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Sweden to reach renewables target 12 years early on wind surge

Bloomberg Swedish utilities and power generators have already installed so many wind turbines that the Nordic nation is on course to reach its 2030 renewable energy target late this year. By December, Sweden will have 3,681 wind turbines installed, lobby Group Swedish Wind Energy Association estimates. Together with second-half investment decisions, that will be more than enough capacity to meet ...

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Madagascar turns to solar to cut energy costs

Bloomberg Madagascar’s state power utility may become profitable by 2020 as the nation builds more solar plants to cut electricity-production costs, Energy Minister Lanto Rasoloelison said. The government is overhauling the state-owned power company, known as Jirama, with World Bank help as it seeks to provide universal electricity access by 2030 in a country where less than one in seven ...

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Micron’s China ban latest blow to chipmaking giants

Bloomberg The decision by a Chinese court to temporarily ban some sales by Micron Technology Inc. adds to a series of setbacks for the world’s chipmaking giants in their most important market. Micron, which has been caught up in dueling intellectual property lawsuits with United Microelectronics Corp., received a preliminary injunction from the Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court in Fujian province ...

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