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Wind, not nuclear, is the best way to meet Sweden's climate goals, leading think tank says

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The cheapest way for Sweden to meet its expected rise in demand for electricit...

23rd January, 2025

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Endesa buys 626 MW hydro assets from Acciona for $1.1 billion

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish power utility Endesa has agreed to buy 626 megawatts (MW) of hydroelectric...

16th November, 2024

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China’s push for greener aluminium hit by erratic rains, power cuts

China’s push for greener aluminium hit by erratic rains, power cuts BEIJING (Reuters) – Erratic rain...

10th May, 2024

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Italy’s Edison inaugurates power station partly funded by citizens

Italy’s Edison inaugurates power station partly funded by citizens QUASSOLO, Italy (Reuters) – Itali...

15th September, 2023

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Factbox-What is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine – and what happened?

Factbox-What is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine – and what happened? By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuter...

6th June, 2023

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Southern Europe braces for climate change-fuelled summer of drought

Southern Europe braces for climate change-fuelled summer of drought By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters...

17th May, 2023

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Analysis-Southern Europe braces for climate change-fuelled summer of drought

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Southern Europe is bracing for a summer of ferocious drought, with some regions...

17th May, 2023

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SSE to invest $122 million in Scottish pumped hydro project

LONDON (Reuters) – British power generator SSE will invest 100 million pounds ($122 million) in a Sc...

21st March, 2023

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World’s dams to lose a quarter of storage capacity by 2050 – UN research

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Nearly 50,000 large dams worldwide could lose more than a quarter of their stor...

12th January, 2023

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Swiss pursue home-grown energy panacea – reluctantly

By Paul Carrel BERN/GRANDE DIXENCE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Having dodged most of the fuel-driven su...

6th October, 2022

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After long drought, China plots ambitious water infrastructure push

By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) – After a record heatwave parched large areas of the Yangtze bas...

1st September, 2022

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Europe facing its worst drought in 500 years – study

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years,...

23rd August, 2022