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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 …
Microsoft to Keep Buying Enough Renewable Energy to Match All its Electricity Needs Read More »
By Jonathan Stempel and Katha Kalia PacifiCorp has warned of liquidity concerns from Oregon wildfire PGE to acquire natural gas, wind, utility assets Transaction may close in more than one year Feb 17 (Reuters) – PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N), is selling wind, natural gas generation and distribution assets and infrastructure in …
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 »
By Vallari Srivastava and Sumit Saha Jan 28 (Reuters) – GE Vernova (GEV.N) said on Wednesday that its wind power unit might take about $250 million revenue hit this year due to installation delays at an offshore Massachusetts project and that it was expecting a drop in order backlog. The company said the failure to …
GE Vernova’s Wind Setbacks Overshadow Strong Showing From Power, Electrification Units Read More »
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 »
By Mark Chediak and Brian Dowling A US judge said a nearly completed, $4.5 billion wind project off the coast of Massachusetts can resume construction weeks after the Trump administration required all such developments to stop work. US District Judge Brian Murphy on Tuesday granted Vineyard Wind’s request for a preliminary injunction, effectively reviving the …
Judge Revives Martha’s Vineyard Wind Project Halted by Trump Read More »
By Lara Williams Donald Trump’s hatred of wind power continues. In a speech in Davos last week that managed to upset almost everyone, the US president still found time to get in a few trademark digs at renewable energy. “There are windmills all over Europe… and they are losers,” he said, in a strange anthropomorphism. …
America’s Hatred of ‘Loser’ Wind Farms Is Contagious 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 …
What Democrats Can Learn From the Trump Energy Playbook Read More »
LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Britain, Germany, Denmark and other European countries will sign a clean energy pact at a summit in Hamburg on Monday, pledging to deliver 100 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power through large-scale joint projects, the British government said. The agreement comes days after U.S. President Donald Trump stepped up criticism …
European Nations Reinforce Wind Power Commitment With 100 GW Pledge Read More »
