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Solar Company

Global Corporate PV Funding Down 31% Amid Covid-19 Crisis

Mercom Capital Group has issued a report tallying up financial activity in the solar sector between January and March 2020. The sobering result is that cash flo…

Energy Technology

Researchers Progress on Eco-Friendly Hydrogen Fuel Production

Researchers at Griffith University in Australia are hoping to unlock a catalytic process which will enhance the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen in o…

Energy Storage Battery

Uppsala University Researchers Develop an Organic Proton Battery

​Scientists have come up with a solar cell charged power storage that can recharge in seconds.

Nuclear Technology

TVA Signs Nuclear Research MOU with University of Tennessee on Advanced SMR Technologies

In its latest move toward potentially embracing next-gen nuclear energy technology, the Tennessee Valley Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with…

Thermal Coal

South Korea's Thermal Coal Imports to Sink 19.2% to Decade-Low

The country imposed tougher restrictions on coal power from December 2019 to March.

Nuclear Fusion

US Applies AI to Nuclear Fusion

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have used artificial intelligence (AI) to create “an innovative …

Electric Car

Toyota and BYD Announce New EV R&D Venture

Japanese vehicle brand Toyota and Chinese mega-manufacturer BYD have announced the launch of their new joint-venture, BYD Toyota EV, which will see the two gian…

Market Analysis

Solar Emerging as Best Bet for West Africa’s Future Energy Mix

The countries of West Africa should make solar PV the “prime source” in their future energy systems as they decarbonize in the decades leading up to 2050, acc…

Oil Price

Iraq's Oil Income Falls by 40 Per Cent in March

Iraqs crude oil income fell by 40 per cent last month.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

US DOE Awards Nel Subsidiary Funds for Reversible Fuel Cell Research

Proton Energy Systems Inc has been awarded $1.85 million by the US Department of Energy to develop a reversible fuel cell system capable of producing low-cost h…

Market Analysis

Coal Phase-Out Can Provide “Cheap” Way to Reduce Emissions, Researchers Say

New research has shown that a global phase out of coal use would deliver net economic benefits in the long term, and would be an affordable way for countries to…

Nuclear Power Plant

Czech Power Company Applies to Build New Nuclear Units at Dukovany

Czech power company CEZ on 25 March submitted an application to the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SÚJB) for permission to construct new nuclear units at the…

Coronavirus: Energy Storage Europe 2020 postponed until 16-18 March 2021

Energy Storage Europe 2020 is postponed until 16-18 March 2021 due to the effects of coronavirus/Covid-19. It will thus take place from Tuesday to Thursday duri…

U.S. EPA Considers Delaying Compliance Deadline for Biofuels Law

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering whether to delay the deadline for oil refineries to comply with the nation’s biofuel regulation past Ma…

Biomass Power Plant

COVID-19 Delays Construction of 299 MW Biomass Power Plant in UK

Construction on the Tees Renewable Energy Plant (Tees REP) a 299 megawatt (MW) biomass power plant in the U.K. was suspended on March 24 due to the COVID-19 pan…