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Explainer: Why nuclear-powered France faces power outage risks

PARIS - France is bracing for possible power outages in the coming days as falling temperatures push up demand while…

A resilient Germany is weathering the energy crunch

BERLIN - German industry and society are once again proving much more resilient and adaptable than certain people feared. Horror…

UK sets new record for wind power generation

LONDON - Britain has set a new record for wind generation as power from onshore and offshore turbines helped boost…

European gas prices fall to pre-Ukraine war level

BERLIN - European gas prices have dipped to a level last seen before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in…

3 ways to tap billions in new money to go green - starting this month

WASHINGTON - Earlier this year, Congress passed the biggest climate bill in history — cloaked under the name the “Inflation…

The U.S. passed a historic climate deal this year - Recap

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration this year signed a historic climate and tax deal that will funnel billions of dollars…

NanoFlocell Wants To Sell Flow Battery Cars In The US

SAN FRANCISCO - nanoFlowcell is a European company headquartered in London that focuses on flow battery technology. Flow batteries are…

Will Electric Vehicles Crash The Grid?

WASHINGTON - There's little doubt that the automobile industry is beginning the greatest transformation it has ever seen. The internal…

Attacks on power substations are growing. Why is the electric grid so hard to protect?

WASHINGTON - Even before Christmas Day attacks on power substations in five states in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast, similar…

Here's why the U.S. electric grid isn't running on 100% renewable energy yet

NEW YORK - Generating electricity to power homes and businesses is a significant contributor to climate change. In the United…

Road to electric vehicle targets in Manitoba not smooth, experts say

WINNIPEG - The federal government’s push toward zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) is hitting some roadblocks in Manitoba.

Earlier this year, Ottawa set…

Green energy in 2023: Clean grids, Alberta, batteries areas to watch

CALGARY - The year 2022 may go down as the most successful one yet for climate action. It was marked…

Greening Ontario's electricity grid would cost $400 billion: report

TORONTO - Ontario will need to spend $400 billion over the next 25 years in order to decarbonize the electricity…

BC Hydro suspends new crypto mining connections due to extreme electricity use

VANCOUVER - New cryptocurrency mining businesses in British Columbia are now temporarily banned from being hooked up to BC Hydro’s…

Ontario plunging into energy storage as electricity supply crunch looms

TORONTO - Ontario is staring down an electricity supply crunch and amid a rush to secure more power, it is…

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