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- German court dismisses Peruvian farmer’s climate lawsuit against RWE Wed, 28 May 25, 8:04pmAppeals court rejects Saúl Luciano Lliuya’s argument his home was at risk of being damaged by glacial flood
- Mountain marvel: how one of biggest batteries in Europe uses thousands of gallons of water to stop blackouts Sat, 24 May 25, 11:00pm‘Much-loved’ Dinorwig hydroelectric energy storage site in Wales has a vital role to play in keeping the lights on
- No one knows what caused the Blackout but Spain is using more gas and nukes and less solar… Tue, 20 May 25, 5:13amBy Jo Nova The cause of the mysterious oscillations and the big Iberian blackout is still a mystery, and it will take six months before the world has forgotten, sorry, I mean before the official report is finished.
- Denmark rethinking 40-year nuclear power ban amid Europe-wide shift Thu, 15 May 25, 3:36amGovernment to analyse potential benefits of new generation of reactors
- Dutch climate campaigners vow to take Shell to court again Wed, 14 May 25, 3:17amIn a letter, Milieudefensie says it wants to stop firm developing new oil and gas projects ‘to curb crisis’
- Plan for windfarm in German ‘fairytale forest’ stokes green energy culture war Fri, 9 May 25, 9:23pmFar right accused of misinformation over turbines at Reinhardswald, which has left local people divided
- Danish firm shelves huge UK windfarm project over rising costs Wed, 7 May 25, 6:11pmØrsted cancels fourth stage of Hornsea project off Yorkshire coast, which was set to include enough turbines to power 1m homes
- Inside the Chornobyl exclusion zone – in pictures Wed, 7 May 25, 11:46pmA Russian drone attack has inflicted tens of millions of pounds of damage to the site of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, according to experts. The photographer Julia Kochetova has gained access to the area
- Why did Spain and Portugal go dark? – podcast Thu, 1 May 25, 2:00pmAuthorities are still trying to understand what triggered the massive power outage that left the majority of the Iberian Peninsula without electricity on Monday...
- Minister warns against blaming Spain’s blackout on renewable energy Thu, 1 May 25, 3:26amSpain’s environment minister, Sara Aagesen, promises ‘complete audit’ into causes of power outage
- Equinor considers suing Trump administration over halted US windfarm Wed, 30 Apr 25, 9:46pmNorway’s state energy company’s $2.5bn project off coast of New York was almost a third finished
- Equinor may take legal action after Trump administration halted US windfarm plan Wed, 30 Apr 25, 9:46pmNorway’s state energy company’s $2.5bn project off coast of New York was almost a third finished
- Blackout in Spain to cost 2-4 billion Euro, likely due to solar plants — blind and biased ABC says “cause is a mystery” Wed, 30 Apr 25, 6:18amBy Jo Nova The latest news is that power has been restored in Spain, Portugal and parts of France, but the economic loss of a blackout that affected up to 55 million people for half a day is estimated at 2-4 billion Euro...
- ‘Shipwrecked in the 21st century’: how people made it through Europe’s worst blackout in living memory Wed, 30 Apr 25, 4:20amDaring rescues were attempted, quick commutes turned into hours-long odysseys, cars were directed by baguettes – but the show went on in the world’s best restaurant
- What caused the blackout in Spain and Portugal and did renewable energy play a part? Tue, 29 Apr 25, 11:56pmThe countries boast high levels of wind and solar on their grids, leading to speculation about the robustness of the technology