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How your energy supplier will pay £400 rebate from tomorrow - from British Gas to SSE

Millions of homes will soon start getting £400 in energy bill help from the Government, but how you'll get it depends on what energy supplier and meter you have installed

Daily Mirror

Call for EV chargers to harness solar power

The growing number of electric vehicles (EVs) requires long-term planning to ensure adequate power supplies, with one idea being to build "micro grids" at charging stations, says Delta Electronics (Thailand) Plc.

Bangkok Post

"Can't pay, don't pay" - Italian group urges energy bill strike

An Italian consumer group has called for an energy bills strike, offering legal support to people unable or unwilling to pay skyrocketing gas and electricity prices amid the soaring cost of living, it said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Energy provider Panda Power to exit Irish electricity and gas market affecting 60,000 customers

Around 50,000 electricity and 10,000 gas customers will be affected by the decision

Irish Mirror

How does ethereum’s ‘merge’ make the cryptocurrency greener?

The second biggest blockchain has changed the way it validates transactions on its decentralised ledger

The Guardian - UK

Why France is struggling to power through the energy crisis

France’s large nuclear power industry means it is far less reliant on Russian fossil fuels than its European neighbours. So why is it so worried about power shortages this winter?

Radio France Internationale

UAE to Produce 230MW of Electricity Via Waste Heat Recovery Project

The UAE’s Waste Heat Recovery project will recycle waste heat generated from the plant to produce up to an additional 230 megawatts (MW) of electricity per day – enough to power hundreds of thousands of homes. It will also produce 62,400 cubic meters of distilled water per day for use…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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A time 'to show resolve, not appeasement' says European Commission President in state of the union address

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers the annual state of the union address, saying "this is the time for us to show resolve, not appeasement".

ABC News

Social welfare payments could be doubled in 'once-off' measure to tackle cost of living crisis

Other proposals also being considered include a double payment of Child Benefit, the €200 electricity credit, a €100 lump sum for fuel allowance recipients and a one-off double Working Family Payment

Irish Mirror

France to cap electricity, gas price increases at 15 percent

France will cap increases in electricity and gas prices for households at 15 percent early next year, extending price controls introduced after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

British Gas, Octopus, E.ON and Shell outline how £400 rebate will be used

The rebate will be paid in instalments from October - March

Nottingham Post

Samsung sets goal to attain 100% clean energy by 2050

Samsung Electronics says it’s shifting away from fossil fuels and aiming to entirely power its global operations with clean electricity by 2050

The Independent UK

Hotel rates low despite surging costs

Hotels are struggling to raise room rates amid intense competition in the industry, despite pressure from higher operational costs due to surging electricity bills and wages.

Bangkok Post

U.P. Energy Minister’s surprise visit with phone flashlight during outage

Arvind Kumar Sharma was at the Badel electricity substation to enquire about number of complaints received that day and those resolved

The Hindu

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Court asked to rule on power plan

The Constitutional Court has accepted for consideration a petition seeking its ruling on whether the Power Development Plan (PDP) for 2018-2037 is constitutional.

France 24

France caps energy bills again amid price surge

The French government is extending its energy aid for households and businesses. Price hikes for electricity and gas bills will be capped at 15 percent and low-income families will receive direct payments of €100 to €200 each. Also in the show: Google loses an appeal over a €4.3 billion EU…

Newcastle Herald

Branching out to biomass for NSW electricity isn't the right decision

It is not possible to grow trees as quickly as they will be burned.

The Guardian - UK

‘People disappeared’: Izium’s residents on Russia’s occupation

After Ukrainian forces recapture the town, its people say Russians came knowing who they wanted and took them away

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£121bn windfall tax on energy companies proposed by EU

EU member states could also be asked to sign up to a legally binding target to cut electricity use by 10% overall

Evening Standard

EU plans £120bn windfall tax on energy firms to curb soaring prices

The EU plan could raise £120 billion to help people pay soaring energy bills

The Guardian - UK

EU expects to raise €140bn from windfall tax on energy firms

Cap on outsize revenues will bring solidarity from businesses towards struggling customers, says official

Reuters

EU proposes windfall levies on energy firms to ease price pain

The European Union's executive plans to raise more than 140 billion euros ($140 billion) to shield consumers from soaring energy prices by skimming off revenues from low-cost electricity generators and making fossil fuel firms share windfall profits.

Al Jazeera

EU chief proposes energy market reform, $140bn revenue cap

Energy market reforms include the taxation of energy companies and decoupling gas prices from overall electricity bills.

Reuters

EU seeks $140 billion to insulate consumers from energy crisis

The European Union's executive outlined plans on Wednesday to raise more than $140 billion from energy firms to help shield households and businesses from soaring prices that threaten economic recession and insolvencies.

Los Angeles Times

Drought, record heat and blackouts test China's faith in renewable energy

TAIPEI, Taiwan — With 80% of its electricity coming from hydropower, the province of Sichuan in southern China has been lauded as a model for a clean energy future in the nation most crucial to the worldwide fight against climate change.

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