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Electric Car

Electric Vehicle Start-Up Nikola Has Begun Production of Its First Battery-Electric Semitruck

Electric heavy-truck startup Nikola announced on Wednesday that it has begun production of the battery-powered version of its electric Tre semitruck.

Solar Power Panel

Using Electrostatic Repulsion to Clean Solar Panels, Avoiding up to 30% Power Loss

How to clean solar panels without water. A new cleaning method could remove dust on solar installations in water-limited regions, improving overall efficiency.

Hydrogen Production

How Putin’s War Has “Turbocharged” Green Hydrogen, and Long Term Shift From Fossils

Two new reports from leading market analysts have singled out green hydrogen as a sector that stands to be “turbocharged” as a result of the Russia-Ukraine co…

Electric Vehicle Battery

EU Approves €95m Polish Aid for LG Chem’s EV Battery Plant Expansion

The European Commission has approved €95 million (£79.5m) of Polish aid for the expansion of LG Chem’s battery cell production facility for electric vehicles…

Offshore Wind Power

UK Offshore Wind Pipeline Hits 86GW

The future of the UK’s offshore wind industry looks windy, as the UK’s total project pipeline has soared at 86GW of new capacity.

Nuclear Reactor

Belgium Pushes Nuclear Exit back a Decade due to Ukraine Crisis

Belgium has delayed its decision to cut nuclear energy by 10 years due to the rise in energy prices from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Net Zero Emission

What Is the Paris Agreement and Why Is It Important?

The historic agreement was signed during COP 21, which marks the 21st Conference of the Parties held by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chang…

Electric Car

Graphite Is the New Material on the Block for EV Battery Production

Graphite is the most stable form of carbon, which most people associate with pencil lead but it has potential as material for anodes in batteries as well.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Storedot’s EV Cells to Deliver 100 Miles of Range in Five Minutes of Charge

StoreDot has secured a multi-million-dollar investment from Ola Electric for R&D and to scale up mass production for its XFC cells, which will be initially capa…

Carbon Emissions

Rich Countries Must End Fossil Fuel Production by 2034 to Keep 1.5°C Target Alive

Rich countries must end oil and gas production by 2034 to keep the world on track for 1.5°C temperature limit and give poorer nations a fair chance to replace …

Russian Federation

TotalEnergies to Halt Russian Oil Purchases by the End of 2022

TotalEnergies has announced it will stop purchasing oil and petroleum products from Russia as soon as possible and by the end of 2022 at the latest.

United Kingdom

UK Falling Behind Germany and South Korea in Its Plans to Increase Low-Carbon Hydrogen and Reach Net Zero

Research conducted by Cornwall Insight into countries that have branded themselves as potential leaders in the new hydrogen economy, has seen the UK rank 5th ou…

Hydrogen Production

China Targets 100,000-200,000 T of Green Hydrogen Output a Year by 2025

China aims to boost the production of green hydrogen, a zero-carbon fuel generated from renewable energy sources, but called on Wednesday for "rational and orde…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Resume Climb After U.S. Stockpiles Drop in Tight Market

Oil prices turned higher on Wednesday, erasing losses from the previous session, after industry data showed U.S. crude stocks fell last week.

Nuclear Power Plant

Boris Johnson ‘Plans for UK to Get 25% of Energy From Nuclear’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly told nuclear industry bosses he plans for the UK to get 25% of its electricity needs from nuclear power.