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This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Ostend energy summit. There’s an update on RFI’s Planète Radio ePOP video competition and the “Listeners Corner” with Paul Myers. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Play” button above…

Radio France Internationale

China to Ease Requirements for Small-Scale Wind Power

Projects will be able to skip lengthy approval process as authorities substitute a simpler registration system to spur renewable energy

Caixin Global

Texas power struggle: How the nation’s top wind power state turned against renewable energy.

State lawmakers have pushed bills to support fossil fuel-burning power plants and restrict renewable energy development this legislative session.

The Texas Tribune

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Canary Wharf offices and retail spaces to be powered by Scottish windfarm

Deal for London business district will meet almost three-quarters of electricity demand from wind power

The Guardian - UK

Should India consider phasing out nuclear power?

Germany has shut down the last of its nuclear power plants and France is struggling to replenish its stock of ageing reactors. With solar and wind power becoming more popular globally, there are questions on whether nuclear power remains a relevant option for a future that is fossil-free, particularly in…

The Hindu

Denmark, Germany to Study Hybrid Power Interconnector

Danish transmission system operator Energinet and German counterpart Amprion said on Thursday they will study the development of a hybrid electricity interconnector between Denmark and Germany, tying in offshore wind power. "An interconnector between Denmark and Germany is an important step towards harvesting the huge wind power potential in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Expansion of North Sea wind farms tops the agenda at Ostend energy summit

Nine European countries are holding a summit in Belgium aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea, an effort spurred by the fall-out of the Ukraine war and the push for renewable energy sources.

Radio France Internationale

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Africa's energy sector will need to transform radically - these are the five biggest challenges

The future of Africa’s energy sector is getting increasing attention from policymakers and the private sector. As demand for energy rises, current energy systems must grow rapidly to meet it. This must be done in reliable, resilient and affordable ways – while “staying the course” of climate compatibility and ensuring…

The Conversation

Report by feds, anglers cites offshore wind impacts on fish

A joint study by two federal government scientific agencies and the commercial fishing industry documents numerous impacts that offshore wind power projects have on fish and marine mammals

The Independent UK

Gulf issues B8bn in green bonds

Gulf Energy Development Plc has raised 8 billion baht in green bonds for its wind power project, together with 12 billion baht worth of non-green bonds.

Bangkok Post

Wind industry predicts bounceback and rapid growth in 2023

The wind power industry expects rapidly accelerating growth this year after a challenging 2022

The Independent UK

BCPG allots B39bn in capital spending

BCPG Plc, the power generation arm of energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation Plc, plans to allocate 39 billion baht in capital spending to fund its domestic and overseas businesses and asset acquisitions, including those affected by ongoing banking problems in the US and Switzerland.

Bangkok Post

Grain Belt Express, a four-state power line project, may finally pass in Missouri

ST. LOUIS — After a decade of setbacks, Missouri and Kansas may grant final approvals this year to the massive, four-state Grain Belt Express power transmission project, which promises to deliver wind power across the Midwest.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Kevin McCarthy's farcical "energy bill"

The new speaker's signature bill is a wasteful giveaway to fossil-fuel companies — that will only drive prices up

Salon

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The Independent UK

GOP congressmen: Halt offshore wind, probe whale deaths

Republican congressmen are calling for a halt to offshore wind power projects

Bangkok Post

ADB, Monsoon Wind ink financing deal

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Monsoon Wind Power Co have signed a financing agreement worth US$692.5 million to support the construction of a 600-megawatt wind power plant in southern Laos, the largest cross-border wind energy project in Asean.

Salon

Right spreading misinfo on wind power

Protests about wind farms killing whales seem to be more about stopping renewable energy than protecting whales

The Guardian - US

Red states leading the US in solar and wind production, new report shows

Country’s capacity to generate renewable energy shot up last year, producing enough electricity to power 64m households

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The Times of India

Adani Group to invest $442 million in bankrupt Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka's Board of Investment has approved two wind power plants by Adani Green Energy with a total investment of $442 million.

Bangkok Post

BGRIM acquires Italian developer of renewables

B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM), an energy developer with the largest capacity in the small power producer segment, has bought the Italian renewable energy developer and operator RES Company Sicilia.

ABC News

Ravensthorpe nickel operation becomes latest WA mine to push ahead with wind power switch

The owners of the Ravensthorpe nickel mine on WA's south coast are the latest in a string of mining companies to embrace wind power as part of efforts to lower carbon emissions.

The Guardian - UK

This is an era of plentiful, cheap, renewable energy, but the fossil fuel dinosaurs can’t admit it

For a couple of days this month, wind power supplied over half the UK’s electricity. You wouldn’t know it, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Independent UK

Feds: Offshore wind not to blame for East Coast whale deaths

Federal environmental and energy officials say there is no evidence that work done by the offshore wind power industry is killing whales in the northeastern U.S. On Wednesday, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management addressed the controversy surrounding a spate of whale deaths…

The Independent UK

Groups seek probe of NY-NJ whale deaths amid wind power prep

Environmental groups and opponents of offshore wind energy want a federal investigation into the deaths of six whales that have washed ashore in New Jersey and New York in little over a month

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Remote islands adopt renewable energy for disaster preparation

Generating renewable energy such as solar and wind power is becoming more common on remote islands across Japan with the aim of securing electric power in case of disasters, as well as reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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