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Climate Change Is Rewriting Europe’s Nuclear Cooling Assumptions

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Romania gave Europe the kind of energy-transition image that should make planners uncomfortable. On August 3, Romanian naval engineers used 180 kilograms of explosives to remove a rock outcrop in the Bala Canal, a branch of the Danube. The controlled blast cleared the way for a temporary dam intended to … [continued]

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European Countries Cut Tens of Billions of Euros of Fossil Fuel Imports from Wind & Solar Power Growth

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I wrote a handful of articles last month on the 75th edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy. There was one more thing in there that I wanted to cover, though. There’s a chart eleven pages in that shows how much money different countries have saved from switching to wind … [continued]

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Eugene Clean Energy Fund Officially Qualifies for the November 2026 Ballot

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Voters will decide whether to place a fee on billion-dollar corporations to fund clean energy jobs EUGENE, Oregon — The Eugene Clean Energy Fund, backed by environmental organizations and labor unions, has officially qualified for the November 2026 ballot, after the Eugene City Recorder certified that the campaign had submitted enough … [continued]

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Electric Mining Truck Uses Sodium-Ion Batteries

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Sodium-ion batteries are one of the hot new things in the EV and broader cleantech industry. They are providing a next era of electrification. That even includes electric mining trucks now! Hina Battery and Shaanxi Tonly Heavy Industries are collaborating on these mining trucks, which are reportedly the first such … [continued]

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