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FinanceCoal India and France's Edf to Form Renewables Joint Venture
FinanceMozambique President Discussed Lng, Hydro Projects With TotalEnergies' CEO
FinanceWind, Not Nuclear, Is the Best Way to Meet Sweden's Climate Goals, Leading Think Tank Says
FinanceEndesa Buys 626 Mw Hydro Assets From Acciona for $1.1 Billion
China’s Push for Greener Aluminium Hit by Erratic Rains, Power Cuts
Date: May 10, 2024
China’s push for greener aluminium hit by erratic rains, power cuts BEIJING (Reuters) – Erratic rainfall in China’s southwest is frustrating a multibillion-dollar push to green an aluminium industry that accounts for almost 60% of global output and, by some estimates, emits more carbon dioxide than Australia. Lured by official promises of cheap hydropower, China...
Italy’s Edison Inaugurates Power Station Partly Funded by Citizens
Date: September 15, 2023
Italy’s Edison inaugurates power station partly funded by citizens QUASSOLO, Italy (Reuters) – Italian utility Edison on Friday inaugurated a new hydroelectric power station partly financed by the local community and its wider customer base. Italy aims to generate nearly two thirds of its electricity from renewable energy sources by the end of the decade,...
Factbox-What Is the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine – and What Happened?
Date: June 6, 2023
Factbox-What is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine – and what happened? By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -A huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine was breached on Tuesday, unleashing floodwaters across the war zone. Ukraine said Russia had destroyed it, while Russian officials gave conflicting accounts,...
Southern Europe Braces for Climate Change-Fuelled Summer of Drought
Date: May 17, 2023
Southern Europe braces for climate change-fuelled summer of drought By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Southern Europe is bracing for a summer of ferocious drought, with some regions already suffering water shortages and farmers expecting their worst yields in decades. As climate change makes the region hotter and drier, years of consecutive drought have depleted groundwater...
Analysis-Southern Europe Braces for Climate Change-Fuelled Summer of Drought
Date: May 17, 2023
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Southern Europe is bracing for a summer of ferocious drought, with some regions already suffering water shortages and farmers expecting their worst yields in decades. As climate change makes the region hotter and drier, years of consecutive drought have depleted groundwater reserves. Soils have become bone dry in Spain, southern France and...
Sse to Invest $122 Million in Scottish Pumped Hydro Project
Date: March 21, 2023
LONDON (Reuters) – British power generator SSE will invest 100 million pounds ($122 million) in a Scottish pumped hydro scheme which could help boost the country’s energy storage capacity, it said on Tuesday. Pumped hydro plants work by pumping water uphill to a higher reservoir before releasing it to enable water to flow downhill through...