Energy

Energy Storage Battery

Microstructure and Defect Engineering Improves Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries

A new North Carolina State University study, performed in collaboration with battery testing researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Nation…

Solar Power Plant

Genesis Energy-FRV Australia JV Acquires 52MW Solar Plant in New Zealand

Once operational, the plant can supply power to 9,800 houses.The joint venture between New Zealand-listed electricity generation firm Genesis Energy and FRV Aus…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Bayotech Delivers 700th Hydrogen Transport Trailer

BayoTech has delivered its 700th HyFill™ bulk hydrogen transport trailer to Plug Power.The milestone marks another step in BayoTech’s commitment to …

Energy Technology

USAID Delivers GE Mobile Gas Power Plant to Ukraine

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has delivered a GE mobile gas turbine power plant to Ukraine to ease power supply challenges in the country.…

Thermal Plant

US to Retire 15GW of Coal and Gas-Fired Power Plants in 2023

Gas power plant. Image by nachai on 123rfAccording to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), US operators plan to retire 15.6…

Pumped Storage

£1 Million Grant to Test Materials for New Energy Storage System

In partnership with the University of Greenwich and the University of Exeter, UK firm RheEnergise has secured a grant of £1 million from the UK government…

Energy Transition

Six Uncomfortable Truths About the Energy Transition

New report spotlights the pain points stalling Europe’s move to a clean energy futureA cross-section of players from the European energy sector have ident…

Electric Car

‘UK’s Largest Virtual Power Plant’: Octopus Energy Claims EV Tariff Users Provide 100MW of Flexible Power

Intelligent Octopus tariff launched last year offers electric vehicle drivers cheaper rates to charge their car up overnight at off-peak timesOctopus Energy cla…

Nuclear Reactor

X-Energy, Alberta Explore Opportunities to Support SMR Projects

X-energy Canada, a subsidiary of U.S. mall modular reactor and fuel technology company X-energy, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Invest Alberta Co…

Nuclear Decommissioning

Savannah River Facility Prepped for NNSA Project

A crane is used to remove equipment during a project to repurpose Building 226-F for an NNSA mission at the Savannah River Site. (Photo: DOE)Work has begun to p…

Nuclear Technology

Modern Surface Assessment Technologies Address Today’s Inspection Challenges in Nuclear Power Plants

While nuclear power plants are some of the most highly regulated and safe worksites in the world, inspection challenges remain. According to estimates by indust…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Potential Under Study in Nahanni Butte, NWT, Canada

Sambaa Deh Territorial Park, Northwestern Territories, Canada (source: Fort Simpson Chamber of Commerce / flickr, Creative Commons)Gonezu Energy, with the suppo…

Energy Storage Battery

New Sodium, Aluminum Battery Aims to Integrate Renewables for Grid Resiliency

A new battery design could help ease integration of renewable energy into the nation's electrical grid at lower cost, using Earth-abundant metals, according to …

Electric Vehicle Battery

US Coast Guard Recommends Shippers Avoid Loading EVs With Saltwater-Damaged Li-Ion Batteries Onto Vessels

The US Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Alert (01-23) recommending that shippers avoid loading EVs with Li-ion batteries that have been damaged by saltwat…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Cenntro Begins Production of LFP Battery Packs in Us and Germany

Cenntro Electric Group has begun to assemble and produce battery packs using lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells and Cenntro’s proprietary battery manag…