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Mbappe's dramatic overhead kick seals Madrid's win over BVB
Goal
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Xabi Alonso's men made hard work of the result, but did enough to beat the Bundesliga giants EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.-- Kylian Mbappe delivered in dramatic fashion, as the French star scored what would be the eventual game-winner in extra time with...
Armenia’s largest solar plant comes online
pv-magazine
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June 24, 2025
Spain’s FRV has commissioned a 62 MW solar plant in Armenia under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Electrical Networks of Armenia CJSC. The project is the country’s biggest operational PV facility to date. June 24, 2025 Emiliano...
Spain launches €100 million renewables recycling aid programme
PV Tech
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June 30, 2025
Solar PV and energy storage recycling will have €30 million each allocated in the recycling programme. The funds will be provided through Spain’s recovery and resilience plan (PRTR) under the EU’s future resilience infrastructure fund, NextGenEU....
Xabi Alonso hints at big things for one Real Madrid star: “It’s time”
AS
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July 5, 2025
Real Madrid has already arrived in New Jersey, accompanied by its manager, Xabi Alonso. In the lead-up to this Saturday’s Club World Cup quarterfinal against Borussia Dortmund at MetLife Stadium (4pm ET), the Basque coach made his customary...
Fury as British Gas, EDF, EON, Ovo, Octopus customers get £104 added to bills
Birmingham Live
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July 5, 2025
British Gas, EDF, EON, Ovo and Octopus customers have been warned £104 could be added onto their energy bills. There is widespread fury as Labour Party government Ed Miliband’s mad dash towards Net Zero looks set to slap an extra £104 onto energy...
Fuels-C General Assembly: Accelerating advanced biofuels for a cleaner transport future
Smart Water Magazine
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July 15, 2025
On July 8-9, 2025, Castellón de la Plana, Spain, hosted the 3rd General Assembly of the Fuels-C project (HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-02). Fuels-C, short for "An integrated platform of novel cost and energy-efficient conversion technologies producing...
Spain's grid operator blames power plants for blackout, disputes miscalculation
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish grid operator Redeia blamed power plants for the massive blackout that affected the Iberian peninsula in April, as it disputed a government report that said its failure to calculate the correct energy...
Cuban Faces Five Years Jail for Filming a Cooking Gas Line
Havana Times
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July 5, 2025
Julio Cesar Duque de Estrada. Photo: Facebook. By El Toque HAVANA TIMES – Filming horror in Cuba is forbidden. The government believes that what matters is not what happens or what people endure to survive, but whether that others find out about...
Spanish blackout linked to REE’s incorrect energy mix calculations
Power Technology
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June 18, 2025
The failure of Spanish grid operator REE to calculate an adequate energy mix and maintain voltage levels has been identified as the primary cause for the massive blackout that affected Spain and Portugal on 28 April 2025, as reported by Reuters....
Guyana’s big boom: The inside story of Latin America’s new oil rush
Buenos Aires Herald
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July 5, 2025
Words by Ernesto Picco. Photography by Rudja Santos. Cover illustration by Sebastián Angresano. Translated by Jacob Sugarman. This piece is the second in a series of three long reads about Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname. It was reported with...
The cities of tomorrow: Learning from the world’s most future-ready metropolises
The Manila Times
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July 15, 2025
THE Philippines is at a pivotal crossroads. We are the most biodiverse archipelago in the world, with the fifth-longest coastline, third largest gold and geothermal reserves, and some of the most vibrant cities in Southeast Asia. Yet our urban...
Foreign renewable energy investors remain committed to Romania as large plants coming online
Balkan Green Energy News
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July 4, 2025
The renewable energy market in Greece is consolidating and a number of foreign investors are leaving, but some other countries in the region that Balkan Green Energy News tracks remain attractive, especially Romania and Turkey. Big names from...
UK households who pay energy bills urged to come forward for £145 saving now
Birmingham Live
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July 5, 2025
UK households have been warned they should make an easy switch to save £145 as energy bills fall for millions this week. As it stands, the leading tariff on the market is the OutFox The Market tariff, which has a 24-month fixed tariff which costs...
British Gas, EDF, EON, Ovo, Octopus customers issued tumble dryer warning they 'can't ignore'
Birmingham Live
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July 5, 2025
British Gas, EDF, EON, Ovo and Octopus customers have been issued a £400 tumble dryer warning they can't afford to ignore. One expert has revealed a surprisingly easy way to make big savings, and it all comes down to when you use your appliances....
New documentary chronicles the progress of geothermal energy in the Canary Islands
ThinkGeoEnergy
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July 4, 2025
Screenshot: documentary "1977: The Challenge of Deep Geothermal Energy in Lanzarote." Source: IGME-CSIC A documentary presented by IGME-CSIC highlights the milestone of the Lanzarote-1 survey, a key part of history of geothermal energy in the...
USD 1.2 Trillion Investment Needed for BESS to Support Global Renewable Energy Boom
Energetica India
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July 4, 2025
Wood Mackenzie estimates USD 1.2 trillion investment is needed in grid-forming battery storage to support 5,900 GW of new renewables by 2034, ensuring grid stability amid rising global power demand. July 04, 2025. By EI News Network As the world...
Energy transition amid geopolitical uncertainty
Cyprus Mail
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June 29, 2025
As Europe advances on a sustainable energy future, the challenge of building clean, reliable and affordable energy systems is both urgent and complex Success in building a sustainable energy future hinges on collaboration, even more so around the...
Robot dog called in to sniff out radioactivity at Spanish nuclear power plant
Olive Press
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June 23, 2025
SPANISH boffins will have a new best friend as they decommission a nuclear power station – a robotic dog called Spot. Developed by Boston Dynamics, it is being adapted for nuclear decommissioning work at Spain’s Santa Maria de Garoña Nuclear Power...
Understanding and mitigating voltage collapse in solar power systems
PV Tech
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June 23, 2025
When a solar plant is new, the solar array and inverter are perfectly aligned, allowing maximum energy transfer. However, as the system ages and environmental conditions fluctuate, the solar array’s peak power voltage can drop below the inverter’s...
Spanish blackout report: Power plants meant to stabilize voltage didn’t
Ars Technica
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June 18, 2025
The blackout that took down the Iberian grid serving Spain and Portugal in April was the result of a number of smaller interacting problems, according to an investigation by the Spanish government. The report concludes that several steps meant to...