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Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Refurbished Candus Make Headway Towards Restart

Fuel loading has been completed at Bruce 6, keeping the project on track to resume operation later this year. Meanwhile, Canada's nuclear regulator has give…

Solar Technology

A Conversion Efficiency Record Achieved by Longi With Perovskite Tandem Cell

On 24 May 2023, at SNEC 2023, LONGi announced its new record of 31.8% conversion efficiency achieved by its perovskite tandem cell on commercial CZ wafers, whic…

Wind Turbine

Mercedes-Benz Is Installing a 100 MW Wind Farm on Its Test Track

Mercedes-Benz has hired a contractor to install a 20-turbine wind farm at its test track in Papenburg, Germany.German wind farm developer UKA has been awarded a…

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen’s New Touareg to Offer Two Phev Variants

Volkswagen’s updated Touareg SUV will launch in five powertrain versions: a turbocharged gasoline engine, two turbodiesel engines and two plug-in hybrids.…

Energy Storage Technology

Prieto Introduces Latest Prototype of 3D Li-Ion Battery With 3-Minute Charging

Prieto Battery, a company commercializing a 3D Lithium-ion battery technology (earlier post), unveiled the most recent prototype of its patented 3D interdigitat…

Oil & Gas Supply

Energy Minister: ‘We Will Never License Oil and Gas Development in the UK That Isn’t Compatible With Net Zero'

Graham Stuart insists new oil and gas licenses are compatible with UK climate goals, as he argues UK can continue to attract green investment without engaging i…

Solar Technology

A Cooling Tech Can Potentially Increase Energy Generation by 5%

A&B Smart Materials won this year's CleanTech Challenge (CTC) with their novel cooling solution for solar panels and was awarded £20,000 to help devel…

Carbon Emissions

Swiss Re Becomes Latest to Exit Net Zero Insurance Alliance

Image: Credit: Swiss ReReinsurance giant withdraws from UN-led climate initiative 'with immediate effect', following hot on the heels of Munich Re, Zuri…

Nuclear Reactor

DOE: MARVEL Microreactor Prototype Installed, Gearing Up for Testing

A full-scale electrically heated prototype of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 100-kWth MARVEL nuclear microreactor has been successfully installe…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Westinghouse, Bechtel Form Consortium to Design and Build Poland’s First Nuclear Plant

Westinghouse Electric Co., Bechtel, and state-owned Polish entity Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) will work together to kick off design activity for Poland&r…

Renewable Energy

Clean Energy Spending Grows, but Big Investments Continue in Coal and Other Fossil Fuels

The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects investment in clean energy technologies, including renewable power, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emission fuels, e…

Biofuel

South African Beverage Company Uses Biogas Facility to Recycle Wastewater

The biodigester at Bren-o-kem's Vinaqua wastewater treatment plant in Worcester. Image Source: ESI Africa.Amidst the picturesque winelands of Worcester in t…

Solar Technology

Why It’s Time to Fast-Track Carbon Capture to Future-Proof Power Plants

Image: Siemens EnergyCarbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology isn’t new and it’s been much maligned and overlooked. Yet Daniel Hofm…

Energy Storage Project

Long-Duration Energy Storage: The Time Is Now

How can U.S. states with aggressive decarbonization goals coupled with federal decarbonization goals have energy when they need it? Long-duration energy storage…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Global Transition to Electric Vehicles Needs Urgent Support, Report Warns

Without targeted support for low- and middle-income countries to transition toward zero-emission mobility, global progress toward zero-emission goals will be cr…