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Net Zero Emission

UK Government Unleashes £200M for Zero-Emission HGVs

The three-year programme will begin later this year to help decarbonise the UK’s freight industry.

Energy Storage Battery

‘Germany Does Not Think it Needs Flow Batteries’

​Buyers of energy storage solutions (ESS) in Germany do not yet see a need for flow batteries for medium duration storage, an ESS provider tells Energy-Storage…

Rooftop PV System

IKEA to Offer SunPower Residential Solar, Energy Storage in US Market

IKEA and SunPower have agreed to launched a new partnership in California in the fall.

Energy Storage Battery

UK Government Must Spend £20Bn on Energy Battery Storage to Meet 2030 Renewables Targets

Modelling from Cornwall Insight on Great Britain’s (GB) Power Market out to 2030 has shown that between 2025 and 2030 the UK government must spend nearly a fif…

Energy Storage Battery

Canadian Solar Marks Entry into UK Energy Storage Market with 100MWh EPC Deal

Canadian Solar has made its first move in the UK battery energy storage space after signing a number of agreements with Pulse Clean Energy.

Distributed energy

Schneider Electric Scoops up DERMS Provider AutoGrid

Distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) provider AutoGrid said on May 11 that it has been acquired by Schneider Electric.

Wind Turbine

Here’s How 140 of the World’s Top Wind Power Experts See its Future

Turbines will continue to grow larger, costs will significantly decline, and wind power development projects will more frequently be paired with batteries or hy…

Net Zero Emission

Current Carbon Developments Would Lock in Unsustainable Future

An investigation has found that the pace of fossil fuel developments still exceeds necessary decarbonisation.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Cylindrical Models Expected to Emerge as Mainstream in EV Battery Market

An increasing number of automakers are focusing on cylindrical electric vehicle (EV) batteries, and the examples include BMW.

Blue-Green Algae Powers Microprocessor for over a Year

A microprocessor has been continuously powered for a year by the electric current generated by blue-green algae during photosynthesis.

Energy Transition

New Partnership to Boost Sustainable Hydropower in Commonwealth Countries

The Commonwealth Secretariat and the International Hydropower Association (IHA) are teaming up to advance sustainable hydropower in member countries, in line wi…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

‘The Most Dumb Thing’: Elon Musk Dismisses Hydrogen as Tool for Energy Storage

Tesla CEO Elon Musk calls hydrogen “the most dumb thing I could possibly imagine for energy storage.”

OPEC

OPEC+ Misses Production Target by Whopping 2.7 Million Bpd

All 13 members of OPEC saw their production rise by just 153,000 barrels per day.

Solar Power Plant

Ingeteam Touts Italy’s Largest Storage System

Spain’s Ingeteam will supply a 70 MW/340 MWh facility based on almost 60 lithium-ion containers to provide storage services to the grid.

Geothermal Power Plant

2022 European Geothermal Innovation Award Winner to be Announced

The final winner of the Ruggero Bertani award for innovative contributions to the field of geothermal energy will be announced in June 2022.