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Carbon Emissions

DOE Releases Blueprint to Decarbonize US Transportation

The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 10 released the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, which describes a strategy for achieving net-z…

Solar Power Plant

Union-Built 310-Mw Solar + Storage Project Comes Online in California

Intersect Power started the commercial operation of its Athos III solar project in Riverside County, California, on December 22, 2022. The Athos III solar proje…

Offshore Wind Power

PGE Baltica Secures First Polish Offshore Lease Area Permit

PGE Baltica 4 has received the most points in the procedure regarding the location permit for the offshore wind farms for area 43.E.1 in the Baltic Sea off the …

Nuclear Power Plant

Holtec Claims SMR-160 Can Repurpose Any Coal-Fired Plant

Holtec International has applied for a patent for multi-stage compressors that would enable any coal-fired plant to be repurposed by replacing its coal-fired bo…

China news

CGN’s First Hualong One Reactor Starts Supplying Electricity

Unit 3 of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in China's Guangxi Autonomous Region has been connected to the grid for the first time, China General Nuclea…

Hydrogen Technology

Hydrogen Patents Show Evolution Towards Clean Tech Solutions

Image by luchschen on 123rfA first-of-its-kind report analysing global patents suggests that hydrogen technology development is shifting towards low-emissions s…

Solar Power Plant

Dakota’s Largest Solar Project Is Now Under Construction

First Solar's Series 6 thin film panels. (Courtesy: National Grid Renewables)Construction is underway on the largest solar project to date in South Dakota.N…

Pumped Storage

RWE Completes Megabattery That Will Link to Hydropower Sites in Germany

RWE has completed installation of Germany’s first megabattery, with 420 blocks of lithium-ion batteries with a total installed capacity of 117MW installed…

Tidal Energy

United States Makes Available Additional $10M for Tidal Energy

The US Department of Energy (US DOE) has expanded its largest ever investment in tidal energy with additional $10 million, reserved for community-led tidal and …

Solar Power Plant

Solar to See Strongest Growth in Japan’s Power Sector

It is expected to rise to 113GW in 2031.Solar power is projected to record the greatest growth in this decade, driven by Japan’s renewables policy support…

Solar Power Plant

Niger 14326 Households Benefited From Solar Energy Infrastructure

Solar energy plays an essential role in all stages of the agri-food value chain, from production to processing and storage, to increase productivity and income,…

Solar Power Plant

Masdar, Kyrgyzstan to Develop 1GW Renewable Projects

It will start with a 200MW solar plant which is scheduled to operate by 2026.Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy firm Masdar signed an agreement with Kyrgyzstan’s…

Nuclear Power Plant

‘Subdued’ Long-Term Growth Seen in Japan’s Nuclear Power Sector: Report

Source: Fitch SolutionsNuclear power generation will likely increase to 88TWh in 2031 from 57.3TWh in end-2021.Japan’s nuclear power sector will likely re…

Wind Turbine

Renew Power Deploys India’s 1st 3X Platform Wind Turbine Generators

The generators have a nameplate capacity of 3.3MW to 3.465MW.Renewable energy firm ReNew Power installed the first 3x platform wind turbine generators (WTG) in …

Energy Storage Battery

Shell Energy to Develop 500MW/100MWH Battery Project in Australia

The project will be connected to the 300kV Wallerawang Substation.Shell Energy has acquired the development rights for a battery energy storage system (BESS) pr…