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France Drops Renewables Targets In New Energy Bill

Critics are deriding as a step backward a new French energy bill that favours the further development of nuclear power and avoids setting targets for solar and wind power and other renewables.

International Business Times

Ukraine is trying to keep its lights on this winter. Russia aims to turn them off

Utility workers have raced to repair Ukraine's damaged energy grid. Russia has resumed targeted attacks on Ukraine's energy system — and parts of it may be more vulnerable than ever, experts warn.

WEKU

Solar And Wind Power Are Finally Killing Coal In Top Emitting Countries

Thanks to boosted investment in renewables, coal has proven a far easier energy source to quit than oil and gas -- with a few exceptions -- in major economies.

International Business Times

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COP28 summit opens with launch of loss and damage fund

In tonight's edition: COP28 kicks off with a historic announcement – a pledge for $420 million to help nations suffering from the effects of global warming. We speak to Nazanine Moshiri from International Crisis Group about the African continent's expectations at the summit. Also, among the climate solutions is renewable…

France 24

From China’s emissions to Australia’s offshore windfarms, things are moving on climate – some even in the right direction

There is an unprecedented global swing towards solar and wind power under way

The Guardian - AU

Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says

A German thinktank has reported that to prevent global warming from surpassing the critical threshold of 1.5 Celsius, major Asian economies must ensure they can get half of their total electricity from renewables by 2030

The Independent UK

Bill Gates Backs New Merry-go-round Wind Power Turbine

The turbines can be up to 500 feet in height, with 180-foot blades rotating on a 300-foot tower.

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Orsted wants out of $300M forfeiture for scrapped New Jersey offshore wind farms

Offshore wind power company Orsted is trying to get out of a $300 million guarantee it agreed to pay New Jersey in the event it failed to build its first wind farm off the state’s coast

The Independent UK

Offshore wind projects face economic storm. Cancellations jeopardize Biden clean energy goals

The cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey is the latest in a series of setbacks for the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry, jeopardizing President Joe Biden's goal of powering 10 million homes by towering ocean-based turbines by the end of the decade

The Independent UK

Orsted scraps 2 offshore wind power projects in New Jersey, citing supply chain issues

Danish energy developer Orsted is scrapping two large offshore wind power projects off the coast of New Jersey, adding uncertainty to a nascent industry the Biden administration is counting on to help transition away from the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels

The Independent UK

'Ocean is our identity': Wind power protest at Port Stephens

'This isn't about NIMBYism.'

Newcastle Herald

Four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico are designated for wind power development

The Biden administration has designated four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas and Louisiana coasts for development of wind energy

The Independent UK

Is crisis at Siemens Energy symptom of a wider wind power problem?

Rising construction and financing costs are likely to require fresh policies from the UK and US

The Guardian - UK

New Jersey wind power project would be far enough off coast for turbines to be hidden, company says

A New York company plans to build an offshore wind energy project 42 miles off New Jersey

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The Independent UK

Wind power project in New Jersey would be among farthest off East Coast, company says

A New York company plans to build an offshore wind energy project 42 miles off New Jersey

The Guardian - UK

Report claiming net zero will cost UK trillions retracted due to ‘factual errors’

Rightwing thinktank Civitas mistakenly cost onshore wind power 10,000 times higher than reality and claimed bill would be £4.5tn

AAP

Albanese government faces winds of change amid concerns

The rollout of offshore wind power zones to boost renewable energy is proving to be far from breezy for the Albanese government.

The Independent UK

Offshore wind energy plans advance in New Jersey amid opposition

Two major offshore wind power projects are taking steps forward in New Jersey

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The Independent UK

As US East Coast ramps up offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown

As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects that will transform coastlines from Maine to South Carolina, much remains unknown about how the facilities could affect the environment

The Week

Wind-powered cargo ship takes maiden voyage

A cargo ship that has been fitted with giant, rigid sails designed to cut the vessel’s carbon emissions set out on its maiden voyage from Singapore this week. The Pyxis Ocean was chartered by the US commodities group Cargill, in an attempt to investigate how wind power could reduce energy…

The Guardian - UK

Full clean ahead: can shipping finally steer away from fossil fuels?

Electric ships, hydrogen, ‘air lubrication’ and even good old wind power are reducing emissions, but campaigners say true change will ‘take guts’

The Independent UK

New offshore wind power project proposed for New Jersey Shore, but this one's far out to sea

A German wind energy developer and a New York utility want to build another wind farm off the New Jersey coast

Kiplinger

U.S. Boosts Wind Power, Sets Oil Production Record: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

The U.S. wind power market is set to double in size by 2030, but the country's also still focused on oil drilling and production.

The Independent UK

Lawsuits could delay the start of New Jersey's first offshore wind power project

A tangle of litigation could delay the start of New Jersey’s first offshore wind energy project

The Independent UK

Build begins on Wyoming-to-California power line amid growing wind power concern

Wyoming and federal officials will formally kick off construction Tuesday of a massive transmission line project to export wind power from Wyoming to southern California

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