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Stadler and SBCTA Sign Contract for First Hydrogen-Powered Train in US

Stadler and San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) have signed the first contract to supply a hydrogen-powered train to run in the United States…

Key Parties in UK Pledge Green Energy Makeovers

Britain’s main political parties agree on one thing in this election season: The environment needs radical action fast.

Manufacturers, Oil and Gas Industrial Sites Could Get Property Tax Break Under New Bill

A new bill before the legislature would allow municipalities to extend new commercial property tax exemptions to manufacturing, processing and other industrial …

EV Market

EV Market Unlikely to Reach Price Parity with Gas-Powered Vehicles in next Five Years

An MIT study finds that electric vehicles (EVs) are likely to remain costly for longer than initially theorized.

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Power Does Slow Climate Change

Indeed it does. Contrary to claims by those who just don’t like nuclear, every time nuclear plants close, carbon emissions go up. Using opaque financial jargon…

Cornish Lithium has Started Drilling in Efforts to Source Lithium

Cornishl Lithium has commenced drilling of two research wells in Cornwall UK to explore lithium contained within naturally-occurring underground geothermal brin…

Energy Storage Material

Rainbow Acquires New Rare Earth Mining Licences in Zimbabwe

Rainbow Rare Earths, through its 100% owned subsidiary Rainbow Zimbabwe has secured the licences. UK-based mining company Rainbow Rare Earths has acquired ten m…

CCS

San Juan Generating Station Carbon Capture Proposal Are Questioned

Energy engineer and consultant David Schlissel questioned some of the claims presented by Enchant Energy and consulting firm Sargent & Lundy on the feasibility …

Plug Power Expands Hydrogen Supply Chain Partner Network in Spain with CLH

Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leading provider of hydrogen engines and fueling solutions enabling e-mobility, has announced a new agreement with Spanish hyd…

Energy storage technology

How Gravitricity Aims to Balance Renewables on the Grid Through Energy Storage

The UK company has designed an energy storage system that hoists heavy weights up tall vertical shafts then releases them to meet power demand at peak times.

Shale Gas

Is Shale Still Challenging OPEC’s Output Strategy?

US shale producers are cutting spending for the second year in a row. That raises questions about shale’s medium to long-term resilience as it struggles with s…

Gas turbine engine

Siemens & DEWA Co-developed the First Intelligent Gas Turbine Controller

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Siemens have co-developed the first thermodynamic Digital Twin Gas Turbine (GT) Intelligent Controller that…

RSSB Appoints Arup to Review Case for Hydrogen Trains

Arup’s responsibilities will help to inform specific design solutions for hydrogen-powered trains, factoring in safety and operation risks.

Coal Mine

How to Make Coal Mining Sustainable

Notwithstanding the optimism over renewables displacing fossil fuels rapidly, coal will continue to dominate India’s electricity generation for at least a coup…

Fleets of Low-Sost Single Wave Energy Devices Could Power Millions of Homes

Engineers believe the Dielectric Elastomer Generator (DEG) device could be installed within decades, providing fleets of low-cost, easy to maintain units.