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Energy breakthrough as underwater turbine spins for six years off Scotland’s coast

Tidal energy technologies are still in the early days of their commercial development

The Independent UK

‘Pylon wars’ show why big energy plans need locals on board

Thousands of new electricity pylons are to be built across parts of England under the government’s plans to decarbonise the electricity. And some people aren’t happy.

The Conversation

How solar power helped European grids pass ‘the stress test’ during the recent heatwave

Storing solar energy could be the biggest opportunity to strengthen grids, researchers say, as prices soared in Germany, France and Poland.

Euronews

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With sanctions lifted, Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis

Syria is working to rebuild its energy sector after years of civil war and crippling sanctions

The Independent UK

Once Powerless, Now Priceless: V.J. Edgecombe's Journey From No Electricity to $50.4M NBA Future

Valdez “V.J.” Edgecombe Jr., a young basketball player who once lived without electricity for seven years, is now on the verge of signing a contract worth $50.4 million.

Benzinga

Ukraine war briefing: Power to Zaporizhzhia plant cut off as UN watchdog warns nuclear safety ‘extremely precarious’

IAEA chief says electricity restored after 3½ hours as Ukraine blames Russian shelling for outage; Kyiv accuses Putin of ‘humiliating’ Trump with attack on capital. What we know on day 1,228

The Guardian - AU

Octopus launches live ‘wasted wind' tracker to show cost of 'broken energy system'

OCTOPUS Energy has launched a live "wasted wind" tracker to show the cost of the UK's "broken energy system" to millions of…

The National (Scotland)

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Major milestone for Polish energy as renewables generated more electricity than coal for first month

Although coal consumption has dropped, oil and gas use has risen and Poland remains the world's fourth highest emitting economy.

Euronews

Environmental Regulations Are Literally Baking Europeans to Death

Europe’s lower GDP, higher electricity prices, and strict environmental regulations impede the use of air conditioning, contributing to the continent’s annual 175,000 heat-related deaths.

Reason

Trump's Big Beautiful Bill will accelerate an American energy crisis—and it could cost the U.S. the AI race

The megabill just passed by Congress handicaps clean energy when the U.S. needs more power more quickly.

Fortune

Big Tech is racing to build AI data centers—just as Accenture warns carbon emissions could surge 11x

Accenture says AI’s carbon surge can be avoided—but as Big Tech races to build ever-larger data centers, the question is whether anyone’s really trying.

Fortune

What's powering Jeff Bezos and the tech bros' thirst for nuclear energy?

AI uses an epic amount of electricity, and that’s why Silicon Valley is going nuclear, says Chris Blackhurst

Evening Standard

Hut 8 Just Nabbed an Energy Supply Deal. Should You Buy the Bitcoin Mining Stock Now?

Hut 8 shares soar on new contracts from Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). Analysts see significant further upside in HUT stock.

Barchart

AI’s energy demands are surging – the grid needs to catch up

To support the growth of AI, the humble power grid is where we need to start.

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Barchart

Nat-Gas Prices Rebound on the Outlook for a Smaller-Than-Average EIA Inventory Build

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ25 ) on Wednesday closed higher by +0.073 (+2.14%). Aug nat-gas prices on Wednesday moved higher on the outlook for a smaller-than-average increase in weekly nat-gas inventories. Short covering emerged in nat-gas futures Wednesday on expectations that Thursday's weekly EIA nat-gas inventories will climb by +49...

Euronews

France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave

To cool down, nuclear power plants pump water from local rivers or the sea, which they then release back into water bodies at a higher temperature. However, this process can threaten local biodiversity if water is released which is too hot.

Evening Standard

Heathrow fires: What caused the substation blaze which led to travel chaos

A new report unveils that a catastrophic failure by the National Grid led to the power outage, prompting an Ofgem investigation into preventable faults

The Guardian - US

Google undercounts its carbon emissions, report finds

Research says Google’s carbon emissions went up by 65% between 2019-2024, not 51% as the tech giant had claimed

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The Independent UK

National Grid aware of fault behind Heathrow shutdown fire for seven years

National Grid blamed for failing to act on known transformer problem, while Heathrow accepted risk as a ‘high-impact, low-probability event’

Evening Standard

Substation fire that shut Heathrow Airport was preventable, says watchdog report

Ofgem said it had opened an official enforcement investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission.

The Guardian - UK

Heathrow fire caused by preventable fault, report finds, as Ofgem launches investigation into incident – as it happened

Fire caused by ‘catastrophic failure’ on one of transformer’s high voltage bushings, a ‘technical fault’ most likely caused by moisture and first detected in 2018

Evening Standard

National Grid blamed for 'catastrophic failure' that led to Heathrow substation fire, report reveals

Moisture in the oil at the substation was detected by National Grid as long ago at 2018 but was not tackled

Barchart

Nat-Gas Prices Fall as Cooler US Temps Allow Nat-Gas Inventories to Build

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ25 ) on Tuesday closed lower by -0.041 (-1.19%). Aug nat-gas prices on Tuesday added to Monday's significant losses and posted a 5-week nearest-futures low. Ramped-up US nat-gas production and forecasts for cooler US temperatures are hammering nat-gas prices. Forecaster Vaisala said Tuesday that forecasts shifted...

The Texas Tribune

Senate passes GOP’s tax and spending bill with Cornyn, Cruz priorities included

The package includes $13.5 billion to reimburse states for border spending. It is expected to meet resistance in the House from some Texas Republicans.

The Independent UK

One dead and two injured after stabbing attack at German company

Authorities said a woman was killed and two men injured in the attack at a local electricity supplier in Bavaria

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