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Electric Car

U.S. Senate Democratic Deal Would Expand EV Tax Credits

A Senate Democratic deal includes a new $4,000 tax credit for used electric vehicles and other new tax credits and grants for automakers to retool factories to …

Electric Vehicle Battery

Will Semi-solid Battery Technology Render Solid-State Batteries Redundant?

Developers have struggled to scale the production of solid-state batteries – emerging semi-solid tech could offer an alternative.

Energy Storage Battery

Sand Batteries: The Next Green Energy Revolution?

Polar Night Energy in Finland has developed the world’s first commercial sand-based heat storage battery system, potentially providing a solution to sustainabl…

Natural Gas

EU Greenlights €5BN German Scheme to Support Energy and Trade Intensive Firms

Under the measure, the aid will take the form of direct grants for additional costs due to severe increases in natural gas and electricity prices

India

New Measure to Improve Power Supply Reliability in India

This includes the Reforms-based and Results-linked Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme.

Solar Power Panel

First Solar Receives 500 MW Order From Akuo

First Solar has announced that Akuo, a Paris-headquartered independent global renewable energy producer and developer, has placed an order for 500 MWDC of respo…

Floating Solar Project

EDP Launches Floating Solar Park in Pumped Storage Reservoir

The 5MW floating solar park in the reservoir of the Alqueva pumped storage project in Portugal has been inaugurated.

Energy Transition

Siemens Gamesa’s Top S&P Global Ratings ESG Evaluation Showcases Its Commitment to Energy Transition

The company, the only wind turbine manufacturer to receive this evaluation from S&P, achieved a score of 83/100 and is ranked #2 in Spain and #12 worldwide.

Wind Farm

Nordex Awarded Contract by a Consortium Comprised of Helen Oy and åLandsbanken Wind Power Fund for 148-MW Wind Farm in Finland

Premium Service of N163/5.X wind turbines for 35 years. Plans for first-time use of hybrid tower developed in-house with hub height of 168 metres.

Rooftop PV System

Ferrari Revs up Renewables With Solar on Roof of Headquarters

Ferrari has announced that its new solar photovoltaic system to be built on the roofs of its Maranello factory buildings is officially underway.

Data From Space to Aid Hydropower Planning

Researchers generally have reliable water level measurements for a few thousand lakes around the world, but little or no data on some of the planet’s important…

Net Zero Emission

Greenpeace to Fight UK Approval of Shell Gas Field in Court

Climate activists at Greenpeace plan to mount a legal challenge against the British authorities allowing Shell to develop the Jackdaw North Sea gas field, after…

Russian Federation

Sevmorput Nuclear-Powered Container Ship Delivered Cargo to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

On July 21, Sevmorput nuclear-powered container ship of Atomflot FSUE anchored at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky port roadstead.

Carbon Emissions

Siemens Partners With Storage Solutions Developer on Next Gen Supercapacitors

Skeleton Technologies and Siemens are partnering on a fully automated, digital manufacturing technology to produce supercapacitors in Germany.

Natural Gas

EU Backs €406.4M Dutch Scheme to Support Filling of Gas Storage Facility

The scheme will enable the Netherlands to ensure existing gas storage facilities are filled up to at least 80% of their capacity by 1st November 2022 and comply…