Electric

Electric Vehicle Battery

SK Innovation to Build 30 GWh Battery Plant in Hungary

SK Innovation will set up an additional electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Hungary to respond to the rapid expansion of the European EV market.

Power Construction

Enel-Codensa Inaugurates First 100% Digital Electrical Substation in Colombia

The Portugal substation in the Engativá locality in the west of the capital Bogotá marks a milestone in the modernisation of Colombia’s electricity sector.

Hydrogen Technology

Lithium Batteries have Edge over Hydrogen for Transport, Says Australian Professor

University of Western Australia Professor Ray Wills says it’s “unlikely” that hydrogen will overtake batteries as the world’s preferred transport fuel.

PowerGrid Technology

Video: How The U.S. Can Build A 100% Clean Grid

The U.S. electric grid is outdated. Designed for a world that runs on fossil fuels, our grid needs some major tech upgrades in order to transition to a more dis…

Electric Car

GM Has Plan to Make All Vehicles Electric

The electrification of the transportation sector has received a boost as General Motors (GM) said it

Electric Car

Siemens and Aral Advance E-Mobility

Aral AG (Aral), a subsidiary of the bp group in Germany, has tasked Siemens Smart Infrastructure with expanding the grid connection at 30 selected petrol statio…

Smart Grid

Emerging Market Countries will Deploy 148 million Smart Meters over the Next Five Years

A new report released by research firm Northeast Group states that emerging market countries will deploy 148 million smart electricity meters over the next five…

Energy Infrastructure

BP’s German Subsidiary Selects Siemens to Expand EV Infrastructure

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has been selected by Aral AG, a subsidiary of the bp group in Germany, to install intelligent substations at some 30 existing gas s…

Electricity Transmission

Pakistan Inaugurates 113 kilometre Electricity Transmission Lines

Pakistan and Islamic Development Bank on Wednesday inaugurated 113 kilometre power transmission lines on its border along Afghanistan as the country aims to com…

Wind Farm

First Turbine in at Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

The first turbine at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm is in place and will deliver the first fossil-free electricity to the Danish grid shortly, Vattenfall …

General Electric Upbeat on 2021 after Profitable 2020

In the fourth quarter, GE reported $2.4 billion in profits, more than four times the level in the year-ago period, reflecting the benefits of cost-cutting initi…

Croatia

Croatian Firm Končar Celebrates 100 Years

Croatian electrical, transport and energy company KONČAR has just turned 100 years old.

Hydropower Plant

Nigeria’s Jebba Hydropower Plant to Undergo Rehabilitation

Nigerian hydroelectricity company Mainstream Energy Solutions Ltd. has awarded Andritz – Austrian plant engineering group – the contract to modernize a genera…

Electric Car

President Joe Biden Commits to Replacing Entire Federal Fleet with Electric Vehicles

The commitment, if it bears out, could give a boost to U.S. automakers, particularly those that have diverse portfolios that include passenger cars, commercial …

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Transactions of Fuel Cell Energy Surge with Growing Hydrogen Economy

Last year’s transactions of fuel cell electricity showed a dramatic increase over 2019, driven by the expansion of the hydrogen economy.