon economy Teresa Ribera put forward for EU Commissioner job.

FILE PHOTO: A Gazprom worker walks next to pipelines at a gas measuring station at the Russian-Ukrainian border in Sudzha near Kursk, some 500 km (311 miles) south of Moscow, December 5, 2008.   REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov//File Photo
Liquefied Natural GasNatural GasNewsPoliticsTrade

Kremlin says Europe will pay more unless gas deal extended

Ukraine gas transit deal will not be renewed, says Kyiv, as Russia warns of higher prices from other sellers.

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