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Electric Vehicle Charging

Hybrid Ultracap Battery Promises 72-Second City EV Charging

An electric car that can charge in as little time as it takes to pump a gas vehicle has long been the dream of existing and would-be EV drivers. But what if it …

Simpler, Cheaper Electrical Generator Can Be Made With Store-Bought Tape

With an ability to turn friction into small amounts of electricity, triboelectric generators may one day be used in clothes that turn movement into power, in ba…

Australia

LiDAR and Helicopter Inspections Completed Across Australian Power Grid

Transgrid has undertaken extensive 3D laser scanning, aerial imagery and helicopter inspections of 13,000km of transmission lines to support bushfire safety in …

EU

R2D2 Project to Improve the Reliability, Resilience and Defence of Europe’s Grid

The R2D2 (Reliability, Resilience and Defence technology for the griD) project has been launched to address the growing number of threats and vulnerabilities th…

Nuclear Power Plant

California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant Gets $1.1BN Lifeline

The US Department of Energy (DOE) said it would conditionally provide California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) with a $1.1 billion grant to help prevent…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Reverse Course After Saudi Arabia Denies Output Hike Rumors

Saudi Arabian officials are denying the news that OPEC is considering a 500,000 bpd output hike.

Crude Oil

Colombia Reportedly Reconsidering Its Idea to Halt on New Oil and Gas Projects

Colombia could reconsider a campaign pledge from its newly-elected leftist President Gustavo Petro to stop new oil and gas exploration licensing in the country,…

Energy Storage System

UK Unveils Europe’s Largest Energy Storage System

Europe’s largest battery energy storage system by megawatts per hour will be officially online from today, marking a new era in power diversification in the UK…

LNG

Floating LNG Projects Boom as Europe Races to Stock up on Gas

Floating LNG projects are booming in both gas-importing countries and gas-producing countries.

Ammonia

JERA Inks MoUs for Fuel Ammonia Transportation

It will be used for the Hekinan Thermal Power Plant.

Carbon Emissions

Reaching Climate Targets Relies on Swift Reduction of Global Coal Emissions: IEA

There are around 9,000 coal-fired power plants globally with a total capacity of 2,185MW.

Energy Storage Battery

The Waratah Super Battery Has Started Execution in Australia

Global energy storage platform provider, Powin LLC, will deliver a 1.9 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for Akaysha Energy, a BlackRock company, to powe…

Net Zero Emission

US Outlines Their Commitment to Reaching Net-Zero Global Emissions

At COP27, the United States of America (US) Secretary of Energy reiterated the country’s commitment to reaching net-zero global emissions and combatting climat…

Ammonia

Turning Wastewater Into Fertilizer Could Help Reduce Environmental and Energy Footprint

The wastewater draining from massive pools of sewage sludge has the potential to play a role in more sustainable agriculture, according to environmental enginee…

Nuclear Power Plant

Biden Grants PG&E $1.1 Billion to Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Open

The Biden administration on Monday said it’s providing Pacific Gas & Electric Co. with a $1.1 billion grant to help the company prevent the closure of Diablo C…