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Energy Storage Battery

An Energy Breakthrough: Tech Researchers Create New Type of Fuel Cell

Like batteries, fuel cells produce energy through an electrochemical process. Unlike batteries, they don't run down or require recharging. However, the pote…

Nuclear Policy

Lawmakers Back Measure to Bolster U.S. Nuclear Energy Sector

Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R., W.Va.), Tom Carper (D., Del.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D., R.I.) have introduced S. 1111—the Accelerating Deployment of Versati…

Nuclear Power Plant

Illinois Senate Backs Lifting Nuclear Construction Ban

In a 39–13 bipartisan vote on March 30, the Illinois Senate passed legislation that would end the state’s prohibition on nuclear power plant constru…

Wave Energy

Wave Energy Can Help Decarbonize Steel Industry Through Hydrogen Production, Says New Study

New research has suggested that wave energy could play a crucial role in decarbonizing the steel manufacturing industry. The study - assessing wave energy&rsquo…

Electric Car

Alfa Romeo Starts Production of Its First Plug-in Hybrid; Tonale Offers 30 Miles Electric Range

Alfa Romeo started retail production for the all-new 2024 Tonale PHEV. (Earlier post.) Alfa Romeo’s first plug-in hybrid is built at the Giambattista Vico…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

India Commissions First Supercritical Coal Plant Equipped with Air-Cooled Condenser

NTPC, India’s largest energy conglomerate and its largest coal generator, in March commissioned the country’s first supercritical coal-fired plant e…

Hydropower Plant

Hydropower Capacity Has To Double To Meet 2050 Climate Goals

According to new research released this week by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), hydropower, which is already the world’s greatest sourc…

Net Zero Emission

Lithium Demand Raised by Low-Emissions Technology

The March 2023 Resources and Energy Quarterly (REQ) publication has highlighted Australia’s position as the world’s largest lithium miner and the continued gl…

Energy Storage Battery

Laser Technology for Energy-Efficient Production of Battery Cells Coupled With Improved Performance

High-performance battery cells are a crucial prerequisite for electrifying the mobility sector. With this in mind, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for L…

Energy Storage Battery

Team Finds Major Storage Capacity in Water-Based Batteries

Researchers at Texas A&M University have discovered a 1,000% difference in the storage capacity of metal-free, water-based battery electrodes.These batteries ar…

Offshore Wind Power

24 Arcadis Ost 1 Wind Turbines Installed, Remaining 3 Waiting for Autumn

Heerema Marine Contractors, using its giant crane vessel Thialf, has installed 24 Vestas 9.5 MW turbines at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. The…

Oil Pipeline

Sri Lanka & India in Talks for an Oil Pipeline From India to Trincomalee Port

Sri Lanka's President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Tuesday, March 28, disclosed that his government is in discussions with India to construct an oil pipeline t…

Electric Car

Tesla Sales Rise 36% In First Quarter, Following Price Cuts

Tesla's first-quarter vehicle sales rose 36% after the company cut prices twice in a bid to stimulate demand.The electric car, SUV and heavy truck maker sai…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Researchers Synthesize a Highly Graphitized Carbon Support to Improve the Lifespan of Hydrogen Fuel Cells

The research team led by Professor Jong-Sung Yu of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at DGIST has developed a low-temperature method to synthesiz…

Energy Storage Battery

Sustainable Thermal Energy Batteries From Fully Bio‐Based Transparent Wood

A building material that combines coconuts, lemons and modified wood could one day be enough to heat and cool your home. The three renewable sources provide the…