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Electricity from the cold ocean depths could one day power island states

In the tropics, the deep sea is cold and the sea surface is very warm. That temperature difference can be harnessed and turned into electricity. If we can improve the technology, this method of producing power could be a godsend for island nations reliant on expensive and polluting diesel for…

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Power bills set to rise 9.2% in regional Queensland as report blames delays in renewable energy projects

Queensland Conservation Council says state’s dependence on increasingly unreliable coal is costing households

The Guardian - AU

Stinky seaweed is clogging Caribbean beaches – but a New Zealand solution could turn it into green power and fertiliser

Rotting seaweed has plagued the Caribbean for more than 10 years – but our research shows how we could clean up beaches and emissions at the same time, by turning what’s now rubbish into renewable electricity and fertiliser.

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Electricity bills to rise in regional Qld

Queensland regional residential electricity bills are set to rise by $119 to $1290 and business bills will be hiked by $215 to $2334 in 2022/23.

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Hinkley Point B owner says it will not extend life of nuclear plant

EDF Energy tells staff reactors will be shut down in summer despite concerns of blackouts later this year

The Guardian - UK

Focus on battery storage could be a cost-effective energy goal for Albanese government, report says

With electricity bills soaring, a national Renewable Electricity Storage Target may be one way of achieving lower emissions – and lower prices

The Guardian - AU

What it will take for South Africa's ailing power utility to keep going

The chief operating officer of South Africa’s electricity utility, Eskom, warned in May that the government should urgently start building new generating capacity. He was referring to a new build programme which has existed for at least a decade.

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Man sick of paying for electricity moves into windmill and says he won't pay bill again

James Forsyth, 66, Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, bought the 1830s windmill and hopes it will be functional by 2023, cutting out his £200-a-month electricity bill

Daily Mirror

Downing Street ‘not expecting winter power cuts’ but is ‘planning for all scenarios’

Downing Street has said the government does not anticipate having to ration electricity this winter but has admitted it is “planning for all scenarios” as the war in Ukraine threatens energy supplies to Europe.

Evening Standard

Government 'considering' extending Hinkley Point B to protect UK electric

The business secretary has looked at continuing generation at the Somerset power station to guard against depleted European gas supplies

Birmingham Post

Six million homes 'could face winter power cuts' if Russia-Ukraine war escalates

Government modelling of a 'reasonable' worst-case scenario predicts major gas shortages in winter if Russiacuts off more supplies to the EU

Daily Mirror

Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant could get life extension, minister suggests

Chris Philp has said that for the Government ‘safety is paramount’ when it comes to nuclear power generation.

The Independent UK

Millions face power cuts if Russia switches off EU gas supplies, UK Ministers warned

A leaked modelling report predicts that power supplies would need to be rationed if Vladimir Putin ratchets up pressure by cutting off gas supplies to western Europe.

Daily Record

Atoms and Ashes by Serhii Plokhy review – why another nuclear disaster is almost inevitable

A grim account of the downhill slide of atomic power since its heyday in the 1950s illustrates why it can never be the solution to global heating

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Millions of UK homes could face power cuts and 'rationed' electricity this winter

Ministers predict major gas shortages if Russia cuts off more supplies to the EU

The Guardian - AU

AGL’s coal implosion shows what a disorderly transition to clean energy looks like

What happens from here is unclear, but the company’s turmoil can’t be divorced from the Coalition’s policy failures

The Independent UK

Six million UK homes ‘could face winter power cuts and rationing’ if Russia cuts supplies

Threats to security of supply have prompted Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to ask Britain’s coal-fired power stations to delay their closures.

Wales Online

Ministers warned of ‘millions’ of winter power cuts and rationed supply – report

Limits 'could be imposed on industrial use of gas'

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The Independent UK

Ministers warned of ‘millions’ of winter power cuts and rationed supply

Threats to security of supply have prompted Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to ask Britain’s coal-fired power stations to delay their closures.

ABC News

Council launches legal action over $4m geothermal plant that's never delivered power

It was touted as the beginning of a renewable energy boom in outback Queensland, but two years after the construction of a "game changing" geothermal power plant in Winton, the project has failed.

Wales Online

Spain and Portugal to slash energy bills by 40% by breaking ranks with EU

Both southern European countries have a large amount of renewable energy

The Hindu

Smart electricity meter scheme gets fresh thrust from Centre

First-stage roll-out of nationwide programme by December 2

Dynamite News

Power Ministry asks CEA to compute coal consumption for power generation

The Power Ministry on Sunday directed the Central Electricity Authority of India (CEA) to compute the quantity of the coal consumed, that was procured under SHAKTI B policy mandating blending of 10 per cent by weight for the power generation from June 15 to March 31, 2023.

The Times of India

Urban development department to clear all power dues

LUCKNOW: At the receiving end for not paying electricity bills, the urban development department will soon pay Rs 112.5 crore to power department to clear dues.

The Times of India

Zero power bill: 13.4 lakh consumers get benefit in Rajasthan

JAIPUR: In the budget speech of 2022 by chief minister Ashok Gehlot, in order to provide relief to 1.18 crore domestic electricity consumers of the state, a grant in electricity rates was announced. In compliance with the announcement, Jaipur discom has started giving subsidy amounts to all domestic category consumers…

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