Snake on a train line: Japan’s busiest bullet train route brought to a halt Outage occurred between Maibara and Gifu-Hashima stations after the snake appeared to have climbed an electricity pole The Guardian - AU · May 1, 2025
How Blair has changed the agenda for Labour on climate change THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The former prime minister’s intervention in the Labour government’s net zero approach has provoked heated argument – and rightly so. These are important, transcendent matters and have to be right – for the sake of the future of the planet and the living standards of people… The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025
Minister warns against blaming Spain’s blackout on renewable energy Spain’s environment minister Sara Aagesen promises ‘complete audit’ into causes of power outage The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025
Industrial Waste for Regenerative Growth: Steve Wood Reimagines Energy Waste Through Industrial Symbiosis Data centers globally are estimated to consume around 1% of the world's electricity. Cryptocurrency mining adds to the issue. International Business Times · Apr 30, 2025
Britain’s electricity system is ‘highly resilient’, says minister Michael Shanks said the UK was not affected by the power cuts in Spain and Portugal but the Government continues to prepare for ‘all eventualities’. The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025
Spanish power cut highlights fundamental weakness in EU power grid While the precise sequence of events that led to the catastrophic power outages across the Iberian peninsula has yet to be established, the events have highlighted the urgency of bolstering Europe’s power grid. Euronews · Apr 30, 2025
6 Reasons Your Gas Bill Keeps Going Up and What You Can Do About It If you’ve seen an increase in your gas bill, you may feel powerless. A new PowerLines poll, conducted by Ipsos, finds that three in five Americans say their electricity and/or gas bill has increased compared to a year ago, while slightly more are concerned that these bills will increase this… Dinks Finance · Apr 30, 2025
Energy meters in 300,000 homes could stop working at the end of June This is how to find out if you're affected by the upcoming deadline Ideal Home · Apr 30, 2025
More than 300,000 homes at risk of electricity disruption from July 1 Energy firms have admitted that current rates of replacement mean it is likely that thousands of old RTS meters will not have been upgraded in time. Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025
Spanish PM calls on private energy firms to help find cause of massive power cut Pedro Sánchez says changes needed to guarantee ‘supply and future competitiveness’ of electricity after blackout The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025
Clean business: Why 97% of executives are betting big on renewables A survey of business leaders across 15 countries shows 97% support for a transition to renewable sources of electricity, with 78% of executives stating they want their firm to transition to 100% renewables within 10 years. Fortune · Apr 30, 2025
What we know about Monday's sweeping power outage in Spain and Portugal The sweeping power outage that hit Spain and Portugal this week has raised questions about the electricity grid in a region not normally known for blackouts The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025
How engineers managed to get the power back on after Spain and Portugal's mass outage Monday's unprecedented power outage left much of the Iberian Peninsula in the dark. This is how operators got electricity flowing again on after the blackout. Euronews · Apr 29, 2025
Images Of Chaos And Possibilities Of What Caused One Of The Biggest Power Outages In Spain And Portugal Massive voltage surge causes major blackout in Spain and Portugal, leaving over 50 million people to struggle. Bored Panda · Apr 29, 2025
The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025 Renewables, coal or nuclear? This election, your generation’s energy preference may play a surprising role In an otherwise unremarkable election campaign, the major parties are promising sharply different energy blueprints for Australia. Labor is pitching a high-renewables future powered largely by wind, solar, hydroelectricity and batteries. The Coalition wants more gas and coal now, and would build nuclear power later.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2025 Cash, emergency food and wind-up radios: How to survive a power outage Citizens across Europe have been getting advice about emergency planning, which may feel more urgent after blackout on Iberian peninsula
The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025 Could the UK be vulnerable to a nationwide power outage like Spain and Portugal? ‘Be careful what we wish for’ in pivot towards net zero, warns director of Aberdeen University’s Centre for Energy Transition
The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025 Britain struck by unusual power activity hours before blackouts in Spain and Portugal Britain’s grid operator confirms it is investigating unexplained changes in electricity frequency seen on Sunday
Al Jazeera · Apr 29, 2025 What we know about power outage in Spain, Portugal Authorities are still working to find out what caused one of Europe’s worst blackouts.
Euronews · Apr 29, 2025 Is France protected from a major power outage as seen in Spain and Portugal? After an electricity blackout plunged Spain and Portugal into darkness, France remained largely untouched. But how vulnerable is the country to such an event?
International Business Times · Apr 29, 2025 Interconnectivity: The Cornerstone Of The European Electricity Network Interconnected electricity networks -- the cornerstone of the European system and designed to improve security of supply -- made it possible to contain the massive power outage on the Iberian peninsula.
LiveScience · Apr 29, 2025 What is 'induced atmospheric vibration' and did it really cause power outages across Spain and Portugal? Power blackouts that left millions of people across Spain and Portugal without electricity may have been caused by a bizarre atmospheric phenomenon, though the true cause is yet to be determined.
Euronews · Apr 29, 2025 Europe's 'wake up call': What lessons can be learned from Spain and Portugal's power outage? The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the world must add or replace 80 million km of grids by 2040 to meet climate targets and support energy security.
Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025 OPINION - Spain's devastating power outage could happen to the UK too – here's why Like Spain, Britain is increasingly dependent on unreliable wind and solar electricity
The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025 Spain and Portugal power cut: how public and official responses have prevented this energy emergency from becoming a crisis For Spain and Portugal, 28 April 2025 will go down in history as the day of “el gran apagón”, the big blackout. The outage, which affected the two countries simultaneously, was one of the 15 largest power cuts in world history in terms of the number of people affected, with…