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Japan to Allow More Coal-Fired Power to Cope With Energy Shock
Japan will allow more use of coal-fired power plants in an effort to boost security of supply to cope with the energy shock from the war in the Middle East. The country will let less-efficient coal facilities take part in capacity market auctions…
Japan Confirms Plan to Boost Coal-fired Power to Ease Energy Crunch
Japan's government plans to temporarily lift restrictions on coal-fired power plants as it seeks to ease an energy crunch caused by the Middle East war, an official said on Friday. Japanese media, including Jiji Press, had earlier reported the…
Russia's Coal Sector Losses Set to Deepen as Government Winds Down Tax Relief
Russia's coal industry is heading for sharply deeper losses this year as the government prepares to end key tax deferrals, adding pressure to a sector already grappling with falling exports, high borrowing costs and a strong ruble, officials and…
Who Is The Country's First Chief Energy Officer?
Democratic Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger appointed an environmental law attorney to be her state's first Chief Energy Officer on Wednesday. Spanberger signed an executive order to create a new cabinet-level position in the Office of the…
What does the Iran war mean for clean energy transition?
The war and resulting energy shocks have been a boon in the short term for fossil fuels. That includes the dirtiest and most planet-heating energy source: coal. “Renewables are winner here, but so is coal,” said Ira Joseph, global…
HK Electric cuts April fuel charge but warns of mid-year spike amid Middle East tension
HK Electric said on Thursday that its fuel clause charge for April will be reduced to 30.4 HK cents per unit of electricity, down from 34 cents in March, but warned that charges could rise sharply from mid-year if global fuel costs remain elevated…
Offshore wind power to save billions of dollars and kilometres of powerlines
Developing Victoria's wind power industry off the Gippsland coast could cut the number of powerlines needed by about 930km, a new report has found. The report, produced by global consultancy Jacobs and commissioned by energy company Southerly Ten…
UK's top museums may start charging foreign tourists for entry
READ MORE: How Madame Tussauds has lost its magic as visitor numbers plummet and value declines by £262m - can it survive? Museums across the UK could start charging entree fees for foreign tourists under a new proposal currently under…
US eases Belarus sanctions as Trump says he'll help US farmers impacted by Iran war
The Trump administration on Thursday announced it had eased restrictions on a group of Belarus-linked financial and potash companies in the latest sign of improving ties between the country's autocratic leader, Alexander Lukashenko, and Washington.
CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) Stock Forecasts
CMS is an energy company based in Michigan, primarily focused on electric and gas operations within the state. The company has electricity generation, transmission, and distribution operations. Natural gas operations include transmission…
Trump envoy credits colorful rhetoric and vodka shots in helping him build bond with Belarus leader
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's special envoy to Belarus recently revealed that he helped ingratiate himself with the country's autocratic leader by echoing Alexander Lukashenko's disdain for Europe with vulgar language and by negotiating…
Jen Psaki Calls Donald Trump's Latest Award 'Another Participation Trophy'
While the Iran war rages on, tensions build over Cuba, plus a partial government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson has presented Donald Trump with a newly invented golden award. Dubbed the “America First” award, it was presented to…
From panic buying in Chile to $8 gas in California, photos show how people around the world are grappling with a growing energy crisis
China's National Development and Reform Commission had initially announced that the set average price of gas would rise from $4.20 a gallon to $5.10 a gallon, an increase of 90 cents, The New York Times reported. On Monday, the agency said the…
130 years since deadliest industrial disaster
It was a quintessential West Coast day as young and old gathered under ominous skies to mark a very sombre occasion — 130 years to the day since New Zealand's deadliest industrial incident — the Brunner Mine disaster. At 9.30am…
There are solutions to Britain's energy crisis | Letters
The Iran war has exposed the cost of successive governments' fixation on short-term, vote-winning policies, leaving Britain increasingly vulnerable to strategic coercion, particularly in energy (The UK sleepwalked into this energy price shock, 23…
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