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Electric Car

NIO Says Tesla Can’t Dictate EV Prices in China, and It Won’t Partake in the Price War

According to NIO’s CEO, William Li (Li Bin), Tesla has little influence over EV prices in China, unlike in the US, where it dominates the market.NIO CEO says T…

Nuclear Reactor

Third Egyptian Reactor Receives Construction Permit

Egypt's nuclear regulator has issued a construction licence for unit 3 of the El Dabaa nuclear power plant, which will eventually house four Russian-supplie…

Hydrogen Production

Statkraft to Supply Renewable Power for Fortescue’s Holmaneset 300 MW Green Hydrogen & Green Ammonia Project

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has secured renewable power for its proposed Holmaneset green energy project, entering into a long-term Power Purchase Agreeme…

Nuclear Technology

Application Submitted to Extend Swedish Repository

Sweden's radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB) has submitted an application to the Radiation Safety Authority,…

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…

Oil Exploration

Fresh Batch of Offshore Contracts Brings Saipem $650 Million

Italian oilfield services provider Saipem has been awarded three new offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contracts and two f…

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…

Nuclear Power Plant

The Future Looks Bright for Nuclear Power—Dare We Use the ‘R’ Word Again?

The term nuclear renaissance was very popular in the early 2000s. Nuclear power plant operators had substantially improved existing plant performance, and many …

Energy Saving

New Combustion System for Ethanol/Octanol Dual Fuel Combination Reduces Soot, Increases Efficiency

A team at RWTH Aachen University in Germany has proposed a Molecularly-Controlled high swirl Combustion system (MCC) which involves dual direct injection of a l…

Gas turbine engine

Successful Test of Hydrogen in Gas Turbine Driving a Natural Gas Compressor in Germany

A project led by two major European gas transmission system operators (TSOs) has successfully tested blending rates of up to 25% hydrogen on a Titan 130 SoLoNOx…

Carbon Emissions

Potent Greenhouse Gases and Ozone Depleting Chemicals Called Cfcs Are Back on the Rise Following an International Ban, a New Study Finds

A U.S. chemical plant in Louisiana that produces a common refrigerant may be partly to blame for increased emissions of CFCs—chemicals thousands of times more …

Nuclear Power Plant

India Eyes Major Expansion of Nuclear Power

India’s government is pushing for construction of more nuclear power plants as the country looks to increase its supply of cleaner energy. Officials have …

Nuclear Power Plant

Vogtle Unit 3 Generates Electricity, Connects to Power Grid

Georgia Power has announced another milestone for the two-unit reactor expansion at the Plant Vogtle nuclear power site, as Unit 3 on April 1 successfully gener…

Carbon Emissions

A New Report Is Out on Hurricane Ian’s Destructive Path. The Numbers Are Horrific

The category 4 storm was the costliest in Florida’s history. Storm surges rose as high as 15 feet and over 20 inches of rain fell on some communities.