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Nuclear Policy

France, Germany, and the UK Reaffirm Commitment to Iran Deal

France, Germany, and the UK - together known as the E3, as the three founding members of the European Union - issued a joint statement yesterday reaffirming the…

ENEL Partners with ZIV for Renewables Efficiency Management

Italy's largest renewable energy producing region is Apulia, home to 2,661MW of solar and 2,555MW of wind power.

Crude

Chevron Spills Nearly 800,000 Gallons of Oil and Water into a California Canyon

Officials began to clean up a massive oil spill Friday that dumped nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water into a California canyon, making it larger — if less…

Solar Technology

New Solar Cell Allows A Photon to Release Two Electrons, Not Just One

Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell output. Method for collecting two electrons from each photon could break through theoretical solar-cell efficie…

World's Fastest Hydrogen Sensor Could Pave the Way for Clean Energy

Hydrogen is a clean and renewable energy carrier that can power vehicles, with water as the only emission. Unfortunately, hydrogen gas is highly flammable when …

Iranian Officials have Threatened to Seize 'a British Tanker' in Response

Iranian officials have threatened to seize 'a British tanker' in response to the arrest of VLCC Grace 1 in Gibraltar last week, allegedly carrying Iranian crude…

​Canada Is Investing in Important Climate Change Research

On July 11, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced $4.7 million to fund nine climate change research projects.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Energy Efficiency is the Most Cost-effective Way to Achieve Economic Growth

What is energy efficiency? Energy efficiency, means using less energy to provide the same level of energy. It is therefore one method to reduce human greenhouse…

Britain Urged to Reform 'Failing' Energy Policy to Meet Net Zero Emission Goal by 2050

Britain must urgently reform its “failing” national policy on energy efficiency to have any prospect of meeting an ambitious target to slash its carbon emissi…

ABB is to Deliver Predictive Maintenance Solutions to Hydropower Plants

ABB is to deliver predictive maintenance solutions to Enel Green Power’s fleet of hydropower plants across Italy.The solutions are intended to lower maintenanc…

Energy Storage Battery

China may Face Hydrogen Storage Challenges Going Forward

Building an efficient hydrogen society is unlikely to be smooth sailing for the nation.

Canada Launches New Energy Efficiency Program

Energy efficiency helps businesses and families save money, makes businesses more competitive and creates a cleaner environment for future generations.

Swiss Lab Announces 20.8% CIGS Cell Efficiency

The Empa Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics in Switzerland has achieved a new efficiency record of 20.8% for copper indium gallium (di)selenide (CIGS) …

The Problem Was Satellite Imaging, Rather Than the Three Gorges Dam

China’s controversial Three Gorges Dam, the world’s biggest hydropower project, is structurally sound, officials said, denying rumors on social media it was a…

EV Technology

UK Researchers Propose Cell Cooling Coefficient to Quantify Heat rejection from Li-ion Batteries

08 July 2019 in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, researchers from Imperial College London and the Faraday Institution propose a new metric—the Cell …