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A major 'fusion breakthrough' was just officially announced in the US. But what does it actually mean?

For the first time, scientists in the US have confirmed a fusion energy experiment achieved net gain. This means releasing more energy than it takes to initiate, demonstrating the physical basis for producing fusion energy in a controlled way.

The Conversation

Households in Ireland to get €200 boost in weeks as cost of living and cold snap bites

It is the second payment of its kind and was announced in Budget 2023 to help people during the rising cost of energy

Irish Mirror

To clean up Australia's power grid, we're going to need many thousands more skilled workers – and fast

To get Australia’s grid 82% powered by renewables by 2030 is a huge increase. At present, the electricity powering eastern and southern states is around 33% renewable.

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Paris's Christmas illuminations 'still joyful' despite having fewer lights

Christmas illuminations in Paris are set to shine a little less brightly this year as local authorities are reducing decorations in a bid to save energy and keep down electricity costs.

France 24

Five unusual energy-saving tips to help you slash your bills

As temperatures drop over the winter period and the cost of energy rises across the UK and Europe, how to spend less money on gas and electricity is on everyone’s minds.

The Conversation

US Scientists Reveal Step Advancing Fusion Energy Quest

US scientists on Tuesday revealed a scientific advance on fusion energy which, if it can make the leap from labs to commercial generation of electricity in coming decades, could help the fight to curb climate change. Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab in California on Dec. 5 for the…

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Ukraine Battles Russian Push in East as Kyiv Allies Pledge $1 Bln in Aid

Russia and Ukraine pounded each other's forces in heavy fighting in the eastern region of Donetsk on Tuesday as Kyiv's allies meeting in Paris pledged just over 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion) to help Ukrainians survive the freezing winter. Russian forces are battling to take control of the Donetsk and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Ukraine’s wartime winter: Which energy facilities are at risk?

Russian attacks have destroyed at least 40 percent of Ukraine’s energy facilities since the war began in February.

Al Jazeera

Argos shoppers rush to buy £45 product that 'slashes heating bills to 1p a night'

"I don't use the heating as it's superb and really saves electricity and of course is so much cheaper."

Manchester Evening News

Octopus Energy pays customers up to £20 to reduce their electricity use

Octopus said more than 250,000 households have taken part

Liverpool Echo

Business sector warns prices will rise if cost of electricity goes up

The Federation of Thai Industries has warned that product prices will rise if the government approves a planned electricity price hike from next month.

Bangkok Post

How you can get paid for using appliances at off-peak times

The Demand Flexibility Service scheme set for launch after trial by energy supplier saw some customers paid £2 per kilowatt hour

The Independent UK

‘Tedious and horrible’: What life was like during the 1970s blackouts

As the National Grid warns Britons could face blackouts due to the energy crisis we look back at the last time the country was plunged into darkness

The Independent UK

Does a kettle use more electricity than a TV? How much power your gadgets use

We test what devices consume, with households increasingly worried about rising energy prices

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Families with no gas will get extra £200 to help pay for heating in the new year

Additional cost of living payment will be paid to millions of households who use oil, LPG or biomass boilers to heat homes

Reuters

Ukraine needs $1 billion quickly to restore infrastructure

Ukraine needs rapid assistance totalling $1 billion to return its electricity grid and centralised heating system to normal operation, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Monday.

Salon

The myth of "green hydrogen"

Using electricity to make hydrogen could be an elegant climate solution — or it could prop up a dirty grid

The Conversation

NZ's proposed pumped storage hydropower project will cost billions – here's how to make it worthwhile

Greater electrification of the economy is an essential part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate policy, as set out in the emissions reduction plan.

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Ukraine calls for Patriot missiles to defend its grid and stop rise in refugees

Prime minister Denys Shmyhal says western air defence systems will keep power stations working despite Russian attacks

Fortune

Jamie Dimon warns of 'extraordinary' dangers of Ukraine War and global energy crisis

JPMorgan’s CEO warned of a prolonged energy crisis, while calling for a “Marshall Plan for energy” to combat oil and gas underinvestment.

Radio France Internationale

Record low Kariba dam levels see Zimbabwe, Zambia facing drastic power cuts

Zimbabwe and Zambia both rely on lake Kariba – the world’s biggest dam – for the bulk of their hydro-electric supply. The record-low water level at present means electricity supplies in both countries will be heavily rationed.

Daily Mirror

Exact time tonight Brits are being asked to cut electricity use in bid to halt blackouts

UK next-day electricity prices surged yesterday to help attract power imports through interconnectors from Europe. Record prices are expected during the peak demand hours of 5pm to 7pm today

Newsroom.co.nz

Bold, fast partnering can solve infrastructure needs

Action on NZ's backlog of infrastructure needs will require open minds on private and public financing, and active partnerships able to deliver at pace

France 24

Ukraine: Electricians fight to restore power to villages in Mykolaiv and Kherson

As the temperature drops below freezing in Ukraine, Russia has launched wave after wave of missile attacks on the country's energy infrastructure in a bid to destroy morale and force the Ukrainians to sue for peace. FRANCE 24 correspondents Robert Parsons, Pauline Godart and Raid Abu Zaideh report from the…

The Independent UK

Octopus Energy pays customers more than £1 million to save electricity

The firm’s customers have been the most active among the suppliers offering the service.

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