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Global Gas Crunch Makes Europe's Remaining Coal Plants Profitable
The global LNG supply crunch has made Europe's last-standing coal-fired power plants profitable this year as gas supply costs soar while the need for conventional generation to stabilize grids remains. In Germany and Poland, which host most of the…
North East 'unsung hero' steam locomotive recreated
A wartime steam locomotive that helped to keep a region's industry moving for nearly two decades has been recreated. The Tanfield Railway in Gateshead has reconstructed the 1940s-built steam locomotive No. 68029, 63 years after it was scrapped. It…
North East 'unsung hero' steam locomotive recreated
Hannah Mitchell North East and Cumbria A wartime steam locomotive that helped to keep a region's industry moving for nearly two decades has been recreated. The Tanfield Railway in Gateshead has reconstructed the 1940s-built steam locomotive No.
A Wisconsin coal plant last produced power eight years ago, and residents will keep paying its bill until 2039, adding up to nearly a billion dollars statewide
The smokestacks at Pleasant Prairie have not released a wisp of steam since 2018, the turbines silent, the coal piles long gone. Yet every month, a line on local electric bills still quietly funds that dead building. It will keep doing so for…
Opinion: Trump's war on Iran hands China clean-energy and EV wins
Please log in to bookmark this story. Create an account Donald Trump 's love affair with all fuels grubby and ruinous to the planet is backfiring and handing China a gift. The rising prices for gasoline, diesel, coal and natural gas are pushing…
Haunted Aberfan disaster survivor 'buried alive with dead classmate on shoulder
It might have been nearly 60 years ago, but Jeff Edwards can still picture his dead classmate. She was killed when a coal tip collapsed on a Welsh mining village, engulfing a school and houses. In total, 144 lives were lost in Aberfan, including…
Is CAIR Trying to Buy a Congressional Seat in Central Ohio?
There's a Muslim temple in Columbus, Ohio, that appears to be trying to buy itself a seat in Congress. In Ohio's 15th congressional district, which includes much of the Columbus area, there is a candidate who is trying to pass himself off as a…
Students turn the tables at reverse job fair in Wilkes-Barre
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$2m payday for home battery owners as heatwave catches grid off guard
On Monday evening this week, self-styled home battery boffins were buzzing with excitement on Reddit. Deep in niche threads, they shared screenshots and boasted about how much money they'd made that afternoon on the National Energy Market (NEM).
'Bombshell leaks reveal huge risk of blackouts under Labour - only Reform UK can fix this'
Most Express readers probably retain vivid memories of the rolling power cuts which blighted the country during the 1970s. If they were a bit before your time, I can assure you they weren't much fun. Ted Heath's squabbles with the coal miners had…
Let's hear it for the boys: your men's high street guide
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Ballycastle: Home-educated children help uncover mystery of lost building
A group of home-educated children have been getting their hands dirty as they help archaeologists uncover the remains of a mysterious building. The youngsters swapped their usual lessons for an archaeological dig, working alongside experts to…
The Debanking Scandal Started in Washington, Not Wall Street
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has confirmed what conservatives have said for years. The OCC's 47-page report, released Wednesday after reviewing 100,000 complaints and 50,000 internal bank records, found that between 2020 and…
A decade after Theranos imploded, here's what scientists want you to know
Around a decade ago Theranos, one of the buzziest science start-ups ever, imploded. Swamped by allegations of fraud, the actions of the company and its enigmatic CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, shone a harsh light on problems with scientific start-ups. Now…
Fire service photos of Aberfan disaster that killed 144 are revealed
Archived photographs of the Aberfan disaster, where 144 people, mostly schoolchildren under the age of 10, died, have been released ahead of the tragedy's 60th anniversary. October 21, 1996, began much like any other day in the small coal mining…
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