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FILE PHOTO: People stand in Santa Luzia viewpoint, while a cruise ship prepares to leave from the Cruise Port of Lisbon, Portugal, June 26, 2024. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
ElectricityEmissionsMaritimeNews

Port dwellers hope a switch to power will ease their pleasure cruise pain

The EU wants a move from marine fuel to electricity, to help reduce carbon emissions.

Hurricane Beryl is seen from Space, July 1, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video.  International Space Station via X/Handout via REUTERS
ClimateNewsWeather

Beryl sets tone for ‘very dangerous hurricane season,’ world met agency says

Hurricane Beryl is the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record.

A person walks past a downed tree after a powerful storm in Montenegro's capital Podgorica, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. A powerful storm has swept through countries in the western Balkans after several days of sizzling temperatures, killing two people and damaging houses, pulling out trees and flooding streets, officials said on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)
ClimateNewsWeather

Powerful summer storm sweeps through Balkans with hail, rain and winds, killing 2

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A powerful storm has swept through countries in the western Balkans after several days of sizzling temperatures, killing two...

Hydrovolt can take used batteries and turn them into a black powder from which it can recover the metals and make new batteries (AFP)
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)MineralsNewsTrade

Hydrovolt to open battery recycling facility in France

Norwegian battery recycling firm Hydrovolt said on Tuesday that it would expand internationally by opening a facility in France, boosting a nascent hub...

A view of fire around the island of Kos, Greece, July 1, 2024, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. ALAN BOYLE/via REUTERS
ClimateNewsWeather

Greece battles wildfire on Kos island for second day

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek firefighters battled a blaze on the islands of Kos for a second day on Tuesday, as hundreds of tourists and...

FILE PHOTO: Solar panels of Germany's largest solar park Weesow-Willmersdorf by energy supplier EnBW AG are seen in Werneuchen, Germany September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
BusinessElectricityEmissionsNewsSolar

German industry turns to solar in race to cut energy costs

Berlin has introduced laws to accelerate solar power expansion.

A recording light of a TV camera is flashing red as Siemens Energy CEO Christian Bruch addresses the annual results news conference in Munich, Germany, November 15, 2023.   REUTERS/Leo Simon/ File Photo
BusinessElectricityFinanceInfrastructureLabourNewsUtilities

Siemens Energy plans 10,000 hires for electricity grid unit, FT says

Siemens Energy plans to recruit more than 10,000 employees as it invests 1.2bn euros in its electricity grid business over the next six...

FILE PHOTO: A Renault 5 E-TECH Electric Prototype car is displayed during Renault Group capital market day for its new electric vehicle unit Ampere, in Paris, France, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
AutomotiveElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Renault’s EV unit Ampere teams up with LGES, CATL on battery technology

Renault EV unit Ampere said on Monday it would include lithium iron phosphate (LFP) technology in its plans to mass produce EVs

FILE PHOTO: A tanker waits to dock at Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant Hammerfest LNG, in Hammerfest, Norway, March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentFuelMaritimeNewsOilTransport

New shipping fuel requirements in Arctic risk worse oil spills, report says

The Arctic could face more severe environmental impacts from oil spills if shippers switch to very-low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO)

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