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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 4h
🔋 The EV culture wars haven't finished, and misinformation is still rife in mainstream media 📰 via thedriven.io #EV #ElectricVehicles
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The EV culture wars haven't finished, and misinformation is still rife in mainstream media
I can forgive the occasional mis-information in mainstream media form people who leap into an EV without doing their homework. But I object to deliberate tripe. The post The EV culture wars haven't fi
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 4h
🛢️ Canadian LNG exports to Europe face tough economics, analyst warns 📰 via energi.media #OilAndGas #Energy
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Canadian LNG exports to Europe face tough economics, analyst warns
Energy Flux analyst Seb Kennedy says 2030 European gas futures, B.C. infrastructure costs and lengthy shipping routes challenge the commercial case for transatlantic LNG. The post Canadian LNG exports
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 4h
📰 Xpeng debuts G9L, its new flagship electric SUV 📰 via thedriven.io #Energy
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Xpeng debuts G9L, its new flagship electric SUV
Xpeng has debuted the G9L, its new large electric SUV which will be available as both a purely electric model as well as a souped-up range extender version. The post Xpeng debuts G9L, its new flagship
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12h
☀️ China's Biggest Automaker Is In More Than Just The Car Business 📰 via carscoops #Solar #Energy
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China's Biggest Automaker Is In More Than Just The Car Business
Think BYD only builds electric cars? Think again. Discover how China's biggest automaker is quietly taking over batteries, rail, and solar tech.
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12h
📋 FERC approves Duke large load transmission rules despite cost-shift concerns 📰 via utilitydive #EnergyPolicy #Climate
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FERC approves Duke large load transmission rules despite cost-shift concerns
Commissioner David Rosner said that Duke Energy Carolinas' proposal offers "meaningful, if imperfect, new protections," adding that consumer protections are "inadequate across the country" and FERC ma
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12h
📰 PG&E warns of more shutoffs as fire conditions continue threatening California grid 📰 via utilitydive #Energy
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PG&E warns of more shutoffs as fire conditions continue threatening California grid
The shutoffs - potentially affecting more than two dozen counties, mostly in northern and central California - could continue through Saturday.
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12h
🔋 BYD launches luxury Han EV with more than 1,000 km of range, starting at $35,000 📰 via electrek #EV #ElectricVehicles
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BYD launches luxury Han EV with more than 1,000 km of range, starting at $35,000
BYD’s latest flagship EV, the Great Han, is now on sale in China, starting at about $35,000 with a CLTC range of over 1,000 km (621 miles). more…
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12h
📦 Battery system failures fell 98% in 7 years, but older systems need special care: report 📰 via utilitydive #EnergyStorage #Batteries
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Battery system failures fell 98% in 7 years, but older systems need special care: report
The Electric Power Research Institute analysis found a dramatic drop in energy storage system failures from 2018 to 2025 amid a host of technology and project improvements. "Early-vintage" systems may
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 18h
🔋 Tesla's China business is flipping: sales down 12%, exports double 📰 via electrek #EV #ElectricVehicles
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Tesla's China business is flipping: sales down 12%, exports double
Tesla sold 381,088 cars to Chinese buyers through the first nine months of 2026, down 11.9% from last year, according to CPCA data. Over the same period, Giga Shanghai’s exports more than doubled to 3
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 18h
📦 Exide launches modular 125 kW/261 kWh battery for C I applications 📰 via pv-magazine #EnergyStorage #Batteries
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Exide launches modular 125 kW/261 kWh battery for C I applications
The French manufacturer has introduced a new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery featuring an integrated 125 kW power conversion system, 261 kWh of storage capacity and a nominal round-trip efficienc
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 18h
☀️ Leapting launches autonomous forklift for solar module transport 📰 via pv-magazine #Solar #Energy
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Leapting launches autonomous forklift for solar module transport
The Chinese robotics manufacturer has introduced an autonomous tracked forklift capable of transporting solar module pallets weighing up to 3,000 kg. The battery-powered machine features a maximum lif
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 18h
📰 Solving California’s energy affordability crisis can help the whole nation 📰 via utilitydive #Energy
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Solving California’s energy affordability crisis can help the whole nation
The state's electricity prices are double the national average, and wildfires are a big reason - but far from the only one. Fresh leadership can show the way on regulatory, financial and operational r
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 18h
⚡ US power prices fall with utility-scale solar, rise with rooftop 🔥 Covered by 2 sources #PowerGrid #Energy
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US power prices fall with utility-scale solar, rise with rooftop
MIT researchers say there is no link between renewable portfolio standards or utility-scale wind and solar and higher US residential power prices, but rooftop solar correlates with higher rates and di
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 22h
🌋 Mount Augustine geothermal project selected for DOE funding 📰 via thinkgeoenergy #Geothermal #Energy
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Mount Augustine geothermal project selected for DOE funding
GeoAlaska's Mount Augustine geothermal project in Alaska has been selected by the US DOE for award negotiations to fund a confirmation well on the island. The post Mount Augustine geothermal project s
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 22h
🌍 How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’ 📰 via rss.nytimes #Climate #CleanEnergy
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How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’
As environmental forces make fishing and harvesting more costly, the price of once-everyday fish has ballooned.
