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‘We don’t know where to turn’: Britons struggling in cost of living crisis urge Truss for help now

Families and business owners implore newly appointed prime minister to act as colder months draw closer

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Floating solar plant installed in Dhanas Lake in Chandigarh

A floating solar plant of 500 kilowatts has been installed on Dhanas lake in Chandigarh, with the aim of generating electricity in an environmentally friendly manner. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 6, 2022

Power move: UK ministers eye big energy profits for tax raid

Drax in eye of storm as options considered including windfall tax to bring down household bills

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022

Blackouts possible as California power grid enters ‘the most intense phase of this heat wave’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Struggling to stave off rolling blackouts Labor Day evening, managers of California’s beleaguered power grid declared an energy emergency alert Monday and warned that Californians might have to double or triple their energy conservation efforts to prevent the lights from going out.

Tribune News Service · Sep 5, 2022

CKP seeks to double capacity by 2024

CK Power Plc (CKP), the power generation arm of construction firm CH Karnchang Plc, will double its electricity generation capacity to 4,800 megawatts within 2024, mostly from renewable energy, as the company continues to focus on clean power development.

Bangkok Post · Sep 5, 2022

Germany to delay phase-out of nuclear plants to shore up energy security

Last two working plants were due to be mothballed, but will be used as emergency reserve into 2023 after Russia cuts off gas

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022

Ethereum: second biggest cryptocurrency to cut energy use by over 99%, but the industry still has a long way to go

Cryptocurrencies use an eye-watering amount of energy. Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, uses an estimated 78 terawatt hours of electricity each year, comparable to the power consumption of Chile.

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2022

Macron urges French to save energy, says ready to send gas to Germany

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that his country was ready to deliver gas to Germany this coming winter should Europe's gas squeeze make such a move necessary, urging French citizens to reduce their energy consumption in order to stave off rationing and cuts.

France 24 · Sep 5, 2022

UK energy crisis: why rationing is likely to happen this winter, whether Liz Truss likes it or not

In the 1970s, the UK government used a series of planned blackouts to manage energy shortages. The result was a three-day week for commercial use of electricity, with work and leisure often happening by torch or candlelight. Without widespread demand reduction to tackle the impact of high gas prices, European…

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2022

Rains leave electrical infrastructure damaged in Bengaluru

Two transformers and 15 electrical poles were damaged due to Sunday rains 

The Hindu · Sep 5, 2022