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Electric Vehicles

Here’s Where Toyota’s First US-Made EV, an Electric 3-Row SUV, Will Be Built

Toyota’s largest plant globally is going electric. The company revealed Wednesday it would assemble its new three-row electric SUV at its Georgetown, Kent…

Carbon Neutrality

JCB Announces the Latest Status of Carbon Neutrality

54.4% reduction in GHG emissions in 2022 compared to 2013TOKYO, June 1, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - JCB Co., Ltd., Japan's only international payment brand, is …

Energy Storage Project

First ACC Gigafactory Inaugurated in France; Initial 13 GWh Capacity

Stellantis, TotalEnergies and Mercedes-Benz celebrated the inauguration of Automotive Cells Company’s (ACC) battery gigafactory in Billy-Berclau Douvrin, …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

IAEA Finds Fukushima Water Sampling Meets Requirements

Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has demonstrated its capabilities for accurate and precise measurements of the radionuclides present in the treated water s…

HVDC

Bahrain Unveils $1 Billion Al-Dur 2 Water and Power Plant

The new plant is an extension of Al Dur Phase 1 and features a power generation capacity of 1,500MW and a desalination capacity of 50 million imperial gallons p…

Offshore Wind Power

Danish Offshore Wind Tender Could Bring 14+ GW With ‘Overplanting’ Option as Gov’t Gets the Ball Rolling on This Year’s Auction

After announcing plans to put 9 GW of new offshore wind capacity out to tender by the end of 2023 earlier this year, on 30 May, the Danish government entered in…

Offshore Wind Power

Cyan and Taiya Sign Offshore Wind Vessels Deal in Taiwan

Cyan Renewables has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwan’s Taiya Renewable Energy company to build vessel capacity and work together on …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

IAEA: Japan’s Measurements of Fukushima Water Accurate, Precise

Photo : YONHAP NewsThe International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) has endorsed the accuracy and precision of measurements by the operator of Japan’s cripple…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

South Koreans Against Japan’s Nuclear Wastewater Discharge Plan

South Koreans rally in front of the headquarters of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to protest against the Japanese government's plan to discharge nucl…

Energy Storage Project

Ontario’s Electricity System Moves Forward With Largest Energy Storage Procurement Ever in Canada

On May 16th, 2023, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) announced it is moving forward with the procurement of seven new energy storage projects t…

Electric Vehicles

Hyundai and LG Team Up for Battery Gigafactory in Us to Support EVs

South Korean companies Hyundai and LG Energy will establish a massive new battery cell manufacturing joint venture in the United States, targeting annual produc…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Sets Electric Sights on Southeast Asia, a Market Dominated by Japanese Fossil Cars

BYD is expanding into Southeast Asian markets and hopes to take market share away from Japanese automakers who currently dominate car sales in the region.Accord…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Japan Enacts Law for Operating Nuclear Reactors Beyond 60-Yr Limit

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese parliament on Wednesday passed a bill that allows nuclear reactors in the country to be operated beyond the current limit of 60 ye…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

S. Korea’s Fukushima Inspection Team Says Additional Analysis Needed for Conclusion

SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- A team of South Korean experts said Wednesday that meaningful progress was achieved in their inspection of the crippled Fukushima nucl…

Biofuel

Sojitz Makes Strategic Investment in Next to Develop Oregon Renewable Diesel, SAF Project

Sojitz Corp. and its subsidiary, Sojitz Corporation of America, and Next Renewable Fuels Inc. announced May 30 that Sojitz and Next have entered into a strategi…