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Microgrid

Microgrid Developed to Power Lunar Base

A microgrid to power a future base on the moon is under development at Sandia National Laboratories in the US.

Carbon Neutral

Japan Needs to Invest $1.2 Trillion in Decarbonisation over 10 Yrs, Industry Ministry Says

Japan's public and private sectors will need to invest a total of 150 trillion yen in decarbonisation over the next 10 years to help achieve the nation's ambiti…

Solar Power Panel

Chinese PV Industry Brief: JA Solar Major Winner in Solar Panel Tender with 3.1 GW in Bids

Meanwhile, Trina Solar has established a new branch for upstream operations and Longi has a officially changed its company name.

Nuclear Power Plant

UK Launches Funding to Encourage Nuclear New Build

The UK government has announced the launch of GBP120 million (USD146 million) in funding to support development of new nuclear energy projects, stimulate compet…

Net Zero Emission

UK Government Unleashes £200M for Zero-Emission HGVs

The three-year programme will begin later this year to help decarbonise the UK’s freight industry.

Nuclear Power Plant

New Nuclear Power Stations May Increase Energy Bills, Says Business Secretary

Kwasi Kwarteng however, has said in the “medium-term” new nuclear would give the UK “cheaper power”.

Nuclear Power Plant

Contracts Awarded for new Haiyang and Sanmen Units

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has signed contracts for the civil construction of the nuclear islands and installation engineering for the planned se…

Rooftop PV System

IKEA to Offer SunPower Residential Solar, Energy Storage in US Market

IKEA and SunPower have agreed to launched a new partnership in California in the fall.

Energy Storage Battery

UK Government Must Spend £20Bn on Energy Battery Storage to Meet 2030 Renewables Targets

Modelling from Cornwall Insight on Great Britain’s (GB) Power Market out to 2030 has shown that between 2025 and 2030 the UK government must spend nearly a fif…

Energy Storage Battery

Canadian Solar Marks Entry into UK Energy Storage Market with 100MWh EPC Deal

Canadian Solar has made its first move in the UK battery energy storage space after signing a number of agreements with Pulse Clean Energy.

Electricity Transmission

US DOE Launches $2.5B Fund to Upgrade and Build New Transmission Lines

​The Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office on May 10 issued a joint notice of information (NOI) and a request for information (RFI) seeking stakeholde…

Solar Cell

Solar PV to Lead over 8% Addtional RE Capacity in 2022: IEA

Global renewable energy installations are expected to reach around 300GW.

LNG

India Looks to Import More LNG amid Rising Demand

Gas demand from households in cities and from the transportation sector in India is currently outpacing supply.

Nuclear Reactor

Nuclear Power Remains Key Sector for MHI

There is renewed interest in nuclear power from a decarbonisation and energy security perspective, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) said while announcing progr…

Distributed energy

Schneider Electric Scoops up DERMS Provider AutoGrid

Distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) provider AutoGrid said on May 11 that it has been acquired by Schneider Electric.