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EV Market

UGANDA: Kiira Motors Set to Produce 5,000 Electric Vehicles Per Year by 2021

Rwanda's state-owned Kiira Motors Corp. is working hard to begin producing 5,000 electric vehicles a year, including buses, by 2021.

Solar Technology

USDOE to Provide Funding for Perovskite Solar Technologies

The US Department of Energy has announced $20m of funding to advance perovskite solar technologies.

Solar Power Plant

Afghan Power Company Signs MoU to Develop Solar Plant with PAL 4

The government of Afghanistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE-based PAL 4 Solar Energy for construction of a solar power plant.

Energy Storage Battery

US Power Generator Vistra Receives Permit for 1.1GW Battery Storage

US power generation company Vistra has received permission to expand an battery facility to become one of the world’s largest energy stores.

Energy Storage Battery

Lithium-Ion Battery Production Set To Quadruple This Decade

The global lithium-ion cell manufacturing capacity pipeline could rise fourfold to reach 1.3 terawatt-hours in 2030 compared to 2019.

SPI Goes Fully Virtual as Las Vegas Trade Show is Cancelled

SPI, North America’s largest solar industry event, will now be fully virtual after the organisers cancelled an outdoor exhibition rescheduled for October.

IEA Lowers 2020 Oil Demand Forecast Citing Dismal Aviation Sector

The International Energy Agency (IEA) cut its 2020 oil demand forecast on Thursday, warning that reduced air travel due to the coronavirus pandemic would lower …

Gas turbine engine

MHPS Maintains Leadership in Global Heavy-Duty Gas Turbines Market

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems continues to lead the power generation industry in global market share year-to-date for heavy-duty gas turbines.

ADB Backs Maldives’ $151.13 Million Waste-to-Energy Project

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping the government of Maldives to develop a waste-to-energy plant.

Germany

RWE Joins Newly Launched European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

German multinational energy company RWE has joined the newly launched European Clean Hydrogen Alliance.

Nuclear Fusion

Chevron Announces Investment in Nuclear Fusion Start-Up Zap Energy

Oil major Chevron has announced an investment in Zap Energy, a nuclear fusion start-up company developing a next-generation modular nuclear reactor.

Construction of solar energy stations

Tenders are invited for Construction of solar energy stations

Energy Transition with Green Hydrogen

Energy transition with green hydrogen

How Energy Storage Will Kill Fossil Fuel

How energy storage will kill fossil fuel.

Ukraine

Ukraine’s Naftogaz to Boost Energy Independence, Efficiency with EU Help

Ukraine’s state oil and gas company Naftogaz and the Finance Ministry have concluded a loan agreement with Ukraine’s biggest international financial investor.…