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Electric Car

3ti Attracts £500,000 Solar Car Parks Funding in One Hour

Crowdfunding will accelerate the roll-out of what 3ti claims is the world’s first pop-up mini solar car park and electric vehicle charging hub, Papilio3

Nuclear Reactor

First Plasma Propels Zap Energy’s Plans for Garage-Sized Fusion Reactors

Nuclear fusion is an incredibly complex scientific problem that researchers are coming at from all sorts of angles, and Zap Energy is starting to make waves thr…

Biofuel

Cargill Completes Biodiesel Plant in Belgium

In a move aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promoting circular fuel possibilities, Cargill has completed its first advanced biodiesel plant i…

Geothermal Power Plant

Large-Scale Enhanced Geothermal System Trial Successfully Completed

A federally backed effort to advance enhanced geothermal system (EGS) technologies in Utah marked a significant milestone with successful completion of its firs…

Electricity Transmission

China-Laos Electricity Supply Achieves Two-Way Transmission for the First Time

The Nam Tha River Hydropower Station in Laos delivered electricity to Southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday.

Carbon Emissions

Shell, Accenture and AMEX GBT Launch Blockchain SAF Project

Leading corporates announce first blockchain-powered digital sustainable aviation fuel book-and-claim solutions for business travel.

Hydropower Plant

Ghana Will House First Ever West African Hydro-Solar Plant

The first West African hydro-solar plant was deployed in Ghana at the beginning of 2022. Once its full capacity is brought online, the hydro-solar plant will re…

Nuclear waste

Sellafield Waste Removal Follows ‘Decades of Preparation'

The first batch of nuclear waste has been safely removed from one of the most hazardous buildings on the Sellafield site, the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Volvo CE Starts Testing of the World’s First Prototype Hydrogen Articulated Hauler

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) continues acting on its commitment to drive change towards a net-zero future.

Wind Power Project

Ørsted’s First Scottish Wind Project Generates First Power

Ørsted’s first Scottish wind project, Kennoxhead, generates first power.

Solar Power Panel

China Tests World-First Full-Function Space Solar Verification Tower

Put a solar panel in space, according to some estimates, and it'll generate 6-8 times more energy than it can down here on Earth.

Microgrid

Renewable Front-Of-The-Meter Microgrid Strengthens California’s Grid Reliability

California’s first 100% renewable energy, front-of-the-meter, multi-customer microgrid is now fully operational, providing enhanced energy resilience for the C…

Solar Power Panel

First Hybrid Solar and Storage Powered Town in India

Modhera in Gujarat state in northwest India is the country’s first town to be supplied with 24/7 solar energy.

Tidal Energy

‘Everest of Tidal Energy’ | Power Flows to Grid From Pioneering Marine Project off Canada

Switch-on of cross-shaped, multi-turbine design installed last year in the Grand Passage in the Bay of Fundy is country's first-ever in-stream energy device.

Electricity Transmission

Uk’s First Flexibility Demand Shift Trial

The UK’s first trial to shift electricity demand and augment local network capabilities has been completed, allowing customers to capitalise on the opportuniti…