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Most planned U.S. battery storage additions in next three years to be paired with solar

WASHINGTON - Of the 14.5 gigawatts (GW) of battery storage power capacity planned to come online in the United States…

Americans aren't just blocking our oil pipelines, now they're fighting Hydro-Quebec's clean power lines

NEW YORK - Last week, Quebec Premier François Legault took to Twitter to celebrate after New York State authorities tentatively…

Biden's proposed tenfold increase in solar power would remake the U.S. electricity system

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has called for major clean energy investments as a way to curb climate change and…

Atlantica - Regulatory Reform To Bring Greener Power To Atlantic Canada

ST. JOHNS - Atlantica Centre for Energy Senior Policy Consultant Neil Jacobsen says the future of Atlantic Canada’s electricity grid…

'That can keep you up at night': Lessons for Canada from Europe's power crisis

TORONTO - Europe is currently suffering the consequences of an uncoordinated rush to carbon-free electricity that experts warn could hit…

Cleaning up Canada's electricity is critical to meeting climate pledges

TORONTO - A new tool has been proposed in the federal election campaign as a way of eradicating the carbon…

UK electric car inquiries soar during fuel supply crisis

LONDON - Sellers of plug-in vehicles say petrol shortages are driving people to adopt the new technology

As petrol stations in…

China power cuts: What is causing the country's blackouts?

BEIJING - China is struggling with a severe shortage of electricity which has left millions of homes and businesses hit…

Russia to triple electricity supplies to China

BEIJING - Russia will triple electricity supplies via the Amur-Heihe electric transmission line (ETL) starting October 1, China Central Television…

China's electric carmakers make their move on Europe

MUNICH - China's electric carmakers are darting into Europe, hoping to catch traditional auto giants cold and seize a slice…

ABB claims its Terra 360 is the "world's fastest electric car charger"

BERLIN - Swiss company ABB, which supplies EV chargers to Ionity and Electrify America, has unveiled what it calls the…

The N.L. government is pushing the electric car but Labrador's infrastructure is lagging behind

ST. JOHNS - Retired pilot Allan Carlson is used to crossing Labrador by air.

But he recently traversed the Big Land…

Cost is the main reason stopping Canadians from buying an electric car: Survey

TORONTO - If the federal government wants to meet its ambitious target of having all cars and passenger trucks sold…

Electric Cars Have Hit an Inflection Point

NEW YORK - One theme of this newsletter is that the world’s physical infrastructure will have to massively change if…

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