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Electric Vehicle Charging

Electrify America Launches EV Charging App,Plans ~20% Price Reduction off Current Rates

Electrify America launched a mobile app allows users to manage the entire charging session on their phone, increasing convenience for electric vehicle owners.

Electricity Transmission

General: America's Power Grid Vulnerable to Electronic Attack

Government, military, industry huddle to address growing EMP, other electronic threats.

Electricity Transmission

Experts Assess Damage After First Cyber Attack on U.S. Grid

Last week, the U.S. power sector marked a sober milestone: an anonymous Western utility became the first to report a malicious "cyber event" that disrupted grid…

The Trouble With Carbon Taxes: Lessons For Asian Policymakers

Many voters in the developed countries have become increasingly resentful of expensive climate change policies predicated on model-based projections of impendin…

Earthfest: Buildings Boost Energy Savings

With extreme weather patterns this past season driving up the use of natural gas, what role do buildings play in helping regulate energy demand? Fresh Energy se…

Electric Car

Now Is a Critical Stage for China's New Energy Vehicles

The Chinese government has slashed its NEV subsidies by 67 percent and is pressuring local governments to do the same.

Japanese Energy Policy Needs Clarity, Says Business Group

Japan's leading business group has called for accelerated restarts of reactors, with the years spent offline to be added back onto their lifespans.

Energy Storage System

Battery Energy Storage Systems Critical to Public Safety

Everyone is familiar with the saying about an ounce of prevention. California Professional Firefighters urge the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) to take …

Microgrid

Thinking About Starting A Microgrid? They're Not All The Same

The announcement that ABB and Rolls-Royce have formed a global partnership to develop microgrids is an opportunity to put this topic under the microscope.

Microgrid

Why It's Hard to Create a Network of Community Microgrids in California

Clean Coalition is on a mission to alter transmission access charges that the organization says unfairly boost the cost of local renewable energy and community …

New Legislation to Ease Geothermal Investment Submitted in Ethiopia

A new bill designed to ease registration and licensing processes for geothermal development has been drafted by the Ethiopian Energy Authority.

Who Will Buy Nepal's Hydropower?

With the falling costs of renewables and aggressive dam building in South Asia, Nepal's plans to develop hydropower for export look increasingly precarious.

Myanmar: SPC Rolls Out First Fuel Service Station

Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) has collaborated with Shwe Taung Group’s Shwe Taung Energy which operates fuel and diesel distribution centers across the cou…

PDPU to Rope in Oil Companies to Harness Geothermal Energy

The state is now exploring geothermal renewable energy and it is ready to set up its first geothermal power plant of 10-20 kilowatt capacity.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Experts at Proton Motor to Present Innovative and Complete Systems at Hannover Messe

Based on classic hydrogen production, trade fair visitors can gain an in-depth look at the various application options: