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Hidden cost of boiling kettle to rid car windscreens of ice every morning

Eirgrid has revealed that the cold spell caused a new record surge of demand on the network

Irish Mirror

Australia needs much more solar and wind power, but where are the best sites? We mapped them all

Renewable energy’s share of Australia’s main electricity grid has more than doubled from 16% to 35% in five years, and the federal government wants this figure to reach 82% by 2030.

The Conversation

Government imposes one-year price cap on gas, but Australians still face hundreds in energy bill rises

An extraordinary move to temporarily cap gas prices will slow runaway electricity costs, but Australians should still expect to see their bills increase next year.

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Steel firms plead for energy price help as costs soar to 30 times historic average

Trade body UK Steel has taken the unusual step of issuing a public plea for the extension of a scheme aimed at supporting the energy-intensive industry as costs rockets

Daily Mirror

Increased oil, coal and car use are risking Irish climate targets, says Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

SEAI says two significant drivers were rebounding car use post-Covid as well the increasing use of coal and oil to create electricity

Irish Mirror

Bombay HC seeks clarification of stand by govt on its policy for transgenders in MahaTransco

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the Principal Secretary of the Social Justice department of the state to place their stand on the policy for reservation for transgender in Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd. (MSETCL).

The Times of India

Ranelagh butcher's horror at €6,000 electricity bill

Sarah Kelly, who co-owns The Village Butcher in Ranelagh, says that the staggering cost puts extra pressure on staff as they head into their busiest week of trading

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Over 100 engineers work to restore power to thousands of Shetland homes

Emergency crews arrive from mainland Scotland and Orkney after snowstorm downs electricity lines

The Guardian - UK

Britons save £3m by using power-hungry appliances at quieter times

National Grid push to use devices such as washing machines and dryers at low-demand periods ‘paying dividends’

The Guardian - UK

Girl, 7, who eats so little ‘you can see her ribcage’ among children needing help in cost crisis

On the Breadline: Families are worried about having enough food to go around and have started using food banks in the cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

A historic ‘fusion breakthrough’ was just announced in the US. What does it mean?

The lofty end goal for harnessing fusion for power production is to generate vast amounts of clean, sustainable electricity.

The New Daily

Could Lithuania hold the key to Europe's energy security?

On 19 October, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU had replaced two-thirds of its Russian gas imports since February by switching to other suppliers. Such a turnaround seemed unattainable last spring, when the invasion of Ukraine turned Moscow from an EU business partner into a…

The Conversation

Despite recycling efforts, many older wind turbine blades still end up in landfills

MURRAY COUNTY, Minnesota — When a 2003-vintage wind farm in southwestern Minnesota became obsolete, its owner Allete Clean Energy tore it down and built anew.

Tribune News Service

Save £250 on your energy bills by changing the way you pay

Switching from paying your bill when it comes in to paying by direct debit could mean you can pocket an extra £250 saving

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A major 'fusion breakthrough' was just officially announced in the US. But what does it actually mean?

For the first time, scientists in the US have confirmed a fusion energy experiment achieved net gain. This means releasing more energy than it takes to initiate, demonstrating the physical basis for producing fusion energy in a controlled way.

Irish Mirror

Households in Ireland to get €200 boost in weeks as cost of living and cold snap bites

It is the second payment of its kind and was announced in Budget 2023 to help people during the rising cost of energy

The Conversation

To clean up Australia's power grid, we're going to need many thousands more skilled workers – and fast

To get Australia’s grid 82% powered by renewables by 2030 is a huge increase. At present, the electricity powering eastern and southern states is around 33% renewable.

France 24

Paris's Christmas illuminations 'still joyful' despite having fewer lights

Christmas illuminations in Paris are set to shine a little less brightly this year as local authorities are reducing decorations in a bid to save energy and keep down electricity costs.

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Five unusual energy-saving tips to help you slash your bills

As temperatures drop over the winter period and the cost of energy rises across the UK and Europe, how to spend less money on gas and electricity is on everyone’s minds.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Scientists Reveal Step Advancing Fusion Energy Quest

US scientists on Tuesday revealed a scientific advance on fusion energy which, if it can make the leap from labs to commercial generation of electricity in coming decades, could help the fight to curb climate change. Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab in California on Dec. 5 for the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Battles Russian Push in East as Kyiv Allies Pledge $1 Bln in Aid

Russia and Ukraine pounded each other's forces in heavy fighting in the eastern region of Donetsk on Tuesday as Kyiv's allies meeting in Paris pledged just over 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion) to help Ukrainians survive the freezing winter. Russian forces are battling to take control of the Donetsk and…

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s wartime winter: Which energy facilities are at risk?

Russian attacks have destroyed at least 40 percent of Ukraine’s energy facilities since the war began in February.

Manchester Evening News

Argos shoppers rush to buy £45 product that 'slashes heating bills to 1p a night'

"I don't use the heating as it's superb and really saves electricity and of course is so much cheaper."

Liverpool Echo

Octopus Energy pays customers up to £20 to reduce their electricity use

Octopus said more than 250,000 households have taken part

Bangkok Post

Business sector warns prices will rise if cost of electricity goes up

The Federation of Thai Industries has warned that product prices will rise if the government approves a planned electricity price hike from next month.

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