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(Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday will reveal a preliminary decision on whether to impose anti-subsidy duties on solar cells and panels imported from India, Laos and Indonesia. The announcement is the first of two expected by the agency in the coming weeks in a trade case brought by a group representing a portion of …
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By Anett Rios and Alien Fernandez HAVANA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Cubans are scrambling to install solar panels on their homes, shops and vehicles to combat extended blackouts as Washington prevents oil shipments from reaching the Caribbean’s largest island, contributing to electricity generation shortfalls. U.S. sanctions and a deep economic crisis have for years made …
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By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 18 (Reuters) – California, Colorado and Washington are suing the federal government to force it to pay out grants approved by Congress for clean energy projects, the California attorney general’s office said on Wednesday. The Trump administration terminated some funding allocated under environmentally focused laws, including the Inflation Reduction …
By Padraic Halpin Microsoft to retain matching target during AI expansion Tech giant has purchased 40 GW of new renewable energy Ready to ramp up again in data centre pioneer Ireland DUBLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Microsoft (MSFT.O) has promised to keep buying enough renewable energy to match all its electricity needs after meeting that …
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The two superpowers are choosing different paths in terms of where to get energy and how to tackle climate change Bloomberg News This week’s major climate news played out on a split screen with the world’s two superpowers signalling different paths for the future. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency walked back its own …
As Trump Shreds Climate Rules, China’s Emissions Start to Fall Read More »
Feb 9 (Reuters) – French oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) on Monday signed two long-term deals to supply solar power to Google’s (GOOGL.O) data centres in Texas, as it looks to tap rising electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence. Total will deliver 1 gigawatt of capacity – equivalent to 28 terawatt-hours of renewable power over 15 …
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Summary Tesla hiring to pursue Musk plan for 100 GW of US solar manufacturing Goal far exceeds current US solar manufacturing capacity Job post says plan is to meet solar manufacturing goal by end of 2028 Feb 6 (Reuters) – Tesla is hiring to support founder Elon Musk’s recently announced plan to become the biggest U.S. …
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By Ari Natter A $1.8 billion loan guarantee to an Arizona utility to deploy clean energy are among the projects the Energy Department has canceled following a review of loans made during former President Joe Biden’s administration, according to the department. The conditional loan guarantee to Arizona Public Service Company, a subsidiary of Pinnacle West …
Trump Nixes $1.8 Billion Biden-Era Loan to Arizona Utility for Clean Energy Read More »
Democrats shouldn’t be afraid to take more aggressive actions on clean energy, former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said. By Michelle Ma and Mark Chediak President Donald Trump’s scorched-earth approach toward renewable energy can offer inspiration for a future Democratic administration looking to retake the initiative to cut emissions, according to Jennifer Granholm, energy secretary under …
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Takeaways by Bloomberg AI The Trump administration is canceling almost $30 billion of financing from the Energy Department’s green bank after reviewing transactions approved under former President Joe Biden. The Energy Department plans to revise another $53 billion of funding and has eliminated about $9.5 billion in financing for wind and solar projects. The Energy …
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