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Energy Storage Project

Q4 2023 Sees Largest Quarterly Increase in Battery Energy Storage

Energy research consultancy Modo Energy has confirmed that Q4 2023 saw 420MW of new battery energy storage capacity become commercially operational.This new cap…

Electric Vehicles

LG Electronics Just Opened Its First US EV Charger Factory

LG Electronics just launched its first EV charger factory in the US, and it has an annual capacity of 12,000 units.The new 100,000-square-foot EV charger factor…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

JSW Energy Commissions Unit-1 of Ind-Barath Thermal Power Plant; Stock Down

JSW Energy Ltd has commissioned unit-1 (350 MW) at Ind-Barath 700 MW (2 x 350 MW) thermal power plant in Odisha.The stock exchange filing revealed that the comp…

Renewable Energy

IEA: Renewable Energy Growth Must Accelerate to Reach 2030 Goal

Global renewable energy capacity is expected to grow by two and a half times by 2030 but governments need to go further to achieve a goal of tripling it by then…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

UK Releases Roadmap to Quadruple Nuclear Energy Capacity

The British government has launched a roadmap for reaching its ambition for the UK to have 24 GWe of nuclear generating capacity by 2050, representing about 25%…

Biofuel

EIA: Biomass Power Capacity to Remain Stable Through 2024, 2025

Renewables are expected to account for 24 percent of U.S. renewable electricity generation this year, increasing to 26 percent in 2025, according to the U.S. En…

Hydrogen Production

RPSG Group Flagship CESC to Set up Green Hydrogen Plant in Push for New Forms of Energy

CESC will set up a green hydrogen plant, the first by the RPSG Group flagship, signalling its foray into new forms of energy.The thermal power producer, which s…

Offshore Wind Power

BOEM Announces Review of Future Development of Wind Energy Lease Areas Offshore New York and New Jersey

As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Mana…

Hydropower Plant

France Seeks to Settle Its Hydroelectric Dispute With the EU

France is drafting a law to reform the country's hydroelectric infrastructure to try to resolve a long-standing dispute with the European Union and allow in…

Coal Production

Coal State Killing Coal With Solar Power, One Megawatt at a Time

Followers of US politics will not be surprised to know that the coal state of West Virginia has been achingly slow to join the solar power revolution. It curren…

Renewable Energy

Gansu's Installed New Energy Power Capacity Exceeds 50 Gigawatts

The total installed capacity of new energy power generation in northwest China's Gansu Province had exceeded 50 gigawatts by the end of 2023, according to S…

Energy Storage Project

Benchmark: Morocco Set to Become a Key Cathode Producer With $700+M of Announced Investments by Chinese Companies

Morocco is set to become a key cathode producer following more than $700 million of announced investments by Chinese companies in the country, according to Benc…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Sweden Appoints National Nuclear Power Coordinator

Swedish Energy & Industry Minister Ebba Busch has announced the appointment of Carl Berglöf as national nuclear power coordinator as the country embarks on…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Breaks Ground on Its First Sodium-Ion EV Battery Plant

The world’s largest EV maker, BYD, broke ground on its first sodium-ion battery plant this week. BYD is investing $1.4 billion (RMB 10 billion) with 30 GW…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Germany's Installed PV and Wind Power Capacity Increased by 17 GW in 2023

Germany added 2.9 GW of onshore wind power in 2023, more than the previous year. The total installed capacity at the end of 2023 was 60.9 GW.By 2030, installed …