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Energy Storage Project

Construction Begins on Idaho Power’s First Energy Storage Projects as It Faces Growing Capacity Shortfall

Idaho Power sign and building.Permission granted by Idaho PowerDive Brief:Construction has begun on Idaho’s first utility-scale energy storage installatio…

Solar Power Panel

A New Solar Model Is Bringing Bigger Savings to Renters in Minneapolis

Cooperative Energy Futures and Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative believe their projects are the first to take advantage of a recent change to Xcel Energy&…

Biofuel

World’s Largest Biofuel Program Places a Risky Bet

But the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard faces even larger problemsChevron—whose oil refinery on the Mississippi River in New Orleans is pictured here—has develop…

Solar Power Plant

Masdar Signs Agreement With Ivory Coast to Explore Development of Solar Power Plant

Masdar and Ivory Coast officials at the signing ceremony. Photo: MasdarThe deal is a part of the UAE’s Etihad 7" programme, which seeks to finance renewab…

Hydropower Plant

NYPA Completes Niagara Power Project Control Room Upgrade

Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant (photo courtesy NYPA)The New York Power Authority reports it has completed work on the first major upgrade of the Niagara Power…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Chancellor urged to scrap EV 'pavement tax', boost energy efficiency spending

Jeremy Hunt faces fresh call to cut VAT on public EV chargers and pull forward £6bn energy efficiency programmeThe Treasury is this week facing further ca…

Net Zero Emission

Integrated Energy Solutions Could Cut Cost of UK Wholesale Market by 25%

Modelling from Cornwall Insight has shown that in 2035 widespread use of integrated energy solutions could save the UK's wholesale energy market £13bn…

Geothermal Power Plant

Kengen Receives EU Funding for Olkaria Geothermal Refurbishment

KenGen has been granted funding from the EU for the planned refurbishment and uprating of the Olkaria I and IV geothermal power plants in Naivasha, Kenya.

Geothermal Power Plant

Eavor Awarded €91.6 Million Grant to Support Eavor-Loop Project

Eavor has been awarded a €91.6 million grant from the EIF to support the first commercial deployment of the Eavor-Loop technology in Geretsried, Germany.

China news

3.55 Billion Yuan! Deye Technology to Invest in 28.5GW Inverter Production Projects

Ningbo Deye Technology Co., Ltd. (605117.SH), a large-scale manufacturing technology enterprise integrating R&D, design, production, sales and service, announce…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Fendt presents hydrogen tractor prototype in Germany

The agricultural machinery manufacturer Fendt has presented the first prototype of a hydrogen tractor. Together with other partners, Fendt is participating in t…

Offshore Wind Power

1.5 GW swedish offshore wind project powers ahead

The world’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has been granted a Natura 2000 permit for the 1.5 GW Skåne Offshore Wind Farm in Sweden.Th…

Nuclear Power Plant

Vogtle 3 reaches initial criticality, marking pivotal nuclear startup milestone

Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 are the first nuclear plants to be built in the United States in 30 years. This photo shows Vogtle 3 under construction in January 20…

Carbon Emissions

UK energy sector unites behind calls to grant ofgem ‘net zero mandate'

Open letter to government from Energy Networks Association, Green Alliance, RenewableUK and others warns UK progress towards net zero risks stalling unless Ofge…

Nuclear waste

Deep Geo, Ggsa Partner to Construct Nuclear Waste Storage Facility in Ghana

The Deep Geo Ghana Limited, an environmental management company, and the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) have agreed to work together towards the const…