43 h. ago Clean energy stocks tumble as Trump’s tax bill slashes subsidies

Analysts warn legislation represents ‘sledgehammer strikes’ to green power industry in the US

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3 d. ago M&S blames ‘human error’ for cyber attack that will hit profit by £300mn

UK retailer discloses that breach came via supplier and warns online operations will be disrupted until July

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4 d. ago Spain hit with nationwide mobile phone outage weeks after electricity blackout

Phone lines reportedly collapsed early on Tuesday morning following network updates by Telefónica

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4 d. ago Major mobile network suffers massive outage in Spain weeks after electricity blackout

It comes weeks after Spain’s national blackouts caused chaos in the Iberian peninsula

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7 d. ago AG Pam Bondi has the power to revoke green cards at any time, Justice Department claims

‘That’s an extraordinary position for the government to be taking,’ argues U.S. Circuit Judge Arianna Freeman

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2 w. ago Danish firm shelves huge UK windfarm project over rising costs

Ørsted cancels fourth stage of Hornsea project off Yorkshire coast, which was expected to include 180 giant turbinesOne of the UK’s largest planned offshore windfarms has been cancelled by its developer, the Danish wind power company Ørsted, as a result of higher costs and greater risk.The fourth phase of the huge Hornsea windfarm development, located off the Yorkshire coast, was expected to include 180 giant turbines, capable of generating the equivalent of enough green electricity to power 1m homes. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How Ohio became a hotbed of white supremacism, spreading its tentacles globally | Stephen Starr

The rise of a resurgent American white supremacism is reaching around the globe, often with deadly consequencesBy many accounts, Hilliard, a leafy suburb west of downtown Columbus, is a midwestern success story: its progressive school district gives a vacation day for all students to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr – the first in Ohio to do so – and its homes are highly sought-after by a growing number of diverse families where locals enjoy shopping at the oldest Asian grocery in the state.But it is also where Christopher Brenner Cook, a convicted terrorist, grew up. In April 2023, Cook and two others were sentenced for conspiring to attack America’s electrical grid, and he was given a 92-month prison term. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Spanish grid operator 'ignored five years of warnings' over green power blackouts risk as socialist PM Sanchez faces mounting fury over 'cover

In September 2020, technicians laid down a series of 'essential' proposals to avoid 'unacceptable' imbalances or disruptions to power.

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3 w. ago ‘No one knew what to do’: power cuts bring chaos, connection and revaluation of digital dependency

People share their experiences of Monday’s massive power outage across Spain, Portugal and parts of France that upended modern life“It felt like chaos,” said Iñigo, a doctor at a hospital in northern Spain.With no electricity from noon on Monday, the building’s emergency generators were kept for the critical areas, leaving staff without access to patient data, broken communications due to no telephone signal or email, and colleagues unable to carry out some of their duties, he said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago British Gas issues warning as 12,000 customers risk energy bill hikes unless they act

The energy supplier issued the warning to its customers who were still using a Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meter - these electricity meters rely on the RTS service to set the rate of energy

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3 w. ago Spanish PM calls on private energy firms to help find cause of massive power cut

Pedro Sánchez says changes needed to guarantee ‘supply and future competitiveness’ of electricity after blackout Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called on private energy operators to help his government establish the cause of Monday’s unprecedented power cut across the Iberian peninsula, and said changes and improvements must be made to guarantee “the supply and future competitiveness” of the country’s electrical system.Spain and Portugal suffered a massive power loss that began just after 12.30pm on Monday and lasted into the night. At least five people are thought to have died in Spain as a result of the blackout, which left people trapped on paralysed trains and in the static lifts of apartment blocks and offices. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Labour Civil war over Net Zero as Tony Blair attacks 'irrational' green power push championed by Ed Miliband

In a thinly veiled swipe at the Energy Secretary, the former Labour prime minister said Western political leaders fear admitting that the current approach 'isn't working'.

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3 w. ago Power outage in Spain causes holiday disruption for Brits while others dance on the beach

Spain suffered a major blackout, leaving millions without access to electricity, water and phone signal - but despite the chaos, some seem to have enjoyed it, others not so much

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3 w. ago Spain's electricity supplier warned green power could trigger system 'disconnections' TWO MONTHS before grid's 'total collapse'

REE's Operations Chief today admitted that it was possible that solar power could be to blame for Monday's outages, but added that it was too early to say for sure.

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3 w. ago Did Spain’s push for renewable energy have any impact on its mass power blackout?

Spain is one of Europe's biggest producers of solar and wind power

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3 w. ago Tennis stars unable to shower and nowhere to sleep: Blackouts cause havoc at Madrid Open

The Madrid Open was plunged into chaos on Monday afternoon as a widespread power outage across Spain and Portugal left players without access to basic human necessities

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3 w. ago Inside 12 hours of chaos in Spain during an unprecedented power blackout

From people being unable to withdraw money or fill up with petrol, to those hit by train and flight cancellations, Alicia Fabregas reports from Barcelona on the impact of Spain’s mass power cut

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3 w. ago Spain over the worst, investigating the causes and determined to prevent repeat of massive power blackout, PM says – Europe live

Spain and Portugal electricity services returning to normal after being hit by biggest power cut in recent European history Portuguese power network operator REN denied on Tuesday it was behind a message circulated on social media attributing the massive blackout across the Iberian peninsula to a rare atmospheric event, AFP reported.“REN confirms we did not put out this statement,” spokesperson Bruno Silva told AFP, without giving further details. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Madrid Open tennis resumes after chaos caused by massive power outage

Caja Mágica power restored at 8am on Tuesday morningWidespread outage emerged in Spain and PortugalThe Madrid Open resumed on Tuesday afternoon after a massive power outage left Spain and Portugal without electricity on Monday and forced the tournament to suspend all matches after 90 minutes of play. After about 10 hours without electricity and mobile internet for most people in Madrid, power to homes and phones returned late on Monday night, prompting widespread cheers in the streets. However, the Caja Mágica, which is situated in the southern neighbourhood of San Fermín, remained without power overnight.At 7am, the Madrid Open announced that the opening of the gates had been delayed. An hour later, power was finally restored. Although play normally begins at 11am, it started at noon on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Spain’s electricity grid operator rules out cyber attack as cause of blackout

Disruption continued on Tuesday even as power supply restored

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