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FILE PHOTO: The Polestar 4 electric SUV is displayed at the New York International Auto Show Press Preview, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 27, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsTrade

EV tariffs could hurt European companies and industry, Polestar CFO says

Polestar CFO warns EU and U.S. tariffs on China-made EVs could harm European industry, as Polestar shifts production.

A logo of Polestar is pictured on a car at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Polestar shares rebound on funding boost, margins reassure

Polestar shares rise after announcing $1.3bn in external funding after months of setbacks.

FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the offices of Uber in Saugus, Massachusetts, U.S., May 8, 2019.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Uber invests in UK startup Wayve to speed up self-driving projects

Undisclosed amount invested by ride-hailing giant as Wayve hopes to speed up development of systems.

The Rosebank and Jackdaw fields have sparked protest from environmental campaigners (PA)
BusinessCourtsNatural GasNewsOilPolitics

UK drops legal defence for Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields

UK Government will not challenge judicial reviews brought against fossil fuel developments in order to “save the taxpayer money”.

Drax power station near Selby (John Giles/PA)
BusinessFuelNewsPoliticsRegulations

Drax to pay £25m penalty for data breach after wood pellet probe

British power station operated fined for failure to accurately report data on the source of 'renewable' wood pellets burned for energy.

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.

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