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How solar storms play havoc with our lives

Despite the 150 million kilometres that separate it from the Earth, the Sun does more than just light our way: it also impacts our electricity networks, and even our transport.

The Conversation

Starmer to take on Labour councils that block pylons delivering clean energy

At formal launch of state-run GB Energy, PM sets out plan to build enough offshore wind facilities to power 20m homes

The Guardian - UK

CenterPoint draws state ire after Hurricane Beryl power outages. Here’s what you need to know.

Following Hurricane Beryl’s large-scale power outages, state officials launched an investigation and legislative hearings to scrutinize CenterPoint’s response after the storm.

The Texas Tribune

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Origin Energy backs big batteries to support east coast

Origin Energy will invest $450 million in the Eraring big battery project as part of a plan to accelerate its renewable energy generation and storage footprint.

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Nat-Gas Prices Continue to Fall Back Despite Hot US Weather

Sep Nymex natural gas (NGU24 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.066 (-2.97%), adding to Tuesday's decline of -2.71%. Sep nat-gas prices have now more then given back Monday's rally of +5.59%. Nat-gas prices on Wednesday continued to run into long liquidation pressure after Monday's rally. Nat-gas prices also fell on...

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Energy poverty can mean you spend less on luxuries – or put your life at risk

If you are in energy poverty (or fuel poverty, as it is sometimes called), you or your household cannot afford to spend enough on the energy you need to cook, heat or light your home.

The Conversation

Fossil algae show a lake once existed on Lesotho’s Mafadi summit but it vanished about 150 years ago

Lesotho is a small, land-locked, mountainous country located in the middle of South Africa. Its Eastern Lesotho Highlands are often referred to as the region’s “water tower” because they receive some of the highest rainfall amounts in southern Africa, providing water to South Africa and electricity to Lesotho through the…

The Conversation

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Elon Musk powers new 'World's Fastest AI Data Center" with gargantuan portable power generators to sidestep electricity supply constraints

Elon Musk deployed 14 mobile generators at the xAI Memphis Supercluster to generate 35 MWe to power 32,000 H100 GPUs.

Tom’s Hardware

Vietnam Allows Direct Purchase Of Renewable Energy By Factories

Vietnam's approval of Direct Power Purchase Agreements benefits major companies in transitioning to clean energy, potentially revolutionizing the country's...

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London travel news LIVE: Elizabeth line suspension hits rush-hour commuters as Abbey Wood-Paddington trains resume

Elizabeth line commuters suffered early-morning chaos on Wednesday as the entire Abbey Wood-Paddington section was suspended due to an electricity supply failure.

Evening Standard

Vietnam allows big companies to buy clean energy directly to meet their climate targets

Vietnam has passed a decree radically loosening the Communist Party-ruled state’s control on how electricity is sold to private companies

The Independent UK

Renewables Overproduction Turns Electricity Prices Negative

With the proliferation of solar panels and wind turbines an unusual phenomenon is becoming more and more frequent: wholesale electricity prices turn negative.

International Business Times

How To Power Your House With An Electric Car

Vehicle-to-load, sometimes called bi-directional charging, allows EVs to offload some of their electrical energy to power external devices, such as a home, after a natural disaster and power outage.

InsideEVs

Nat-Gas Prices Fall Back Despite Hot US Weather

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ24 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.064 (-2.84%), giving back part of Monday's rally of +5.78%. Aug nat-gas prices on Tuesday ran into some long liquidation pressure after Monday's rally. However, nat-gas prices have continued support from hot US weather forecasts, which would boost nat-gas demand...

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Big batteries for the 'heavy lifting' as cold snap hits

The more clean energy in the nation's network, the better it will be for power bills and keeping the lights on, experts say, despite a lull during a cold snap.

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PPL Corporation's Quarterly Earnings Preview: What You Need to Know

With PPL Corporation expected to release its Q2 earnings next month, analysts project a single-digit bottom-line growth.

The Guardian - UK

Ireland’s datacentres overtake electricity use of all urban homes combined

Statistics raise concerns that rise in demand for data processing driven by AI could derail climate targets

The Guardian - UK

UK may need new gas-fired power stations to decarbonise grid

Report says new nuclear capacity will not be ready in time to provide required increase in baseload power

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Rural Venezuela Bearing The Brunt Of Economy In Ruins

Shortages of fuel and electricity, hospitals in ruins and impassable roads: outside the relative comfort of Caracas, years of economic crisis have taken their toll on rural Venezuela.

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Nat-Gas Prices Sharply Higher as US Weather Forecasts Shift Warmer

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ24 ) on Monday closed sharply higher by +0.123 (+5.78%). Aug nat-gas prices posted sharp gains as US weather forecasts turned warmer, which will boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to run air conditioning. Maxar said Monday that forecasts shifted warmer for most of the US...

International Business Times

Deep Ocean 'Dark Oxygen' Find Could Rewrite Earth's History

In the total darkness of the depths of the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered oxygen being produced not by living organisms but by strange potato-shaped metallic lumps that give off almost as much electricity as AA batteries.

The Guardian - UK

Solar and wind ‘will miss 2030 clean energy target without £48bn funding’

Hitting target for zero-carbon electricity system will require ‘step-change’, says analyst Cornwall Insight

AAP

Deal for 'clean, reliable power' despite gas shortfall

Another state has signed a federal renewable energy agreement, anticipating rising power demand in coming decades from new refineries and low-carbon industries.

The Conversation

Sodium-ion batteries are set to spark a renewable energy revolution – and Australia must be ready

The extent to which renewables should dominate Australia’s energy grids is a major issue in science and politics. Solar and wind are clearly now the cheapest form of electricity. But limits to these technologies can undermine the case for a renewables-only electricity mix.

The Canberra Times

If you want people to switch to EVs, don't preach about the environment

Running a van on $25 a week, the EV switch sells itself.

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