Texas grapples with power demand from data centres and cryptocurrency mining
Electricity consumption in Texas is growing the fastest rate of any state, with the US Energy Administration Information (EIA) identifying…
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First nuclear plant recommissioned in US history as part of $2.8bn funding
The Biden-Harris Administration, through the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Agriculture (USDA), has announced more than $2.8bn…
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First Solar opens $1.1bn solar facility, adds 3.5GW to US manufacturing capacity
First Solar has inaugurated its new $1.1bn fully vertically integrated, thin-film solar manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Alabama. According to…
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US BLM issues right-of-way for solar and battery storage project in Nevada
The US BLM has issued a right-of-way (ROW) for the Dry Lake East Energy Center Solar Project, a new solar…
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California approves strategy to procure 10.6GW of clean energy
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has established a centralised procurement strategy for clean energy. Under the framework, the California…
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BOEM grants US’s first floating offshore wind research lease to Maine
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has reached an agreement with the State of Maine for the nation’s…
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How COP28 accelerated the conversation on coal phase-out
DUBAI – COP26, which took place in Glasgow in 2021, was supposed to be the COP that “consigned coal to…
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Signal: RWE invested €9.9bn in green energy in H1, plans to continue growth
RWE, Germany’s largest energy provider, more than quadrupled its investment in renewable energy in the first half of 2023 compared…