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 22h
📦 Foss Company closes US$58 million tax equity deal for GridStor's Texas BESS project 📰 via energy-storage.news #EnergyStorage #Batteries
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Foss Company closes US$58 million tax equity deal for GridStor's Texas BESS project
US tax equity syndicator Foss Company has closed a US$58 million partnership flip transaction to finance an energy storage project in Hidalgo County, Texas, developed by GridStor.
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 22h
☀️ Qatar's renewable capacity share could more than double by 2035 📰 via pv-magazine #Solar #Energy
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Qatar's renewable capacity share could more than double by 2035
Renewables could rise from 12% of Qatar's power capacity in 2025 to 25.9% by 2035, says GlobalData, with solar leading while gas remains the backbone of its power and water system. The post Qatar's re
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 22h
📰 How US coal mined ties to Trump — and got much of its ‘wish list’ 📰 via ft #Energy
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How US coal mined ties to Trump — and got much of its ‘wish list’
A CEO golfs with Trump’s son as an industry once shut out of Washington turns access into policy
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🌍 Will AI be good or bad for the climate? Here's what the latest evidence on energy use suggests 📰 via techxplore #Climate #CleanEnergy
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Will AI be good or bad for the climate? Here's what the latest evidence on energy use suggests
Is AI a climate change villain whose insatiable hunger for electricity will roast the planet? Or will it help predict where the next climate disaster will strike and what to do about it?
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🛢️ Murphy Oil reports Vietnam oil discovery, first production at Lac Da Vang 📰 via worldoil #OilAndGas #Energy
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Murphy Oil reports Vietnam oil discovery, first production at Lac Da Vang
Murphy Oil has reported an offshore oil discovery in Vietnam, successful appraisal drilling in Côte d'Ivoire and first oil at Lac Da Vang, alongside new production from its Chinook #8 well in the U.S.
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
📰 TotalEnergies awards Vallourec major tubular supply contract for Absheron gas field 📰 via worldoil #Energy
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TotalEnergies awards Vallourec major tubular supply contract for Absheron gas field
Vallourec has secured a major TotalEnergies contract to supply more than 16,000 tons of tubular products, including OCTG and 159 km of line pipe, for Azerbaijan's offshore Absheron gas development.
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
📋 Trump Curbs Farmers’ Access to Funding for Energy Projects 📰 via oilprice #EnergyPolicy #Climate
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Trump Curbs Farmers’ Access to Funding for Energy Projects
The Trump Administration is restricting access to a federal rural energy program for farmers in another move against renewable energy. But the major change to the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Ene
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🔋 Volkswagen’s Family Of Cheap EVs Already Looks Like A Hit 📰 via insideevs #EV #ElectricVehicles
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Volkswagen’s Family Of Cheap EVs Already Looks Like A Hit
The company is struggling in China, but EV sales grew 20% in Europe last quarter.
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
🛢️ TotalEnergies pledges further diesel price cuts in France amid oil crisis 📰 via worldoil #OilAndGas #Energy
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TotalEnergies pledges further diesel price cuts in France amid oil crisis
TotalEnergies plans additional diesel and heating fuel price cuts in France beginning Nov. 1, as the government releases strategic reserves to ease costs amid global supply disruptions.
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
☀️ SEDAYUSolar and Chinese giant GoodWe aim to develop solar for Indonesia 📰 via pv-tech #Solar #Energy
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SEDAYUSolar and Chinese giant GoodWe aim to develop solar for Indonesia
As part of the Chinese company's expansion into the APAC, it forms an alliance with Indonesia's SEDAYUSolar to promote solar in the country.
