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Poland sends bill for 5 billion zloty clean technology investment support to legislators

Poland's Ministry of Development and Technology has sent a draft law into the legislative process that is intended to unlock 5 billion zloty in support for businesses investing in clean technologies. The move marks a formal step towards turning the support scheme into law, although the bill still has to go through the remaining legislative stages before it can take effect.

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Researchers in Jülich trace a recurring one-minute spike in European power demand

For years, European electricity demand has shown a spike every 60 seconds. According to a report from Golem.de, the cause of this periodic peak has now been identified in the Reallabor, a real-world test environment, in Jülich. The finding gives an explanation for a pattern that has been visible in the grid data for a long time.

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Finnish authorities halt work on two Google data centre sites after illegal tree felling

Authorities in Finland have stopped construction work at two sites linked to Google's data centre plans. The move followed the illegal felling of trees for a Google data centre, according to a report by the technology outlet t3n. The report is headlined with a quote from a critic, "Ich will sie hier nicht" ("I don't want them here"), and says Google's AI plans are drawing criticism in Finland.

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