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Biofuel pledge at climate summit highlights India’s ethanol blending debate

Earlier this year, the Indian government announced that it has achieved its target of mixing 20% of ethanol—considered a relatively cleaner fuel—with petrol or gasoline five years ahead of schedule

Biofuel pledge at climate summit highlights India’s ethanol blending debate
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Woodside Energy forecasts sales to rise by 50% by 2032

Australia's Woodside Energy expects its sales of oil and gas to climb by 50% by 2032 to meet rising demand for energy, particularly in Asian markets, company CEO Meg

Woodside Energy forecasts sales to rise by 50% by 2032
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Microsoft signs $9.7 billion cloud deal with IREN as AI demand swells

Microsoft has struck a $9.7 billion deal with data-center operator IREN that includes access to Nvidia's advanced chips, aiming to ease the computing crunch that has kept the tech giant

Microsoft signs $9.7 billion cloud deal with IREN as AI demand swells
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First Solar sales top estimates, company to open another US factory

First Solar, the biggest U.S.-based solar panel maker, beat expectations for third-quarter sales on Thursday, driven by robust demand for its products, sending its shares up

First Solar sales top estimates, company to open another US factory
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4 urgent lessons for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery from Puerto Rico’s struggles – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa

Disaster recovery is much harder on isolated islands, and people may migrate away if it’s too slow. Support from Jamaicans in the US, UK and Canada to rebuild better can help.

4 urgent lessons for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery from Puerto Rico’s struggles – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa
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Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars

Producing and manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of going electric

Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars
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Enphase Energy forecasts fourth-quarter revenue below estimates, signals tariff hit

Enphase Energy forecast fourth-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, and said U.S.

Enphase Energy forecasts fourth-quarter revenue below estimates, signals tariff hit
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China-linked battery company abandons plan to build Michigan plant, state says

A subsidiary of Chinese battery company Gotion has abandoned a plan to build a $2.4 billion plant in Michigan to produce key materials for electric vehicle

China-linked battery company abandons plan to build Michigan plant, state says
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Google backs US gas power plant with carbon capture for Midwest data centers

Google has entered into the first corporate agreement to buy electricity from a U.S. power plant using carbon capture and storage in a deal to help fuel its data

Google backs US gas power plant with carbon capture for Midwest data centers
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AI can help the environment, even though it uses tremendous energy. Here are 5 ways how

Artificial intelligence has caused concern for its tremendous consumption of water and power

AI can help the environment, even though it uses tremendous energy. Here are 5 ways how
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Is AI really making electricity bills higher? Here’s what the experts say

Is AI really making electricity bills higher? Here’s what the experts say

Is AI really making electricity bills higher? Here’s what the experts say
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Why countries struggle to quit fossil fuels, despite higher costs and 30 years of climate talks and treaties

The International Energy Agency expects global renewable energy capacity to double by 2030, even with lower growth in the US, but fossil fuels still dominate.

Why countries struggle to quit fossil fuels, despite higher costs and 30 years of climate talks and treaties
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Meta commits $1.5 billion for AI data center in Texas

Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it would invest $1.5 billion in a data center in Texas, breaking ground at its 29th such facility globally, as the social media giant

Meta commits $1.5 billion for AI data center in Texas
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Brazil to begin construction on TikTok data center in six months, minister says

Construction on a TikTok data center in Brazil will begin in six months, an official said on Friday, with the project expected to bring in some 50 billion reais ($9.11 billion) in

Brazil to begin construction on TikTok data center in six months, minister says
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US market not worth the risk, says one of India's biggest solar companies

Saatvik Green Energy, one of India's biggest solar module makers by capacity, said on Thursday it is shunning the once-promising U.S. export market as it

US market not worth the risk, says one of India's biggest solar companies
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Greenland's leader hails EU as trusted friend and urges investment in its minerals

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has thanked the European Union for being a "trusted friend" and urged investment in Greenland's resources

Greenland's leader hails EU as trusted friend and urges investment in its minerals
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US postpones Wyoming coal lease sale after disappointing Montana auction

The Trump administration has postponed a scheduled sale of coal leases on federal lands in Wyoming two days after a disappointing auction in Montana, an Interior Department spokesperson

US postpones Wyoming coal lease sale after disappointing Montana auction
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Company bids less than a penny per ton in biggest US coal sale in over a decade

A Navajo tribe-owned company has bid $186,000 to lease 167 million tons of coal on federal lands in southeastern Montana

Company bids less than a penny per ton in biggest US coal sale in over a decade
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Shell's US executive says Trump's halting of wind projects harms investment, FT reports

The decision by President Donald Trump administration to halt fully permitted offshore wind energy projects is "very damaging" to investment, President of Shell U.S.

Shell's US executive says Trump's halting of wind projects harms investment, FT reports
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Data centres in space? Jeff Bezos says it's possible

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted on Friday gigawatt-scale data centres will be built in space within the next 10 to 20 years and that

Data centres in space? Jeff Bezos says it's possible
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BlackRock's GIP in talks to buy power company AES, sources say

BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners is in advanced talks to buy utility group AES, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, a deal that could be one of

BlackRock's GIP in talks to buy power company AES, sources say
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Rick Perry's Fermi cashes in on AI frenzy, valued at $15 billion in Nasdaq debut

Fermi's shares opened 19% above the offer price in their Nasdaq debut on Wednesday, valuing the data center real estate investment trust at $14.8 billion amid surging

Rick Perry's Fermi cashes in on AI frenzy, valued at $15 billion in Nasdaq debut
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Duke Energy considers nuclear reactors and coal extensions in Carolinas energy plan

U.S. power company Duke Energy is considering adding large nuclear reactors to its fleet and extending the life of some coal plants as part of a long-term energy

Duke Energy considers nuclear reactors and coal extensions in Carolinas energy plan
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Schwarzenegger at Vatican in mission to 'terminate' fossil fuels

Arnold Schwarzenegger came to the Vatican on Tuesday to throw his weight behind Pope Leo's efforts to encourage world leaders to address global climate change

Schwarzenegger at Vatican in mission to 'terminate' fossil fuels