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Oil & Gas Supply

EIA Expects More Generation From Renewables and Natural Gas This Summer

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that this summer will see the second-most U.S. natural gas consumption for electricity generation on re…

Electric Vehicles

Ford Cuts 2023 F-150 Lightning Xlt Extended Range Price by $2,100

Ford has reopened retail orders for the 2023 F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck as the automaker is putting behind production pauses and supply challenges.Th…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Bramble Energy Lead Partner of Hydrogen Electric Integrated Drivetrain Initiative (Heidi) Project

Bramble Energy, an innovator in fuel cell technology, has joined forces with Equipmake, Aeristech and the University of Bath to develop a new hydrogen double-de…

Electric Vehicles

Elringklinger Secures Large-Scale Series Production Contract From BMW Group for Cell Contact Systems for Neue Klasse EVs

ElringKlinger AG, a leading global automotive supplier, has been awarded a new high-volume series production contract covering a period of several years to supp…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Achieves Its Goal of 5,000 Model Ys a Week at Giga Texas

Tesla has achieved its goal of producing 5,000 Model Y vehicles in a week at Gigafactory Texas, which was the original goal for volume production at the plant.T…

Gas power plant

New York Group Acquiring More Than 2.1 GW of Texas Gas-Fired Capacity

New York-based energy investment firm LS Power on May 8 said it has reached an agreement with Brazos Electric Power Cooperative to acquire 2,145 MW of natural g…

Carbon Emissions

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Ssen Launches Sustainable Supplier Code to Assist Net Zero Journey

The provincial government released a list of projects selected for support under the Climate Change Fund as part of the $47 million committed through the 2023-2…

Electric Vehicles

India Govt Panel Proposes Ban on Diesel 4-Wheeler Vehicles by 2027

India should ban the use of diesel-powered four-wheeler vehicles by 2027 and switch to electric and gas-fuelled vehicles in cities with more than a million peop…

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen Group Volume Brand Sales Climb, Bev Deliveries up 50% In Q1 2023

For the first time ever, Volkswagen Group has shared detailed Q1 2023 financial results for its volume brand vehicles, including its namesake brand, Seat/Cupra,…

Solar Technology

Germany’s PV Systems Inject 40 GW of PV Into Grid for First Time

Image: Energy-Charts/Fraunhofer ISEIn the first week of May, the photovoltaic systems installed in Germany made the largest contribution to net electricity gene…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Breaks Ground at New Lithium Refinery, Aims to Support 1 Million Electric Cars

Tesla has officially broke ground at its new Lithium Refinery outside Corpus Christie, Texas. The automaker plans to produce enough battery-grade lithium at the…

Electricity Transmission

Oman Plans Second Electricity Interconnection With GCCIA to Boost Transfer Capability to 1,600MW

The 400kV power transmission link is set to start operations in Q1 2026 and will connect the Ibri IPP 400kV grid station on the Oman side with the Silaa grid st…

Hydrogen Production

PLN and French Hydrogen Association Collaborate to Develop Green Hydrogen in Indonesia

PLN (Persero), the Indonesian state-owned electricity company, is looking to partner with French energy companies to develop green hydrogen technology and reduc…

Electric Vehicles

Honda to Launch Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle in Japan and North America in 2024

Japanese automaker Honda has announced its plans to launch a new fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) in Japan and North America starting in 2024. Honda’s FC…

Offshore Wind Power

Chinese Foundations for German Offshore Wind Farm

Dajin Offshore has been contracted by RWE and Northland Power to supply foundations for the 1.6-GW offshore wind cluster off the German coast.The North Sea clus…