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Canada Invests Over $960-Million in Renewable Energy and Grid Modernization Projects

OTTAWA - Harnessing Canada's immense clean energy resources requires transformational investments to modernize our electricity grid. The Government of Canada…

Bus depot bid to be UK's largest electric vehicle charging hub

LONDON - First Bus will install 160 charging points and replace half its fleet with electric buses at its Caledonia…

Electric car charging networks jostle for pole position amid Biden's push to electrify

WASHINGTON - Today’s battery-electric vehicles deliver longer range at a lower cost, are faster and more feature-laden than earlier models.…

Parsing Ontario's electricity cost allocation

TORONTO - Ontario’s large commercial electricity customers can approach the looming annual decision about their billing structure for the 12…

Electricity Payouts on Biggest U.S. Grid Fall 64 Per Cent in Auction

NEW YORK - Power-plant owners serving the biggest U.S. grid will be paid 64% less next year for being on…

U.S. to work with allies to secure electric vehicle metals

WASHINGTON - The United States must work with allies to secure the minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries and process…

Notley announces plans to move Alberta's electricity grid to net-zero by 2035 if elected

CALGARY - Ahead of the NDP’s weekend convention, Alberta’s Opposition leader has committed to transforming the province’s energy sector and…

A new material made from carbon nanotubes can generate electricity by scavenging energy from its environment

NEW YORK - MIT engineers have discovered a new way of generating electricity using tiny carbon particles that can create…

Why Electric Vehicles Are "Greener" Than Ever In All 50 States

WASHINGTON - One of the cautions cited by electric vehicle (EV) naysayers is that they merely shift emissions from the…

Global push needed to ensure "clean, affordable and sustainable electricity" for all

NEW YORK - The seventh Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), SDG7, aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern…

A robot is killing weeds by zapping them with electricity

LONDON - On a field in England, three robots have been given a mission: to find and zap weeds with…

Iraq plans nuclear power plants to tackle electricity shortage

BAGHDAD - Iraq is working on a plan to build nuclear reactors as the electricity-starved petrostate seeks to end the…

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