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Electricity Transmission

New York Transco Begins Construction on 345kV Transmission Project

New York Transco has started construction work on the New York Energy Solution transmission line upgrade works in the US.

Offshore Wind Power

Triton Knoll Wind Project Begins Power Generation

RWE has taken a significant step towards achieving full power at its Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm, with the first generation of electricity.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Singapore's Union Gas Considers Switch to Electric Charging at Fuel Station

Union Gas has commissioned a study from builder Surbana Jurong to redevelop its sole fuel station in the island's west, the companies said in a joint statement

Electric Vehicle Charging

Number of Germany's Electric Vehicle Charge Points Rise 10% Since December

The number of charging points for electric vehicles in Germany has increased by more than 10% in the past three months to reach 39,538, energy industry associat…

Energy Transition

Poland Sees Energy Transformation Costing $120 billion by 2045

Poland still generates most of its electricity from coal, but plans to reduce its share in power production amid rising carbon emission costs.

Electric Car

Chinese Manufacturers Dominating EV Battery Market

Market research firm SNE Research announced on March 2 that the supply of LG Energy Solution batteries for electric vehicles registered worldwide in January thi…

Smart Meter

Asia to Deploy more than 570 million Smart Electricity Meters

A new report released by research firm Berg Insight explores the deployment of smart electricity meters in China, India, Japan and South Korea between 2021 and …

Electricity Transmission

World's 1st 660 KV Transmission System Sends Around 300-billion kilovolt Electricity in Decade

The world's first 660 kilovolt high-voltage direct current transmission line has transmitted around 300-billion kilovolt electricity from northwest China to eas…

Electricity Reform

South Sudan Renews Push to Reduce Power Deficit

South Sudan is directing massive effort to develop the power sector to reduce a deficit of 170 megawatts by building several generation plants, implementing Sou…

Electric Car

Iberdola Joins Forces with Lexus to Promote Smart Mobility Across Spain

Spanish multinational energy company Iberdrola has partnered with automaker Lexus to promote the use of electric vehicles and to accelerate the installation of …

Electric Car

Volvo Says It will be ‘Fully Electric’ by 2030 and Move Car Sales Online

Henrik Green, Volvo Cars’ chief technology officer, says there’s “no long-term future for cars with an internal combustion engine.”

Siemens Acquires Indian Grid Technology Firm C&S Electric for $285m

Siemens has completed a previously announced acquisition of Indian grid technology manufacturer C&S Electric for $285m.

Nuclear Power Plant

Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 5 Runs at Full Power to Generate Electricity

The world’s first reactor of Hualong One-Fujian Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 5, "firepowered", ran at full power and generated more than 27 million kWh on the sam…

Videol: Climate Lessons Learned From the Texas Deep Freeze

​As the world goes electric, what happens when the grid fails?

Electric Car

Video: Countries with Most Electric Vehicle Running

An electric vehicle is a vehicle that uses one or more electric motors or traction motors for propulsion.