Energy

Energy Saving

A Strategy To Boost The Efficiency Of Solar Cells Based On Thin-film Bifacial Cu(In,Ga)Se2

To tackle global warming, engineers have been trying to develop increasingly advanced technologies that can generate and store electrical energy more sustainabl…

Geothermal Power Plant

EDC Announces Five-year Geothermal Capacity Expansion Plan

60 MW Mahanagdong geothermal power plant, Leyte, Philippines (source: EDC)Philippine-based geothermal developer Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has at leas…

Power Construction

World Bank Approves $311M to Increase Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Capacity in West Africa

Existing and prospective electricity customers in Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo will benefit from the new Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Pr…

Electricity Transmission

Hitachi Energy and Linxon Support National Grid in Achieving Sustainability Targets Through Pioneering 420 kV SF6-free Gas- insulated Switchgear Technology

Strengthening key power infrastructure in London while reducing carbon footprintZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Dec 22, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi Energy and Linxon a…

Solar Power Plant

New Report Shows EU Solar Installations Rise Nearly 50%

A new report from industry group SolarPower Europe shows that solar installations in the European Union increased by almost 50% year-over-year in 2022, to a rec…

France

Energy Crisis Deepens as Nuclear Reactors Remain Offline in France

Major French utility Electricite de France SA (EDF) said it will again extend maintenance outages at some of its nuclear reactors by several months, meaning Fra…

Electric Car

Microlino Reboots Bubble Car With Electric Model To Put Switzerland Back On Carmaking Map

New version replaces old petrol engine with 12.5 kilowatt electric engine offering up to 230km and top speed of 90kphA prototype of an electric-powered Microlin…

Solar Technology

Australia’s Non-hydropower Generation to Grow to 97.6TWh in 2031

Non-hydropower generation is expected to make up 34% of the country’s energy mix.The total non-hydropower renewables generation in Australia is expected t…

Offshore Wind Power

New England Wind Offshore Wind Project Reaches New Milestone

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed New England Wind offshore project in Ma…

Electric Car

GILLIG Posts Highest Score For Battery-electric Bus At Altoona

GILLIG announced that it received the highest-ever score for a battery-electric bus tested at Altoona, with a total score of 89.5. (Report Number: LTI-BT-R2021-…

Electric Car

Rolls-Royce UltraFan Technology Demonstrator Build Complete; Ready To Test With 100% SAF

Rolls-Royce has completed building and is preparing to test its UltraFan technology demonstrator. The demonstrator engine was transported from the build worksho…

Electric Car

Toyota Starts Production Of 5th-generation Hybrid Powertrain In Europe For New Corolla

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has started production of its 5th-generation hybrid powertrains for the new Corolla. The latest Toyota hybrid electric low-emission po…

Solar Power Plant

Solar Industry Supports The ‘More Progressive Path’ Detailed In The Scottish Budget 2023-24

The budget also includes new prescribed plan and machinery exemptions for onsite renewable energy generation and storage to be introduced in April 2023. Image: …

Uranium Project

GE Hitachi And Holtec Submit SMR Designs For UK Assessment

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has submitted a Generic Design Assessment (GDA) entry application for its BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) to the UK Departm…

Hydrogen Technology

The Future Of Hydrogen As An Energy Storage Solution

Image: Delta-EEThere is no single route to reaching net zero, writes Professor Emmanouil Kakaras, who argues that decarbonizing our energy supply will need a ra…