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Electric Car

Israeli 5-Minute Battery Charge Aims to Fire up Electric Cars

From flat battery to full charge in just five minutes -- an Israeli start-up has developed technology it says could eliminate the "range anxiety" associated wit…

China

China To Cut Energy Intensity By 3% This Year

China will reduce the amount of energy it uses to expand its economy by 3 percent this year as part of efforts to hit emission reduction targets set earlier, ci…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Are Chinese Car Brands A Real Threat To Tesla?

While China turns to local brands of EV over Tesla, Indonesia’s natural resources show great potential for its battery manufacturing industry.

Coal Trade

Australia Resumes Coal Shipments to China

Australian shipments of coal to China have resumed, after the port of Gladstone in Queensland sent a shipment bound for Hong Kong and with initial shipping data…

Paris Climate Agreement

India on Track to Achieve Paris Agreement Targets Before 2030 Deadline, Modi Says

Opec+ decision to continue with output cuts will hurt consumers, according to India’s oil minister

Liquid Hydrogen

Construction Starts on Green Hydrogen Storage Project in Germany

A plant for storing green hydrogen in liquid organic hydrogen carriers on an industrial scale is being built at CHEMPARK Dormagen, Germany.

Carbon Neutral

FedEx Commits to Carbon-Neutral Operations by 2040

FedEx Corp., home of the world’s largest cargo airline, has set a goal to achieve carbon–neutral operations globally by 2040.

HVDC

China Power Giant Wants to Get Ahead on Xi’s Emissions Goals

China’s utility giant is planning to upgrade its massive electricity grid over the next few years to allow it to move away from coal generation and reach peak …

Carbon Neutral

Nuclear Crucial to Japan Meeting Climate Goals, Says IEA

However, it warned the country must act quickly if it is to achieve its ambition of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. The restart of its idled nuclear power r…

Carbon Emissions

China Draws up Plan for Carbon Emissions to Peak by 2030, to Take Active, Well-Ordered Steps to Develop Nuclear Energy

China will draw up an action plan for carbon emissions to peak by 2030 and take active and well-ordered steps to develop nuclear energy on the basis of ensuring…

Solar thermal

Video: China's Largest Molten Salt Solar Thermal Power Station in Gobi Desert

With 12,000 mirrors, China's largest molten salt solar thermal power station in the Gobi Desert can reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 350,000 tonnes, eq…

Carbon Neutral

Japan on Track to Achieve 2030 Renewable Power Goal

Japan is on track to achieve its target for renewable power capacity installed by 2030, paving the way for its 2050 carbon neutral goal.

Wind Farm

Acciona Supports Banco Santander’s Carbon Neutrality Target Through Its Oaxacas Wind Farm in Mexico

With this transaction, ACCIONA is contributing to Banco Santander’s goal of becoming carbon neutral in 2020 by offsetting approximately half of the entity’s o…

Energy Transition

Poland Sees Energy Transformation Costing $120 billion by 2045

Poland still generates most of its electricity from coal, but plans to reduce its share in power production amid rising carbon emission costs.

Poland

Polish Minister Looks to Nuclear

Poland is moving towards a low carbon economy with wind farms and nuclear energy as its two pillars, Polish Minister of Climate and Environment Michal Kurtyka s…