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Electric Vehicles

BYD Looks to Further Electrify Europe, Selecting Hungary for Its First EV Production Facility

As Chinese EV automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) closes in on current global sales leader Tesla, a massive factor in its strategy includes expansions in the EU. …

Electric Vehicles

Move Over Tesla: BYD Has Caught up and Is Expected to Take the Lead in Global BEV Market Share

As we navigate the final half of the last month of 2023, there’s a genuine chance that Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) will take the crown from …

Electric Vehicles

BMW North America Expands EV Charging Service Across the U.S.

The logo of German automaker BMW is seen in Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman Acquire Licensing RightsBMW North America (BMWG.DE) on Tuesday s…

Solar Panel

The US's Largest Solar Panel Maker Breaks Ground on a 3.5 GW Factory

First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, today announced that it has broken ground on its $1.1 billion factory in Louisiana.The manufacturing facil…

Battery Recycling

In a US First, New EV Battery Cells Will Be Made With Recycled Metals

Four companies will together produce new lithium-ion EV batteries that contain recycled metals in a US first.Global battery maker BASF, Florida-HQ’ed graphene …

Wind Turbine

Wind Turbines That Shake and Break Cost Their Maker Billions

(Bloomberg) -- Wind turbines make money when they spin. But when they shake, it can cost billions.Siemens Energy AG is struggling to contain the fallout after d…

Oil & Gas Supply

Aker BP Makes a 40-90 Mboe Oil Discovery in the North Sea off Norway

The Norwegian oil exploration company Aker BP has made a significant oil discovery in the North Sea off Norway, with preliminary estimates indicating a gross re…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Electric Pickup Spotted During Final Stages of Development

China’s largest EV maker BYD is entering a new segment with its electric truck as it continues expanding its brand lineup. The electric truck was spotted …

Oil&Gas Drilling

Aker BP Gearing Up to Spin the Drill Bit off Norway

Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea. The drilli…

Electric Car

BYD Launches EV App in Australia for Atto 3 Electric Car Owners

Chinese car maker BYD has just launched its highly anticipated owners’ app in Australia, which allows the 3,000 owners of Atto 3 electric SUVs in the country t…

Nuclear Power Plant

Lawmaker Back With Bill to Bolster U.S. Nuclear Sector

Rep. Earl Buddy Carter (R., Ga.)—a cosponsor of a quartet of pronuclear bills from House colleague Rep. Byron Donalds (R., Fla.)—recently reintroduced his own…

China news

Chinese Solar Firm to Open a US Factory – A Manufacturing Win for Biden

China’s JA Solar, the world’s fourth-largest solar panel maker by capacity, is going to open its first factory in the US – a major win for the…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Allseas to Deliver ‘One of the Heaviest Offshore Installation Projects in History’

Allseas has won a contract with Aker BP for the delivery of offshore transport and installation (T&I) services for a new processing platform topsides facility w…

Offshore Wind Power

Allseas Wins ‘One Of The Heaviest Offshore Installation Projects In History’

Allseas has won an agreement for "one of the heaviest offshore installation projects in history" with Aker BP for a Norwegian North Sea platform.Allseas' Pi…

Crude Oil

Aker BP to Invest $19 Billion in Offshore Oil Projects in Norway

Norway’s oil and gas firm Aker BP approved plans to invest $19 billion in developing new projects offshore Norway by 2028, raising its initial capital expendit…