New electricity legislation will avoid a firm commitment to banish coal and gas by the 2030s.

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Energy bill avoids carbon pledge

Japan urges businesses and households to cut electricity use by up to 15% to avoid possible blackouts.

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Japan urges cuts in power usage

A subsea turbine which uses tidal power to generate electricity has successfully completed initial tests off Orkney.

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Tidal turbine ‘performing well’

A hydroelectric dam supported by the country’s president would send thousands of people to live elsewhere.

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Boca Sanibeni Journal: Dam Project Would Displace Villages in Jungle Valley of Peru

Spain and the EU criticise Bolivia’s nationalisation of a Spanish-owned electric power company, warning it could deter foreign investors.

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Spain dismay at Bolivia takeover

A trial using electricity to shrink the hearts of patients who are suffering from heart failure is about to start in Liverpool.

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‘Heart shrinking’ study to begin

Excluding the impact from the sale of NBC Universal, General Electric’s quarterly revenue also rose 4 percent, as the company increasingly returned to its industrial roots.

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G.E. Profit Beats Expectations

Small electric vehicles with rechargeable batteries are becoming more popular in China.

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VIDEO: China’s electric ‘cars’ hit the roads

A report found that recharging an electric vehicle in some parts of the United States will generate the same amount of greenhouse gases as driving many gas-powered cars.

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How Green Are Electric Cars? Depends on Where You Plug In

Portugal agrees to give up its remaining stake in a giant hydroelectric dam in Mozambique, ending a long-running dispute.

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Portugal deal on Mozambique dam

Portugal agrees to give up its remaining stake in a giant hydroelectric dam in Mozambique, ending a long-running dispute.

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Portugal deal on Mozambique dam

State owned power supplier Abu Dhabi National Energy sells its stake in Tesla electric cars at a profit of $113m.

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Abu Dhabi sells Tesla cars stake

The Supreme Court in Chile has approved a plan to build a hydroelectric complex in the Patagonian wilderness, dismissing concerns by environmentalists.

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Chile court gives dam green light

Thousands of homes and businesses in England are without electricity after gales and ice brought down power lines.

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Thousands lose power after gales

Imagine you’re a high school biology teacher searching for the most vivid way to explain electrical activity in the brain. How about inserting metal wires into a cockroach’s severed leg and making that leg dance to music? Read full article > >

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