Technology

Energy Storage System

Berkshire Hathaway-Owned Us Utility Pacificorp Targets 7.4GW Energy Storage by 2029

Western US electricity utility Pacificorp has released its 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) outlining significant solar, wind and storage capacity expansions…

Energy Storage Technology

European Union’s Mandatory Battery Passport Sustainability Effort Starts to Take Shape

The first publicly available guidance on the European Union’s Battery Passport has been released by the consortium tasked with supporting the flagship sus…

Solar Technology

A Solar Hydrogen System That Co-generates Heat and Oxygen

EPFL researchers have built a pilot-scale solar reactor that produces usable heat and oxygen, in addition to generating hydrogen with unprecedented efficiency f…

Wind Turbine

DEME, Liftra Join Forces to Develop New Offshore Installation Method

Belgium-headquartered DEME Offshore and Denmark-based Liftra will partner to develop a novel offshore installation methodology for the next generation of offsho…

Geothermal Power Project

Closed-Cycle Geothermal Technology Twice Awarded in Highlights of Hungary 2022

The closed-cycle geothermal technology WeHEAT by MS Energy Solutions was the recipient of two special awards during the Highlights of Hungary 2022.

Carbon Emissions

COP28 President-Designate Highlights Importance of Finance in Climate Action

At a panel discussion organized by the Rockefeller Foundation on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of…

Hydrogen Production

Wärtsilä, Höegh LNG and Partners Receive Funding of €5.9M to Develop Ammonia as Hydrogen Carrier

Technology group Wärtsilä, along with Norway-based Höegh LNG and other partners, Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), University of South-East Norway, Sust…

Coal Mine

Coal Phase-Out Not Happening Fast Enough to Avoid Rising Global Temperatures

A stockpile of coal maintained by the base power plant at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. (Reference image by The U.S. National Archives, Picryl.)A recent stu…

Electric Vehicles

Environmental and Economic Benefits of Overhead Cable Line Technology to Power Trucks

Electrical cables have been suspended over trams and trolley tracks for more than 140 years. They've electrified bullet trains in Japan and Amtrak railways …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

NPR Podcast Highlights Perspectives on Nuclear Energy

Nuclear energy was the focus of a recent NPR 1A podcast episode, hosted by journalist Jenn White, who welcomed guests to discuss the role of nuclear energy in t…

Energy Technology

Jinkosolar Achieves AAA Ranking in PV Moduletech Bankability Ratings

This recognition underscores the company’s outstanding performance in manufacturing and financial indicators and its leadership in N-type TOPCon technolog…

Energy Technology

Astronergy to Settle 48 GW Modules in 2023, N-Type Topcon Shipments Account For 70%

With the mainstream technology of PERC cell efficiency gradually approaching the ceiling, the transition from p-type to n-tupe is an inevitable trend. While pee…

Energy Technology

5.9 Billion Yuan! Gree Participates in Hongjun’s High-Efficiency Solar Cell Project

The Hongjun high-efficiency solar cell production base was launched on 13 April 2023 in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China, with a total investment of 5.9 b…

Energy Technology

33.2%! Kaust Team Sets World Record for Tandem Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Photovoltaics Laboratory (KPV-Lab) of the KAUST Solar Center, a leading institute …

Oil & Gas Supply

BP Cheers First Oil From Its New Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Platform

UK-headquartered energy giant BP has kicked off oil production from its fifth operated production platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the first new one sinc…