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Inland cargo vessel to be first in world to use solar power directly for propulsion
The Driven
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July 15, 2025
Dutch maritime solar innovator Wattlab says it has delivered a 35 kW solar system to provide power to the onboard and propulsion systems of an inland shipping cargo vessel running on the German canal network. Wattlab announced last week that it...
Google signs $3bn hydropower deal for Pennsylvania data centres
Global Construction Review
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July 18, 2025
Amanda Peterson Corio, Google’s head of datacentre energy, commented: “Hydropower is a proven, low‑cost technology, offering dependable, homegrown, carbon‑free electricity that creates jobs and builds a stronger grid for all.”
How Octopus Energy is Calling Out UK Wind Power Waste
Energy Digital
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July 15, 2025
Nearly all these emissions were due to business travel and freight transports, which accounted for 72.18% and 24.72%, respectively. The FIA’s partnership with DHL is part of the FIA’s broader strategic transformation, including its goal of halving...
Costești hydropower plant to add wind farm, floating solar park and energy storage
CEENERGYNEWS
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July 18, 2025
The Costești hydroelectric power plant, located in Moldova on the Romanian border, may double its capacity through renewable energy sources. The state-owned Costești Hydropower Node enterprise has presented feasibility studies for a floating...
Trump’s Policies Have US States Eyeing Offshore Wind Power From Canada and Elsewhere
Mother Jones
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July 15, 2025
Wind farm in Nova Scotia, Canada.Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published by Canada’s...
Benton Harbor receiving grant to install solar power at city facilities
WSJM - Michigan
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July 15, 2025
The city of Benton Harbor will be able to install some solar panels at its facilities with a new grant announced on Monday by the state. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy says eight communities are receiving the first...
Kostolac solar power plant begins trial operation
Tanjug
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July 14, 2025
KOSTOLAC - The Petka solar power plant in Kostolac, eastern Serbia, was ceremonially put in trial operation on Monday. Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said it was the first renewable energy source for the...
Concentrated Solar Power Market Outlook 2034: A Decade of Transformative Growth Toward Clean Energy
AltEnergyMag
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July 14, 2025
As the world collectively advances toward net-zero carbon targets, the role of renewable energy technologies has expanded rapidly. While solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have long dominated the renewable energy space, Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)...
Rooftop solar braces for fallout from Trump’s megabill
Canary Media
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July 21, 2025
Emily Walker has been tracking the damage the Republican megabill will do to a solar industry that’s helped roughly 5.4 million households put panels on their rooftops. It isn’t pretty. “This is a net harm for the industry, especially for the...
Govt to restructure two power co boards amid push for hydro projects
Mint
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July 21, 2025
New Delhi: The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has green-lit a proposal to restructure the boards of NTPC subsidiaries THDC India Ltd (THDCIL) and North Eastern Electric Power Corp. Ltd (NEEPCO), making them “leaner” amid a push for...
China begins construction on world's largest dam in Tibet
Deutsche Welle
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July 21, 2025
China's Premier Li Qiang announced that construction has begun on what will be the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo river, at the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau. The announcement was made at the ceremony on Saturday, as...
Over 1.73 lakh hectares of forest land diverted from in 10 years; 63% for mining, irrigation and roads: Centre tells Lok Sabha
The Indian Express
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July 21, 2025
The Union environment ministry approved the diversion of 1,73,984.3 hectares of forest land for non-forestry purposes between 2014-15 and 2023-24, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh stated in a written...
Dam repairs may cause electric bill increase
WCAX - Vermont
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July 21, 2025
HIGHGATE, Vt. (WCAX) - People living in Swanton could see a bump in their electric bills. That’s because the hydropower dam in Highgate is in need of major repairs. The dam typically keeps costs low for electric customers. However, the air bladder...
Is poverty the cause of forest extinction in Malawi?
The Times Group Malawi
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July 21, 2025
Travel across Malawi—from the rugged plateaus of Rumphi to the hills of Phalombe—and a heartbreaking trend reveals itself: our mountains are becoming bare. Forests that once regulated water, supported biodiversity and sustained livelihoods are...
China begins building world's largest dam, fuelling fears in India
BBC
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July 21, 2025
Tessa WongBBC News, Singapore ShareSave The dam is situated in the Yarlung Tsangpo canyon, said to be the world's largest and deepest canyon on land Chinese authorities have begun constructing what will be the world's largest hydropower dam in...
How transportation providers help drive sustainability in the supply chain
Supply Chain Dive
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July 21, 2025
A company’s supply chain emissions are 11.4 times higher than operational emissions, according to data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Consequently, shippers are placing an increasingly high priority on sustainability, and they...
Kuwait Extends Bid Deadline for 500 MW Solar Project Under Al-Dibdibah Phase 3
Energetica India
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July 21, 2025
Kuwait’s MEWRE and Kapp have extended the prequalification deadline to 21 August for developers bidding to build the 500 MW Zone Two solar IPP, part of the Al-Dibdibah Phase 3 project. July 21, 2025. By EI News Network Kuwait’s Ministry of...
African Clean Energy: Advancing the global SDGs through innovation, health and sustainable energy
Independent (Uganda)
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July 21, 2025
The ACE stove COMMENT | Okumu Kadoketch | In the quest to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), clean energy innovation stands as a critical pillar for progress across health, economic development, environmental...
Political opinion with John Milne MP: Will Rampion 2 help with our net zero ambitions?
Sussex World
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July 21, 2025
Last Friday, along with a number of other local MPs, I joined a tour of the Rampion windfarm site off the Sussex coast. An extension known as Rampion 2, which will use larger wind turbines in deeper water, is now in development. The transmission...
Ecuador Construction Industry Report 2025 Mega-Project Pipeline Promises Robust Construction Growth From 2026 To 2029
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Ecuador's construction industry is forecast to grow by 3.8% in 2025, with average annual growth of 4.6% from 2026 to 2029, driven by significant power and infrastructure investments. The government's plan for oil...