Epa

Offshore Wind Power

UK Looks to Triple Solar and More than Quadruple Offshore Wind Power

The UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is set to soon unveil targets to triple solar power capacity, quadruple offshore wind installa…

Electric Vehicle Charging

UK Policy Paper Doubles Down on Vehicle Electrification

A new white paper from the UK Department for Transport lays out their strategy and action plan for the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure …

China

China and Nepal Study Feasibility of Cross-Border Power Grid

China and Nepal will conduct a feasibility study to construct a high-voltage power transmission line across the Himalayas to facilitate the exchange of electric…

United States

Greening US Solar with End-of-Life Plan

The US Department of Energy’s five-year plan aims to reduce the environmental impacts of solar panels at the end of life, plus cut in half the cost of recyclin…

Nuclear Fuel

US DOE to Fund Recycling of Used Nuclear Fuel

The US Department of Energy (DOE) on 16 March announced up to $48 million in funding for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) programme

Nuclear Fuel

DOE Funds New Program to Recycle Used Nuclear Fuel, GE Conducting Innovative Related Research

The U.S. Department of Energy announced this week that it would provide up to $48 million for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy program that could …

Hydropower Plant

Andritz to Equip Upper Trishuli 1 Project, Nepal

Andritz has announced it is to supply the hydro and electromechanical equipment for the 216MW Upper Trishuli 1 hydropower plant in Nepal.

Wave Energy

Wave-Powered Desalination Device Sets Sail

The U.S. Department of National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers deployed a wave-powered desalination test device and anchored it to the nearby se…

Nuclear waste

UK Repatriates Australian Nuclear Waste

A consignment of intermediate-level radioactive waste has been safely returned to Australia from the Sellafield plant in the UK.

Net Zero Emission

Shell Directors May Face Lawsuit over Climate Transition Plans

Environmental lawyers ClientEarth said on Tuesday they were preparing legal action against the directors of Shell over the company's climate transition plan.

Electric Car

Tesla is Preparing to Launch Model Y with Puzzling 279-Mile Range

According to a new filing with the EPA, Tesla is preparing to launch a new version of the Model Y with a puzzling range of 279 miles and an AWD powertrain.

SMR

Early Site Work to Begin for Canadian SMR

Early preparation activities are set to begin at the site of Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) future small modular reactor (SMR)

United States

US Programme Supports Ghana Nuclear Progress

The USA and Ghana have announced their partnership to support Ghana's adoption of small modular reactor (SMR) technology under the US Department of State's Foun…

Electric Car

California Can Set Rules on Electric Vehicles, Emissions -U.S. EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday restored California's ability to set its own zero-emission vehicle sales mandate and tailpipe emissi…

Clean Energy Transition

India Targets 85% of Energy Needs from Green Sources

According to the proposal prepared by the renewable energy ministry, coal-fired capacity will initially rise to 267 GW by 2030 from the present 210 GW and, subs…