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Solar Cell

New $20M Research Group to Support Growth of US Solar Industry

It aims to make cadmium telluride solar cells – the second most common PV technology in the world after silicon – less expensive and more efficient.

Carbon Neutral

A Japanese Project Demonstrates a Carbon Neutrality Pathway for Coal Power

Osaki CoolGen Corp.’s complex three-phase demonstration project in Hiroshima Prefecture seeks to achieve highly efficient coal-fired power generation with near…

United Kingdom

New Heat Pump Design Claims Efficiency Gains

Engineers at Glasgow University have designed a new prototype heat pump that they claim could deliver as much as 10 per cent efficiency gains on current devices…

Natural Gas

Swiss on Track to Secure Winter Gas Reserves, SonntagsBlick Reports

Switzerland is on track to secure the natural gas reserves it is seeking for the winter heating season, the SonntagsBlick paper cited a utility sector official …

Oil Price

Oil Prices Slip Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting

Oil prices dropped early on Monday as investors braced for this week's meeting of officials from OPEC and other top producers on supply adjustments.

Gas Turbine

GE Gas Power Awarded $4.2M to Boost Gas Turbine Efficiency

GE Gas Power has secured $4.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to advance development …

Rooftop PV System

Ferrari Revs up Renewables With Solar on Roof of Headquarters

Ferrari has announced that its new solar photovoltaic system to be built on the roofs of its Maranello factory buildings is officially underway.

Smart Meter

Italgas – Smart Gas Networks at Core of Investments

Italian gas DSO Italgas is planning €8.6 billion (US$8.8 billion) investments in smart gas meters and other technologies and activities by 2028.

Australia

Climate Change in Focus as Australia’s Parliament Opens

Australia's parliament sat on Tuesday in Canberra for the first time since Labor won office in an election that also saw the Greens party win record seats, refl…

Net Zero Emission

Saudi Crown Prince Touts Vertical Living in NEOM’s Zero-Carbon City

The zero-carbon city that Saudi Arabia plans to build at NEOM will vertically layer homes, offices, public parks and schools within a mirrored facade stretching…

Electrification

ARENA Mandate Expanded to Cover Energy Efficiency, Electrification

Energy efficiency and electrification will help in emissions reduction.

Electric Car

ePioneers Test Traffic Turnaround on German Grid

Grid operator Netze BW has announced the completion of its electromobility project in Wangen.

Solar Power Panel

Too Hot for Solar Power: Europe’s Heat Wave Makes Solar Panels Less Efficient

Extreme heat is reducing the efficiency of solar panels in Europe.

Pumped Storage

Iberdrola Opens One of Europe’s Largest Pumped Storage Facilities

The Spanish utility has officially opened the 1,158MW Tâmega Giga Battery – a pumped storage hydroelectric facility – in Portugal.

Explosion, Fire Reported at Hoover Dam

A transformer exploded and caught fire at Hoover Dam in Nevada on July 19, according to local officials.