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Electric Vehicle Battery

TU Graz and AVL Open Lab for Solid-State Batteries

A major challenge is high resistances form at the interfaces that prevent rapid ion transport between the electrodes and thus lead to a significant loss of perf…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Solid Power's High Energy, Automotive-Scale All Solid-State Batteries Surpass Commercial Lithium-Ion Energy Densities

Solid Power's MWh roll-to-roll production line now producing large form factor 22-layer cells with pathway to full automotive performance compliance.

Electric Vehicle Battery

QuantumScape Releases Performance Data for its Solid-State Battery Technology

QuantumScape’s solid-state battery is designed to enable up to 80% longer range compared to today’s lithium-ion batteries.

Nuclear Power Plant

'Serious' Incident at Finnish Nuclear Power Plant Under Control

Authorities have stated there is no danger after a "serious" incident was reported at a nuclear power station in Finland.

Crude Oil

US Energy Agency Revises up Oil Price Forecast

Brent price expected to increase by 2.1%, according to Energy Info. Administration's Short-Term Energy Outlook for December

Net Zero Emission

New York Pension Fund Pledges Net-Zero Emissions by 2040

The fund also said it may divest from the riskiest oil and gas companies by 2025.

Oil and Gas Equipment

Oxford Flow ES Axial Flow Valve Achieves Oil and Gas Fugitive Emissions Breakthrough

It is notable that most valve manufacturers test in Class B, which allows 10x more leakage than Class A.

Solar Power Plant

Portugal Hits 1 GW Milestone

Portugal now has more than 1.03 GW of operational PV capacity, making solar its third-biggest renewable energy source behind hydropower (7.1 GW) and wind power …

Wind Power Project

Bangladesh Approves First Major Wind Power Plant

The cabinet committee on national purchase at a meeting on Wednesday approved the construction of a 55 megawatt capacity wind power plant at Mongla in Bagerhat.

Wind Farm

Start of Power Production at Nysäter Onshore Wind Farm in Sweden

The Nysäter wind project in Sweden has achieved an important milestone on its way to becoming one of the largest onshore sites in Europe.

Electric Car

EU Wants 30mn Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2030

The European Commission has set out new policy documents aimed at reaching 30mn zero-emission cars by 2030.

Japan

“K” Line Joins Japan Hydrogen Association

Japanese shipping company “K” Line has joined the Japan Hydrogen Association.

Hydrogen Project

ABB Joins European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

Swiss engineering group ABB has joined the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance.

Nuclear Fuel

Ukrainian Ministry Meets to Discuss Uranium Production Suspension

According to the national Ukrinform news agency, all uranium mining by state enterprise VostokGOK was suspended on 7 December.

CCS

CCC’s Sixth Carbon Budget Shows BECCS Needed to Achieve Net Zero

The U.K. Climate Change Committee on Dec. 9 released its Sixth Carbon Budget, which provides guidance on the volume of greenhouse gas emissions the U.K. can emi…