Watch: Massive Fireball Seen Outside Oxford as Explosion Erupts at Power Plant
A huge fireball was witnessed as an explosion erupted on Monday evening at a power plant near Oxford, England.
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Australia: Five States Seeing Power Disruptions as Winter Arrives
Nearly all of eastern Australia suffered localized blackouts on Tuesday evening, with some of the power outages expected to extend into at least Wednesday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
El Salvador to Build First ‘Bitcoin City’ at Base of Volcano
El Salvador’s government plans to build a “Bitcoin City” at the base of Conchagua Volcano in the country’s southeast in 2022, El Salvador’s La Prensa Gráfica newspaper reported Saturday, noting the city will be designed to harness the volcano’s geothermal energy to mine cryptocurrency.
Taiwan: Power Plant Malfunction Leaves Millions Without Power
Rolling blackouts left 4 million people in Taiwan without electricity for several hours Thursday after the Singda Power Plant in Kaohsiung City reportedly suffered a grid malfunction.
Belarus: Nuclear Power Plant Lasts One Day Before System Failure
A power plant in Belarus that went online Saturday shut down less than 24 hours after its inauguration, the country’s Energy Ministry announced Monday, to repair broken equipment.
Deadly Moscow Gas Pipeline Fire Forces Dormitory Evacuation
A fire broke out Thursday at a gas pipeline near a thermal power plant on the outskirts of Moscow, killing one person and injuring 13 others.
Study: EU Must Shut ALL Coal Plants by 2030 to Meet Climate Pledge
BRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Union must close all 315 of its coal-fired power plants by 2030 in order to meet its commitments under the Paris climate agreement, a research institute said Thursday.
Swiss Reject Plan to Speed Up Exit from Nuclear Energy
BERLIN (AP) — Swiss voters rejected a plan to accelerate the country’s exit from nuclear energy in a referendum Sunday, turning down an initiative that would have forced their government to shut the last plant in 2029.
Nuclear Power Plant in Alabama for Sale at a Fraction of the Cost
The nation’s largest federal utility is selling an unfinished nuclear power plant in Alabama for a fraction of the money they put into it.
FBI: Chinese Could Build UK Nuclear Plant With Stolen U.S. Technology
A Chinese state-owned energy giant, which is investing in a major new plant in Britain, is facing espionage charges in the United States after allegedly conspiring to steal US technology.
Walker on Obama’s Power Plant Regulations: ‘Will Be Like a Buzz Saw on the Nation’s Economy’
GOP presidential candidate and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker questioned President Obama’s new set of regulations that will cut power-plant emissions, saying the regulations will be like a buzz saw on the nation’s economy.