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
⚡ Pebble Upgrades the 2027 Flow, Turning It Into A Microgrid To Power Your Adventures Your Home, 📰 via cleantechnica #PowerGrid #Energy
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Pebble Upgrades the 2027 Flow, Turning It Into A Microgrid To Power Your Adventures Your Home,
Pebble was one of the first fifth-wheel manufacturers to truly embrace the promise of automotive-grade lithium batteries, rooftop solar, and public EV chargers bundled into a tech-centric living space
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📰 BYD's New 3-Row SUV Brings 5-Minute Flash Charging To European Families 📰 via insideevs #Energy
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BYD's New 3-Row SUV Brings 5-Minute Flash Charging To European Families
The BYD Atto 8 can recharge from 10-70% in 5 minutes, and hit 97% in under 10.
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
🔋 VW's new low-cost EVs have already secured nearly 150,000 orders, but is that enough? 📰 via electrek #EV #ElectricVehicles
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VW's new low-cost EVs have already secured nearly 150,000 orders, but is that enough?
Shortly after launching, Volkswagen said its new Electric Urban Car Family is proving “highly popular,” with nearly 150,000 orders to date. more…
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📦 Smart #2 revives the electric Fortwo with 290 km of range for €19,990 📰 via electrek #EnergyStorage #Batteries
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Smart #2 revives the electric Fortwo with 290 km of range for €19,990
Smart is back in the two-seater business. The Mercedes-Benz and Geely joint venture unveiled the all-electric Smart #2 at the Paris Motor Show today, with a 35.8 kWh LFP battery, up to 290 km (180 mil
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
☀️ Risen Energy unveils 730W HJT solar module with anti-glare optical design 📰 via pv-tech #Solar #Energy
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Risen Energy unveils 730W HJT solar module with anti-glare optical design
Risen Energy launches dual-layer anti-glare HJT module for solar installations near airports and residential areas.
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
⚡ Voltage Energy targets Europe’s utility-scale solar growth with standardised EBOS solutions 📰 via pv-tech #PowerGrid #Energy
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Voltage Energy targets Europe’s utility-scale solar growth with standardised EBOS solutions
Ruiyan Ge, President of Voltage Energy, outlines the company's strategic focus on the European market and explains how the firm's approach to eBOS differs from traditional methods that still dominate
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📰 TEMO launches clever new electric boat motor in the US 📰 via electrek #Energy
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TEMO launches clever new electric boat motor in the US
French electric marine motor manufacturer TEMO is bringing its latest electric propulsion system to North America, offering sailboat owners an interesting middle ground between a conventional outboard
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
🌋 Labour plan to cut funds from heat pump scheme sparks industry backlash 📰 via ft #Geothermal #Energy
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Labour plan to cut funds from heat pump scheme sparks industry backlash
Energy department ordered to find £2bn of savings as part of Downing Street drive to boost defence spending
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📦 Batteries beat gas peakers on cost globally, but U.S. faces trade headwinds 🔥 Covered by 2 sources #EnergyStorage #Batteries
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Batteries beat gas peakers on cost globally, but U.S. faces trade headwinds
Four-hour storage is now cheaper than open-cycle gas in 43 modeled markets, though tariffs threaten near-term U.S. gains, said a report from Wood Mackenzie. The post Batteries beat gas peakers on cost
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
☀️ With scaled-back plans, green banks navigate Trump’s funding freeze 📰 via canarymedia #Solar #Energy
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With scaled-back plans, green banks navigate Trump’s funding freeze
A community solar project built for New Orleans’ oldest historically Black Catholic order of nuns. An all-electric affordable housing complex in Salt Lake City. A program offering low-income Maryland
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📰 A new gas line or cash to electrify? California lets households choose. 📰 via canarymedia #Energy
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A new gas line or cash to electrify? California lets households choose.
When one of the nation’s biggest investor-owned utilities, Pacific Gas and Electric, wanted to replace Merrian Borgeson’s aging gas service line in Berkeley, California, she asked the company not to d
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
🔋 The Tiny Smart EV Is Back With An Answer To Its Biggest Weakness 📰 via insideevs #EV #ElectricVehicles
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The Tiny Smart EV Is Back With An Answer To Its Biggest Weakness
The electric #2 keeps the city-friendly dimensions, but its battery and charging upgrades should make venturing farther less daunting.
