Energy

Electric Vehicle Battery

Samsung SDI Increasing Investment for Better Batteries

Samsung SDI invested a record high of 808.3 billion won in R&D last year.

Electric Car

Kia Teases EV6, Its First Dedicated EV

Kia Corp. has revealed the first official images of the EV6 – its first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) built on the company’s new EV platform.

Carbon Emissions

Eskom’s Plans to Mitigate Carbon Emissions from Existing Plants

Today Eskom presented its Clean Coal Technology initiatives and briefed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy on its measures to com…

Energy Storage Project

Malawi to Receive First Commercial-Scale Solar+Storage Plant

InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group, and its project partner, JCM Power, have committed to financing the construction of the 20…

Thermal Plant

Wärtsilä Proceeds with €100m Colombian Power Plant Despite COVID-19

Finnish energy generation equipment company Wärtsilä has announced that it is proceeding with the construction of a 200MW flexible baseload power plant in Col…

Combined cycle power plant

Siemens Energy’s Turbine Technology Helps Cyprus go Green

In order to shift the island of Cyprus from heavy fuel oil to natural gas, construction company Cyfield has chosen Siemens Energy to supply technology and long-…

Carbon Emissions

Chevron Sticks to Lower Budget Plans, Sets New Carbon Reduction Goals

U.S. oil major Chevron has reaffirmed its lower budget plans, doubled its savings estimate from the takeover of Noble Energy, and set new goals for reducing car…

United Arab Emirates

UAE, IRENA Launch The National Integrated Energy Model

The importance of the model stems from the fact that it provides a common framework that brings together the stakeholders in the energy sector

Oil & Gas Supply

COVID-19 And Electrification Bring Hydrocarbon Demand Peak Forward To 2027, Says McKinsey & Company

The pandemic has resulted in a profound reduction in energy demand, from which McKinsey expects it will take between one to four years to recover – with electr…

Energy Investment

Wells Fargo to Deploy $500bn in Sustainable Financing by 2030

Wells Fargo has announced plans to invest $500bn in sustainable financing by 2030 to support the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Shell and Alfen Launch Energy Storage Pilot for Electric Vehicle Charging

Shell and Alfen have launched a pilot to trial an on-site battery-powered system to support ultra-fast electric vehicle charging at Shell’s Zaltbommel forecour…

Nuclear Power Plant

Bill Gates's Next-Gen Nuclear Plant Packs in Grid-Scale Energy Storage

Wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, wave energy ... Renewable sources are a crucial pillar of any plan to decarbonize the world's energy generation industries and e…

Energy Storage Technology

Novel Copolymer Binder Extends the Life of Lithium-ion Batteries

One of the major causes for the drop in capacity over time in Li-ion batteries is the degradation of the widely used graphite anodes.

Electric Car

Spain Increases Electric Mobility Subsidies

The Spanish government has expanded the budget for its Moves II subsidy programme from 100 to 120 million euros.

China

Istobal Opens Production Plant in China

ISTOBAL continues to drive its international expansion with the opening of a subsidiary plant in China.