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Electric Vehicle Charging

US Opens Infrastructure Program for Communities

The US Department of Transportation released the first funding charge through a new infrastructure-building program. The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CF…

Oil & Gas Supply

Biden Administration Approves Alaska Oil Drilling Project

Environmental groups fear for Alaska's wildlife. Photo: Eric FisherPresident Joe Biden's administration on Monday approved an oil drilling project on Al…

Nuclear waste

Although the Water Will Be Treated to Remove Most Radioactive Materials, It Will Still Contain Tritium, a Radioactive Form of Hydrogen That Is Technically Difficult to Separate From Water.

According to a study published in 2003, a substantial part of the world's radioactive contamination is in the marine environment. This picture shows storage…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

EPA Rolls Out More Stringent Effluent Limitations Guidelines for Coal Power Plants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing more stringent discharge standards for three types of coal power plant wastewater as part of an update to…

Solar Power Panel

Topcon Shingle Solar Cell Achieves 22.0% Efficiency via Thermal Laser Separation

Scientists from Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE and US panel maker Solaria have applied thermal laser separation and post-metallization passivated edge technology to …

Nuclear Power Plant

Dow and x-energy to deploy first advanced small modular nuclear reactor at industrial site

Dow and X-Energy Reactor Company entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) to demonstrate the first grid-scale advanced nuclear reactor for an industrial…

Hydropower Plant

$3.7 million for hydropower r&d project that Will strength trust with river stakeholders

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is investing $3.7 million for a project that aims to deepen relationships and trust between hydropower and river stakeholders …

Offshore Wind Power

Europe Needs Stronger Wind Supply Chain and Clear Investment Signals

The European Commission is preparing a Net Zero Industry Act and changes to Europe’s Electricity Market Design. CEOs of Europe’s leading energy comp…

Nepal

Nepal Professionals Trained to Improve the Country’s Hydropower Sustainability

The International Hydropower Association’s (IHA) Sustainability Team and the Nepal Hydropower Association (NHA) have partnered to train over 60 profession…

Wave Energy

Corpower Wraps up Preparatory Trials Ahead of C4 Wave Energy Device Deployment

Swedish company CorPower Ocean has completed load-out and towing trials for its C4 wave energy device, ahead of upcoming deployment offshore Portugal.As part of…

Hydrogen Project

US and UK Reaffirm Hydrogen in Clean Energy Drive

Hydrogen was firmly on the agenda during US-US strategic energy dialogue discussions held today between US Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm a…

Energy Storage Battery

Battery Recycler Li-Cycle Holdings Inks $375M DOE Loan Pledge

Li-Cycle Holding's Rochester, New York, facility. Credit: State of New YorkCanada-based Li-Cycle Holdings said that it received a conditional commitment for…

Solar Power Plant

Next-Generation Concentrated Solar Power Particle Receivers Enable Inexpensive Electricity Generation With Energy Storage

To help propel new forms of renewable energy, the Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office has been encouraging development of next generat…

Energy Storage Battery

IIT, Argonne Team Designs li2o-Based Li-Air Battery With Solid Electrolyte; Four-Electron Reaction for Higher Energy Density

Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a lithium-air bat…

Hydrogen Project

ORNL Spallation Neutron Source Achieves 1.55MW Record Power to Enable More Discoveries

The Spallation Neutron Source (earlier post) at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory set a world record when its linear accelerator reac…