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Electric Vehicles

China: 636,000 Additional New Energy Vehicles in April

Sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in China fell slightly in April. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), 636…

Biofuel

First Commercial Efuels-For-Aviation Plant in Denmark on Schedule for 2026

Arcadia eFuels, Sasol and Topsoe have signed a single license agreement for Arcadia’s Vordingborg eFuels plant for the production of sustainable aviation …

Solar Power Plant

UK Solar Systems to Be 50% Cheaper by 2035, Say UK Researchers

University of Surrey researchers say that by 2035, the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for small projects and utility-scale PV systems could decrease to GBP 149…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Floating PV in Portugal Can Exceed National 7 GW Target

Researchers from the University of Évora have concluded in a study that the installed capacity of floating solar systems can exceed the 7 GW target defin…

Solar Panel

Rooftop Solar Panels Could Power One Third of Us Manufacturing Sector, Claims Study

Mounted on the rooftops of industrial buildings, solar panels could meet the entire electricity demand of up to 35% of U.S. manufacturers. A new study, publishe…

Floating Solar

Researchers Pilot Carbon Capture Using Sunlight and Mirrors

Image credit: SvalinResearchers at the independent research organisation SINTEF are constructing a pilot floating solar power plant that will produce electricit…

Carbon Emissions

How Wildfire Smoke From Australia Affected Climate Events Around the World

New research implicates emissions from the 2019-2020 Australian fires in the emergence of a three-year super La Niña that fueled droughts in Africa and hurrica…

Floating Offshore Wind

Gazelle Wind Power Acquires Spanish Naval Engineering Firm to Speed up Technical Development of Its Floating Wind Platform

Gazelle Wind Power, the developer of a hybrid modular floating offshore wind platform based in Ireland, has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Spanish nav…

Wind Turbine

Vestas Earned 16 Million Euros Until March

The Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas made a net profit of 16 million euros in the first quarter of the year, compared to a loss of 765 million in the sam…

Wind Turbine

Wind Power Without Long Wait: Ruhr University, Jbo and Rwe Research Construction of Wind Turbines on Recultivated Land

Is it possible to build wind farms on former opencast mining sites sooner than has been the case up to now? Are freshly recultivated areas already stable enough…

Hydrogen Production

Germany’s 30% Green Hydrogen Shortfall Prompts Search for Trade Partners

Germany has long been known for its ambitious plans to transition away from fossil fuels, and green hydrogen has been a critical element in this strategy. Howev…

Nuclear Reactor

First Concrete for Korea’s New Research Reactor

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has said that first concrete has been poured for its Kijang Research Reactor (KJRR) at the Radiology Science …

Energy Saving

Study Shows Similarity Between Solid State and Liquid State Electrolytes Used in Batteries

New research at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis is the first to show that a solid-state electrolyte has a high level of…

Pumped Storage

Gran Canaria Moves Forward With 200 MW Pumped Hydro Project

The authorities on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria have decided to resume work on a 200 MW pumped hydro project after they determined that cavities and canal…

Geothermal Power Project

Sodepal to Take the Lead on Geothermal Exploration in la Palma, Canary Islands

The public company Sodepal is committed to participating in the ongoing tender for geothermal research in the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands.