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China first quarter emissions fell despite rising power demand
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» BEIJING - Surging renewable energy meant China's carbon emissions fell in the first quarter of 2025 despite rapidly rising power demands, a key milestone in the country's energy transition, analysis from a think tank showed Thursday.
Denmark considers lifting nuclear power ban
Published on 14/05/2025
» COPENHAGEN - Denmark is considering lifting a 40-year-old ban on nuclear power to enhance its energy security, its energy minister said, marking a significant policy shift in a country that has prioritised expanding wind and solar power.
Ghost in the machine? Rogue communication devices found in Chinese inverters
Reuters, Published on 14/05/2025
» LONDON — United States energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was found inside some of them, two people familiar with the matter said.
The role of hydrogen in clean power
Oped, Published on 14/05/2025
» On a hot afternoon in Chanthaburi province's Koh Jik, a small island striving for 100% renewable energy, a new power system is being tested. The goal? To see if hydrogen can keep the lights on when there's no sun or wind.
Green energy has become a pricey delusion
Oped, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 13/05/2025
» Ask families in Germany and the UK what happens when more and more supposedly cheap solar and wind power is added to the national power mix, and they can tell you by looking at their utility bills: it gets far more expensive. This goes against everything that we're being told. Green energy is supposed to be incredibly cheap. But we're not hearing the real story.
Ocalan: founder of the Kurdish militant PKK who authored its end
AFP, Published on 12/05/2025
» ISTANBUL - Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is an icon to many Kurds but a "terrorist" to many within wider Turkish society.
Gulf reports Q1 profits surge 28% to B5.3bn
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/05/2025
» SET-listed Gulf Development's diversification into the telecom business is bearing fruit, helping the energy developer drive revenue in the first quarter, with net profit soaring by 28% to 5.3 billion baht.
Adapting to Asia's new growth model
Business, Published on 02/05/2025
» Asia's growth in recent decades has made it the engine of the global economy. Fortunately, Asia, including the Middle East, contains some of the world's most powerful economies: three of the top five global GDP engines -- China, Japan and India -- are here.
Where does the blame in Spain lie?
Oped, Published on 02/05/2025
» While it may be tempting to blame the unprecedented power outage that hit the Iberian peninsula this week on the rapid growth of wind and solar power in Spain, reliance on renewables is not to blame.
Spain slowly returning to normal after crippling blackout
Published on 29/04/2025
» MADRID — Spain and Portugal were returning to some semblance of normality early Tuesday, with many questions remaining about what caused one of Europe’s worst blackouts in years across the Iberian peninsula the previous day.