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Energy Storage Material

Iran announces first lithium reserve in country; Projected 8.5 million tonnes

Iran’s Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade recently announced that the country has discovered its first lithium reserve, in Qahavand in Hamedan provi…

Hydropower Plant

EBRD funds hydro modernisation in the kyrgyz Republic

A project to modernise the 7.6MW Lebedinovskaya hydropower plant – the largest of its kind in the Kyrgyz Republic – is to receive €13.8 million…

Coal Technology

Siwertell shipunloaders commissioned at new Chinese power station

Bruks Siwertell has completed the commissioning of two large scale Siwertell ST 790-D-type shipunloaders for a newly developed ultra-supercritical power station…

Nuclear Power Plant

11 EU countries launch alliance for nuclear power in Europe

Eleven European countries committed on Tuesday (28 February) to cooperate more closely across the entire nuclear supply chain, and promote common industrial pro…

SMR

Rolls-Royce SMR: What Industry Needs Is Not Just Stem but Steam

Scouring the standard recruitment pools for engineers will not be sufficient to meet the recruitment needs for a new generation of SMR development. Instead, the…

Natural Gas

Europe’s Gas Storage Levels Forecast to Finish Winter Higher Than 2020

Modelling from Cornwall Insight suggests European gas storage levels will end this winter between 45-61% full, with an average of 55% and could reach 88-100% fu…

Solar Power Panel

Engineers design solar roofs to harvest energy for greenhouses

As countries around the globe seek sustainable energy sources and the U.S. endeavors to become a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, renewable energy sources su…

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…

Offshore Wind Power

Petrobras, equinor to study seven offshore wind power projects Brazil

Petrobras and Equinor signed an agreement to assess the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of seven wind power generation projects off the Brazil…

Electric Car

SMMT: Electric vehicles represented nearly a quarter of all new car sales in february

Latest industry figures show electric models continue to grow in demand as car market starts to recover from supply chain issuesBattery electric vehicles (BEVs)…

Energy Storage Battery

EV charging plus battery storage in use at Houston airport

EverCharge and PassKey, both subsidiaries of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, are partnering to develop a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to supplement …

Energy Storage Battery

Energy storage can be a life saver for people with disabilities, but policymakers can do more

During climate disasters and extreme weather events, people with underlying health conditions and disabilities face global mortality rates that are four times h…

Electric Car

Governor says volkswagen’s new plant to build scout EVs is coming to South Carolina

In a Tweet earlier this morning, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has confirmed that Volkswagen Group has chosen the Eastern state as home to its new prod…

Solar Power Plant

Zimbabwe: Tanganda Tea Company Invests U.S.$8 Million in Solar Projects

Listed tea processing giant, Tanganda Tea Company has invested a total US$8 million in solar projects in a development that will cut off electricity costs for t…

Solar Power Plant

Eleven Bidders Vie for Support to Set up Solar Factories in India - Report

Solar module manufacturing lines. Image source: Tata Power Solar Systems LtdEleven solar manufacturers have submitted bids for INR 195 billion (USD 2.36bn/EUR 2…