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
⚡ Eskom kicks off tender for 6 GW of renewables-plus-storage 📰 via pv-magazine #PowerGrid #Energy
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Eskom kicks off tender for 6 GW of renewables-plus-storage
South African utility Eskom has launched a qualification process to select strategic partners for up to 6 GW of renewable energy and storage projects. The portfolio will include at least 2 GW of solar
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📰 Shell to acquire 30% stake in Equinor's Bay du Nord offshore oil project 📰 via worldoil #Energy
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Shell to acquire 30% stake in Equinor's Bay du Nord offshore oil project
Shell will acquire a 30% stake in Equinor's Bay du Nord offshore oil project in Canada, advancing the C$14 billion development toward a final investment decision in early 2027.
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📰 Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ sparks confusion as Russia strikes Ukraine 📰 via arabnews #Energy
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Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ sparks confusion as Russia strikes Ukraine
WASHINGTON, United States: US President Donald Trump sowed confusion on Sunday, announcing an “energy ceasefire” between Ukraine and Russia that sparked astonishment in Kyiv, silence from Moscow and s
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
⚛️ 3 Stocks To Play The Nuclear Energy Boom 📰 via oilprice #Nuclear #Energy
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3 Stocks To Play The Nuclear Energy Boom
Nuclear energy stocks have suffered heavy losses over the past year, even as technology companies commit billions of dollars to securing nuclear electricity for AI data centers. The Global X Uranium E
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
📋 A Challenge to Carney: Come on Energi Media and Let's Talk Energy Policy 📰 via energi.media #EnergyPolicy #Climate
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A Challenge to Carney: Come on Energi Media and Let's Talk Energy Policy
Prime Minister Mark Carney should come on Energi Media and explain the math behind his energy policies. From pipelines to electrification, Canadians deserve a conversation that tests the data, challen
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
🛢️ How Low Can the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Actually Go? 📰 via oilprice #OilAndGas #Energy
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How Low Can the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Actually Go?
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve held just 283 million barrels of oil at the end of September, according to Reuters, the lowest level since October 1982, back when the reserve was still being fill
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
📦 Zinc-air batteries gain new momentum with long-lasting catalyst 📰 via techxplore #EnergyStorage #Batteries
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Zinc-air batteries gain new momentum with long-lasting catalyst
Zinc-air batteries can store significantly more energy than lithium-ion batteries, but until now have been virtually impossible to recharge. A team led by Professor Jörg J. Schneider from the Departme
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
📰 Back in the real world: electric equipment is saving job sites BIG MONEY 📰 via electrek #Energy
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Back in the real world: electric equipment is saving job sites BIG MONEY
For a lot of fleet managers, whether or not electrified equipment assets will lead to real world savings that are worth the higher up-front costs might feel theoretical, but early adopters Groupe Bell
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
📦 The Race for Lithium Is Becoming a Race for Water 📰 via insideclimatenews #EnergyStorage #Batteries
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The Race for Lithium Is Becoming a Race for Water
This investigation was reported in a collaboration between Inside Climate News and Columbia Journalism Investigations. CALIPATRIA, Calif.—On a border-town road surrounded by alfalfa and grain fields,
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
🛢️ North Sea Oil Producers Push Burnham to Scrap Windfall Tax 📰 via oilprice #OilAndGas #Energy
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North Sea Oil Producers Push Burnham to Scrap Windfall Tax
Since coming into office, the Labour Party has heavily taxed oil and gas companies operating in the U.K. North Sea and restricted the development of new fossil fuel projects. However, there is still p
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
🌍 In New Mexico, a river runs through 'the middle of a hellscape’ 📰 via grist #Climate #CleanEnergy
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In New Mexico, a river runs through 'the middle of a hellscape’
As climate change dries the state, the Pecos faces a growing threat as it runs through the Permian Basin oilfield.
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
🔋 As electric semi truck race heats up, SoCal is getting another charging hub 📰 via electrek #EV #ElectricVehicles
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As electric semi truck race heats up, SoCal is getting another charging hub
As record-breaking diesel prices drive demand for electric big rigs, so, too is the demand for commercial truck charging climbing. To meet that demand, EV Realty as announced a new, Inland Empire site
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Megawatt News @megawattnews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
📰 459 hp, 0-60 in 3.9 sec, and AWD – meet Mitsubishi's new-age electric EVO [video] 📰 via electrek #Energy
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459 hp, 0-60 in 3.9 sec, and AWD – meet Mitsubishi's new-age electric EVO [video]
Mitusbishi’s North American dealers have been trudging along with an aging, badge-engineered model line for years – but overseas? It’s a different story, and the 459 hp all-wheel drive ASX VR-e electr
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