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Fire caused by explosion in gas pipeline in Narsingdi leaves thousands without power all day
United News of Bangladesh
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A gas pipeline burst and caused a fire in the Khatehara area of Narsingdi on Monday (Aug. 4), leaving thousands of household consumers and 30–35 industrial establishments without gas for hours, triggering widespread suffering and strong criticism...
Electricity promises unmet
The Fiji Times
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August 4, 2025
Many families are still without electricity at Raukanace in Tabia, Vanua Levu, despite earlier promises. A concerned resident, Amelia, said under the previous government, only five families in the area were assisted. “There are a lot of families...
Power to the People: Eversource Is Not Costco
InDepth NH - New Hampshire
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August 4, 2025
Power to the People is a column by Donald M. Kreis, New Hampshire’s Consumer Advocate. Kreis and his staff of four represent the interests of residential utility customers before the NH Public Utilities Commission and elsewhere. By DONALD M....
Responding to power demand growth with inlet air cooling retrofits
Power Engineering
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August 4, 2025
Editor’s Note: This article was republished with permission from Burns & McDonnell. More company insights and news related to gas generation here. By Chris Sanchez, Burns & McDonnell As electricity demand continues to increase across the U.S.,...
Can Hawaiʻi get to 100% renewable energy?
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
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August 4, 2025
Reading time: 2 minutes(Photo credit: David Kovalenko) To understand Hawaiʻi’s path to 100% renewable energy by 2045, researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and other institutions co-authored a report Assessment of the Scope of Tasks to...
World’s biggest isolated grid says it has more than 12 GW of renewables ready to connect
Renew Economy
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August 5, 2025
One of the world’s most isolated electricity grids, and likely the biggest, Western Australia’s South West Interconnected System (SWIS), has a “connection-ready” pipeline of more than 12 gigawatts of renewable energy projects, the state’s...
Clean Energy Tax Credit Changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
JD Supra - California
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August 4, 2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) limits future opportunities for some of the clean energy tax credits previously enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”). During the election campaign President Trump expressed a...
Fermi America, Hyundai Partner for 5GW Nuclear Grid to Power AI in Texas
WebProNews
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August 4, 2025
In a move that underscores the growing intersection of nuclear energy and artificial intelligence, Fermi America has announced a strategic partnership with Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. to develop the nuclear backbone of what it claims...
Swisstek Aluminium pledges to deliver Sri Lanka’s most reliable solar mounting systems
Daily FT
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Solar mounting systems by Swisstek Aluminium designed to securely hold solar panels Swisstek Aluminium pledges to assist Sri Lanka in turning its renewable energy goals for 2030 into reality with its cutting-edge solar mounting systems. As the...
BP says it makes biggest oil and gas find in 25 years
BBC
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August 5, 2025
Energy giant BP says it has made its largest oil and gas discovery this century as it shifts its focus away from renewable energy and back to fossil fuels. The UK-based firm said on Monday that it is conducting tests at the site in deep water off...
Story Enabling & Support Proba-3’s first artificial solar eclipse 16/06/2025 32606 views 124 likes Read
ESA
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Enabling & Support 16/06/2025 32606 views 124 likes Today, the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission unveils its first images of the Sun’s outer atmosphere – the solar corona. The mission’s two satellites, able to fly as a single spacecraft...
Heirs Energies to discuss energy sufficiency at US-Africa forum
Punch
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August 5, 2025
Heirs Energies, Africa’s largest indigenous-owned integrated energy company, has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Osa Igiehon, will represent the company at the 2025 US-Africa Energy Forum in Houston, Texas. The forum will bring...
Plaster to Join Power Grid Components (PGC) as CEO
Electrical Wholesaling
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August 4, 2025
Power Grid Components (PGC) (Bessemer, AL) This domestic supplier of a wide range of components for the electrical grid announced that Michael Plaster, an industry veteran with nearly four decades of leadership experience in electrical equipment...
The Global Energy Shift Is Happening—Quietly but Surely
Oil Price
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August 4, 2025
At first glance, the energy transition seems stuck in reverse: fossil fuels still dominate, political winds have shifted, and crises abound. Global energy headlines fixate on wars, inflation, and shifting priorities. Yet beneath the noise,...
“Price is Wrong:” PC advice has good intentions, but risky outcomes for renewables
Renew Economy
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August 5, 2025
The Productivity Commission of Australia recently published its interim report recommending significant changes to the nation’s approach to renewable energy investment. At first glance, the recommendations appear logical and practical. The...
US oil deals to derail Asia's green transition
China Daily
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A pump jack operates near a crude oil reserve in the Permian Basin oil field near Midland, Texas, US, Feb 18, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] Energy-related concessions made by several Asian countries as part of tariff negotiations with the United States...
Staking a bet on the future, two states face a change in the wind
Saporta Report
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August 5, 2025
Iowa and Georgia are two states that have taken decisive steps to secure their place in the 21st-century economy. Now both have a similar problem. As the Iowa Economic Development & Finance Authority’s website boasts, Iowa got into wind energy...
LevelTen Energy Lays Off 20% Amid Stalled Wind, Solar Projects
WebProNews
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August 4, 2025
LevelTen’s Layoff Announcement Seattle-based LevelTen Energy, a key player in facilitating clean energy transactions, has announced layoffs affecting 60 employees, signaling turbulence in the renewable sector. The move comes as the company...
Wyoming AI Data Center Would Consume More Power Than All State Homes
DevX
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August 4, 2025
A proposed artificial intelligence data center near Cheyenne, Wyoming, would require an unprecedented amount of electricity, surpassing the combined power consumption of all residential homes in the state. The massive facility highlights the...
Construction starts on Merredin Battery Energy Storage System
The National Tribune
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August 5, 2025
Construction has begun on 100-megawatt/four-hour Merredin Big Battery Project will generate jobs and provide funds for local community benefit Battery will strengthen and stabilise power supply on the Goldfields Line Construction has begun on the...