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Energy storage technology

America Developing Non-lithium Energy-Storage Technologies

The U.S. is hoping to boost the viability of innovative energy-storage technologies, including green hydrogen, by offering up to $11m in grants to solutions tha…

Power Construction

The World's First Truly UHV AC Ring Network is Completed and Put into Production

On January 4, 2020, the 1000 kV UHV AC ring network project in Shandong Province, Hebei Province, China successfully completed the 72-hour trial operation and w…

Cooperation case

Chinese Firm Commissions 50MWp Garissa Solar Power Plant in Kenya

China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Co-operation (CJIC) completed the construction of the 50 MWp Garissa Solar Photovoltaic Power…

Solar Power Panel

Carbon Nanotubes Boost Solar Cell Efficiency

Carbon nanotubes improve the stability and performance of perovskite solar cells, say scientists in Japan.

Electric Car

Sony Surprises Everyone by Showcasing Its First Concept Electric Car

Sony seems to have taken an off-beat path and surprised everyone by showcasing its first concept electric car. The announcement was made at the ongoing Consumer…

Solar Technology

Harnessing the Dark – New Solar Cell Draws Power at Night

Solar energy is the go to for renewable energy but what happens at night? Especially when you can’t store the energy gained during the day? Rather than what ar…

Maximize Energy Efficiency in Class A Office Buildings With Modern Building Systems

Advancements in HVAC systems, elevators, escalators and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems have resulted in modern building systems that improve perform…

U.S. Energy Consumption Suffered A Noticeable Hit By Economic Slowdown

U.S. manufacturers and freight hauliers were hit last year by the sharpest slowdown since the 2008/09 recession and it filtered through into a noticeable dip in…

Gas power plant

Work Starts on €120 Million Croatian Gas-Fired Combined Cycle Power Plant

Italian contractor FATA has started construction work on a new gas-fired combined cycle power plant (CCPP) unit in the Croatian capital Zagreb.

Nuclear Technology

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman: Tehran to Decide on N. Deal Tonight

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said on Sunday that an important meeting is slated to be held late on the day where the senior officials …

Coal Mine

​India Coal Ministry to Issue Notice Inviting Tender for Commercial Mining Auctions

The Ministry of Coal aims to issue the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) documents before the end of the current financial year to begin the process of commercial co…

Ireland to Ban Sale of Fossil Fuel Cars by 2030 Under Proposed Bill

The Irish government published on Monday a draft bill proposing to ban the sale of fossil fuel cars in the country by 2030.

Snowy Hydro Scheme Lost Assets Due to Australian Bushfires

Although its power stations appear to have avoided major damage, Snowy Hydro reports it has “lost a number of other assets” in its Snowy Hydro scheme due to t…

Oil Falls As Middle East Anxieties Ebb for Now

The front-month contract for Brent crude North Sea oil was last seen down USD 0.73 at USD 68.18/bbl – off Monday’s three-month high – while the WTI equivalen…

Nuclear Fuel

Iran Scraps Limit on Uranium Enrichment

Iran said yesterday it will ignore the limit on the number of uranium enrichment centrifuges agreed under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), thus w…