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PowerGrid Technology

Japan's Power Grids to See Further Tech Upgrades

It is expected to deploy 80 million smart meters by 2024.

Coal Mine

CIL's Coal Resources Available Rise 8.3 Billion Tonnes

Coal resources available to Coal India Ltd (CIL) has seen a boost of over 8.3 billion tonnes (bt) following allocation of 16 blocks by the Centre.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Flash-charge Technology: Charging of The Battery Within Seconds

The technology helps avoid the need to pull the e-vehicle out of service for recharging every few hours.

Coal Power

Tri-State Will Retire Its Lone New Mexico Coal-fired Unit

Colorado-based power cooperative Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association on Jan. 9 announced it will retire its lone New Mexico coal-fired unit by the…

Energy storage technology

U.S. Department of Energy Launches Energy Storage Grand Challenge

U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette announced the launch of the Energy Storage Grand Challenge, a comprehensive program to accelerate the development, commerc…

Solar Company

A Number of Photovoltaic Enterprises on the Hurun Enterprises List!

On January 9, 2019, Hurun Research Institute released the list of Hurun China's top 500 private enterprises. It is understood that the threshold of the list is …

Energy Storage Project

Google Inks Huge Corporate Solar-Plus-Storage Deal in Nevada

NV Energy will provide 350 megawatts of solar and as much as 280 megawatts of battery storage for a new Google data center.

Offshore Wind Power

Vestas Aims to Become Carbon Neutral by 2030

The turbine manufacturer seeks to ditch carbon offsets and instead deliver CO2 reductions only through direct actions.

Offshore Wind Power

Siemens Gamesa Selected as Preferred Supplier for 2.6GW US Offshore Wind farm

Dominion Energy, a Virginia-based energy company, has selected Spanish wind turbine-maker Siemens Gamesa as preferred supplier for its 2.64GW offshore wind proj…

Nuclear Fuel

Scientists Exploring How Nuclear Waste from Berkeley will be Safely Stored

Work has begun on removing nuclear waste from Berkeley power station, 30 years after it was decommissioned. The disused Magnox generator, situated on the banks …

Nuclear Fuel

Uzbekistan Signs U Supply Deals with Japanese Firms

Uzbekistan has signed contracts worth more than USD1 billion for the supply of uranium to Japan, Kun.uz reported yesterday, without stating its source. The cont…

Heat Pump Water Heaters as Clean-Energy Batteries

Heat pump water heaters (HPWH) are a game-changing technology that can eliminate climate and air pollution from water heating in buildings. And if that isn’t e…

Signs Show We've Passed a Global Warming Tipping Point In Australia's Burning Forests

As extreme wildfires burn across large swaths of Australia, scientists say we're witnessing how global warming can push forest ecosystems past a point of no ret…

Ammonia

An Easier And Greener Way to Create Syngas

Syngas (the term is short for "synthesis gas") is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gases. It is used to make ammonia, methanol, other industrial chemic…

Coal Power

Shutdown of U.S. Coal Power Facilities Saves More Than 26,000 Lives

The shutdown of scores of coal power facilities across the US has reduced the toxic brew of pollutants suffered by nearby communities, cutting deaths from assoc…