Sweden offers $23 bn to finance nuclear power construction
Stockholm (AFP) - Sweden's government said Friday it was ready to offer up to 220 billion kronor ($23. 3 billion) ...
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Pakistan’s quiet solar rush puts pressure on national grid
Karachi (AFP) - Pakistanis are increasingly ditching the national grid in favour of solar power, prompting a boom in rooftop ...
Copper’s strategic role threatened by Trump tariffs
London (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's threat to impose 50-percent tariffs on copper imports has roiled the strategic metal ...
Spain moves to strengthen power grid after huge April blackout
Madrid (AFP) - The Spanish government on Tuesday announced a package of measures to strengthen its power grid and support ...
Europe’s lithium quest hampered by China and lack of cash
Paris (AFP) - Europe's ambition to be a world player in decarbonised transportation arguably depends on sourcing lithium abroad, especially ...
Shortages hit Nigeria’s drive towards natural gas-fuelled cars
Abuja (AFP) - Motorists in Nigerian cities are spending hours, or even days, queuing for natural gas to power their ...
Energy transition: how coal mines could go solar
Bangkok (AFP) - Disused coal mines could be refashioned to place vast fields of solar panels, a new report suggests, ...
Global oil demand to dip in 2030, first drop since Covid: IEA
Paris (AFP) - Global oil demand will fall slightly in 2030, its first drop since the 2020 Covid pandemic, the ...
Scottish refinery closure spells trouble for green transition
Grangemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Andrew Petersen is a third-generation oil refinery worker from a small, industrial Scottish town. When ...
Spain’s blackout highlights renewables’ grid challenge
Paris (AFP) - The cause of last week's massive power outage in Spain and Portugal remains unclear but it has ...
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