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Electric Vehicle Battery

ABB Accelerates E-Mobility Innovation with New Global R&D Centre

ABB has unveiled its new research and development innovation center in the Netherlands.

Paris Climate Agreement

Brazil Announces Net-Zero Target; Australia and Iceland Advance Goals

The energy minister of Brazil has said the country will aim for net-zero carbon emissions by 2060 or sooner – if other countries contribute $10bn per year to t…

Electric Vehicle Battery

TU Graz and AVL Open Lab for Solid-State Batteries

A major challenge is high resistances form at the interfaces that prevent rapid ion transport between the electrodes and thus lead to a significant loss of perf…

Electric Vehicle Battery

QuantumScape Releases Performance Data for its Solid-State Battery Technology

QuantumScape’s solid-state battery is designed to enable up to 80% longer range compared to today’s lithium-ion batteries.

Nuclear waste

China Commissions First Used Fuel Transport Ship

China's first ship for the transport of used nuclear fuel has been delivered to China National Nuclear Corporation.

Nuclear Power Plant

'Serious' Incident at Finnish Nuclear Power Plant Under Control

Authorities have stated there is no danger after a "serious" incident was reported at a nuclear power station in Finland.

Nuclear Fusion

Video: Our Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production is Looking for a Home

STEP is an ambitious project to design and build a prototype fusion energy plant in the UK by the early 2040s.

RCEP

RCEP Raises Hopes of China-Japan-ROK Deal

This has led to speculation about the free trade agreement among China, Japan and the ROK being finally realized.

Crude Oil

US Energy Agency Revises up Oil Price Forecast

Brent price expected to increase by 2.1%, according to Energy Info. Administration's Short-Term Energy Outlook for December

Oil Shale

Global Shale Industry on a Recovery Path After 8.1% Production Decline in 2020, Says GlobalData

Global shale production has taken a drastic hit in 2020, where shale oil is expected to drop by 11.7% year-on-year and shale gas production may see a 4.5% fall,…

Oil and Gas Equipment

Oxford Flow ES Axial Flow Valve Achieves Oil and Gas Fugitive Emissions Breakthrough

It is notable that most valve manufacturers test in Class B, which allows 10x more leakage than Class A.

Solar Power Plant

Portugal Hits 1 GW Milestone

Portugal now has more than 1.03 GW of operational PV capacity, making solar its third-biggest renewable energy source behind hydropower (7.1 GW) and wind power …

LNG Carrier

Korea Tops Global Shipbuilding Order Intake Rankings for Five Consecutive Months

By landing more than 60 percent of the world's new shipbuilding orders in November, Korea came in first in the order standings for the fifth straight month in N…

Wind Farm

Sri Lanka Commissions 103.5MW Wind Farm with Bird Radar

Sri Lanka’s state-run Ceylon Electricity Board has commissioned a 103.5 MegaWatt wind power plant in the North Eastern region of Mannar, which could produce up…

Electric Car

EU Wants 30mn Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2030

The European Commission has set out new policy documents aimed at reaching 30mn zero-emission cars by 2030.