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Winter blackouts risk in Great Britain ‘lowest in four years’ despite end of coal

Energy system operator expects winter power supplies to outstrip demand by almost 9% this year

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024

Nat-Gas Prices Fall as Hurricane Milton Threatens Power Demand

November Nymex natural gas (NGX24 ) on Monday closed down by -0.108 (-3.78%). Nov nat-gas prices Monday tumbled to a 2-week low and closed sharply lower on the outlook for demand destruction from Hurricane Milton. The hurricane has strengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm and will likely knock out...

Barchart · Oct 7, 2024

Hot-air balloon bumps line, causing brief power outage during Albuquerque balloon fiesta

Authorities say nearly 13,000 utility customers were without electricity for an hour after a hot-air balloon bumped a power line in northeast Albuquerque

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2024

Gaza: A year under fire, a desperate humanitarian crisis

It's been one year since Israel began waging a war in Gaza after Hamas's October 7 attack, leading to the greatest humanitarian crisis ever seen in the enclave, where, according to the Gaza health ministry, over 41,000 people have died and an estimated 1.9 million have been displaced. Faced with…

France 24 · Oct 6, 2024

‘We’re living like wild animals’: Europe’s largest shantytown waits in vain for power

Four years after the lights went out in the Cañada Real, outside Madrid, people plead for electricity as another winter approaches

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2024

Coal town to battery base: firm keen to make power move

Renewable energy companies are eyeing opportunities in traditional coal-mining towns as part of Australia's electricity transition.

AAP · Oct 5, 2024

Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity

Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world’s worst infrastructure and the complications of climate change

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2024

Nat-Gas Prices Retreat on Shift of Tropical Storms Away from the Gulf of Mexico

November Nymex natural gas (NGX24 ) on Friday closed down by -0.116 (-3.91%). Nov nat-gas prices Friday retreated from a 3-3/4 month high and sold off sharply on the outlook for tropical storms to move away from the Gulf of Mexico, easing concern about a disruption to US nat-gas production....

Barchart · Oct 4, 2024

Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate change

In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy transition that he halted

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2024

Heavy floods caused by severe rainstorm hit large parts of Bosnia

A severe rainstorm has struck Bosnia, flooding several towns in central and southern parts of the country, closing roads and leaving houses without electricity

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2024