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Electric Vehicles

Senators Propose Killing US EV Tax Credit, New $1,000 Tax for Road Repairs

A Tesla electric vehicle uses a supercharging station in Union City, New Jersey, U.S., July 23, 2024.U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday proposed a pair of bil…

Wind Turbine

Suzlon Bags Order From Oyster Renewable to Supply Wind Turbine Generators

Suzlon Group is a global renewable energy solutions provider with around 20.9 GW of wind energy capacity.Suzlon Group on Wednesday said it has secured a repeat …

Battery

Firstway Lands Consent for Combined 400MW of BESS

Firstway Energy has landed three approvals for a total of 400MW of BESS capacity.Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Firstway Energy has secured plan…

Photovoltaic （PV）

The ‘Untapped Power’ of Solar Carports for UK Businesses

In 2019, Bently Motors installed a solar car park at its headquarters in Crewe. The site’s 10,000 solar panels have a capacity of 2.7MW and cover an area …

Wind Farm

EGCO Divests in 113 MW Australian Wind Farm

Thailand’s Electricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO) has sold its entire stake in Boco Rock Wind Farm Pty Ltd that holds a 113-megawatt wind fa…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal Plant Closures Can’t Wait for Nuclear Power, Warns AGL

Climate activism and shareholder unrest is pushing power giants such as AGL to speed up the shift to renewable energy.Electricity giant AGL says its remaining c…

Geothermal Power Project

Geothermal-Themed Outdoor Park Proposed in Calipatria, California

Downtown Calipatria, CaliforniaThe Imperial County Board of Supervisors has announced a plan to submit an application for funding for a proposed geothermal-them…

Photovoltaic （PV）

RWE Commissions PV Plant in Germany

RWE has commissioned Schönau solar farm, the company’s first photovoltaic plant in Saxony, Germany.A total of 36,000 solar modules produce around 21 …

Biofuel

UK Government Cuts Subsidies for Drax by 50%

Drax has converted four coal plants to biomass, supplying approximately 6% of UK electricity.The UK government and British power generator Drax have agreed to r…

Offshore Wind Power

Aker Solutions to Build Steel Substructure of Balwin 1 Substation

Both BalWin 1 and 2 systems will include 2GW HVDC offshore and onshore substations for renewable electricity transmission.Aker Solutions has secured a contract …

Electricity Transmission

US Power Use to Reach Record Highs in 2025 and 2026, EIA Says

Wind turbines operate at sunrise in the Permian Basin oil and natural gas production area in Big Spring, Texas, U.S., February 12, 2019.U.S. power consumption w…

Hydrogen Production

Orlen Advances Hydrogen Production With New Plant in Szczecin, Seeks Builders

Polish energy giant Orlen SA has issued a tender for the construction of a new hydrogen production facility in Szczecin, aimed at bolstering Poland's hydrog…

Photovoltaic （PV）

China to Cut back Solar Subsidies

China's economic planning agency is taking steps to scale back subsidies for solar projects, following a boom in installations.China broke records for new s…

Smart Grid

India and UK Announce Second Phase of ASPIRE Programme

Government officials from India and UK recently held their fourth dialogue, wherein they launched phase two of the two countries’ Accelerating Smart Power…

Hydropower Plant

Output of Romania’s Hidroelectrica’s Down 21% Y/Y in 2024

State-controlled hydropower group Hidroelectrica (BVB: H2O) announced that its net electricity production dropped by 21% y/y to 13,864 GWh in 2024, according to…