Electric

Electric Vehicle Battery

Panasonic Energy, Mazda to Begin Preparation for Auto Battery Supply

Panasonic Energy aims to increase its production capacity and plans to produce cylindrical lithium-ion batteries at its factories in Osaka from 2027 onward. The…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Onagawa 2 Begins Fuel Loading

The Onagawa nuclear power plant in Japan’s Miyagi PrefectureTohoku Electric Power Company has begun loading fuel assemblies into the reactor at unit 2 at …

Offshore Wind Power

Wind Energy and Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Are Assuming a Key Role in Germany’s Energy Supply

Taking a tailwind for wind power: more and more electricity from renewable sources.Germany is increasingly obtaining electricity from renewable energy sources. …

Renewable Energy

Australia’s Financially Committed Renewable Generation Projects Reach 1.6 GW in H1

Renewable electricity generation projects in Australia have shown significant growth in 2024, with financially committed capacity reaching 1.6 gigawatts (GW) in…

Electricity Transmission

Argentina’s Pampa Energia Raises More Than $400 Mln to Accelerate Vaca Muerta Drive

Argentine natural gas producer Pampa Energia announced a debt issuance of $410 million on Friday, signaling investor confidence in the company as it expands ope…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

BMW to Launch Hydrogen Powertrains in 2028

BMW will introduce hydrogen powertrains to its model line-up in 2028, as part of a plan to offer multiple zero-emission options.The hydrogen fuel cell powertrai…

Thermal Plant

PLN to Shut down 800 Coal-Fired Power Plants to Achieve Net Zero Emissions

Indonesian electricity company PLN announced plans to replace 800 coal-fired power plants (PLTU) with gas-fired power plants (PLTG) in order to achieve net zero…

Hydropower Plant

Biden-Harris Administration Allocates $430 Million for Hydropower Upgrades

The Biden-Harris Administration announced it will invest $430 million in 293 hydroelectric improvement projects across 33 states. The funding, part of the Inves…

Electricity Transmission

Hitachi Energy Invests $200M to Boost Transformer Production in Brazil

The investment marks the company’s largest in Brazil in recent decades. Credit: Hitachi Energy Ltd.Hitachi Energy has invested more than $200m to expand i…

Renewable Energy

US to Spend $7.3 Billion on Rural Clean Energy Projects

Solar installers from Baker Electric place solar panels on the roof of a residential home in Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California, U.S. October 14, 2016. Pictur…

Solar Power Plant

Britain Grants Development Consent to Large Solar Farm Project

Electricity pylons and a solar farm are seen near Melksham in southwest Britain, March 2, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsBritai…

Offshore Wind Power

Iberdrola Awarded Two Offshore Wind Energy Contracts in the United Kingdom for More Than 1,000 MW

The contracts for East Anglia Two and East Anglia Three will supply more than 1,000 MW of clean, green electricity, enough to power the equivalent of more than …

Solar Panel

WEG and Kroma Energia Join Forces on 250MWP Solar Complex in Brazil

The complex is expected to reach commercial operation in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1 2026). Credit: MDV Edwards via Shutterstock.Brazilian electric-electronic…

Dam

Rhonergia Dam Project Cancelled by French Government

Rhone River by SPOT Satellite. Cnes – Spot Image, CC BY-SA 3.0The French government has cancelled the Rhonergia hydroelectric project on the Rhône R…

Geothermal Drilling

Exploration drilling for geothermal energy ongoing at Rusutsu, Japan

Rusutsu, Abuta District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan (source: ???, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)Footage provided by the Hokkaido Electric Power Company (H…