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Queensland cops a soaking as ex-cyclone leaves its mark

Heavy rain caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily continues to lash Queensland, with roads cut and some properties set to be isolated for months due to flooding.

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Saving electricity: Agri Department to sensitise farmers about benefits of solar-powered pump sets

Agriculture Minister P. Prasad has said that steps would be taken to sensitise farmers about the advantages of ‘solarising’ agriculture pump sets.

The Hindu

How to choose an electric lawn mower

We run through the crucial decision factors to consider when buying an electric lawn mower, with advice from the experts.

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Elderly woman died after falling from ladder while trying to top up electricity meter at council house

Bernadette Faulkner, 80, had a prepayment meter around 8ft from the ground

Evening Standard

Hit by shortage of funds, Kannada University seeks ₹133 crore budgetary support from govt.

Kannada University, Hampi, which has for some years been facing severe fund crunch for even paying electricity bills, salaries to guest faculty and building maintenance works, has sought ₹133 crore budgetary support from the State government during 2024-25

The Hindu

Hinkley Point C woes threaten to break UK and France’s nuclear fusion

Cross-Channel dream is turning sour as EDF’s costs mount and Britain faces a long wait for the power to come on

The Guardian - UK

People Are Sharing Just How Cold Canada Got This Winter, And Here Are 30 Chilly Pics

The extreme weather closed down schools and caused electricity shortages, reminding everyone of nature's might. The post People Are Sharing Just How Cold Canada Got This Winter, And Here Are 30 Chilly Pics first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Data centers are accounting for more and more electricity - and that's becoming major issue for firms and governments alike

Surging energy demand from data centers is a problem, but there’s hope that renewables are also increasing.

TechRadar

Power trial promises to fill up electric cars for $5

Australia's largest energy retailer is launching an electric vehicle trial that will deliver cheap power to drivers who recharge during off-peak times.

AAP

‘Our contribution to a cleaner world’: How Kenya found an extraordinary power source beneath its feet

The 1970s oil crisis helped pave the way for Kenya to utilise its vast geothermal resources beneath the Great Rift Valley

The Guardian - UK

Morning Mail: tax and energy bill relief in sight, Russia blames Ukraine for fatal plane crash, Harry Potter gag claim

Anthony Albanese will spell out tax changes while falling power prices suggest lower household costs; downed jet was carrying Ukrainians, Kremlin says

The Guardian - AU

Protesters in bed during an eight-week sit-in: John Walmsley’s best photograph

‘By the end of the protest, the art school was entirely shut down, the electricity had been cut off and the governors were unsuccessfully applying for a court order to have us evicted’

The Guardian - UK

Australia’s wholesale power prices fall by almost half as carbon emissions drop

Grid faces fresh strains as heatwave roasting inland Queensland and NSW extends to Sydney

The Guardian - AU

Questions over £22bn in UK billpayer cash handed to wood-burning firms

Spending watchdog calls for biomass subsidy scheme to have tougher environmental requirements

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King Coal Set To Lose Crown For Electricity Production: IEA

Renewables are set to displace coal as the top source of energy for electricity production globally in 2025, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Nuclear power output expected to break global records in 2025

Experts say world is ‘past peak fossil power’ but warn against uneven development of energy projects

International Business Times

French Waste Group Veolia Hungry For Lost UK Energy

A giant crane-operated claw plunges into a mountain of rubbish before dumping its load into a huge furnace, where the waste is engulfed in flames to generate electricity.

Evening Standard

Storm Isha power cuts: Who is entitled to compensation and how to apply

Over 50,000 customers have been impacted by power loss by Storm Isha, with the remaining 2,000 customers still without electricity, according to Electricity North West

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The Hindu

Fired up and plugged in – Driving India’s energy security and decarbonisation this decade

As India throttles to become the fastest-growing economy in the coming years, it will have to grow in the wake of a global agreement at COP-28 to phase down unabated coal.

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Japan shuts down its SLIM moon lander in hopes it will restart someday

The lander was powered down at 12% battery power — saving enough juice for a potential restart. Now Japan's space agency will see if its solar cell can give the lander any electricity.

The Hindu

Regulatory commission flays KSEB for not sourcing power from restored contracts

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has criticised the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) for failing to source electricity from the Design, Build, Finance, Own and Operate (DBFOO) contracts that were restored in December last year.

The Guardian - UK

‘He had a machete in his cheek’: how Guatemala’s hydropower dream turned deadly

Sebastián Alonzo is one of 1,335 land defenders killed in Latin America, since 2012. His community in Guatemala continues to fight water expropriation

The Hindu

KERC writes to State government to remove cross subsidy burden levied on industrial and commercial consumers

Ahead of the State Budget for the financial year 2024 – 2025, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has written to the State government to consider an increased budgetary allocation for the free supply of power to irrigation pumpsets (of 10 HP and below

AAP

Ocean energy tech could land green salmon on the menu

Floating salmon farms could use onboard electricity generated from the ocean instead of diesel by harnessing an energy trap developed by an Aussie innovator.

The Hindu

Draft electricity supply code proposes norms for e-vehicle charging outlets, nano household enterprises

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission proposes changes to the electricity supply code, including e-vehicle charging norms and power supply terms for nano household enterprises.

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