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EU Commission, Germany strike tentative deal on new gas-fired plants
The European Commission and the German government have reached a preliminary agreement on plans to subsidize the construction of new…
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Bavarian premier Söder wants mini nuclear power plants in Germany
The premier of the southern German state of Bavaria is calling for a comprehensive change of course in Germany's energy policy – including…
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Trump administration announces US$100 million in funding to upgrade coal plants
The US Department of Energy on Friday (Oct 31) announced that it would make US$100 million available to refurbish and modernise existing…
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Russian Nuclear Group Inks $25-Billion Deal to Build Nuclear Power Plants in Iran
The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) said Iranian officials have signed an agreement with Rosatom, Russia's state-owned nuclear power…
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Starbucks throttles operations at US coffee plants to curb costs
The Starbucks plants that roast and package the company’s coffee beans in the US are cutting two days of weekly production as part of…
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China still backs overseas coal plants despite 2021 pledge, research shows
Chinese firms are still building new coal-fired power plants in Indonesia despite a 2021 pledge to stop financing coal projects overseas,…
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China plastic plants face closure risk as tariffs hit US ethane
Chinese plastics factories that depend on a gas they mainly import from the US are contending with the prospect of shutdowns as the…
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Anaergia signs contract for five biomethane plants in Italy
Anaergia, via its subsidiary, has entered into a contract with Italian company Techbau involving five new biomethane production plants in…
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UN nuclear watchdog chief to visit Moscow as fears for Ukraine's nuclear plants spike
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog said Tuesday he will visit Moscow in the coming days to speak with officials…
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Nissan plans job, output cuts at Mississippi, Tennessee plants
NISSAN Motor is eliminating a work shift at two US vehicle assembly plants and trimming its hourly staff via buyouts, a downsizing to…
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Chinese solar panel makers close plants, scale back production in Malaysia as US tariffs bite
SEVERAL Chinese-owned solar panel makers have shut down or scaled back their operations in Malaysia, industry sources say, as US tariff…
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Our ancestors were vegetarian, archaeologists find
A study on the teeth of ancestors to humans that lived around 3.5 million years ago has found they were mostly or totally vegetarian. The…
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Chinese firms eye VW’s struggling German plants – report
Chinese investors and officials are considering purchasing German automotive factories that are on the brink of closure, with a particular…
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Israeli jets strike Yemen airport, ports and power plants
Israeli fighter jets targeted sites in Yemen on Thursday, including the international airport of the capital Sana'a, in response to…
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Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking' plants
A biodiversity hotspot in a remote part of South Africa has become the hub of an illegal trade in protected plant species, with organised…
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Mysterious "alien plant" revealed to belong to extinct family
A "strange" prehistoric plant species is the lone representative of a mysterious group of organisms that no longer exists, scientists have…
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Ukraine fights to keep the lights on as Russia hammers power plants
Amid the monstrous heaps of twisted metal, pools of congealed oil and walls pockmarked by shrapnel, one incongruous detail catches my eye.…
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Bolivia announces $1 bn deal with China to build lithium plants
The plants are to be situated in Bolivia's vast Uyuni salt flats (Aizar RALDES) Bolivia said Tuesday it had signed a $1 billion deal with…
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Steelmaker ArcelorMittal to close two plants in France: unions
Around a hundred employees gathered in front of the site near Reims to protest against the plans (FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI) ArcelorMittal, the…
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'Black day': French workers protest Michelin plans to close two plants
Michelin factory workers burnt tyres in western France on Tuesday and vowed to stage a strike after the tyre company said it would close…
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Historic moment for Volkswagen: Automaker plans to close ‘at least’ 3 German plants and cut thousands of jobs
Volkswagen plans to close “at least” three factories in Germany, lay off tens of thousands of staff and downsize remaining plants in the…
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Fires at Russian energy plants after Ukraine drone attacks
Ukraine has launched a wave of overnight drone attacks on Russia, causing fires at two Russian energy facilities. According to Russia’s…
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China Greenlighting Far Fewer Coal Plants
China appears to be tapping the brakes on coal. The amount of new coal power approved so far this year is down 80 percent from the same…
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UN sees harsh winter in Ukraine after Russian attacks on power plants
People in Ukraine are facing a harsh winter because of the energy crisis provoked by Russian attacks, and need additional help to make it…