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Hydropower Plant

Manitoba Métis Federation and Manitoba Hydro Announce Revitalization Agreement

The Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River Métis and Manitoba Hydro are to address existing hydroelectric devel…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Research Shows Zinc-Air Batteries Could Be the Future of Powering Electric Vehicles

Zinc-air batteries have emerged as a better alternative to lithium in a recent Edith Cowan University (ECU) study into the advancement of sustainable battery sy…

Solar Panel

Solar-Powered EV Car Park to Save Up to £150,000 in Energy Costs

The car park will also feature 100 fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers and 20 rapid chargers. Image: UKPN.Northumberland County Council has opened a new solar c…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Ford and SK Announce New Massive Battery Cathode Factory in Quebec's Battery Valley

Ford and SK, a Korean battery manufacturer, have announced a plan to build a new $1.2 billion battery cathode factory in Becancour, known as Quebec’s batt…

Offshore Wind Power

Mainstream, Ocean Winds to Develop Second Scotwind Floating Offshore Wind Site

Through the second ScotWind site, Mainstream and Ocean Winds aim to expand the overall footprint of the Arven offshore wind farm, which is expected to generate …

Electricity Transmission

Alcoa Renews Power Sourcing Agreement With AGL Energy for Portland Aluminium Smelter

On Friday, August 18, Alcoa Corporation, the world’s eighth-largest aluminium producer, announced the renewal of the agreement with AGL Energy Limited (AG…

Hydropower Plant

Hydropower to Rescue Nigeria From Electricity Woes

Hydropower has been identified as the most economical source of electricity in Nigeria, with a charge of N3.67 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in 2023 electricity invoi…

Electric Vehicles

Updates on Coming Tesla Rental Car Program

What is actually going on with a coming Tesla rental car program? Following my report from earlier today (technically, yesterday on the US East Coast), I Google…

Pumped Storage

Scottish Energy Minister Urges UK Government to Support New Pumped Storage Hydro Plants

Neil Gray MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Energy in the Scottish Government, has urged the UK Government to provide developers with the necessary assurance to su…

Energy Storage Project

Thicker, Denser, Better: New Electrodes May Hold Key to Advanced Batteries

The demand for high-performance batteries, especially for use in electric vehicles, is surging as the world shifts its energy consumption to a more electric-pow…

Energy Storage Project

Solid-State Batteries Could Soon Make Electric Cars Safer and Better

Today's electric cars use large lithium-ion batteries, which work fairly well. They can store a fairly high amount of energy in relation to their weight. Th…

Renewable Energy

AEP Finalizes $1.5 Billion Sale of Renewables Portfolio

American Electric Power has finalized the sale of its 1,365 MW renewables portfolio to IRG Acquisition Holdings, a partnership owned by Invenergy, CDPQ and fund…

Solar Panel

Canadian Solar to Supply Energy Storage Products to Arizona Project

Miniatures of solar panel and electric pole are seen in front of Canadian Solar logo in this illustration taken January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustratio…

Electric Vehicles

Korea's Hyundai to Acquire General Motors' Indian Plant

South Korean automobile manufacturer Hyundai Motor's subsidiary Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) has signed a deal to acquire fellow manufacturer General Motors I…

Electrification

Off-peak electricity use and home generation could save billions in energy costs

New analysis from Cornwall Insight and Smart Energy GB has revealed the substantial cost-saving potential of household flexible electricity initiatives such as …