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Carbon Emissions

Covid Pandemic Drove a Record Drop in Global Carbon Emissions in 2020

Researchers said carbon emissions will likely rebound in 2021 and urged governments to prioritize a shift to clean energy and policies that tackle climate chang…

Solar Power Plant

Azelio Reaches Major Milestone By Winning Its First Commercial Order From Dubai

The storage unit will be part of a system in the fourth phase of one of the world’s largest solar parks, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Complex in Du…

Energy Storage System

Hydro-Québec Launches EVLO, a Subsidiary Specializing in Energy Storage Systems

Hydro-Québec has launched EVLO Energy Storage Inc., a subsidiary that designs, sells, and operates safe, efficient and sustainable energy storage systems.

Hydrogen Project

Engie Inks Green Hydrogen Project Agreement

Belgian initiative which involves a 75MW electrolyser could start in 2022.

Paris Climate Agreement

Australia Confident About Achieving 2030 Climate Targets

Australia is confident it could hit its emission reduction targets for 2030 without resorting to the use of credits for achieving targets under earlier climate …

Energy Investment

India Drops to Second Position in BNEF’s 2020 Climatescope Ranking; Chile Bags Top Spot

Chile has bagged the top spot in the survey reflective of its strong clean energy policies while, Brazil remained at the third position.

Gas turbine engine

GE Completes Upgrade Works at Iraq’s 125MW Power Plant

GE has announced the completion of a major overhaul of a 9E.03 gas turbine at the Ministry of Electricity’s Al Qudus Power Plant in Iraq.

Hydrogen Technology

Global Hydrogen Initiative Formed to Drive Industry Scale-up

The Green Hydrogen Catapult has been formed by major producers to accelerate production and use in the most carbon intensive industries.

Blockchain

Blockchain, Cybersecurity Focus in NAESB Digital Technology Standards

The North American Energy Standards Boards is to continue to focus on standards development to support blockchain and more generally cybersecurity.

Paris Climate Agreement

Brazil Announces Net-Zero Target; Australia and Iceland Advance Goals

The energy minister of Brazil has said the country will aim for net-zero carbon emissions by 2060 or sooner – if other countries contribute $10bn per year to t…

Electric Vehicle Battery

TU Graz and AVL Open Lab for Solid-State Batteries

A major challenge is high resistances form at the interfaces that prevent rapid ion transport between the electrodes and thus lead to a significant loss of perf…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Solid Power's High Energy, Automotive-Scale All Solid-State Batteries Surpass Commercial Lithium-Ion Energy Densities

Solid Power's MWh roll-to-roll production line now producing large form factor 22-layer cells with pathway to full automotive performance compliance.

Electric Vehicle Battery

QuantumScape Releases Performance Data for its Solid-State Battery Technology

QuantumScape’s solid-state battery is designed to enable up to 80% longer range compared to today’s lithium-ion batteries.

Nuclear Power Plant

'Serious' Incident at Finnish Nuclear Power Plant Under Control

Authorities have stated there is no danger after a "serious" incident was reported at a nuclear power station in Finland.

Crude Oil

US Energy Agency Revises up Oil Price Forecast

Brent price expected to increase by 2.1%, according to Energy Info. Administration's Short-Term Energy Outlook for December