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What Germany's nuclear phase-out did to emissions and coal - Energy Collective
Germany shut down its last three nuclear reactors on April 15, 2023, and for most of the decade after Fukushima, the power nuclear used to supply went mostly to coal, not to wind and solar. That's the uncomfortable part of the story. The more…
How Historical Fossil Fuel Emissions Drive Future Climate Disasters
A groundbreaking study reveals that historical emissions from major fossil fuel and cement producers will continue to drive global warming and extreme weather events for centuries, underscoring the urgent need for a fossil-fuel-free future. Past…
Bulgaria's battery boom pays off as drought hits power plants
As Eastern Europe's power sector has taken a hit from a record drought, Bulgaria has benefitted from building out battery storage capacity alongside its rapid solar expansion. Around a hundred battery energy storage system (BESS) sites are now…
Bulgaria's battery boom pays off as drought hits power plants
Around a hundred battery energy storage system (BESS) sites are now operating, most of them built in the past two years. The large-scale projects take advantage of former industrial sites and airfields or are integrated into existing power…
How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom
Steve Cargil's family has farmed the flat, dry land around Uvalde, a small city in southwest Texas, since 1953. Cargil, 67, had always assumed that one of his three children would eventually take it over, the way he had from his father. But that…
How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom
Nathalie Jimenez Business reporter Steve Cargil's family has farmed the flat, dry land around Uvalde, a small city in southwest Texas, since 1953. Cargil, 67, had always assumed that one of his three children would eventually take it over, the way…
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Burton's Tortured Life and Private Demons Exposed
In 1966, Richard Burton played a henpecked college professor who spends a night drunkenly bickering with his wife in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? His performance is heated and subtle, horrifying and heartbreaking – and earned him one of…
CM, Deputy CM review power
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy ordered the Energy department officials to initiate measures to procure coal from Mahanadi Coalfields and Coal India. The Chief Minister was serious about the stoppage of power generation at the Yadadri Thermal power…
Only the starting line': Germany plans to quit fossil fuels by 2045
Germany has unveiled a roadmap to end its fossil fuel reliance by 2045, becoming the third in Europe to do so. Despite almost 200 nations pledging at the UN COP28 climate summit in 2023 to wean off coal, oil and gas, Germany's environment ministry…
India's Largest Electric Trailer Truck Fleet Enters Commercial Operation with Montra Electric and Wonder Cement
Montra Electric (eM&HCV Division), India's full-spectrum electric commercial vehicle brand from the Murugappa Group, and Wonder Cement are moving a 250-vehicle deployment of the Rhino 5538 EV 4x2 Tractor Trailer into regular commercial service on…
Why is Woodside sponsoring Fremantle's AFL team - and will the climate crisis shift the relationship?
When an oil and gas company buys logo space on an AFL jersey, it isn't trying to convince fans to buy its products. Fremantle Dockers supporters cannot, for example, go to their local service station to buy a barrel of Woodside Energy oil or a…
Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: 'We are going to win this'
Two decades after the release of his groundbreaking documentary An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore has admitted he was surprised by the ferocious, ongoing backlash from the fossil fuel industry and its political allies. But the former US vice-president…
KTR says power sector in disarray in Congress regime
BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao on Wednesday accused the Congress government of pushing Telangana into a power crisis through mismanagement, poor planning and financial irregularities involving Singareni Collieries and GENCO. He alleged that…
Mining Association of Canada names Ben Chalmers as next President and CEO
OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 23, 2026 /CNW/ -- The Mining Association of Canada Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Chalmers as President and CEO, effective January 1, 2027. Chalmers, currently MAC's Senior Vice President…
Newsom talks climate with world leaders in New York, accuses Trump of abdicating that responsibility
Saying President Donald Trump has abdicated his responsibilities on climate change, California Gov. Gavin Newsom met with world and business leaders Wednesday to advance climate action and clean energy on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
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