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Geothermal Power Plant

New Geoheat Action Plan for New Zealand Published by Nzga

Geoheat Action Plan 2024-2025 (source: New Zealand Geothermal Association)The New Zealand Geothermal Association (NZGA) has published the 2024-2025 version of t…

Energy Storage Project

Rhode Island Sets Energy Storage Targets, Eyes Framework for Ess Rate Tariffs

A NineDot battery energy storage system. (Courtesy: NineDot)Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee has signed the 2024 Energy Storage Systems Act into law, establis…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Totalenergies Books Shelf Drilling Rig for Work up to August 2026

TotalEnergies EP Denmark, a subsidiary of France’s TotalEnergies, has handed out a long-term deal to a jack-up rig owned by Shelf Drilling, an offshore dr…

Coal Trade

Glencore to Clinch $6.9bn Canadian Coal Acquisition This Week

Glencore’s coal in the wash plant. On Friday, the company confirmed that it had received approval from the Canadian government under the Investment Canada…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Amplify Cell Technologies Begins Construction of Mississippi 21 GWh LFP Battery Cell Factory

Amplify Cell Technologies—a joint venture between Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions business unit of Cummins; Daimler Trucks & Buses; and PACCAR (earlier…

Battery Recycling

Hydrovolt Invests in Battery Recycling Capacity in France

Norway-based Hydrovolt—the 50/50 joint venture between the Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt and the Norwegian energy and aluminum company Hydro—has take…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Closes in on Huge $1 Billion EV Plant in Turkey as Global Expansion Accelerates

BYD is closing in on a deal to build a massive $1 billion EV plant in Turkey. The news comes after BYD opened its first factory in Thailand, with others planned…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Is Upgrading the Cybertruck's Electric Motor

Tesla is now upgrading the Cybertruck’s electric motor with a more efficient and reliable motor.Tesla has started to contact some early Cybertruck owners …

Nuclear Reactor

Framatome Awarded Further Contract at Swiss Plant

Framatome has been awarded a contract by Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken AG (KKG) to modernise the reactor protection system in the emergency control bui…

Offshore Wind Power

Eiffage Details EPCIC Contract for Belgian Energy Island

France-headquartered Eiffage has unveiled details about its engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCIC) contract, which the …

Photovoltaic （PV）

Spain Gives the Green Light to 3,155.8 MW of Solar Photovoltaic Energy and 390.7 MW of Wind Power in Q2 2024

Spain granted permits for 3,526.5 MW of new photovoltaic and wind energy projects during the second quarter of 2024, according to a report by research firm Opin…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Covestro Signs Ten-Year PPA With BP for Solar Energy in Spain

The Tarragona plant will benefit from the PPA. Credit: CovestroGerman polymer materials manufacturer Covestro has entered a long-term power purchase agreement (…

Hydropower Plant

N. Korea to Import Equipment for Hydropower Plants

Part of an import contract acquired by Daily NK for power generating equipment between the China-North Korea Hydroelectric Power Company and a Chinese exporter.…

SMR

Novel Transistor Material Shows Nuclear Potential

Gallium nitride semiconductors can successfully withstand the harsh environment near a nuclear reactor core, researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORN…

Geothermal Heating Project

Geothermal Wells in Salo, Finland Set to Supply Heat for the Coming Winter

The GM2000 drilling rig in action at the Lounavoima waste incineration plant in Finland (source: Geomachine)A geothermal heat storage system at the site of the …