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On July 3, as a heat wave swept the region, New York State’s grid imported 52 gigawatt-hours of electricity from Canada—enough to meet about 9% of its total electricity demand that day. Some of that p
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☀️ Solar
Reducing the cost of capital is the only way to ensure the expansion of renewable energy across the continent
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In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that smoke-driven aerosols reduced solar irradiance across the Great Lakes region and along the US East Coast, with both clear-s...
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Brookfield Asset Management plans to buy solar and energy storage developer Aypa Power from Blackstone for approximately $7 billion. The investment will value Aypa at $3 billion. Aypa has 12 projects ...
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New flywheel energy storage systems can be located largely underground, offering aesthetic benefits alongside the potential for lower costs, longer duration, and less reliance on overseas supply chain...
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China’s renewable and nuclear targets are often quoted as equivalent statements about the future. The delivery record says otherwise. Wind and solar targets have repeatedly been overtaken, sometimes y...
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Jeffersonville, Indiana facility will include more than 1,200 employees that will strengthen U.S. manufacturing, supply-chain resilience, and energy dominance KITCHENER, Ontarioa and JEFFERSONVILLE, I...
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💨 Wind
Thousands of jobs in the US wind industry are being put at risk due to the Trump administration's attacks on domestic US wind power, according to a new industry report.
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⚛️ Nuclear
If we are to outpace China and own the future of this technology, we must fund it properly
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🔋 Electric Vehicles
BYD confirmed its new flagship electric sedan will offer a range of 1,008 km on a single charge. Ahead of its official debut next month, the new EV was spotted in public for the first time.
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From electric vans to entry-level SUVs, Kia now has an EV for nearly everyone. After sales jumped 88% in the second quarter, Kia expects demand to pick up in the second half of 2026.
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NHTSA has denied a petition asking it to open a defect investigation into the hidden manual door releases on the Tesla Model 3. But in the same decision, the agency agreed to start writing new door-sa...
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Subaru is among the automakers that continue to hold the EV sales fort in the challenging US market, though production of the company's much-anticipated Getaway 3-row SUV has been delayed (cropped, co...
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📦 Storage
Revolta has introduced a high-voltage residential sodium-ion battery storage system with modular capacity from 2 kWh to 20 kWh. The system features a 450 V DC nominal voltage, over 95% efficiency, 105...
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💧 Hydrogen
Germany’s latest hydrogen truck programme attracted 526 applications seeking €455 million from a €220 million funding pool. That has been presented as evidence that hydrogen freight is finally finding...
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🌊 Hydropower
Brussels — Europe could add 25 GW of wind and solar to existing hydropower sites across seven EU countries without needing extra grid capacity, according to a new Ember new report. “Political ambition...
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🌎 Climate
The head of the UK’s national weather service on this year’s multiple heatwaves, the net zero backlash and why geoengineering is not a panacea
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The companies knew they were releasing more of the greenhouse gas than they publicly reported, according to industry files cited by the Center for Climate Integrity, an activist organization.
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A study from a group called Rebuild by Design estimates that the money will be needed to repair the effects of climate change in the next 24 years.
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The Center for Active Stewardship Adds Sierra Club’s Hidden Risk Data to Scorecards Platform NEW YORK, NY — The Center for Active Stewardship (CAS) announced today the addition of the Sierra Club’s Hi...
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📋 Policy
This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter . If you wanted to save some money by learning how to check your home for air leaks, poor insulation, and power-hun...
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🛢️ Oil & Gas
Miatta Fahnbulleh’s visit to Aberdeen comes as companies hope to sway Burnham’s government on new drilling licences
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Fahnbulleh was head of a think-tank when it pushed for a total end to new drilling in the North Sea basin
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $65.5 million in federal funding for cost-shared research, development, and deployment projects to strengthen domestic oil and natural gas pro...
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🌋 Geothermal
Over two decades ago, Ormat Technologies began a big experiment on a swath of rugged land near the Hot Springs Mountains in western Nevada. The geothermal company was already producing electricity the...
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🏭 Carbon Capture
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology grew in popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic as several governments and private companies pledged to support a green transition. The use of CCS was expec...
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📰 More
Impact-focused infrastructure funds behind renewable energy sought out
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The Clean Energy Investor Group (CEIG) has published a report calling on the Australian government to prioritise consistent and timely implementation of the reformed Environment Protection and Biodive...
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The animal’s plight alarmed onlookers and highlighted the drought conditions that are forcing wild bears closer to where people live in search of food.
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Tesla has closed the mysterious ~$2 billion acquisition of an AI hardware company that it first hinted at in April — and it did so, again, without naming the target or issuing a press release. The dea...
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