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Energy Storage Battery

Australian Graphene Discovery could Unlock Cheaper, More Efficient Li-ion Batteries

A research collaboration has led to the discovery of Edge Functionalized Graphene (EFG), a form of graphene which is both highly conductive and processable, and…

Solar Power Plant

MALAWI: Solarcentury Africa and Resa to Develop Nkhoma Deka Solar Park

The renewable energy facility will have a capacity of 50 MWp and will enable the East African country to increase electricity generation by 1,000 MWp by 2025.

Energy Transition

AFRICA: the Energy Transition at the Africa Energy Indaba in Cape Town in 2022

From March 1 to 2, 2022, the 14th edition of the Africa Energy Indaba conference will be dedicated to the energy transition.

Wind Power Project

Senegal’s First Wind Farm Might be in for Some Growth

Renewable power generation company that delivers utility-scale projects across Africa, Lekela, has signed a grant agreement with the United States International…

Nuclear waste

Japan Urged to Revoke Decision to Dump Nuclear Wastewater After Study Finds Fukushima Radioactive Material Reaches Arctic Ocean

A small amount of the radiocesium was detected and Yuichiro speculated that it had spread to the center of the Arctic Ocean.

Oil & Gas Trade

China’s Oil Imports Are Set To Slow In Q1

Chinese imports in March 2022 are set to be around 10.7 million barrels per day (bpd).

Hydrogen Technology

Airbus Establishes New Spanish Subsidiary to Explore Hydrogen Technologies

Airbus continues to explore hydrogen technologies in the aviation industry and will accelerate its research with a new Spanish-based innovation subsidiary dubbe…

Hydrogen Project

MOROCCO: A Green Hydrogen R&D Platform is Being Created in Jorf Lasfar

This alliance will mainly allow the establishment of a platform dedicated to research in the industrial zone of Jorf Lasfar, in the Casablanca-Settat region of …

Electric Car

EU Approves €3 billion Spanish Scheme to Support Electric Vehicles

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €3 billion Spanish scheme to support research, development and innovation, as well as environ…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Hydrogen Fuel Bus Powered by Waste in New Trial by Sentient

The KPIT-promoted research facility Sentient Labs will test out its hydrogen fuel cell innovation by powering a bus.

LNG

Global LNG Exports Hit Eight-Month High

Global LNG loadings increased in November compared with recent months, and were at their quickest since March, as stronger US and Malaysian output offset slower…

Solar Technology

Nanostructured Layer for Perovskite Solar Cells Using Argon Plasma Etching

A recent study published in the journal Materials Research Bulletin details that plasma etching results in a substantial increase in efficiency and performance …

Nuclear Reactor

UK Selects HTGR for Advanced Reactor Demonstration

The UK will build a high-temperature gas reactor as the centrepiece of its Advanced Modular Reactor Research, Development & Demonstration Programme.

Solar Power Plant

Dutch Start Trials of Flexible Floating Solar Panels which Move with the Waves

A consortium led by Dutch research institute TNO has launched a new project to study floating flexible solar energy systems as part a project to create economic…

Solar Cell

Researchers Demonstrate How Graphene can Improve Perovskite Solar Cells

Recent research has shown that the incorporation of graphene-related materials improves the performance and stability of perovskite solar cells.