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How Spain’s Success in Renewable Energy May Have Left Its Power Grid Vulnerable
Spain's power company, Red Eléctrica, proudly declared on April 16 that enough renewable energy had been generated to cover demand. “The…
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Austria, a Longtime Buyer of Russian Gas, Tries to Break the Habit
Just a few minutes’ walk from a metro station in the northeast corner of Vienna, you might think that you were in Texas: A drilling rig…
Business
Clean Energy Was Lifting Manufacturing. Now Investment Is in Jeopardy.
American manufacturing has been in the doldrums for years, battered by high borrowing costs and a strong dollar, which makes exports less…
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Natural Gas Could Get Priority Over Renewable Energy in Largest U.S. Grid
Federal electricity regulators on Tuesday approved a proposal from the nation’s largest electric grid operator that could effectively give…
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Shell and Equinor Oil and Gas Production Is Blocked at Sites Off British Coast
A court in Scotland blocked the production of oil and gas on Thursday at two large project sites being developed in British waters until…
Business
Chevron Wants to Tap Into A.I. Boom by Selling Electricity to Data Centers
The artificial intelligence boom has turbocharged demand for electricity, and everyone who is anyone in the U.S. energy industry wants a…
Politics
Oil Companies Embrace Trump, but Not ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
President Trump is swinging American energy policy sharply in favor of fossil fuels, but oil and gas companies say those changes won’t…
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South Carolina Utility Wants to Sell Unfinished Nuclear Power Site
A major power provider in South Carolina started accepting bids from buyers on Wednesday to finish two nuclear reactors, hoping to take…
Politics
Oil Tycoon Harold Hamm Throwing an Inauguration Day Party
Harold G. Hamm, the billionaire oil and gas executive who helped bankroll Donald J. Trump’s campaign and stands to profit from his energy…