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Solar Power Plant

Mix of Renewable Energy Sources Provided More Than of Quarter of U.S. Electrical Generation in First Half of 2023 as Solar Out-Produced Hydropower in June.

Washington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), renewable energy …

Carbon Emissions

Biden Administration Pledges $1.2bn for World's Largest DAC Plants

The US Department of Energy (DOE) last week announced $1.2bn of investment in two commercial-scale direct air capture (DAC) facilities in the states of Texas an…

Electric Vehicle Charging

DOE Intends to Award up to $37M to Advance EV Battery Recycling, Transportation and Design

The US Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice of intent to release a funding opportunity that would provide up to $37 million from Bipartisan Infrastructure…

Green Hydrogen

Clean Hydrogen Gets a $34 Million Boost From the DOE

Projects led by universities and the industry will be developing H2 technology and infrastructure.The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that it is awa…

Green Hydrogen

Fortescue Expects Initial License for Brazil Green Hydrogen Project by September

Port of Açu, where Fortescue is developing a green hydrogen plant. Credit: WikipediaAustralian mining and energy firm Fortescue expects to receive a prel…

SMR

Studsvik Considers SMR Deployment at Nyköping Site

Swedish nuclear technical services provider Studsvik has signed a memorandum of understanding with small modular reactor (SMR) project development company K&aum…

Energy Storage Project

Scientists Invent Micrometers-Thin Battery Charged by Saline Solution That Could Power Smart Contact Lenses

Scientists from NTU Singapore have developed a flexible battery as thin as a human cornea, which stores electricity when it is immersed in saline solution, and …

Solar project

Avangrid to Build 57 MW Solar Project in California

AVANGRID developed the 162 MWac/205 MWdc Pachwáywit Fields solar farm in Gilliam County. (Courtesy: AVANGRID)Avangrid, a leading sustainable energy compa…

Solar Panel

New Photovoltaic Leaf Technology Could 'Significantly' Enhance Solar Panel Efficiency

Cooling solar PV cells will help keep them at, or as close as possible to, their optimum temperature of 25°C. Image: Imperial College London.Imperial Colleg…

LNG

Australia Union Threatens Strikes at Chevron LNG Facilities

A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed Chevron logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/file…

Microgrid

New power grid rules could reduce battery funding and lifespan

New rules proposed by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) could reduce the revenue streams available to batteries and cut their lifespan.The proposed c…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Adds Cybertruck Delivery Event Invite to Referral Awards

Tesla has added Cybertruck Delivery Event invites to its owner’s referral award program – without sharing a date yet.After Tesla took an extended br…

Solid-State Batteries

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies Launching Customized 3D Safety Components for Batteries

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed thermal barriers that help to slow down thermal runaway in Li-ion batteries by increasing resistance to propagati…

Geothermal Heating Project

Indonesian Gold Mining Company Deliberates Geothermal Joint Venture

The Toka Tindung Gold Mine in North Sulawesi, Indonesia (source: PT Archi Indonesia)PT Archi Indonesia (ARCI), one of the largest pure-play gold produces in Ind…

Geothermal Power Project

Geothermal Should Be at a Level Playing Field in Permitting as Oil and Gas

Capitol, Washington D.C (source: flickr/ cliff1066™, creative commons)An excellent piece written by Aidan Mackenzie, Infrastructure Fellow at Institute fo…