Electric

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Aging Takahama Nuclear Reactor in Japan Restarted After 12-Yr Halt

This photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 27, 2023, shows the No. 1, right, and No. 2 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear p…

Substation

The global substation automation market is expected to be valued at US$ 55.69 Billion by 2032 | Future Market Insights Inc.

The global substation automation market is expected to be valued at US$ 29.12 Billion in 2022. With the increasing demand for electric and hybrid vehicles, coup…

Electric Vehicles

Basildon Council and NRG Riverside Roll Out the First Fully Electric Food Waste Collection Fleet in the UK

Skelmersdale/July 27, 2023: NRG Riverside, the contract hire and fleet solutions provider, has delivered seven fully electric food waste trucks to Basildon Boro…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Plan For World's Biggest Battery Plant Hits Water Issues in Drought-Stricken German State

U.S. car manufacturer Tesla will have to revise its plans to expand its gigafactory for electric cars in the German state of Brandenburg over concerns the new b…

Electric Vehicles

Used Tesla Model 3 Listed With a Wild $150,000 Price Tag

Tesla has been lowering prices for most of this year but now there is a used Tesla Model 3 with nearly 6,000 km that has a wild asking price of $150,000.This is…

Microgrid

Virtual Power Plants Can Cost-Effectively Support the Grid— If We Let Them

(A rooftop solar system.)Contributed by Mathew Sachs, CPowerStrained by the double burden of increased demand and more frequent extreme weather events, our grid…

Wind Farm

US Moves to Link More Wind and Solar Projects to Electric Grid

Plants grow through an array of solar panels in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File PhotoU.S. regulators on Thursday approved…

Electricity Transmission

Scorching Heat Stresses Us Power Grids, Prices Soar

A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare…

Energy Saving

US Launches $8.5 Billion in Rebates for Home Energy Efficiency

Fields of heliostat mirrors reflect sunlight onto a boiler mounted on a solar power tower at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s lar…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Porsche Opens First Charging Lounge

Porsche is planning to set up its own fast-charging stations offering a premium charging experience along Europe’s most important routes. As a pilot site,…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Seven Major Automakers Partner to Build Fast-Charging Network Across N America; CCS and Tesla NACS

Seven major global automakers—BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz Group, and Stellantis NV—will create a joint venture to build a ne…

Electric Vehicles

Nissan Global EV Sales Surpass 1-Million-Unit Milestone

Global sales of Nissan Motor electric vehicles have surpassed the 1-million unit milestone. Since its launch in December 2010, the Nissan LEAF has sold more tha…

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen Group Investing $700M in Xpeng for 5% Stake, VW EV Development; Audi Jointly Developing EVs With SAIC

The Volkswagen Group is strengthening its position on the Chinese automotive market with cooperations between the VW brand and XPENG and between Audi and SAIC.T…

Solar Panel

In May, Solar Sets a Record-High 7.3% Of U.S. Electrical Generation as All Renewables Combined Account For 26.0%

Washington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), solar's share…

Electricity Transmission

A Proposal to Build a Sub-Saharan Africa Electrical Grid Across 12 Countries

A team of economists and engineers from China, Turkey and Nigeria has published a proposal based on simulations to build a sub-Saharan Africa electrical grid ac…