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Türkiye host Spain in bid to keep World Cup qualifiers perfect start
Türkiye will host reigning European champions Spain at Konya Municipality Stadium this Sunday in a UEFA Group E clash that could define the early trajectory of World Cup 2026 qualifying. Kickoff is scheduled for 9:45 p.m. local time, with both...

Spain cracks down on ‘power-hungry’ data centres with tough new eco rules
SPAIN is set to slap strict new green rules on data centres – the vast server farms that burn up electricity to keep the internet running. The Ministry for Ecological Transition (MITECO) has launched a public consultation that could see operators...

Biggest oil project in Alaska in decades to launch production within months, ahead of schedule
A Santos Ltd. sign hangs from an office building on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 in downtown Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN) The Pikka oil project that has sparked industry interest in Alaska’s North Slope oil fields will begin production in a matter...

South Korea delegation visits Port of Bilbao to study energy
Posted on September 4, 2025 Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2025 – A delegation from the Provincial Government of Jeollanam-do, South Korea, visited the Port of Bilbao to review its initiatives on energy transition, offshore wind power,...

Doosan Škoda Power instals turbine sets at Polish heat and power plant
Doosan Škoda Power has announced the installation of two turbine sets as part of a modernisation effort at a heat and power plant in Plock, Poland. The plant, owned and operated by Polish energy company ORLEN, is being modernised in several...

Spain and Portugal Fires Were More Intense Because of Climate Change: Research
Climate change made the extreme weather conditions that fueled the wildfires in Portugal and Spain about 40 times more likely to happen and the blazes themselves 30% more intense than if the world hadn’t warmed, research scientists said. The...

EuroBasket: Giannis helps Greece oust defending champion Spain
Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo drives the ball during the Eurobasket, European Basketball Championship Group C match between Spain and Greece at Spyros Kyprianou Arena, in Limassol, Cyprus, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakis Savvides)...

Mancs in the dark over council's £24m energy network performance after £1.3m losses and no net zero gain
Mancunians remain in the dark over how a £2m council-funded green energy network is performing – after initially making £1.3m in losses and failing to contributing to net zero targets. The town hall-owned Manchester Energy Network opened in 2021,...

Ukraine gains allies as Trump presses for oil sanctions
This is Nicoletta Ionta, with Eddy Wax and the rest of Euractiv’s newsroom. Welcome back to The Capitals. Scoop! Next Thursday, this newsletter will relaunch under a brand-new name. Watch this space. Need-to-knows: Ukraine: Donald Trump urges EU...

Nuclear Past and Future
No energy technology has been more revolutionary than nuclear power. While Tucker Carlson has attributed nuclear energy to demons created at some unknown date, the actual start of the nuclear period is well-documented. In 1938, Otto Hahn and Fritz...

Spain and Portugal wildfire weather made 40 times more likely by climate crisis, study finds
The extreme weather that fuelled “astonishing” blazes across Spain and Portugal last month was made 40 times more likely by climate breakdown, early analysis suggests. The deadly wildfires, which torched 500,000 hectares (1.2m acres) of the...

CenterPoint Energy kicks off National Preparedness Month by highlighting its emergency readiness and urging customers to be prepared and create emergency plans
CenterPoint maintains severe weather plans year-round to support customers and communities and encourages everyone to have a plan and practice that plan Houston — Sept. 4, 2025 — As part of National Preparedness Month in September, CenterPoint...

Trump pushes Europe to stop buying Russian oil — and ramp up pressure on Chinese economy for funding Moscow’s war
WASHINGTON — President Trump urged European leaders Thursday to stop buying Russian oil once and for all — and step up economic pressure on China “for funding Russia’s war efforts,” a White House official told The Post. Trump made the demand after...

Brazilian Oil Workers Join Genoa Dock Workers To Defend Global Sumud Flotilla
They are pointing the way toward international solidarity. Brazil’s National Federation of Oil Workers (FNP) and its various unions are demanding that the government of Brazilian president Lula guarantee the safety of Brazilian activists aboard...

Giannis, Greece oust defending champ Spain
LIMASSOL, Cyprus -- Defending champion Spain was eliminated from EuroBasket in the group stage when it lost 90-86 to Greece, which was led by Giannis Antetokounmpo's 25 points and 14 rebounds Thursday. Tyler Dorsey chipped in with 22 points as...

The Sun-Flower v. Spain Decision
The Tel Aviv District Court has, for the first time, considered a request to enforce an ICSID award in Israel. In the case against Spain, the Court declined enforcement, holding that Israel was not the appropriate forum due to the absence of any...

Greece eliminate reigning EuroBasket champions Spain
The official EuroBasket app Download Now LIMASSOL (Cyprus) - There will be a new champion at FIBA EuroBasket 2025 as Greece eliminated reigning champs Spain from contention by bouncing back from their last loss to head to the FIBA EuroBasket 2025...

Giannis helps Greece eliminate defending champion Spain at EuroBasket
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — Defending champion Spain was eliminated from EuroBasket in the group stage when it lost 90-86 to Greece, which was led by Giannis Antetokounmpo's 25 points and 14 rebounds Thursday. LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — Defending...

Prime Minister Skerrit welcomes new Spanish Ambassador to Dominica
PM Skerrit welcomes Spain’s Ambassador to Dominica- Photo credit OPM DominicaPrime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, on Wednesday, welcomed His Excellency José María Fernández López de Turiso, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary-designate of...

Swedish wave energy firm on the hunt for financial head
Following strategic backing as part of its Series B funding round, as well as a grant from the European Union (EU), Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean is on the lookout for a chief financial officer (CFO). Source: CorPower Ocean Since...