Energy

U.S. to Spend $50 Billion, Buy Oil Amid Virus Economic Pain

With the economy reeling, United States President Donald Trump on Friday, March 13, declared a national emergency to stem the damage from the coronavirus, unloc…

Solar Company

IEA Secures 20 MW Solar Construction Project Award in Indiana

​Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc. (IEA), an infrastructure construction company with specialized energy and heavy civil knowledge, has been awarded …

Wind Power Project

Floating Wind Power Shows Strong Future

Offshore wind is expected to play a key role in achieving the EU’s climate and renewable energy targets but design limitations have resulted in foundation-base…

IAEA Announces Support for COVID-19 Effort

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will provide diagnostic kits, equipment and training in nuclear-derived detection techniques to countries asking f…

Australia is Aiming to Produce Cheap Hydrogen at Less Than $2 a Kilo

Energy Minister Angus Taylor announced a new goal of “H2 under 2” as part of a renewable energy strategy.

Energy Storage Battery

Samsung Battery Breakthrough could Deliver 500+ mile EVs

Samsung has developed a solid-state battery that could allow an electric car to drive 500 miles on a single charge, dramatically increasing the power density ov…

UK to Spend $1bn on New CCS Projects As Key Part of its Zero-Emissions Strategy

The UK government has pledged £800m ($1bn) to fund new carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, while arguing that renewable energy is likely to be the UK's …

Coronavirus Dampens 2020 Outlook for Clean Energy and Electric Vehicles

BNEF downgrades growth forecasts for global solar and battery sectors this year, as markets suffer fallout from escalating pandemic.

Pumped Storage

FERC Issues Preliminary Permit for 2,000-MW Walker Lake Pumped Storage Project

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a preliminary permit to Premium Energy Holdings LLC to study the feasibility of the 2,000-MW Walker Lake Pum…

Energy Storage Project

Total Building France’s largest battery storage project along the nation’s northern coast

French energy firm Total will build what it calls France’s largest battery storage project along the nation’s northern coast.

Poland and Iceland Expand their Cooperation for Geothermal Heating Projects

​The countries plan to boost their partnership in using this renewable energy to warm Polish homes.

Electric Car

Tesla Owns 80% Of Australian EV Market

In Australia, similar to the US, Tesla owns at least 80% of the EV market. While Tesla just made its 1,000,000th vehicle and bypassed a major milestone for a co…

Solar Power Plant

Belectric Builds 250MW Solar Plant in India for Finland’s Fortum

German clean energy firm Belectric has completed a 250MWac solar park in the South Indian state of Karnataka on behalf of Finnish developer and utility Fortum.

Washington State University Discovers New Way to Produce Hydrogen

Researchers from Washington State University (WSU) have developed a “breakthrough” in splitting water into its parts to help make renewable energy.

Construction Of 500mw Solar Power Plant

Scope of work : A 500MW solar power plant is set to be constructed in Uganda by Chinese company, China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC). The US $500m proje…