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Britain is a net electricity exporter for first time in 44 years

Volatile prices in international energy markets sparked unrest throughout 2022, with governments seeking to reduce the impact of unprecedented price increases on their respective economies. As energy experts focused on how data can be used in the transition to a low-carbon economy, we have closely followed how this volatility has…

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Mass storm outages bring misery across California, exposing power grid's vulnerabilities

David Higares was on his fourth day without power in his Morada, California, home in San Joaquin County when he woke up to indoor temperatures barely above 50 degrees.

Los Angeles Times

Game over: UK arcades face closure threat as energy bills soar by 1,000%

Some operators weigh up weekend-only opening as soaring energy prices remain stubbornly high

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Businesses urged to claim new energy support scheme before end of month

The Government’s €1.3 billion Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS), which provides eligible businesses with up to 40 per cent of the increase in electricity or gas bills up to €10,000 per month, has seen €9.5m approved for payment to date

Dublin Live

Woman's easy trick to dry clothes in two hours without tumble dryer

Putting the dryer on can use a lot of electricity, and energy prices have never been higher

Liverpool Echo

'It's businesses like mine that keep rural Ireland ticking over' - Cork shopkeeper slapped with €13,000 electricity bill

"We know in eight weeks' time there is another one. Where will that money come from?"

Irish Mirror

The A$30 billion Sun Cable crash is a setback but doesn't spell the end of Australia's renewable energy export dreams

Sun Cable – considered to be the world’s biggest renewable energy export project – announced this week it had entered voluntary administration following “the absence of alignment” with shareholders.

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Hooking up the Hunter's clean energy grid

Thousands of kilometres of new transmission infrastructure will be built across the Hunter within the next decade to connect dozens of new clean energy projects to the electricity grid.

Newcastle Herald

School bus crashed into electricity pole after collision with car on busy Carmarthenshire road

Five pupils were on the bus at the time

Wales Online

When will the cost of electricity and gas bills fall? Expert explains as wholesale prices drop

Part of the reason is how our energy is bought by suppliers

Dublin Live

France exports electricity to its European neighbours again

For the first time in months, France is a net exporter of electricity as a result of a mild winter, increased wind power production, and the re-starting of several nuclear reactors.

Radio France Internationale

Biden nears now-or-never point for cementing new climate rules

WASHINGTON — It’s a pivotal moment for President Joe Biden’s climate agenda as he reaches the halfway point in his first term, with his administration planning to impose major climate policies touching everything from the cars Americans drive to the electricity they use.

Tribune News Service

Green hydrogen: why low-carbon fuels are not benefiting from high fossil fuel prices

The number and scale of projects using and making hydrogen, a gas that releases energy when burned without emitting carbon dioxide, is rapidly growing. If its construction goes to plan, a €2.5 billion (£2.18 billion) undersea pipeline will convey “green hydrogen” from Spain to France from 2030.

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Minister talks up a new dawn for Sun Cable

A collapsed renewable solar energy plan to export electricity from the NT to Singapore still has enormous potential, Energy Minister Chris Bowen says.

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Newcastle Herald

Power stations exempt from Labor's emissions safeguard scheme

The spokesperson said this meant that the "electricity emissions for facilities such as Tomago Aluminium" would not included in the count.

The Guardian - UK

UK coal-burning power facility to stay open two years longer than planned

Ratcliffe-on-Soar’s fourth unit to be kept viable until late 2024 as ministers make request prompted by energy crisis

Newcastle Herald

Hunter industry cleaning up its act on emissions

The part-owner of Tomago Aluminium, Rio Tinto, has welcomed a support package to assist heavy industries work towards decarbonisation targets.

The Conversation

AI and the future of work: 5 experts on what ChatGPT, DALL-E and other AI tools mean for artists and knowledge workers

From steam power and electricity to computers and the internet, technological advancements have always disrupted labor markets, pushing out some jobs while creating others. Artificial intelligence remains something of a misnomer – the smartest computer systems still don’t actually know anything – but the technology has reached an inflection point…

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Irish Mirror

Couple in house share of four want to pay less than 50 percent for the bills - people have thoughts

The couple say they are paying too much towards the bills, and want to pay 37.5% of the bills, instead of 50%

Reuters

Sweden makes regulatory push to allow new nuclear reactors

Sweden is preparing legislation to allow the construction of more nuclear power stations to boost electricity production in the Nordic country and bolster energy security, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday.

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Best of Interactives 2022

A look back at some of our most popular data-driven stories of 2022.

Manchester Evening News

Tesco shoppers ditch electric blankets for £20 heated mattress topper that costs NOTHING to run

The 'comfortable' mattress toppers heat up without using any electricity at all

Birmingham Post

Welsh trade bodies criticise "bitterly disappointing" decision to slash energy bill support

The Treasury said financial aid for firms will be extended for another 12 months but at a significantly reduced level

The Guardian - UK

Cut in energy support to firms ‘threatens UK decarbonisation’

Cornwall Insight warns reduction in support could curb businesses’ ability to invest in reducing fossil fuel emissions

Liverpool Echo

Tranmere Rovers launch High Court battle over £90k energy bill

The club argues it has been overcharged by almost £90,000 over three years

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