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New Law Says Newly Constructed Homes in California must Have Solar Panels

A law that kicked in at the new year mandates that from now on, every new home that's built must has to have solar panels installed on the roof.

Renewables Growth Must Increase Fourfold by 2030 to Meet Climate Targets

The share of renewables in the global energy system needs to more than double by the end of the 2020s ­— with $10trn of fossil-fuel investment redirected — i…

Nuclear Technology

Brookhaven Selected to Host New US Ion Collider

The US Department of Energy has selected Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, New York, as the site for a new research facility that it says will be a…

PowerGrid Technology

Japan's Power Grids to See Further Tech Upgrades

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

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…

EV Market

Tesla Becomes The Most Valuable U.S. Automaker Ever with An $84bn Valuation

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla delivered more cars than investors expected in the last quarter of 2019, raising its market capitalisation to more than $84 …

Thermal Plant

Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Under Annual Overhauling Program

According to Gholamreza Mehrdad, general manager of generation technical support at TPPH, the overhaul program is expected to finish by the end of the next Iran…

Solar Power Plant

'Exponential' Global Solar Growth to Continue with 142GW Added in 2020

More than 140GW of new PV plant is expected to be added to grids around the world this year, an almost 15% rise on 2019, as the global solar build-out continues…

Coal Production

Coal India Output to Be Affected by Planned Strike

Worker unions affiliated to left wing groups and political parties have called a strike across India on Wednesday to protest over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's…

Toyota to Build A Prototype City of The Future, Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells

At CES, Toyota revealed plans to build a prototype “city” of the future on a 175-acre (0.71 km2) site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. Called the Woven City,…

Nuclear Power Plant

CGN Changes Hongyanhe ACPR-1000 Start-Up Schedule

China General Nuclear (CGN) has announced that units 5 and 6 of the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in Liaoning province are now expected to start operating in th…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Govt Approves Installation of 2,600 EV Charging Stations

The union territories of Delhi and Chandigarh are expected to get 72 and 70 charging stations while Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh will get 10 each. The newly…

Why Is The U.S. Military Funding This New Biofuel Breakthrough?

Aquatic bacteria may not be the silver bullet answer to curbing transportation emissions, but it could go a long way. It’s clean burning, reportedly cost-effec…

Nuclear Technology

China HL-2M Tokamak : One Step Closer to the Dream of

​China National Nuclear Corporation announced that the new generation of controllable nuclear fusion research device China HL-2M Tokamak is expected to be put…

Nuclear Power Plant

German Reactor Enters Decommissioning

Unit 2 of Germany's Philippsburg nuclear power plant was disconnected from the grid at 6.55pm on 31 December, as planned, marking the end of 35 years of operati…