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Market Analysis

“Fuels of the Future”: Biofuel Industry Blames Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke for Missed Climate Protection Targets in the Transport Sector

The Federal Ministry for the Environment, supported by Federal Minister of Agriculture, Cem Özdemir, risks derailing climate change mitigation in the trans…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Zeroavia’s Largest Hydrogen Plane Successfully Completes Test Flight

This test flight is a significant step toward zero-emission passenger flight.ZeroAvia conducted a test flight of its Dornier 228 testbed hydrogen plane aircraft…

Greece

KGAL and PFALZSOLAR Form JV to Build Solar Parks in Greece

Investment and asset manager, KGAL, and project developer and general contractor, PFALZSOLAR, are entering into a joint venture for the development and construc…

Nuclear Fuel

Rosatom Installed the Vessel of the Unique Russian Research Reactor – MBIR – in the Design Position

On January 18, 2023, the vessel of the world's largest multipurpose fast neutron research reactor (MBIR) was installed in its designed position at the const…

Nuclear Reactor

Bulgaria Energy Strategy Includes Four New Nuclear Reactors

Energy minister Rossen Hristov has set out an energy strategy for 2023 to 2053 for Bulgaria, which includes plans for two new reactors at Kozloduy and two at Be…

Wind Energy Technology

What’s Stopping Even Bigger Wind Turbines? Blade Speed and Flexing? More Likely Manufacturing and Installation Capacity

Bigger wind turbines make cheaper energy. The sector’s unexpectedly rapid successes in designing and building bigger and bigger turbines has been one of t…

Solar Power Plant

Could Current and Planned Renewables Capacity Offset Coal

Over 3,200GW wind and solar are projected to be installed by 2030.A total of 3,242 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar is projected to be installed globally by 203…

Tidal Energy

Projects, Pipelines and Power: Around the World’s Tidal Projects

Giles Crosse reviews the world’s tidal power projects, to ask what the future could hold for this as-yet-undeveloped energy source.Earlier this year, the …

SMR

French Bill on Accelerating Nuclear New Build Progresses to Senate

The French Senate has begun discussing a bill aimed at accelerating procedures related to the construction of new nuclear facilities near existing nuclear sites…

EV Market

The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Employees work at the assembly line of the Volkswagen ID 4 electric car in Emden, Germany on last year. DAVID HECKER/AFP/GETTY IMAGESOne of the most vexing soci…

Solar Technology

Business Secretary in Talks With Saudi Arabia to Advance Commercial Collaboration in UK Space Based Solar

The UK and Saudi Arabian governments discussed ambitious plans for collaboration in space and innovation, including the potential to invest in the development o…

Oil Price

Release of Us Oil Reserves Addresses ‘Underlying Crisis’ and Not Higher Prices, Envoy Says

US energy envoy Amos Hochstein says the country will continue to use its strategic reserves to help resolve crises. Antonie Robertson / The NationalThe US relea…

Wave Energy

Us National Lab Goes Nanoscale for Ocean Monitoring Using Wave Energy

Animation of a new wave energy nanogenerator for observation platforms (Animation by Sara Levine/PNNL)PNNL’s nanogenerator harnesses the energy of the oce…

Electric Car

Mazda Introduces Series-hybrid Plug-in Version of MX-30 EV, With Rotary Engine Genset

The Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV, a plug-in series hybrid model that uses a rotary engine as a generator, made its world premiere at the Brussels Motor Show. (Ea…

Hydro Generator Unit

Large Dams Face Around 26% Loss of Storage by 2050 Says New Research

Large dams worldwide have lost an estimated 13% to 19% of their combined original storage capacity as a result of trapped sediment, with that number set to rise…