Energy

Hydropower Plant

Savannah Energy to Help Develop Bini a Warak Hydroelectric Project in Cameroon

British firm Savannah Energy has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Government of Cameroon for the development of the Bini a Warak Hydroelectric Pr…

Hydropower Plant

Emrgy Secures $18.4 Million in Series a Funding to Expand Operations and Deploy Distributed Hydropower Projects

Emrgy, a woman-led renewable energy technology and project developer, has secured $18.4 million in a Series A funding round led by Oval Park Capital, with Key i…

EV Market

Used EV Sales Are Thriving as Prices Continue to Fall

Sales of used electric vehicles are growing at a rapid rate. Per a new report from industry analysts Cox Automotive, sales of pre-owned EVs rose 32% in Q1 2023.…

Biofuel

Braya Lands $300 Million Investment for Refinery-Conversion Project in Atlantic Canada

Photo: Braya Renewable FuelsBraya Renewable Fuels announced April 20 a USD$300 million preferred-equity investment from Energy Capital Partners, a leading energ…

Electric Vehicles

NIO Planning Small Budget EVs For European Expansion

Chinese EV giant NIO plans on building on its initial Europe success with a new lineup of affordable compact cars. However, given NIO's premium status they …

Renewable Diesel

Inpex, Sanyu Energy Collaborate on Renewable Diesel Use in Japan

Inpex Corp. and Sanyu Energy Co. Ltd. have launched a collaboration on the use of renewable diesel in the Kansai region of Japan.Sanyu Energy will supply renewa…

Renewable Diesel

Petrobras Assesses Coprocessing Expansion, Standalone Renewable Diesel Production

Petrobras, Brazil’s state-owned petroleum company, announced April 17 that it is conducting new project studies to expand the production of coprocessed re…

Biofuel

West Biofuels Breaks Ground on California Bioenergy Plant

This week, West Biofuels LLC, broke ground on a critically needed 3-megawatt (MW) bioenergy plant in Burney, California, that will convert forest waste and sust…

Solar Battery (Storage)

DOE Offers $3BN Loan to Create Solar and Storage VPPs

The US Department of Energy Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced a conditional commitment to Sunnova Energy Corp.’s Project Hestia for an up to $3 billion…

Solar Power Plant

China’s Solar Industry Surges: Q1 Report Reveals Record Growth

China‘s solar industry has experienced a surge in growth during the first quarter of 2021, according to the latest report from the National Energy Adminis…

Ammonia

ABB Launches World’s First Green Power-To-Ammonia Plant

The world's first dynamic Power-to-ammonia plant takes shape.The new energy management system for green hydrogen will reduce production costs by up to 20%To…

Nuclear waste

Hanford Cites Progress in Retrieving Tank Waste, Preps for Future Transfers

Photos taken inside Hanford’s Tank AX-101 before workers started removing radioactive and chemical waste from it in January. As of April 18, crews have re…

Nuclear Technology

US Warns Russia Not to Touch Us Technology at Zaporizhia NPP

The US has sensitive nuclear technology at a nuclear power plant inside Ukraine and is warning Russia not to touch it, according to a letter the US Department o…

Electric Vehicles

Audi Global Electric Car Sales Increased 43% In Q1 2023: 34,600

Audi reports that its global car sales during the first quarter of 2023 increased by 7.9 percent year-over-year to 415,700, although they remain significantly l…

Nuclear waste

US DOE Contract Awarded for Hanford Site Work

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has awarded the Hanford Integrated Tank Disposition Contract (ITDC) to…