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Virtual Power Plants: The Grid Capacity Nobody Had to Build
Virtual power plants use distributed energy resources like home batteries and smart thermostats, coordinated by software to provide grid capacity as demand rises from AI data centers, electric vehicles, and heat pumps.
Cuba’s Fuel Crisis Turns the Island Into a Solar Test Case
Cuba is expanding solar energy capacity due to fuel shortages caused by the U.S. blockade, with American solar equipment imports surging 1,070% despite the longstanding embargo.
Scientists just found a new way to make hydrogen from water
Oregon State University researchers developed a new photocatalytic material using light to produce hydrogen from water, offering a potentially cleaner alternative to conventional industrial methods.
A forgotten 30-year forest experiment just delivered a huge surprise
A 30-year Australian forest experiment reveals that selective thinning of mountain ash forests can recover carbon stocks while supporting wildlife habitat and local timber production.
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Strikes by North Sea oil workers could ‘severely disrupt’ UK fuel supplies
A threatened strike by over 160 North Sea oil workers could severely disrupt UK fuel supplies, Unite union warns, citing rejected pay offers from Apache.
Equinor Finds Up to 10.3 Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent at Gullfaks South
Equinor and partners discovered an estimated 3.3 to 10.3 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent at Norway’s Gullfaks South field using an exploration sidetrack drilled alongside a production well.
UK Retailers Push to Cut Green Levies as Power Bills Top £440 Million
UK retailers are urging the government to reduce green policy levies on energy bills, warning that electricity costs will increase by £440 million this year.
Oil Prices Plunge as Trump Rules Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms
President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. will not attack Iran before midterm elections in November, causing oil prices to decline despite remaining elevated for the day.
After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain’s weather even more extreme?
Scientists are monitoring the Atlantic’s ocean circulation system to understand whether warming could trigger dramatic weather changes across Britain and Europe, including colder winters despite global heating.
The clues that hint our planet might be heating faster than we realised
Scientists increasingly believe falling sulphur pollution from clean-air policies is removing a cooling effect on climate, potentially accelerating global warming beyond previous estimates.
Explainer: How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans, heritage and nature
Rising sea levels threaten hundreds of millions of people globally and are reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures. World leaders this week are adopting a UN declaration addressing sea level rise as an existential threat.
Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy
Nearly three-quarters of China’s 72 five-year plans published this year include climate and energy policies, according to Carbon Brief analysis of the central government’s strategic development documents.
‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population
Thousands of orangutans face death or displacement as El Niño-driven wildfires spread across Indonesia’s forests, with rescue efforts intensifying as habitat destruction accelerates.
California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants
California legalized balcony solar panels, allowing residents to install smaller, cheaper arrays that plug into home outlets, reducing grid strain and energy costs without major electrical upgrades.
Under Trump, California’s clean car rules are essential — and vulnerable
The Trump administration has eliminated most federal vehicle emissions regulations, leaving California’s state-level rules as the primary policy governing automotive greenhouse gas emissions in the nation.
Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms
British farms are experiencing the worst bluetongue outbreak on record, with cases surpassing the combined total of the previous three years, linked to warming temperatures and climate change.