Electric

Market Analysis

Renewable Energy Sources Provided more than a Quarter of Total U.S. Electrical Generation in April

Electrical generation by renewable energy sources set a new record in April 2021 and accounted for 25.7% of total U.S. production.

EV Market

Australia's Infinity Lithium Signs Supply Deal with LG Energy in EV push

Lithium, an essential component of electric vehicles, is becoming an increasingly important metal with EV demand surging globally as countries race to meet emis…

Electric Vehicle Battery

European EV Battery Recycling to Get a Capacity Boost

Fortum is to invest €24 million to expand its lithium-ion battery recycling capacity with a new plant in Harjavalta, Finland.

Nuclear Power Plant

Fifth Hongyanhe Unit Connected to the Grid

Unit 5 of the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in China's Liaoning province has today been connected to the electricity grid

Electric Car

China’s Envision to Build $2.4 Billion Battery Plant for Renault

China’s Envision Group plans to spend as much as 2 billion euros on a battery plant in northern France to power an affordable range of Renault SA electric vehi…

Net Zero Emission

Rio Tinto, Schneider Electric partner to drive decarbonization

Rio Tinto, a leading global mining and metals company, and Schneider Electric signed a memorandum of understanding for a collaboration to develop a circular and…

Electric Vehicle Battery

SK Innovation to Supply Batteries to Geely-Volvo Joint Venture

China's Geely Auto Group announced on June 23 that SK Innovation will supply batteries to its premium electric vehicle brand.

Electric Car

Umicore Announces Equity Investment in Solid-State Battery Company Solid Power

This stake was built through two successive investment rounds which Solid Power raised before launching the next phase of its growth through a public listing.

Electric Car

Video: Chinese XPeng Electric Car can Drive and Park by Itself

Chinese XPeng electric car can drive and park by itself

Electric Vehicle Battery

European Commission Launched Lithium-ion Battery Investment Project

The European Commission and the Batteries European Partnership Association have launched a public-private partnership aiming to encourage research into smart ba…

Nuclear Power Plant

Ikata 3 to Resume Operation in October

Ikata 3 was closed in December 2019 for maintenance but was then kept off line by the court ruling.

Electric Vehicle Battery

United States Still Heavily Dependent on Chinese EV Batteries

The ratio fell to 43 percent last year, but rebounded in that period.

Electricity Transmission

New Orleans to Build New $74 million Substation

The city of New Orleans has announced plans to build a new $74 million substation in order to reliable power the city’s drainage and water pump systems.

Electric Vehicle Charging

DLMS to Incorporate Smart EV Charging in Standard

The new protocol based on the DLMS/COSEM standard will directly link the electric vehicle charging station to the smart meter.

Market Analysis

Austrian Power Grid: The Electricity Market is Becoming more European

The bidding zones of Eastern Europe are linked to the Central European energy market by means of so-called "Market Coupling".