EV

Pumped Storage

‘Geomechanical Pumped Storage’ Startup Quidnet Gets Us$10 Million ARPA-E Funding

Quidnet, a company developing a proprietary mechanical energy storage technology, has been selected to receive funding from the US Advanced Research Projects Ag…

Gas Turbine

GE Releases New Option to Cut Emissions on Its Mobile Gas Turbines

GE Gas Power announced on Dec. 6 that it has deployed an “innovative technical solution” on four TM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines at the California Departme…

Offshore Wind Power

Orsted Eyes One of Europe’s Largest Green Hydrogen Plants to Tap North Sea Offshore Wind

Danish renewables giant partners with compatriot developer for power-to-x facility it says could grow to 3GW of electrolysis

EU

Germany Says Borrowing More Money to Compete With the U.S. Would Be a ‘Threat’ to Europe

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday “new and additional funding at the EU level” will be needed to make European companies more com…

Electric Car

Prices of EVs Could Rise by 10% In 2024

That’s the warning from carmakers, after EU rules on manufacturing are set to change in two years.

Net Zero Emission

New Calculation Method for Emission Reduction Path Could Help Achieve the Paris Climate Target

The central aim of the Paris climate agreement is clear: Limiting man-made global warming to well below 2 °C. This limit requires a reduction in greenhouse gas…

Smart Meter

SIT and GWF Partner to Develop Residential Smart Water Meters

Italian meter developer SIT is partnering with Switzerland-based GWF on new ultrasonic water meters and is introducing other new water and gas smart meters.

Electric Car

Amsterdam Smart Charge Trial Illustrates Potential of Flexible Charging

Results from an electric vehicle (EV) charging trial – which used a flexible charging speed at public charging points for electric cars in Amsterdam, the Nethe…

Denmark

ØRsted and Skovgaard Energy Team up on Power-to-X Facility in Denmark

Ørsted and Skovgaard Energy, a Danish renewable energy developer, have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop a Power-to-X facility in Denmark.

Energy Storage Battery

Balance Power Adds More Capacity to UK’s Battery Storage Pipeline

Energy developer Balance Power has announced the approval of its latest 49.5MW battery storage project in St Austell, Cornwall, UK.

Solar Technology

U.S. Will Consider New Priority Areas for Solar Energy on Public Lands

The Biden administration on Monday said it would begin a process to identify new areas for solar development in the Western United States to ramp up permitting …

Hydrogen Project

BP Doubles Down on Hydrogen as Fuel of the Future

BP chief executive Bernard Looney is betting on hydrogen to power future low-carbon businesses as the governments of major economies stump up cash to develop th…

Nuclear Power Plant

Is the UK Plotting Budget Cuts to Boost Its Nuclear Power Dreams?

The Treasury is reportedly reviewing the government spending on projects such as roads, rail and schools.

Geothermal Power Plant

Philippines’ Aboitiz Power Unit Awards Contract to Develop 17MW Geothermal Power Plant

The plant will be developed in Tiwi, Albay province.

EU

Emergency Call Services, Telcos Urge EU to Protect Telecoms Networks From Power Cuts

Europe's top telecoms operators and an emergency services lobby on Monday urged Brussels to shield mobile and fixed grids from power cuts, a letter reviewed by …