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Trump’s Crackdown on China-Linked Solar Firms stalls U.S. Factory Boom

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Summary Installers, banks, insurers shun China-linked U.S. solar factories Industry awaits guidance on new subsidy restrictions Financing delays threaten new U.S. power capacity as demand soars (Reuters) – Top solar companies, banks and insurers have stopped doing business with at least a half dozen recently built U.S. panel factories because of uncertainty over whether their …

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THE ENERGY CRISIS – Welcome to the Age of Global Energy Shocks: Bousso

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  The past decade has brought a rapid succession of global energy crises, driven by military conflict, extreme weather and supply-chain snarls. As today’s highly interconnected oil and gas markets become more fragmented and the low-carbon transition accelerates, recurring shocks may be becoming the norm. First came the post-pandemic inflationary surge in 2021, quickly followed …

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US to Make Tariff Decision on Solar Panels from India, Indonesia and Laos

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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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Cubans Fight Blackouts With Solar as US Extends Oil Chokehold

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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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California, Colorado and Washington Sue Trump Administration to Unlock Funding for Clean Energy Projects

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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 …

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Microsoft to Keep Buying Enough Renewable Energy to Match All its Electricity Needs

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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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As Trump Shreds Climate Rules, China’s Emissions Start to Fall

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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 …

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TotalEnergies to Provide Solar Power to Google’s Texas Data Centres

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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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Tesla Executives Say Company is Hiring to Support Musk’s Expanded Solar Strategy

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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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Trump Nixes $1.8 Billion Biden-Era Loan to Arizona Utility for Clean Energy

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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 …

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