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UK, Germany Electricity Cleanest On Record In 2024

Britain and Germany produced their cleanest electricity on record last year, with renewables reaching record highs, according to data released Thursday.

International Business Times

UK Electricity Cleanest On Record In 2024: Study

Britain produced its cleanest electricity on record last year with output of fossil fuels at an all-time low and renewables reaching a record-high, a study has showed.

International Business Times

Constellation Energy: Stock Climbs on Billion-Dollar Contract

Constellation Energy's billion-dollar government contract win has excited investors, signaling a bright future for nuclear energy and clean power solutions.

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Australia needs better ways of storing renewable electricity for later. That’s where ‘flow batteries’ can help

As more and more solar and wind energy enters Australia’s grid, we will need ways to store it for later.

The Conversation

UK electricity cleanest ever in 2024, with record 58% from low-carbon sources

UK has more than halved amount of electricity generated from fossil fuels but gas still had largest share at 28%

The Guardian - UK

Power Restored To 98% In Puerto Rico After Massive New Year's Eve Blackout

Luma Energy warned that some customers might experience temporary outages in the next few days, adding that fully restoring power across the island could take up to two days.

Latin Times

UK’s electricity was cleanest ever in 2024, analysis finds

Carbon Brief assessment showed fossil fuel power generation fell to record lows while renewables climbed to new highs.

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9 ways to get more out of your solar panels this winter

Are you keen to get the most out of your solar panels this winter? Follow our clever tips to improve their performance.

Tom’s Guide

Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout

Electric power has been restored to nearly all affected customers across Puerto Rico after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve

The Independent UK

Energy bills: is it worth shopping around for gas and electricity again?

New energy price cap of £1,738 for Great Britain comes into force on 1 January but there are ways to find better deals

The Guardian - UK

Moldova Braces For Energy Crisis Amid Gas Supply Halt

Moldova faces potential energy crisis as Gazprom plans to halt gas supplies over disputed debt, impacting heating and electricity. Concerns rise in Chisina...

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Evening Standard

Pylon wars: Battle between builders and ‘blockers’ mounts across UK

Labour wants to rewire Britain by building thousands of new pylons – but it is prompting a local backlash across the country.

The Independent UK

Millions of homeowners could be set to receive cheap loans and grants for solar panels

Ministers are drawing up plans to subsidise the cost of fitting solar panels and batteries in homes across the country in a bid to meet one of Sir Keir Starmer’s key election pledges

The Independent UK

Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024

2024 was another banner year for a source of electricity that is better for people’s lungs, better for climate change and may be reaching your home now when you turn on the lights or turn up the thermostat — large banks of batteries

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SO2 emissions: Missed deadlines for govt, but not a problem for NITI?

When thermal power plants burn coal to generate electricity, sulphur mixes with oxygen to release sulphur dioxide – or SO2 – in the air. In 2019, India became the largest emitter of this toxic gas.

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The Independent UK

Estonian government to meet as investigators probe interruption of undersea cable

Estonia’s prime minister says his government will hold an extraordinary meeting later as investigators try to find out what disrupted a Baltic Sea power cable bringing electricity from Finland

International Business Times

Key Public Service Makes Quiet Return In Gaza

The quiet resumption of operations at a desalination plant in the Gaza Strip last month marked a small but significant step toward restoring public services in the Palestinian territory ravaged by more than 14 months of war.

Tom’s Hardware

Undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia experiences outage — capacity reduced to 35% as Finnish authorities investigate

An undersea power cable connecting Helsinki and Tallinn, carrying 658 megawatts of electricity, has been disrupted on Christmas Day.

The Independent UK

Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows

A Japanese government panel has largely supported a draft energy policy calling for bolstering renewables up to half of Japanese electricity needs by 2040

The Independent UK

Balkans snowstorm leaves tens of thousands of homes without power, causes traffic chaos

Tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia were without electricity on Tuesday after heavy snow and winds which also brought traffic chaos in neighboring Croatia and Serbia

The Guardian - UK

Prepayment meters could cost UK households third of income in winter

Resolution Foundation says higher prices and cold weather will hit poorer households hardest

AAP

Consumers stung by costs of 'radical' energy transition

A senate inquiry finds a lack of transparency in energy decisions has left consumers carrying the costs of system change and struggling to pay power bills.

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